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Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

24, 2020, we published in the Federal 

Register a notice establishing an August 

1, 2020 deadline date for IHEs that did 

not initially apply to receive allocations 

to transmit their Certification and 

Agreements (applications) for funds 

from the HEERF under sections 

18004(a)(1), 18004(a)(2), and 18004(a)(3) 

of the CARES Act (85 FR 37923) (June 

24, 2020 notice). On September 4, 2020, 

we published a notice in the Federal 

Register reopening the application 

period until September 30, 2020 (85 FR 

55266). 

The June 24, 2020 notice applied to 

applications under the following 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) numbers: 

• 84.425E—Student Aid Portion of 

section 18004(a)(1). 

• 84.425F—Institutional Portion of 

section 18004(a)(1). 

• 84.425J—Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities under section 

18004(a)(2). 

• 84.425K—Tribally Controlled 

Colleges and Universities under section 

18004(a)(2). 

• 84.425L—Minority Serving 

Institutions under section 18004(a)(2). 

• 84.425M—Strengthening 

Institutions Program under section 

18004(a)(2). 

• 84.425N—Fund for the 

Improvement of Postsecondary 

Education (FIPSE) under section 

18004(a)(3). 

This notice reopens the period for 

transmittal of applications via 

grants.gov for the following eligible 

applicants until January 11, 2021. 

1. IHEs that previously applied for 

funding, but submitted their application 

under the incorrect funding 

opportunity. 

2. IHEs that previously applied for 

funding under a particular funding 

opportunity, but failed to submit all 

necessary documentation for that 

funding opportunity, such as the 

required data from section 4 of the 

CARES Act Section 18004(a)(1) Reserve 

Fund Application (OMB Control 

Number 1840–0847) (https://

www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/ 

reserveappfinal932020.pdf). 

3. IHEs that previously applied for 

funding under the FIPSE Formula Grant 

program (CFDA 84.425N), but failed to 

submit the required budget form to 

complete their application 

4. IHEs that previously applied for 

funding under the FIPSE Formula Grant 

program (CFDA 84.425N), but did not 

have an award on the section 

18004(a)(1) allocation table and did not 

submit an application as a reserve 

school under the Student Aid Portion or 

the Institutional Portion under section 

18004(a)(1). These IHEs must submit the 

required data from section 4 of CARES 

Act Section 18004(a)(1) Reserve Fund 

Application (OMB Control Number 

1840–0847) (https://www2.ed.gov/ 

about/offices/list/ope/ 

reserveappfinal932020.pdf) for the 

Department to calculate the amount of 

funding they are eligible to receive 

under the FIPSE Formula Grant 

program. 

5. IHEs that originally applied for less 

funding than they were eligible to 

receive under a particular funding 

opportunity. These IHEs may submit 

revised applications to that funding 

opportunity to receive up to the full 

amount of the original allocation they 

were eligible to receive. 

Note: This notice reopens the period for 

transmittal of applications only for 

applicants that meet one of the conditions 

described above. The Department will not 

accept applications from IHEs that we cannot 

verify have previously attempted to apply 

through grants.gov for a specific HEERF 

funding opportunity and meet one of the 

conditions described above. 

Note: All information in the Certification 

and Agreements and in the June 24, 2020 

notice remains the same, except for the 

deadline for the transmittal of applications 

from eligible applicants that meet one of the 

conditions identified above. 

Note: Projects must be awarded and 

operated in a manner consistent with the 

nondiscrimination requirements contained in 

the U.S. Constitution and the Federal civil 

rights laws. 

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Robert L. King, 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28501 Filed 12–22–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

American Indian Vocational 

Rehabilitation Services 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for fiscal year (FY) 2021 for 

American Indian Vocational 

Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS)— 

Assistance Listing Number 84.250N—to 

partner with Indian Tribes in providing 

eligible American Indians with 

disabilities with vocational 

rehabilitation (VR) services. This notice 

relates to the approved information 

collection under OMB control number 

1820–0018. 

DATES: Applications Available: 

December 23, 2020. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on February 13, 2019 

(84 FR 3768) and available at 

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR–2019– 

02–13/pdf/2019–02206.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

August Martin, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

room 5064A, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–2800. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7410. Email: 

August.Martin@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

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I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

this program is to provide VR services, 

including culturally appropriate 

services, to American Indians with 

disabilities who reside on or near 

Federal or State reservations, consistent 

with such eligible individual’s 

strengths, resources, priorities, 

concerns, abilities, capabilities, 

interests, and informed choice, so that 

such individual may prepare for, and 

engage in, high-quality employment that 

will increase opportunities for economic 

self-sufficiency. 

Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority is from 

section 121(b)(4) of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation 

Act) (29 U.S.C. 741(b)(4)). 

Competitive Preference Priority: For 

FY 2021, and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, this priority is a 

competitive preference priority. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award an 

additional five points to an application 

that meets this priority. 

This priority is: 

Continuation of Previously Funded 

Tribal Programs. 

In making new awards under this 

program, we give priority to 

applications for the continuation of 

programs that have been funded under 

the AIVRS program. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 741. 

Note: Projects must be awarded and 

operated in a manner consistent with 

the nondiscrimination requirements 

contained in the U.S. Constitution and 

the Federal civil rights laws. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 75, 77, 81, 82, and 84. (b) The 

Office of Management and Budget 

Guidelines to Agencies on 

Governmentwide Debarment and 

Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR 

part 180, as adopted and amended as 

regulations of the Department in 2 CFR 

part 3485. (c) The Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as 

adopted and amended as regulations of 

the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) 

The regulations for this program in 34 

CFR part 371. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration intends to use 

approximately $27,086,128 for new 

awards for this program for FY 2021. 

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. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in 

subsequent years from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$300,000–$630,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$531,100. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 51. 

Note: The Department is not bound by 

any estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Applications 

may be made only by Indian Tribes (and 

consortia of those Indian Tribes) located 

on Federal and State reservations. The 

definition of ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ in section 

7(19)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act is 

‘‘any Federal or State Indian tribe, band, 

rancheria, pueblo, colony, or 

community, including any Alaskan 

native village or regional village 

corporation (as defined in or established 

pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act) and a tribal organization 

(as defined in section 4(1) of the Indian 

Self-Determination and Education 

Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(1)).’’ 

‘‘Reservation’’ is defined in 34 CFR 

371.6 as ‘‘a Federal or State Indian 

reservation, public domain Indian 

allotment, former Indian reservation in 

Oklahoma, land held by incorporated 

Native groups, regional corporations 

and village corporations under the 

provisions of the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act; or a defined area of land 

recognized by a State or the Federal 

Government where there is a 

concentration of tribal members and on 

which the tribal government is 

providing structured activities and 

services.’’ 

The applicant for an AIVRS grant 

must be— 

(1) The governing body of an Indian 

Tribe, either on behalf of the Indian 

Tribe or on behalf of a consortium of 

Indian Tribes; or 

(2) A Tribal organization that is a 

separate legal organization from an 

Indian Tribe. 

To receive an AIVRS grant, a Tribal 

organization that is not a governing 

body of an Indian Tribe must— 

(1) Have as one of its functions the 

vocational rehabilitation of American 

Indians with disabilities; and 

(2) Have the approval of the Tribe to 

be served by such organization. 

If a grant is made to the governing 

body of an Indian Tribe, either on its 

own behalf or on behalf of a consortium, 

or to a Tribal organization to perform 

services benefiting more than one 

Indian Tribe, the approval of each such 

Indian Tribe shall be a prerequisite to 

the making of such a grant. 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost 

sharing is required by section 121(a) of 

the Rehabilitation Act and 34 CFR 

371.40 at 10 percent of the total cost of 

the project. 

b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This 

program uses an unrestricted indirect 

cost rate. Applicants for this program 

are the governing bodies of Indian 

Tribes (or consortia of governing bodies) 

and have negotiated indirect cost rate 

agreements with a cognizant agency if 

indirect costs will be charged to the 

grant. For more information regarding 

indirect costs, or to obtain a negotiated 

indirect cost rate, please see 

www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/ 

intro.html. 

c. Administrative Cost Limitation: 

This program does not include any 

program-specific limitation on 

administrative expenses. All 

administrative expenses must be 

reasonable and necessary and conform 

to Cost Principles described in 2 CFR 

part 200, subpart E, of the Uniform 

Guidance. 

3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this 

competition may not award subgrants to 

entities to directly carry out project 

activities described in its application. 

While subgrants are not permitted, 

under 34 CFR 371.42(a), grantees are 

permitted to provide the VR services by 

contract or otherwise enter into an 

agreement with a designated State unit 

(DSU), a community rehabilitation 

program, or another agency to assist in 

the implementation of the Tribal VR 

program, as long as such contract or 

agreement is identified in the 

application. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Application Submission 

Instructions: Applicants are required to 

follow the Common Instructions for 

Applicants to Department of Education 

Discretionary Grant Programs, 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768), and 

available at www.govinfo.gov/content/ 

pkg/FR–2019–02–13/pdf/2019– 

02206.pdf, which contain requirements 

and information on how to submit an 

application. 

2. Intergovernmental Review: This 

competition is not subject to Executive 


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CFR part 79. 

3. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from 34 

CFR 75.210, have a maximum score of 

100 points, and are as follows: 

(a) Need for Project and Significance 

(10 Points): The Secretary considers the 

need for and significance of the 

proposed project. In determining the 

need for and significance of the 

proposed project, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: 

(1) The magnitude of the need for the 

services to be provided or the activities 

to be carried out by the proposed 

project. 

(2) 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. 

(3) The potential contribution of the 

proposed project to increased 

knowledge or understanding of 

rehabilitation problems, issues, or 

effective strategies. 

(4) The extent to which the proposed 

project is likely to build local capacity 

to provide, improve, or expand services 

that address the needs of the target 

population. 

(b) Quality of the Project Design (20 

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 the following factors: 

(1) The extent to which the goals, 

objectives, and outcomes to be achieved 

by the proposed project are clearly 

specified and measurable. 

(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. 

(3) The extent to which the proposed 

project will establish linkages with 

other appropriate agencies and 

organizations providing services to the 

target population. 

(c) Quality of Project Services (20 

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 

the following factors: 

(1) The extent to which the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

are appropriate to the needs of the 

intended recipients or beneficiaries of 

those services. 

(2) The likely impact of the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

on the intended recipients of those 

services. 

(3) The extent to which the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

involve the collaboration of appropriate 

partners for maximizing the 

effectiveness of project services. 

(d) Quality of Project Personnel (15 

Points): 

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 

the qualifications, including relevant 

training and experience, of key project 

personnel. 

(e) Adequacy of Resources (10 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 the following factors: 

(1) The adequacy of support, 

including facilities, equipment, 

supplies, and other resources, from the 

applicant organization or the lead 

applicant organization. 

(2) The extent to which the costs are 

reasonable in relation to the objectives, 

design, and potential significance of the 

proposed project. 

(3) The extent to which the costs are 

reasonable in relation to the number of 

persons to be served and to the 

anticipated results and benefits. 

(f) Quality of the Management Plan 

(15 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 the 

following factors: 

(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. 

(2) The adequacy of procedures for 

ensuring feedback and continuous 

improvement in the operation of the 

proposed project. 

(3) The extent to which the time 

commitments of the project director and 

principal investigator and other key 

project personnel are appropriate and 

adequate to meet the objectives of the 

proposed project. 

(g) Quality of the Project Evaluation 

(10 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 the following factors: 

(1) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and 

appropriate to the goals, objectives, and 

outcomes of the proposed project. 

(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. 

(3) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation will provide performance 

feedback and permit periodic 

assessment of progress toward achieving 

intended outcomes. 

2. Review and Selection Process: We 

remind potential applicants that in 

reviewing applications in any 

discretionary grant competition, the 

Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 

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

applicant in carrying out a previous 

award, such as the applicant’s use of 

funds, achievement of project 

objectives, and compliance with grant 

conditions. The Secretary may also 

consider whether the applicant failed to 

submit a timely performance report or 

submitted a report of unacceptable 

quality. 

In addition, in making a competitive 

grant award, the Secretary requires 

various assurances, including those 

applicable to Federal civil rights laws 

that prohibit discrimination in programs 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department (34 CFR 

100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

Applicants for the AIVRS program 

must provide evidence regarding the 

following special application 

requirements in 34 CFR 371.21(a)–(k). 

The application package includes a 

Special Application Requirements form 

in Section D that must be completed. An 

application is not complete without the 

Special Application Requirements form 

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without that completed form submitted 

by the applicant. These requirements 

are: 

(a) Effort will be made to provide a 

broad scope of vocational rehabilitation 

services in a manner and at a level of 

quality at least comparable to those 

services provided by the designated 

State unit. 

(b) All decisions affecting eligibility 

for vocational rehabilitation services, 

the nature and scope of available 

vocational rehabilitation services and 

the provision of such services will be 

made by a representative of the Tribal 

vocational rehabilitation program 

funded through this grant and such 

decisions will not be delegated to 

another agency or individual. 

(c) Priority in the delivery of 

vocational rehabilitation services will be 

given to those American Indians with 

disabilities who are the most 

significantly disabled. 

(d) An order of selection of 

individuals with disabilities to be 

served under the program will be 

specified if services cannot be provided 

to all eligible American Indians with 

disabilities who apply. 

(e) All vocational rehabilitation 

services will be provided according to 

an individualized plan for employment 

which has been developed jointly by the 

representative of the Tribal vocational 

rehabilitation program and each 

American Indian with disabilities being 

served. 

(f) American Indians with disabilities 

living on or near Federal or State 

reservations where Tribal vocational 

rehabilitation service programs are 

being carried out under this part will 

have an opportunity to participate in 

matters of general policy development 

and implementation affecting vocational 

rehabilitation service delivery by the 

Tribal vocational rehabilitation 

program. 

(g) Cooperative working arrangements 

will be developed with the DSU, or 

DSUs, as appropriate, which are 

providing vocational rehabilitation 

services to other individuals with 

disabilities who reside in the State or 

States being served. 

(h) Any comparable services and 

benefits available to American Indians 

with disabilities under any other 

program, which might meet in whole or 

in part the cost of any vocational 

rehabilitation service, will be fully 

considered in the provision of 

vocational rehabilitation services. 

(i) Any American Indian with 

disabilities who is an applicant or 

recipient of services, and who is 

dissatisfied with a determination made 

by a representative of the Tribal 

vocational rehabilitation program and 

files a request for a review, will be 

afforded a review under procedures 

developed by the grantee comparable to 

those under the provisions of section 

102(c)(1)-(5) and (7) of the 

Rehabilitation Act. 

(j) The Tribal vocational rehabilitation 

program funded under this part must 

assure that any facility used in 

connection with the delivery of 

vocational rehabilitation services meets 

facility and program accessibility 

requirements consistent with the 

requirements, as applicable, of the 

Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, the 

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 

section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 

and the regulations implementing these 

laws. 

(k) The Tribal vocational 

rehabilitation program funded under 

this part must ensure that providers of 

vocational rehabilitation services are 

able to communicate in the native 

language of, or by using an appropriate 

mode of communication with, 

applicants and eligible individuals who 

have limited English proficiency, unless 

it is clearly not feasible to do so. 

3. Risk Assessment and Specific 

Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 

200.205, before awarding grants under 

this competition the Department 

conducts a review of the risks posed by 

applicants. Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the 

Secretary may impose specific 

conditions and, in appropriate 

circumstances, high-risk conditions on a 

grant if the applicant or grantee is not 

financially stable; has a history of 

unsatisfactory performance; has a 

financial or other management system 

that does not meet the standards in 2 

CFR part 200, subpart D; has not 

fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; 

or is otherwise not responsible. 

4. Integrity and Performance System: 

If you are selected under this 

competition to receive an award that 

over the course of the project period 

may exceed the simplified acquisition 

threshold (currently $250,000), under 2 

CFR 200.205(a)(2) we must make a 

judgment about your integrity, business 

ethics, and record of performance under 

Federal awards—that is, the risk posed 

by you as an applicant—before we make 

an award. In doing so, we must consider 

any information about you that is in the 

integrity and performance system 

(currently referred to as the Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity 

Information System (FAPIIS)), 

accessible through the System for 

Award Management. You may review 

and comment on any information about 

yourself that a Federal agency 

previously entered and that is currently 

in FAPIIS. 

Please note that, if the total value of 

your currently active grants, cooperative 

agreements, and procurement contracts 

from the Federal Government exceeds 

$10,000,000, the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII, 

require you to report certain integrity 

information to FAPIIS semiannually. 

Please review the requirements in 2 CFR 

part 200, appendix XII, if this grant plus 

all the other Federal funds you receive 

exceed $10,000,000. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN); or we may send you an email 

containing a link to access an electronic 

version of your GAN. We may notify 

you informally, also. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: We identify 

administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

and reference these and other 

requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Open Licensing Requirements: 

Unless an exception applies, if you are 

awarded a grant under this competition, 

you will be required to openly license 

to the public grant deliverables created 

in whole, or in part, with Department 

grant funds. When the deliverable 

consists of modifications to pre-existing 

works, the license extends only to those 

modifications that can be separately 

identified and only to the extent that 

open licensing is permitted under the 

terms of any licenses or other legal 

restrictions on the use of pre-existing 

works. Additionally, a grantee or 

subgrantee that is awarded competitive 

grant funds must have a plan to 

disseminate these public grant 

deliverables. This dissemination plan 

can be developed and submitted after 

your application has been reviewed and 

selected for funding. For additional 

information on the open licensing 

requirements please refer to 2 CFR 

3474.20. 

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

grant under this competition, you must 

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necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding under the competition. This 

does not apply if you have an exception 

under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. If you 

receive a multiyear award, you must 

submit an annual performance report 

that provides the most current 

performance and financial expenditure 

information as directed by the Secretary 

under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary 

may also require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/appforms/ 

appforms.html. 

5. Performance Measures: For the 

purposes of the Government 

Performance and Results Act of 1993 

(GPRA), and reporting under 34 CFR 

75.110, the Department has established 

four performance measures for the 

AIVRS program. The measures are: 

(a) Of all those exiting the program, 

the percentage of individuals who leave 

the program with an employment 

outcome after receiving services under 

an individualized plan for employment 

(IPE). 

(b)(1) The percentage of individuals 

who leave the program with an 

employment outcome after receiving 

services under an IPE. 

(2) The percentage of individuals who 

leave the program without an 

employment outcome after receiving 

services under an IPE. 

(3) The percentage of individuals who 

have not left the program and are 

continuing to receive services under an 

IPE. 

(c) The percentage of projects that 

demonstrate an average annual cost per 

employment outcome of no more than 

$35,000. 

(d) The percentage of projects that 

demonstrate an average annual cost of 

services per participant of no more than 

$10,000. 

Each grantee must annually report the 

data needed to measure its performance 

on the GPRA measures through the 

Annual Performance Reporting Form 

(APR Form) for the AIVRS program. 

Note: For purposes of this section, the 

term ‘‘employment outcome’’ means, 

with respect to an individual, (a) 

entering or retaining full-time or, if 

appropriate, part-time competitive 

employment in the integrated labor 

market; (b) satisfying the vocational 

outcome of supported employment; or 

(c) satisfying any other vocational 

outcome the Secretary of Education may 

determine to be appropriate (including 

satisfying the vocational outcome of 

customized employment, selfemployment, telecommuting, or 

business ownership). (Section 7(11) of 

the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 

705(11)). 

6. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award under 34 CFR 

75.253, the Secretary considers, among 

other things: whether a grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, the performance targets in 

the grantee’s approved application. 

In making a continuation award, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

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format. 

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Mark Schultz, 

Delegated the Authority to Perform the 

Functions and Duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for the Office of Special Education 

and Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28541 Filed 12–21–20; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0197] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Annual 

Report on Appeals Process (RSA–722) 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitation Services (OSERS), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing an extension without change 

to a currently approved collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2020–SCC–0197. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

ED will temporarily accept comments at 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the 

docket ID number and the title of the 

information collection request when 

requesting documents or submitting 

comments. Please note that comments 

submitted by fax or email and those 

submitted after the comment period will 

not be accepted. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the PRA Coordinator of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208D, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Caneshia 

McAlister, 202–245–6059. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 


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