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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to the Institute for Water 

Resources, Navigation and Civil Works 

Decision Support Center, 7701 

Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315– 

3868, ATTN: Steven D. Riley or call 

703–428–6380. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Lock Performance Monitoring 

System (LPMS) Waterway Traffic 

Report; ENG FORM 3102C and 3102D; 

OMB Control Number 0710–0008. 

Need and Uses The U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers utilizes the data collected 

to monitor and analyze the use and 

operation of federally owned or 

operated locks. General data of vessel 

identification, tonnage, and 

commodities are supplied by the master 

of vessels and all locks owned and 

operated by the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers. The information is used for 

sizing and scheduling replacements, the 

timing of rehabilitation or maintenance 

actions, and the setting of operation 

procedures and closures for locks and 

canals. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Annual Burden Hours: 26,312. 

Number of Respondents: 6,529. 

Responses per Respondent: 93. 

Annual Responses: 607,197. 

Average Burden per Response: 2.6 

minutes 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondents are vessel operators who 

provide the vessel identification, 

tonnage and community information as 

stipulated on ENG Form 3012C, 

Waterway Traffic Report—Vessel Log or 

ENG form 3102D, Waterway Traffic 

Report—Detail Vessel Log. The 

information is applied to navigation 

system management to identify and 

prioritize lock maintenance, 

rehabilitation, or replacement. It is also 

used to measure waterway performance 

and the level of service of the national 

waterway systems. 

Dated: January 7, 2021. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00379 Filed 1–11–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Alaska 

Native Education Program 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for fiscal year (FY) 2021 for 

the Alaska Native Education (ANE) 

program, Assistance Listing Number 

84.356A. This notice relates to the 

approved information collection under 

OMB control number 1894–0006. 

DATES: Applications Available: January 

12, 2021. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 12, 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/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Almita Reed, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

room 3E222, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202) 260–1979. Email: 

OESE.ASKANEP@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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the ANE program is to support 

innovative projects that recognize and 

address the unique educational needs of 

Alaska Natives. These projects must 

include the activities authorized under 

section 6304(a)(2) of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (ESEA), and may include one 

or more of the activities authorized 

under section 6304(a)(3) of the ESEA, 

including, but not limited to, 

curriculum development, training and 

professional development, early 

childhood and parent outreach, and 

enrichment programs, as well as 

construction. 

Background: The ANE program serves 

the unique educational needs of Alaska 

Natives and recognizes the roles of 

Alaska Native languages and cultures in 

the educational success and long-term 

well-being of Alaska Native students. In 

light of the disparities in remote 

learning infrastructure exposed by the 

widespread school closures caused by 

the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID–19), 

the need for students across the country, 

and low-income students in particular, 

to have access to high-quality remote 

learning is particularly acute. Thus, for 

this competition, the ANE program 

gives competitive preference to 

applicants whose proposals address 

remote learning and target certain 

subgroups for remote learning. 

Specifically, the competitive preference 

priority solicits applications that 

propose to provide reliable high-speed 

internet, devices, and software 

applications to learners who previously 

did not have access to such 

technologies. In addition, the 

competitive preference priority 

encourages applications that include 

providing high-quality remote learning 

for Native American (as defined in this 

notice) students. 

Priorities: This notice contains one 

absolute priority and one competitive 

preference priority. In accordance with 

34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(v), the absolute 

priority is from section 6304(a)(2)(A) 

and (B) of the ESEA. In accordance with 

34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the competitive 

preference priority is from the notice of 

final administrative priority and 

definitions for discretionary grants 

programs published in the Federal 

Register on December 30, 2020 (85 FR 

86545) (NFP). 

Absolute 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 an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

An applicant must address both parts 

of the absolute priority. An applicant 

must clearly identify in its application 

where the absolute priority is addressed. 

This priority is: 

Eligible applicants must design a 

project that— 

1. Develops and implements plans, 

methods, strategies, and activities to 

improve the educational outcomes of 

Alaska Natives; and 

2. Collects data to assist in the 

evaluation of the programs carried out 

under the ANE program. 

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 up to 

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application, depending on how well the 

application meets the competitive 

preference priority. If an applicant 

chooses to address this competitive 

preference priority, the applicant must 

identify in the project narrative section 

of its application its response to the 

competitive preference priority. 

The competitive preference priority 

is: 

Building Capacity for Remote 

Learning. (up to 10 points) 

Under this priority, an applicant must 

propose a project that is designed to 

address both of the following priority 

areas: 

(a) Providing access to any of the 

following, in particular to serve learners 

without access to such technologies: 

Reliable, high-speed internet, learning 

devices, or software applications that 

meet all students’ and educators’ remote 

learning needs while inside the school 

building and in remote learning 

environments. 

(b) Providing high-quality remote 

learning specifically for Native 

American (as defined in this notice) 

students. 

The remote learning environment 

must be accessible to individuals with 

disabilities in accordance with Section 

504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 

and Title II of the Americans with 

Disabilities Act, as applicable. The 

remote learning environment must also 

provide appropriate remote learning 

language assistance services to English 

learners. 

Definitions: The definitions for 

‘‘Alaska Native’’ and ‘‘Alaska Native 

organization’’ are from section 6306 of 

the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7546). For purposes 

of the competitive preference priority, 

‘‘Native American’’ has the meaning 

ascribed to ‘‘Alaska Native.’’ The 

definitions for ‘‘demonstrates a 

rationale,’’ ‘‘logic model,’’ ‘‘project 

component,’’ and ‘‘relevant outcome’’ 

are from 34 CFR 77.1. The definition for 

‘‘Native’’ is from section 3(b) of the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

U.S.C. 1602(b)). In addition, the 

definitions for ‘‘experience operating 

programs that fulfill the purposes of the 

ANE program,’’ ‘‘official charter or 

sanction,’’ and ‘‘predominately 

governed by Alaska Natives’’ are from 

the notice of final definitions and 

requirements published June 4, 2019, in 

the Federal Register (84 FR 25682) 

(NFR). The definition of ‘‘remote 

learning’’ is from the NFP. 

Alaska Native or Native American has 

the same meaning as the term Native 

has in section 3(b) of the Alaska Native 

Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

1602(b)) and includes the descendants 

of individuals so defined. 

Alaska Native organization (ANO) 

means an organization that has or 

commits to acquire expertise in the 

education of Alaska Natives and is—— 

(a) An Indian Tribe, as defined in 

section 4 of the Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304), that is 

an Indian Tribe located in Alaska; 

(b) A Tribal organization, as defined 

in section 4 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 

5304), that is a Tribal organization 

located in Alaska; or 

(c) An organization listed in clauses 

(i) through (xii) of section 619(4)(B) of 

the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

619(4)(B)(i) through (xii)), or the 

successor of an entity so listed. 

Demonstrates a rationale means a key 

project component included in the 

project’s logic model is informed by 

research or evaluation findings that 

suggest the project component is likely 

to improve relevant outcomes. 

Experience operating programs that 

fulfill the purposes of the ANE program 

means that, within the past four years, 

the entity has received and satisfactorily 

administered, in compliance with 

applicable terms and conditions, a grant 

under the ANE program or another 

Federal or non-Federal program that 

focused on meeting the unique 

education needs of Alaska Native 

children and families in Alaska. 

Logic model (also referred to as a 

theory of action) means a framework 

that identifies key project components 

of the proposed project (i.e., the active 

‘‘ingredients’’ that are hypothesized to 

be critical to achieving the relevant 

outcomes) and describes the theoretical 

and operational relationships among the 

key project components and relevant 

outcomes. 

Native means a citizen of the United 

States who is a person of one-fourth 

degree or more Alaska Indian (including 

Tsimshian Indians not enrolled in the 

Metlaktla Indian Community) Eskimo, 

or Aleut blood, or combination thereof. 

The term includes any Native as so 

defined either or both of whose adoptive 

parents are not Natives. It also includes, 

in the absence of proof of a minimum 

blood quantum, any citizen of the 

United States who is regarded as an 

Alaska Native by the Native village or 

Native group of which he claims to be 

a member and whose father or mother 

is (or, if deceased, was) regarded as 

Native by any village or group. Any 

decision of the Secretary of the Interior 

regarding eligibility for enrollment shall 

be final. 

Official charter or sanction means a 

signed letter or written agreement from 

an Alaska Native Tribe or ANO that is 

dated within 120 days prior to the date 

of the submission of the application and 

expressly (1) authorizes the applicant to 

conduct activities authorized under the 

ANE program and (2) describes the 

nature of those activities. 

Predominately governed by Alaska 

Natives means that at least 80 percent of 

the entity’s governing board (i.e., the 

board elected or appointed to direct the 

policies of the organization) are Alaska 

Natives. 

Project component means an activity, 

strategy, intervention, process, product, 

practice, or policy included in a project. 

Evidence may pertain to an individual 

project component or to a combination 

of project components (e.g., training 

teachers on instructional practices for 

English learners and follow-on coaching 

for these teachers). 

Relevant outcome means the student 

outcome(s) or other outcome(s) the key 

project component is designed to 

improve, consistent with the specific 

goals of the program. 

Remote learning means programming 

where at least part of the learning occurs 

away from the physical building in a 

manner that addresses a learner’s 

education needs. Remote learning may 

include online, hybrid/blended 

learning, or non-technology-based 

learning (e.g., lab kits, project supplies, 

paper packets). 

Application Requirements: The 

following requirements are from section 

6304(a)(2) of the ESEA and from the 

NFR. In order to receive funding, an 

applicant must meet the following 

requirements. 

(a) The applicant must provide a 

detailed description of the plans, 

methods, strategies, and activities it will 

develop and implement to improve the 

educational outcomes of Alaska Natives 

and how the applicant will develop and 

implement such plans, methods, 

strategies, and activities. (ESEA section 

6304(a)(2)) 

(b) The applicant must provide a 

detailed description of the data it will 

collect to assist in the evaluation of the 

programs carried out under the ANE 

program, including data that address the 

performance measures in section VI.5 

(Performance Measures) of this notice; 

and how the applicant will collect such 

data. (ESEA section 6304(a)(2)) 

(c) Group Application: 

An applicant that applies as part of a 

partnership must meet this requirement, 

in addition to the requirements in 

paragraphs (a) and (b) above. 

(1) An ANO that applies for a grant in 

partnership with a State educational 

agency (SEA) or local educational 

agency (LEA) must serve as the fiscal 

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(2) Group applications under the ANE 

program must include a partnership 

agreement that includes a Memorandum 

of Understanding or a Memorandum of 

Agreement (MOU/MOA) between the 

members of the partnership identified 

and discussed in the grant application. 

Each MOU/MOA must— 

(i) Be signed by all partners, and 

dated within 120 days prior to the date 

of the submission of the application; 

(ii) Clearly outline the work to be 

completed by each partner that will 

participate in the grant in order to 

accomplish the goals and objectives of 

the project; and 

(iii) Demonstrate an alignment 

between the activities, roles, and 

responsibilities described in the grant 

application for each of the partners in 

the partnership agreement. (NFR) 

(d) Applicants Establishing Eligibility 

through a Charter or Sanction from an 

Alaska Native Tribe or ANO: 

For an entity that does not meet the 

eligibility requirements for an ANO, 

established in section 6304(a)(1) and 

6306(2) of the ESEA and the definitions 

in this notice, and that seeks to establish 

eligibility through a charter or sanction 

provided by an Alaska Native Tribe or 

ANO as required under section 

6304(a)(1)(C)(ii) of the ESEA, the 

following documentation is required, in 

addition to the information in 

Application Requirements (a) through 

(c) above: 

(1) Written documentation 

demonstrating that the entity is 

physically located in the State of 

Alaska. 

(2) Written documentation 

demonstrating that the entity has 

experience operating programs that 

fulfill the purposes of the ANE program. 

(3) Written documentation 

demonstrating that the entity is 

predominately governed by Alaska 

Natives (as defined in this notice), 

including the total number, names, and 

Tribal affiliations of members of the 

governing board. 

(4) A copy of the official charter or 

sanction (as defined in this notice) 

provided to the entity by an Alaska 

Native Tribe or ANO. (NFR) 

Statutory Hiring Preference: (a) 

Awards that are primarily for the benefit 

of Indians are subject to the provisions 

of section 7(b) of the Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Act (93 Pub. L. 638). That 

section requires that, to the greatest 

extent feasible, a grantee— 

(1) Give to Indians preferences and 

opportunities for training and 

employment in connection with the 

administration of the grant; and 

(2) Give to Indian organizations and to 

Indian-owned economic enterprises, as 

defined in section 3 of the Indian 

Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 

1452(e)), preference in the award of 

subcontracts in connection with the 

administration of the grant. 

(b) For purposes of this requirement, 

an Indian is a member of any federally 

recognized Indian Tribe. 

Program Authority: Title VI, part C of 

the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7541–7546). 

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, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, 

and 99. (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 NFR. (e) The NFP. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 

79 apply to all applicants except 

federally recognized Indian Tribes. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 

86 apply to institutions of higher 

education only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$15,592,043. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in FY 

2021 or in subsequent years from the list 

of unfunded applications from this 

competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$300,000–$1,500,000 for each 12-month 

budget period. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$500,000 for each 12-month period. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 18. 

Note: The Department is not bound by 

any estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 36 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: (a) Alaska 

Native organizations with experience 

operating programs that fulfill the 

purposes of the ANE program; 

(b) Alaska Native organizations that 

do not have experience operating 

programs that fulfill the purposes of the 

ANE program, but are in partnership 

with— 

(i) An SEA or LEA; or 

(ii) An Alaska Native organization 

that operates a program that fulfills the 

purposes of the ANE program; or 

(c) An entity located in Alaska, and 

predominately governed by Alaska 

Natives, that does not meet the 

definition of an Alaska Native 

organization but— 

(i) Has experience operating programs 

that fulfill the purposes of the ANE 

program; and 

(ii) Is granted an official charter or 

sanction from at least one Alaska Native 

Tribe or Alaska Native organization to 

carry out programs that meet the 

purposes of the ANE program. 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This 

program uses an unrestricted indirect 

cost rate. 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: No 

more than five percent of funds awarded 

for a grant under this program may be 

used for direct administrative costs 

(ESEA section 6305(b) and Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2021). This five 

percent limit does not include indirect 

costs. 

3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this 

competition may not award subgrants to 

entities to directly carry out project 

activities described in its 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. Submission of Proprietary 

Information: Given the types of projects 

that may be proposed in applications for 

the ANE program, your application may 

include business information that you 

consider proprietary. In 34 CFR 5.11, we 

define ‘‘business information’’ and 

describe the process we use in 

determining whether any of that 

information is proprietary and, thus, 

protected from disclosure under 

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Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552, as 

amended). 

Because we plan to make successful 

applications available to the public, you 

may wish to request confidentiality of 

business information. 

Consistent with Executive Order 

12600, please designate in your 

application any information that you 

believe is exempt from disclosure under 

Exemption 4. In the appropriate 

Appendix section of your application, 

under ‘‘Other Attachments Form,’’ 

please list the page number or numbers 

on which we can find this information. 

For additional information please see 34 

CFR 5.11(c). 

3. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

4. Funding Restrictions: No more than 

five percent of funds awarded for a grant 

under this program may be used for 

direct administrative costs (ESEA 

section 6305(b) and Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2021). This five 

percent limit does not include indirect 

costs. See also Section III (b) and (c) of 

this notice (‘‘Eligibility Information’’). 

5. Recommended Page Limit: The 

application narrative is where you, the 

applicant, address the selection criteria 

that reviewers use to evaluate your 

application. We recommend that you (1) 

limit the application narrative to no 

more than 30 pages and (2) use the 

following standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5’’ x 11’’, on one side 

only, with 1’’ margins at the top, 

bottom, and both sides. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, including titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions, as well as all 

text in charts, tables, figures, and 

graphs. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. 

The recommended page limit does not 

apply to the cover sheet; the budget 

section, including the narrative budget 

justification; the assurances and 

certifications; or the one-page abstract, 

the resumes, the bibliography, or the 

letters of support. However, the 

recommended page limit does apply to 

all of the application narrative. An 

applicant will not be disqualified if it 

exceeds the recommended page limit. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from 34 

CFR 75.210 and section 6304(a)(2)(A) of 

the ESEA. The maximum score for all of 

the selection criteria is 100 points. The 

maximum score for each criterion is 

included in parentheses following the 

title of the specific selection criterion. 

Each criterion also includes the factors 

that reviewers will consider in 

determining the extent to which an 

applicant meets the criterion. 

The selection criteria are as follows: 

(a) Need for project (up to 10 points) 

The Secretary considers the need for 

the proposed project. In determining the 

need for 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 

(up to 5 points). 

(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 (up to 5 points). 

(b) Quality of the project design (up to 

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 design of 

the proposed project is appropriate to, 

and will successfully address, the needs 

of the target population or other 

identified needs (up to 10 points). 

(2) The extent to which the proposed 

project demonstrates a rationale (as 

defined in this notice) (up to 10 points). 

(c) Quality of project services (up to 

30 points) 

The Secretary considers the quality of 

the services to be provided by the 

proposed project. 

(1) 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 (up to 15 

points). 

(2) In addition, the Secretary 

considers the extent to which the 

services to be provided by the proposed 

project reflect up-to-date knowledge 

from research and effective practice (up 

to 15 points). 

(d) Quality of project personnel (up to 

10 points) 

The Secretary considers the quality of 

the personnel who will carry out the 

proposed project. 

(1) 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 (up to 5 

points). 

(2) In addition, the Secretary 

considers the qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of key 

project personnel (up to 5 points). 

(e) Quality of the management plan 

(up to 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 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 (up to 10 points); and 

(2) The adequacy of mechanisms for 

ensuring high-quality products and 

services from the proposed project (up 

to 10 points). 

(f) Quality of the project evaluation 

(up to 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 extent to which the 

methods of evaluation will provide 

valid and reliable performance data on 

relevant 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)(ii), 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 

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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 200.206(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. 

5. In General. In accordance with the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

guidance located at 2 CFR part 200, all 

applicable Federal laws, and relevant 

Executive guidance, the Department 

will review and consider applications 

for funding pursuant to this notice 

inviting applications in accordance 

with— 

(a) Selecting recipients most likely to 

be successful in delivering results based 

on the program objectives through an 

objective process of evaluating Federal 

award applications (2 CFR 200.205); 

(b) Prohibiting the purchase of certain 

telecommunication and video 

surveillance services or equipment in 

alignment with section 889 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act of 

2019 (Pub. L. 115–232) (2 CFR 200.216); 

(c) Promoting the freedom of speech 

and religious liberty in alignment with 

Promoting Free Speech and Religious 

Liberty (E.O. 13798) and Improving Free 

Inquiry, Transparency, and 

Accountability at Colleges and 

Universities (E.O. 13864) (2 CFR 

200.300, 200.303, 200.339, and 

200.341); 

(d) Providing a preference, to the 

extent permitted by law, to maximize 

use of goods, products, and materials 

produced in the United States (2 CFR 

200.322); and 

(e) Terminating agreements in whole 

or in part to the greatest extent 

authorized by law if an award no longer 

effectuates the program goals or agency 

priorities (2 CFR 200.340). 

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 

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 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. 

(c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the 

Secretary may provide a grantee with 

additional funding for data collection 

analysis and reporting. In this case the 

Secretary establishes a data collection 

period. 

5. Performance Measures: For the 

purposes of the Government 

Performance and Results Act of 1993 

and for Department reporting under 34 

CFR 75.110, we have established four 

performance measures for the ANE 

program: (1) The number of grantees 

who attain or exceed the targets for the 

outcome indicators for their projects 

that have been approved by the 

Secretary; (2) the percentage of Alaska 

Native children participating in early 

learning and preschool programs who 

consistently demonstrate school 

readiness in language and literacy as 

measured by the Revised Alaska 

Development Profile; (3) the percentage 

of Alaska Native students in schools 

served by the program who graduate 

from high school with a high school 

diploma in four years; and (4) the 

number of Alaska Native programs that 

primarily focus on Alaska Native 

culture and language. 

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, 


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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 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document and a copy of the 

application package in an accessible 

format. The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 

file, braille, large print, audiotape, or 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. 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 Portable Document Format 

(PDF). To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Frank T. Brogan, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00378 Filed 1–11–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Office of 

Indian Education Formula Grants to 

Local Educational Agencies 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2021 for Office of Indian 

Education (OIE) Formula Grants to 

Local Educational Agencies, Assistance 

Listing Number 84.060A. This notice 

relates to the approved information 

collection under OMB control number 

1810–0021. 

DATES: Part I of Electronic Application 

System for Indian Education (EASIE) 

Applications Available: February 8, 

2021. 

Deadline for Transmittal of EASIE 

Part I: March 11, 2021. 

Part II of EASIE Applications 

Available: April 5, 2021. 

Deadline for Transmittal of EASIE 

Part II: May 14, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about the Formula Grants 

program, contact Dr. Crystal C. Moore, 

U.S. Department of Education, 400 

Maryland Avenue SW, MS 6335, 

Washington, DC 20202–6335. 

Telephone: (202) 215–3964. Email: 

crystal.moore@ed.gov. For technical 

questions about the EASIE application 

and uploading documentation, contact 

the Partner Support Center (PSC). 

Telephone: 877–457–3336. Email: 

OIE.EASIE@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), contact the Federal 

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

877–0996 or by email at: federalrelay@

sprint.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

Note: Applicants must meet the 

deadlines for both EASIE Part I and Part 

II to be eligible to receive a grant. 

Failure to submit the required 

supplemental documentation, described 

under Content and Form of Application 

Submission in section IV of this notice, 

by the EASIE Part I or II deadline will 

result in an incomplete application that 

will not be considered for funding. OIE 

recommends uploading the 

documentation at least two days prior to 

each deadline date to ensure that any 

potential submission issues are resolved 

prior to the deadlines. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The Office of 

Indian Education Formula Grants to 

Local Educational Agencies (Formula 

Grants) program provides grants to 

support local educational agencies 

(LEAs), Indian Tribes and organizations, 

and other eligible entities in developing 

and implementing elementary and 

secondary school programs that serve 

Indian students. These funds must be 

used to support comprehensive 

programs that are designed to meet the 

unique cultural, language, and 

educational needs of American Indian 

and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students and 

ensure that all students meet 

challenging State academic standards. 

The information gathered from the 

project’s final annual performance 

report (APR) will be utilized to 

complete OIE’s required annual 

Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA) report. Specifically, that 

report covers the Secretary’s established 

key performance measures for assessing 

the effectiveness and efficiency of the 

Formula Grants program as detailed in 

this notice. 

Integration of Services Authorized 

As authorized under section 6116 of 

the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(ESEA), the Secretary will, upon receipt 

of an acceptable plan for the integration 

of education and related services, and in 

cooperation with other relevant Federal 

agencies, authorize the entity receiving 

the funds under this program to 

consolidate all Federal funds that are to 

be used exclusively for Indian students. 

Instructions for submitting an 

integration of education and related 

services plan are included in EASIE, 

which is described under Application 

and Submission Information in section 

IV of this notice. 

Note: Under the Formula Grants 

program, all applicants are required to 

develop proposed projects in open 

consultation, including through public 

hearings held to provide a full 

opportunity to understand the program 

and to offer recommendations regarding 

the program (section 6114(c)(3)(C) of the 

ESEA), with parents of Indian children 

and teachers of Indian children, 

representatives of Indian Tribes on 

Indian lands located within 50 miles of 

any school that the LEA will serve if 

such Tribes have any children in such 

school, Indian organizations (IOs), and, 

if appropriate, Indian students from 

secondary schools. LEA applicants are 

required to develop proposed projects 

with the participation and written 

approval of an Indian Parent Committee 

whose membership includes parents 

and family members of Indian children 

in the LEA’s schools; representatives of 

Indian Tribes on Indian lands located 

within 50 miles of any school that the 

LEA will serve if such Tribes have any 

children in such school; teachers in the 

schools; and, if appropriate, Indian 

students attending secondary schools of 

the LEA (ESEA section 6114(c)(4)). The 

majority of the Indian Parent Committee 


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