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• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology, e.g., permitting electronic 

submissions of responses. 

Comments 

A 60-day public comment Notice was 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 16, 2010. This comment 

period ended February 16, 2011. No 

public comments were received from 

this Notice. 

Description: The Corporation is 

seeking approval of the Assessment of 

the National Conference on 

Volunteering and Service (formerly 

known as the Conference Surveys) 

which is completed by the conference’s 

attendees to assess the satisfaction of 

participants with the conference‘s 

activities, and gather feedback about the 

informational and other needs of 

conference attendees. Data are collected 

using the following surveying methods 

as described below. 

• NCVS Registration Survey Form— 

data collected via the Conference 

registration system that provides 

demographic data on registered 

attendees, expectations and previous 

experiences. 

• Workshop Survey Form—onsite 

and online surveys administered in all 

Conference sessions to learn about the 

workshop/session experience from the 

perspective of attendees. 

• Post-Conference Online Survey—an 

online survey administered to registered 

attendees (excluding Conference 

exhibitors) to gather information about 

participation, quality and satisfaction. 

• Follow-up Survey—an online 

survey administered to registered 

attendees (excluding Conference 

exhibitors) to gather information about 

participants’ utilization of knowledge 

and resources gained during the 

Conference. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Assessment of the National 

Conference on Volunteering and Service 

(formerly known as National Conference 

Surveys). 

OMB Number: #6045–0128. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households, community and faith-based 

organizations, non-profits, state and 

local government and educational 

institutions and businesses. 

Total Respondents: 5,000. 

Frequency: Annual. 

Average Time per Response: Fifteen 

minutes per survey. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,667 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): None. 

Dated: April 8, 2011. 

Heather Peeler, 

Chief Strategy Officer, Strategy Office. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9023 Filed 4–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6050–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Native 

American-Serving Nontribal 

Institutions Part F Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information: 

Native American-Serving Nontribal 

Institutions (NASNTI) Part F Program. 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards using fiscal year (FY) 2010 

funds. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.382C. 

DATES: Applications Available: April 14, 

2011. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 31, 2011. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 28, 2011. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The NASNTI 

Part F Program provides grants and 

related assistance to Native AmericanServing Nontribal Institutions to enable 

these institutions to improve and 

expand their capacity to serve Native 

Americans and low-income individuals 

by increasing their self-sufficiency in 

improving academic programs, 

institutional management, and fiscal 

stability. To qualify for funds under the 

NASNTI Program, an institution of 

higher education (IHE) must; have an 

enrollment of undergraduate students 

that is at least 10 percent Native 

American at the time of application for 

a grant; and not be a Tribal College or 

University under section 316 of the 

HEA. 

Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: 

Under the Administrative Procedure Act 

(5 U.S.C. 553) the Department generally 

offers interested parties the opportunity 

to comment on proposed program 

requirements. Section 437(d)(1) of the 

General Education Provisions Act 

(GEPA), however, allows the Secretary 

to exempt from rulemaking 

requirements, regulations governing the 

first grant competition under a new or 

substantially revised program authority. 

The Health Care and Education 

Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111– 

152) (Reconciliation Act) provided new 

authority to implement the NASNTI 

Part F Program authorized under section 

371 of the HEA. This is the first grant 

competition for this program since the 

Reconciliation Act; therefore, this 

competition qualifies for the exemption. 

Under section 437(d)(1) of GEPA, in 

order to ensure timely grant awards, the 

Secretary has decided to forego public 

comment on the following requirements 

for this competition: the requirements 

established in Notes 1 and 2 in the 

Relationship between the Title III, Part 

F Programs section of this notice. 

Priorities: These priorities are from 

the notice of supplemental priorities 

and definitions for discretionary grant 

programs, published in the Federal 

Register on December 15, 2010 (75 FR 

78486). 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2011, these priorities are competitive 

preference priorities. Under 34 CFR 

75.105(c)(2)(i), we award an additional 

two and one-half points to an 

application that meets one of the 

priorities, or an additional five points to 

an application that meets both of these 

priorities. 

These priorities are: 

Priority I—Increasing Postsecondary 

Success 

Increasing the number and proportion 

of high-need students (as defined in this 

notice) who persist in and complete 

college or other postsecondary 

education and training; and, 

Priority II—Enabling More Data-Based 

Decision-Making 

Projects that are designed to collect 

(or obtain), analyze, and use highquality and timely data, including data 

on program participant outcomes, in 

accordance with privacy requirements 

(as defined in this notice), in the 

following priority area: 

Improving postsecondary student 

outcomes relating to enrollment, 

persistence, and completion and leading 

to career success. 

Definitions: These definitions are 

from the notice of final supplemental 

priorities and definitions for 

discretionary grant programs, published 

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in the Federal Register on December 15, 

2010. 

High-need children and high-need 

students means children and students at 

risk of educational failure, such as 

children and students who are living in 

poverty, who are English learners, who 

are far below grade level or who are not 

on track to becoming college- or careerready by graduation, who have left 

school or college before receiving, 

respectively, a regular high school 

diploma or a college degree or 

certificate, who are at risk of not 

graduating with a diploma on time, who 

are homeless, who are in foster care, 

who are pregnant or parenting 

teenagers, who have been incarcerated, 

who are new immigrants, or who have 

disabilities. 

Privacy requirements means the 

requirements of the Family Educational 

Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 

U.S.C. 1232g, and its implementing 

regulations in 34 CFR part 99, the 

Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as well as all 

applicable Federal, State and local 

requirements regarding privacy. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067q. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 84, 

85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The notice of 

final supplemental priorities and 

definitions for discretionary grant 

programs, published in the Federal 

Register on December 15, 2010 (75 FR 

78486). 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 

apply to all applicants except Federally 

recognized Indian tribes. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$5,000,000. 

Note: These funds were appropriated for 

FY 2010, but have been carried over into FY 

2011 pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1067q (b)(1)(B) 

and are available for obligation in FY 2011. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$350,000—$400,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 12. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. Applicants should 

periodically check the Title III Program’s 

Web site for further information. The address 

is: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/ 

idues/index.html. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: An IHE is 

eligible to receive funds under this 

program if it is a Native AmericanServing Nontribal Institution (NASNTI). 

Native American. The term ‘Native 

American’ means an individual who is 

of a tribe, people, or culture that is 

indigenous to the United States. As part 

of the application for a grant, applicants 

will be required to complete and submit 

a certification assurance form on which 

the applicant provides their total 

undergraduate headcount enrollment 

and certifies that 10 percent of its 

enrollment is Native American for the 

purpose of the NASNTI Part F Program. 

The form must be submitted and signed 

by an official with the authority to 

represent the institution. 

To qualify as an eligible institution 

under the NASNTI Part F Program, an 

institution must, among other 

requirements— 

(1) Be accredited or preaccredited by 

a nationally recognized accrediting 

agency or association that the Secretary 

has determined to be a reliable authority 

as to the quality of education or training 

offered; and 

(2) Be legally authorized by the State 

in which it is located to be a junior 

college or to provide an educational 

program for which it awards a 

bachelor’s degree; Relationship between 

the Title III, Part F Programs. 

Note 1: A grantee under the NASNTI Part 

F Program, the Asian American and Native 

American Pacific Islander-Serving 

Institutions (AANAPISI), Hispanic Serving 

Institutions–STEM and Articulation (HSI– 

STEM), and Predominantly Black Institutions 

(PBI) programs authorized by Title III, Part F, 

section 371 of the HEA, may apply for a FY 

2011 grant under all Title III, Part F programs 

for which it is eligible. However, a successful 

applicant may receive only one grant. 

Note 2: The Department will make grant 

awards in rank order from the funding slates 

according to the average score received from 

a panel of three readers. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: LaTonya Brown or Darlene 

Collins, U.S. Department of Education, 

1990 K Street, NW., 6th floor, 

Washington, DC 20006–8513. You may 

contact these individuals at the 

following e-mail addresses or telephone 

numbers: 

LaTonya.Brown@ed.gov; (202) 502– 

7619, 

Darlene.Collins@ed.gov; (202) 502– 

7576. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

in an accessible 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: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms you must submit, are in 

the application package for this 

program. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

(Part III of the application) is where you, 

the applicant, address the selection 

criteria that reviewers use to evaluate 

your application. You must limit the 

application narrative [Part III] to no 

more than 50 pages, using the following 

standards: 

• 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 outside of the 1′′ 

margin. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, except titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions. Charts, tables, 

figures, and graphs in the application 

narrative may be single spaced and will 

count toward the page limit. 

• Use a font that is either 12-point or 

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). However, you may 

use a 10-point font in charts, tables, 

figures, graphs, footnotes, and endnotes. 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. An application submitted 

in any other font (including Times 

Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be 

accepted. 

The page limit does not apply to Part 

I, the Application for Federal Assistance 

(SF 424-cover sheet); the Supplemental 

Information for SF 424 Form required 

by the Department of Education; Part II, 

the budget section, Budget 

Information—Non-Construction 

Programs (ED 524), including the 

Narrative Budget Justification; Part IV, 

the Assurances and Certifications; or the 

one-page word document Program 

Abstract, the resumes, the bibliography, 

or the letters of support. However, the 

page limit does apply to all of the 

application narrative section [Part III]. If 

you include any attachments or 

appendices not specifically requested in 

the program narrative, (Part III of the 

application) these items will be counted 

as part of the Program Narrative for 

purposes of the page limit requirement. 

You must include your complete 

response to the selection criteria in the 

program narrative. 

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Note: Partial pages (pages on which 

the narrative or data do not take up the 

full page) are counted as whole pages 

for purposes of the page limitation. 

We will reject your application if you 

exceed the page limit. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: April 14, 

2011. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 31, 2011. 

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 in paper format by 

mail or hand delivery if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, please refer to 

section IV.7. Other Submission in 

Requirements of this notice. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in section VII in this notice. If 

the Department provides an 

accommodation or auxiliary aid to an 

individual with a disability in 

connection with the application 

process, the individual’s application 

remains subject to all other 

requirements and limitations in this 

notice. Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 28, 2011. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is subject to Executive Order 

12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 79. Information about 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for this 

program. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

the regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

6. Data Universal Numbering System 

Number, Taxpayer Identification 

Number, and Central Contractor 

Registry: To do business with the 

Department of Education, you must— 

a. Have a Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer 

Identification Number (TIN); 

b. Register both your DUNS number 

and TIN with the Central Contractor 

Registry (CCR), the Government’s 

primary registrant database; 

c. Provide your DUNS number and 

TIN on your application; and 

d. Maintain an active CCR registration 

with current information while your 

application is under review by the 

Department and, if you are awarded a 

grant, during the project period. 

You can obtain a DUNS number from 

Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number 

can be created within one business day. 

If you are a corporate entity, agency, 

institution, or organization, you can 

obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue 

Service. If you are an individual, you 

can obtain a TIN from the Internal 

Revenue Service or the Social Security 

Administration. If you need a new TIN, 

please allow 2–5 weeks for your TIN to 

become active. 

The CCR registration process may take 

five or more business days to complete. 

If you are currently registered with the 

CCR, you may not need to make any 

changes. However, please make certain 

that the TIN associated with your DUNS 

number is correct. Also note that you 

will need to update your CCR 

registration on an annual basis. This 

may take three or more business days to 

complete. 

In addition, if you are submitting your 

application via Grants.gov, you must (1) 

be designated by your organization as an 

Authorized Organization Representative 

(AOR); and (2) register yourself with 

Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these 

steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3– 

Step Registration Guide (see http:// 

www.grants.gov/section910/ 

Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf). 

7. Other Submission Requirements: 

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. 

Applications for grants under the 

NASNTI Program, CFDA Number 

84.382C, must be submitted 

electronically using the Governmentwide 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 

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 to the 

electronic submission and 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. 

You may access the electronic grant 

application for NASNTI Part F 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 

(e.g., search for 84.382, not 84.382C). 

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 date and time stamped. Your 

application must be fully uploaded and 

submitted and must be date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system no 

later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC 

time, on the application deadline date. 

Except as otherwise noted in this 

section, we will not accept your 

application if it is received—that is, date 

and time stamped by the Grants.gov 

system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date. We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. When we retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov, we will 

notify you if we are rejecting your 

application because it was date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system after 

4:30:00 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 program 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 under News and Events on 

the Department’s G5 system home page 

at http://www.G5.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 

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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 

you typically provide on the following 

forms: Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information for 

SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

• You must upload any narrative 

sections and all other attachments to 

your application as files in a .PDF 

(Portable Document) format only. If you 

upload a file type other than a .PDF 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 from 

Grants.gov an automatic notification of 

receipt that contains a Grants.gov 

tracking number. (This notification 

indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not 

receipt by the Department.) The 

Department then will retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov and send a 

second notification to you by e-mail. 

This second notification indicates that 

the Department has received your 

application and has assigned your 

application a PR/Award number (an EDspecified 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: If you are 

experiencing problems submitting your 

application through Grants.gov, please 

contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, 

toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must 

obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number and must keep a record of it. 

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 4:30:00 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 described elsewhere in this 

notice. 

If you submit an application after 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in 

section VII of this notice and provide an 

explanation of the technical problem 

you experienced with Grants.gov, along 

with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number. 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 4:30:00 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: The extensions to which we refer 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 

application deadline date and time, or if the 

technical problem you experienced is 

unrelated to the Grants.gov system. 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement: 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 prevents 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: LaTonya Brown, U.S. 

Department of Education, 1990 K Street, 

NW., Room 6029, Washington, DC 

20006–8513. Fax: (202) 502–7861. 

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. 

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 following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.382C), LBJ Basement 

Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

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. 

(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. 

(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: 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. 

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 84.382C), 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 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, 

except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal 

holidays. 

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper 

Applications: 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 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, 

including suffix letter, if any, of the 

competition under which you are submitting 

your application; and 

(2) The Application Control Center will 

mail to you a notification of receipt of your 

grant application. If you do not receive this 

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grant notification 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: The selection 

criteria for this program are from 34 CFR 

75.210 in the Education Department 

General Administrative Regulations 

(EDGAR) and are described in the 

following paragraphs. Applicants must 

address each of the following selection 

criteria. The total weight of the selection 

criteria is 100 points; the weight of each 

criterion is noted in parentheses. 

(a) Need for the project. (Maximum 20 

points) The Secretary considers the 

need for the proposed project. In 

determining the need for the proposed 

project, the Secretary considers: 

(1) The magnitude of the need for the 

services to be provided or the activities 

to be carried out by the proposed 

project. (10 points) 

(2) The extent to which the proposed 

project will focus on serving or 

otherwise addressing the needs of 

disadvantaged individuals. (5 points) 

(3) The extent to which specific gaps 

or weaknesses in services, 

infrastructure, or opportunities have 

been identified and will be addressed by 

the proposed project, including the 

nature and magnitude of those gaps or 

weaknesses. (5 points) 

(b) Quality of the project design. 

(Maximum 15 points) The Secretary 

considers the quality of the design of the 

proposed project. In determining the 

quality of the design of the proposed 

project, the Secretary considers: 

(1) The extent to which the goals, 

objectives, and outcomes to be achieved 

by the proposed project are clearly 

specified and measurable. (10 points) 

(2) The extent to which the design of 

the proposed project is appropriate to, 

and will successfully address, the needs 

of the target population or other 

identified needs. (5 points) 

(c) Quality of project services. 

(Maximum 15 points) The Secretary 

considers the quality of the services to 

be provided by the proposed project. In 

determining the quality of the services 

to be provided by the proposed project, 

the Secretary considers the quality and 

sufficiency of strategies for ensuring 

equal access and treatment for eligible 

project participants who are members of 

groups that have traditionally been 

underrepresented based on race, color, 

national origin, gender, age, or 

disability. In addition, the Secretary 

considers: 

(1) The extent to which the services 

provided by the proposed project are 

appropriate to the needs of the intended 

recipients or beneficiaries of those 

services. (10 points) 

(2) The extent to which the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

reflect up-to-date knowledge from 

research and effective practice. (5 

points) 

(d) Quality of project personnel. 

(Maximum 10 points) The Secretary 

considers the quality of the personnel 

who will carry out the proposed project. 

In determining the quality of project 

personnel, the Secretary considers the 

extent to which the applicant 

encourages applications for employment 

from persons who are members of 

groups that have traditionally been 

underrepresented based on race, color, 

national origin, gender, age, or 

disability. 

In addition, the Secretary considers: 

(1) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of the 

project director or principal 

investigator. (5 points) 

(2) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of key 

project personnel. (5 points) 

(e) Adequacy of resources. (Maximum 

5 points) The Secretary considers the 

adequacy of resources for the proposed 

project. In determining the adequacy of 

resources for the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers: 

(1) The extent to which the budget is 

adequate to support the proposed 

project. (3 points) 

(2) The extent to which the costs are 

reasonable in relation to the objectives, 

design, and potential significance of the 

proposed project. (2 points) 

(f) Quality of the management plan. 

(Maximum 20 points) The Secretary 

considers the quality of the management 

plan for the proposed project. In 

determining the quality of the 

management plan for the proposed 

project, the Secretary considers: 

(1) The adequacy of the management 

plan to achieve the objectives of the 

proposed project on time and within 

budget, including clearly defined 

responsibilities, timelines, and 

milestones for accomplishing project 

tasks. (10 points) 

(2) The adequacy of procedures for 

ensuring feedback and continuous 

improvement in the operation of the 

proposed project. (5 points) 

(3) The adequacy of mechanisms for 

ensuring high-quality products and 

services from the proposed project. (5 

points) 

(g) Quality of the project evaluation. 

(Maximum 15 points) The Secretary 

considers the quality of the evaluation 

to be conducted of the proposed project. 

In determining the quality of the 

evaluation, the Secretary considers: 

(1) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and 

appropriate to the goals, objectives, and 

outcomes of the proposed project. (5 

points) 

(2) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation include the use of 

objective performance measures that are 

clearly related to the intended outcomes 

of the project and will produce 

quantitative and qualitative data to the 

extent possible. (5 points) 

(3) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation will provide performance 

feedback and permit periodic 

assessment of progress toward achieving 

intended outcomes. (5 points) 

2. Scoring Process: For five-year 

individual development grants, awards 

will be made in rank order according to 

the average score received from a panel 

of three readers. All NASNTI, Part F 

applications for individual development 

grants will be ranked together from the 

highest to the lowest score for funding 

purposes. 

3. Review and Selection Process: We 

remind potential applicants that in 

reviewing applications in any 

discretionary grant competition, the 

Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 

75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the 

applicant in carrying out a previous 

award, such as the applicant’s use of 

funds, achievement of project 

objectives, and compliance with grant 

conditions. The Secretary may also 

consider whether the applicant failed to 

submit a timely performance report or 

submitted a report of unacceptable 

quality. 

In addition, in making a competitive 

grant award, the Secretary also requires 

various assurances including those 

applicable to Federal civil rights laws 

that prohibit discrimination in programs 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department of 

Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 

108.8, and 110.23). 

4. Special Conditions: Under 34 CFR 

74.14 and 80.12, the Secretary may 

impose special conditions on a grant if 

the applicant or grantee is not 

financially stable; has a history of 

unsatisfactory performance; has a 

financial or other management system 

that does not meet the standards in 34 

CFR parts 74 or 80, as applicable; has 

not fulfilled the conditions of a prior 

grant; or is otherwise not responsible. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

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(GAN). We may notify you informally 

also. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: We identify 

administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

and reference these and other 

requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section in this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under this competition, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding under the competition. This 

does not apply if you have an exception 

under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. If you 

receive a multi-year award, you must 

submit an annual performance report 

that provides the most current 

performance and financial expenditure 

information as directed by the Secretary 

under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary 

may also require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please go to http:// 

www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ 

appforms/appforms.html. 

4. Performance Measures: The 

Secretary has established the following 

key performance measures for assessing 

the effectiveness of the NASNTI Part F 

Program: 

a. The percentage change, over a fiveyear period, of the number of full-time 

degree-seeking undergraduates enrolling 

at NASNTIs. Note that this is a longterm measure, which will be used to 

periodically gauge performance; 

b. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate 

students at four-year NASNTIs who 

were in their first year of postsecondary 

enrollment in the previous year and are 

enrolled in the current year at the same 

NASNTI; 

c. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate 

students at two-year NASNTIs who 

were in their first year of postsecondary 

enrollment in the previous year and are 

enrolled in the current year at the same 

NASNTI; 

d. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate 

students enrolled at four-year NASNTIs 

who graduate within six years of 

enrollment; and 

e. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate 

students enrolled at two-year NASNTIs 

who graduate within three years of 

enrollment. 

In addition, the Department has 

developed the following efficiency 

measure for the NASNTI Part F 

Program. Efficiency measure: Federal 

cost per undergraduate degree at 

NASNTIs. 

5. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award, the Secretary may 

consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the 

extent to which a grantee has made 

‘‘substantial progress toward meeting the 

objectives in its approved application.’’ 

This consideration includes the review 

of a grantee’s progress in meeting the 

targets and projected outcomes in its 

approved application, and whether the 

grantee has expended funds in a manner 

that is consistent with its approved 

application and budget. In making a 

continuation award, the Secretary also 

considers whether the grantee is 

operating in compliance with the 

assurances in its approved application, 

including those applicable to Federal 

civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Agency Contacts 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

LaTonya Brown or Darlene Collins, U.S. 

Department of Education, 1990 K Street, 

NW., 6th floor, Washington, DC 20006– 

8513. You may contact these 

individuals at the following e-mail 

addresses or telephone numbers: 

LaTonya.Brown@ed.gov; (202) 502– 

7619, 

Darlene.Collins@ed.gov; (202) 502– 

7576. 

If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll 

free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or computer diskette) 

on request to the program contact 

persons listed in section VII of this 

notice. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this 

site you can view this document, as well 

as all other documents of this 

Department published in the Federal 

Register, in text or Adobe Portable 

Document Format (PDF). To use PDF 

you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, 

which is available free at this site. 

Dated: April 11, 2011. 

Eduardo M. Ochoa, 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

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