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Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Higher Education 

Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) 

Improper Payments Information Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1840–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector; State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments.Total Estimated Number 

of Annual Responses: 5,138. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 5,138. 

Abstract: Under the CARES Act’s 

Higher Education Emergency Relief 

Fund (HEERF), the Department has 

made over 12,000 awards to institutions 

of higher education (IHEs) to support 

emergency financial aid to students and 

institutional costs associated with 

significant changes to the delivery of 

instruction due to the coronavirus. This 

form will be used by institutions that 

have improperly drawn down funds 

from their award accounts to provide 

the Department with information 

regarding funds being returned to 

correct these improper payments. 

Additional Information: An 

emergency clearance approval for the 

use of the system is described below 

due to the following conditions: Under 

the current unprecedented national 

health emergency, Congress and the 

President have come together to offer 

relief to those individuals and 

industries affected by the COVID–19 

virus under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 

and Economic Security Act or the 

CARES Act. Under the CARES Act’s 

Higher Education Emergency Relief 

Fund (HEERF), the U.S. Department of 

Education (the Department) has made 

over 12,000 awards to institutions of 

higher education (IHEs) to support 

emergency financial aid to students and 

institutional costs associated with 

significant changes to the delivery of 

instruction due to the coronavirus. In 

the course of monitoring these grant 

awards, the Department has determined 

that over 700 IHEs have improperly 

drawn down funds from their award 

accounts, totaling over $202 million in 

funds that must now be returned. 

Furthermore, during the time that these 

funds have been drawn down, grantees 

are earning additional interest in excess 

of the $500 annual cap prescribed by 2 

CFR 200.305(b) of the Uniform 

Guidance. The Department is concerned 

that this excess interest, without an 

expeditious inventory and response by 

our grantees, may be difficult to 

account. Therefore, in order to process 

the return of these funds more 

efficiently and prevent any further 

earnings beyond the interest cap, we are 

requesting emergency approval of a 

short form that will allow the grantee to 

provide the Department with 

information regarding the funds being 

returned. 

Dated: January 8, 2021. 

Kate Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00571 Filed 1–13–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

is issuing a notice inviting applications 

for fiscal year (FY) 2021 for the 

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad 

(GPA) Program, Assistance Listing 

Numbers 84.021A and 84.021B. This 

notice relates to the approved 

information collection under OMB 

control number 1840–0792. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: January 14, 

2021. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 15, 2021. 

Pre-Application Webinar information: 

The Department will hold a preapplication meeting via webinar for 

prospective applicants. Detailed 

information regarding this webinar will 

be provided on the Group Projects 

Abroad website at www2.ed.gov/ 

programs/iegpsgpa/index.html. 

Additionally, for prospective applicants 

unfamiliar with grantmaking at the 

Department, please consult our funding 

basics resources at https://www2.ed.gov/ 

documents/funding-101/funding-101- 

basics.pdf. 

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: Cory 

Neal, U.S. Department of Education, 400 

Maryland Avenue SW, room 258–12, 

Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 

(202) 453–6137. Email: GPA@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 Fulbright-Hays GPA Program is to 

promote, improve, and develop the 

study of modern foreign languages and 

area studies in the United States. The 

program provides opportunities for 

faculty, teachers, and undergraduate 

and graduate students to conduct 

individual and group projects overseas. 

Projects may include either (1) shortterm seminars, curriculum 

development, group research or study, 

or (2) long-term advanced intensive 

language programs. 

This competition invites applicants to 

submit an application to request support 

for either a Fulbright-Hays GPA shortterm project (GPA short-term projects 

84.021A) or a Fulbright-Hays GPA longterm project (GPA long-term projects 

84.021B). Applicants must clearly 

indicate on the SF 424, the Application 

for Federal Assistance cover sheet, 

whether they are applying for a GPA 

short-term project (84.021A) or a GPA 

long-term project (84.021B). Additional 

submission requirements are included 

in the application package. 

There are three types of GPA shortterm projects: (1) Short-term seminar 


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projects of four to six weeks in length 

designed to help participants integrate 

international studies into an 

institution’s or school system’s general 

curriculum by focusing on a particular 

aspect of area study, such as the culture 

of an area or country of study (34 CFR 

664.11); (2) curriculum development 

projects of four to eight weeks in length 

that provide participants the 

opportunity to acquire resource 

materials for curriculum development 

in modern foreign language and area 

studies for use and dissemination in the 

United States (34 CFR 664.12); and (3) 

group research or study projects of three 

to twelve months in duration designed 

to give participants the opportunity to 

undertake research or study in a foreign 

country (34 CFR 664.13). 

GPA long-term projects are advanced 

overseas intensive language projects 

designed by the applicant that may be 

carried out during a full year, an 

academic year, a semester, a trimester, 

a quarter, or a summer. GPA long-term 

projects provide participants an 

opportunity for intensive advanced 

language training overseas and for using 

the language while experiencing the 

culture in the foreign country. 

Participants should have successfully 

completed at least two academic years 

of training in the language to be studied 

to be eligible to participate in a GPA 

intensive advanced language training 

program. In addition, the language to be 

studied must be indigenous to the host 

country and maximum use must be 

made of local institutions and personnel 

(34 CFR 664.14). 

Priorities: This notice contains one 

absolute priority and four competitive 

preference priorities. In accordance with 

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

priority is from the regulations for this 

program (34 CFR 664.32). Competitive 

Preference Priorities 1 and 2 are from 

the notice of final priorities and 

definitions published in the Federal 

Register on June 16, 2016 (81 FR 39196) 

(the 2016 NFP). Competitive Preference 

Priority 3 is from the regulations for this 

program (34 CFR 664.32), and 

Competitive Preference Priority 4 is 

from the notice of final priorities 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 24, 2010 (75 FR 59050) (the 

2010 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. 

This priority is: 

Specific Geographic Regions of the 

World. 

A group project that focuses on one or 

more of the following geographic 

regions of the world: Africa, East Asia, 

South Asia, Southeast Asia and the 

Pacific, the Western Hemisphere 

(Central and South America, Mexico, 

and the Caribbean), Eastern and Central 

Europe and Eurasia, and the Near East. 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2021, there are four competitive 

preference priorities. Under 34 CFR 

75.105(c)(2)(i), we award three 

additional points to an application that 

meets Competitive Preference Priority 1; 

two additional points to an application 

that meets Competitive Preference 

Priority 2; two additional points for 

short-term projects or four additional 

points for long-term projects to an 

application that meets Competitive 

Preference Priority 3; and two 

additional points to an application that 

meets Competitive Preference Priority 4. 

Applicants for GPA short-term projects 

may address Competitive Preference 

Priorities 1, 3, and 4. Applicants for 

GPA long-term projects may address 

Competitive Preference Priorities 2 and 

3. In the application narrative, an 

applicant must indicate the priority or 

priorities being addressed and provide a 

substantive description of how the 

proposed activities support the 

applicant’s selected priority or priorities 

and provide documentation supporting 

its claims. 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1— 

Applications for GPA Short-term 

Projects from Selected Institutions and 

Organizations (3 Points). 

Applications for GPA short-term 

projects from the following types of 

institutions and organizations: 

• Minority-Serving Institutions 

(MSIs) (as defined in this notice). 

• Community colleges (as defined in 

this notice). 

• New applicants (as defined in this 

notice). 

• State educational agencies (as 

defined in this notice). 

Competitive Preference Priority 2— 

Applications for GPA Long-term Projects 

from MSIs (2 Points). 

Applications for GPA long-term 

advanced overseas intensive language 

training projects from MSIs. 

Competitive Preference Priority 3— 

Substantive Training and Thematic 

Focus on Less Commonly Taught 

Languages (2 Points for short-term 

projects or 4 Points for long-term 

projects). 

Applications that propose GPA shortterm projects (2 points) or GPA longterm projects (4 points) that provide 

substantive training and thematic focus 

on any modern foreign language except 

French, German, or Spanish. 

Competitive Preference Priority 4— 

Inclusion of K–12 Educators (2 Points). 

Applications that propose short-term 

projects abroad that develop and 

improve foreign language studies, area 

studies, or both at elementary and 

secondary schools by including K–12 

teachers or K–12 administrators as at 

least 50 percent of the project 

participants. 

Definitions: 

The following definitions are from the 

2016 NFP to provide clarity for 

applicants addressing the competitive 

preference priorities. 

Community college means an 

institution that meets the definition in 

section 312(f) of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 

U.S.C. 1058(f)); or an institution of 

higher education (IHE) (as defined in 

section 101 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1001)) 

that awards degrees and certificates, 

more than 50 percent of which are not 

bachelor’s degrees (or an equivalent). 

Minority-serving institution (MSI) 

means an institution that is eligible to 

receive assistance under sections 316 

through 320 of part A of title III, under 

part B of title III, or under title V of the 

HEA. 

New applicant means any applicant 

that has not received a discretionary 

grant from the Department of Education 

under the Fulbright-Hays Act prior to 

the deadline date for applications under 

this program. 

State educational agency means the 

State board of education or other agency 

or officer primarily responsible for the 

supervision of public elementary and 

secondary schools in a State. In the 

absence of this officer or agency, it is an 

officer or agency designated by the 

Governor or State law. 

Program Authority: 22 U.S.C. 

2452(b)(6). 

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 86. (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 


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adopted and amended as regulations of 

the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) 

The regulations for this program in 34 

CFR part 664. (e) The 2010 NFP. (f) The 

2016 NFP. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to IHEs only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration’s budget request for FY 

2021 does not include funds for this 

program. However, we are inviting 

applications to allow enough time to 

complete the grant process before the 

end of the current fiscal year, if 

Congress appropriates funds for this 

program. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in FY 

2022 from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$3,532,000. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

GPA short-term projects: $50,000– 

$100,000. 

GPA long-term projects: $50,000– 

$250,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

GPA short-term projects: $80,059. 

GPA long-term projects: $185,025. 

Maximum Award: We will not make 

a GPA short-term award exceeding 

$100,000 for a single project period of 

18 months. We will not make a GPA 

long-term project award exceeding 

$250,000 for a single budget period of 

24 months. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 25. 

GPA short-term projects: 10. 

GPA long-term projects: 15. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: 

GPA short-term projects: Up to 18 

months. 

GPA long-term projects: Up to 24 

months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: (1) IHEs, (2) 

State educational agencies, (3) private 

nonprofit educational organizations, 

and (4) consortia of these entities. 

Eligible Participants: Citizens, 

nationals, or permanent residents of the 

United States, who are (1) faculty 

members who teach modern foreign 

languages or area studies at an IHE, (2) 

teachers in elementary or secondary 

schools, (3) experienced education 

administrators responsible for planning, 

conducting, or supervising programs in 

modern foreign language or area studies 

at the elementary, secondary, or 

postsecondary levels, or (4) graduate 

students, or juniors or seniors in an IHE, 

who plan teaching careers in modern 

foreign languages or area studies. 

Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, 

under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate 

your nonprofit status by providing: (1) Proof 

that the Internal Revenue Service currently 

recognizes the applicant as an organization to 

which contributions are tax deductible under 

section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing 

body or the State attorney general certifying 

that the organization is a nonprofit 

organization operating within the State and 

that no part of its net earnings may lawfully 

benefit any private shareholder or individual; 

(3) a certified copy of the applicant’s 

certificate of incorporation or similar 

document if it clearly establishes the 

nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any 

item described above if that item applies to 

a State or national parent organization, 

together with a statement by the State or 

parent organization that the applicant is a 

local nonprofit affiliate. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

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. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

3. Funding Restrictions: We specify 

unallowable costs in 34 CFR 664.33. We 

reference additional regulations 

outlining funding restrictions in the 

Applicable Regulations section of this 

notice. 

4. 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 40 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 or budget 

section, including the narrative budget 

justification; the assurance and 

certifications; or the one-page abstract, 

the resumes, the biography, or letters of 

support. However, the recommended 

page limit does apply to all of the 

application narrative. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this program are from 34 CFR 

664.31 and are as follows: 

(a) Plan of operation. (20 points) 

(1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information to determine 

the quality of the plan of operation for 

the project. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) High quality in the design of the 

project; 

(ii) An effective plan of management 

that insures proper and efficient 

administration of the project; 

(iii) A clear description of how the 

objectives of the project relate to the 

purpose of the program; 

(iv) The way the applicant plans to 

use its resources and personnel to 

achieve each objective; and 

(v) A clear description of how the 

applicant will ensure that project 

participants who are otherwise eligible 

to participate are selected without 

regard to race, color, national origin, 

gender, age, or handicapping condition. 

(b) Quality of key personnel. (10 

points) 

(1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information to determine 

the quality of key personnel the 

applicant plans to use on the project. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) The qualifications of the project 

director; 

(ii) The qualifications of each of the 

other key personnel to be used in the 

project; 

(iii) The time that each person 

referred to in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (ii) 

of this section will commit to the 

project; and 

(iv) The extent to which the applicant, 

as part of its nondiscriminatory 

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its personnel are selected for 

employment without regard to race, 

color, national origin, gender, age, or 

handicapping condition. 

(3) To determine the qualifications of 

a person, the Secretary considers 

evidence of past experience and training 

in fields related to the objectives of the 

project as well as other information that 

the applicant provides. 

(c) Budget and cost effectiveness. (10 

points) 

(1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

that the project has an adequate budget 

and is cost effective. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) The budget for the project is 

adequate to support the project 

activities; and 

(ii) Costs are reasonable in relation to 

the objectives of the project. 

(d) Evaluation plan. (20 points) 

(1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

the quality of the evaluation plan for the 

project. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows that the methods 

of evaluation are appropriate for the 

project and, to the extent possible, are 

objective and produce data that are 

quantifiable. 

(e) Adequacy of resources. (5 points) 

(1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

that the applicant plans to devote 

adequate resources to the project. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows that the 

facilities, equipment, and supplies that 

the applicant plans to use are adequate. 

(f) Specific Program Criteria. (35 

points) 

(1) In addition to the general selection 

criteria contained in this section, the 

Secretary reviews each application for 

information that shows that the project 

meets the specific program criteria. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) The potential impact of the project 

on the development of the study of 

modern foreign languages and area 

studies in American education. (15 

points) 

(ii) The project’s relevance to the 

applicant’s educational goals and its 

relationship to its program development 

in modern foreign languages and area 

studies. (10 points) 

(iii) The extent to which direct 

experience abroad is necessary to 

achieve the project’s objectives and the 

effectiveness with which relevant host 

country resources will be utilized. (10 

points) 

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). 

For FY 2021, proposed GPA shortterm projects will be reviewed by peer 

review panels with expertise on the 

world area focus of the application. All 

proposed GPA long-term projects will 

be reviewed by one peer review panel. 

The International and Foreign Language 

Education office will prepare separate 

rank order slates for GPA short-term 

projects and GPA long-term projects 

recommended for new awards in FY 

2021. Each slate will include the peer 

reviewers’ scores for all applications 

evaluated, from the highest score to the 

lowest score. 

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. 

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. 


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1Pasadena is a municipal electric utility that is 

not subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission 

under Sections 205 and 206 of the Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 824d and 824e (2018). Pasadena 

became a Participating TO in the CAISO as of 

January 1, 2005. Without waiving any rights relating 

to its jurisdictional status, Pasadena submits this 

filing to the Commission, as it previously submitted 

its Transmission Revenue Requirement (TRR) and 

TO Tariff in Docket Nos. EL05–18–000, EL09–67– 

000, ER11–4375–000, ER17–392–000, and ER19– 

1136–000, for the purpose of permitting the 

Commission to review the justness and 

reasonableness of the CAISO’s Tariff charges, which 

include the TRR of Pasadena as well as those of 

other non-jurisdictional and jurisdictional 

Participating TOs. 

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. 

5. Performance Measures: For the 

purposes of the Government 

Performance and Results Act of 1993 

and Department reporting under 34 CFR 

75.110, the following measure will be 

used by the Department to evaluate the 

success of the GPA short-term program: 

The percentage of GPA short-term 

project participants who disseminated 

information about or materials from 

their group project abroad through more 

than one outreach activity within six 

months of returning to their home 

institution. The following measure will 

be used by the Department to evaluate 

the success of the GPA long-term 

program: The percentage of GPA longterm project participants who increased 

their reading, writing, and/or listening/ 

speaking foreign language scores by one 

proficiency level. The efficiency of the 

GPA long-term program will be 

measured by considering the cost per 

GPA participant who increased his/her 

foreign language score in reading, 

writing, and/or listening/speaking by at 

least one proficiency level. 

The information provided by grantees 

in their performance reports submitted 

via the International Resource 

Information System (IRIS) will be the 

source of data for this measure. 

Reporting screens for institutions can be 

viewed at: http://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/ 

gpa_director.pdf and http://iris.ed.gov/ 

iris/pdfs/gpa_participant.pdf. 

VII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONACT, 

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. 

Christopher J. McCaghren, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

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