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Dated: January 15, 2010. 

James H. Shelton, III, 

Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and 

Improvement. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1081 Filed 1–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Innovation and Improvement; 

Overview Information; Teaching 

American History Grant Program; 

Notice Inviting Applications for New 

Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.215X. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: January 21, 

2010. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent To 

Apply: February 22, 2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 22, 2010. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: May 21, 2010. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The Teaching 

American History Grant (TAH) Program 

supports projects that aim to raise 

student achievement by improving 

teachers’ knowledge, understanding, 

and appreciation of traditional 

American history. Grant awards assist 

local educational agencies (LEAs), in 

partnership with entities that have 

extensive content expertise, in 

developing, implementing, 

documenting, evaluating, and 

disseminating innovative, cohesive 

models of professional development. By 

helping teachers to develop a deeper 

understanding and appreciation of 

traditional American history as a 

separate subject within the core 

curriculum, these programs are 

intended to improve instruction and 

raise student achievement. 

Priorities: This competition includes 

one absolute priority and two 

invitational priorities that are explained 

in the following paragraphs. 

Absolute Priority: In accordance with 

34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority is 

from section 2351 of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 6721(b)). 

For FY 2010 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applicants 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: 

Partnerships With Other Agencies or 

Institutions. 

Each applicant LEA must propose to 

work in partnership with one or more of 

the following: 

• An institution of higher education. 

• A non-profit history or humanities 

organization. 

• A library or museum. 

Invitational Priorities: For FY 2010 

and any subsequent year in which we 

make awards from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition, these 

priorities are invitational priorities. 

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not 

give an application that meets these 

invitational priorities a competitive or 

absolute preference over other 

applications. 

These priorities are: 

1. Applications that provide for the 

development and dissemination of grant 

products and results through Open 

Educational Resources (OER). OER are 

teaching, learning, and research 

resources that reside in the public 

domain or have been released under an 

intellectual property license that 

permits their free use or repurposing by 

others. This invitational priority 

encourages applications that describe 

how the applicants will make their TAH 

grant products and resources freely 

available online, in an effort to share 

traditional American history content, 

proven teaching strategies, and lessons 

learned in implementing TAH projects 

with the wider community of history 

educators. 

Note: Each applicant addressing this 

priority is encouraged to include plans for 

how the applicant will disseminate 

resources, for example through a Web site 

that is freely available to all users. Each of 

these applicants is also encouraged to 

include plans specifying how the project will 

identify quality resources, such as lesson 

plans, primary source activities, reading lists, 

teacher reflections, and video of quality 

traditional American history teaching and 

student learning in action, for presentation to 

the wider community. 

2. Applications that provide for the 

collection and use of student work and 

achievement data. This invitational 

priority encourages projects that collect 

and use student work and achievement 

data to assess the impact of teacher 

participation on student learning and 

for continuous program improvement. 

Note: A goal of this program is to improve 

the quality of instruction of traditional 

American history in K–12 schools. Our 

purpose for establishing this priority is to 

support the collection and use of student 

work and achievement data that demonstrate 

increased or improved knowledge and 

understanding of traditional American 

history content by participating teachers and 

their students. The applicant is encouraged 

to address how its proposed professional 

development strategy will significantly 

improve both history teachers’ abilities to 

teach traditional American history content 

and student performance with regard to 

traditional American history. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6721. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 

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

final selection criteria and other 

application requirements for this 

program, published in the Federal 

Register on April 15, 2005 (70 FR 

19939). (c) The notice of final revisions 

to selection criteria, published in the 

Federal Register on December 23, 2008 

(73 FR 78761). 

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: 

$118,952,000. 

We anticipate that initial awards 

under this competition will be made for 

a three-year (36 month) period. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and each grantee’s substantial 

progress towards accomplishing the 

goals and objectives of the project as 

described in its approved application, 

we may make continuation awards to 

grantees for the remaining 24 months of 

the program. Review of each grantee’s 

progress may include consideration of 

evidence of promising practice and 

strong evaluation design. Further, 

contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in FY 

2011 from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition. 

Maximum Award: The following 

maximum award amounts are from the 

notice of final selection criteria and 


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other application requirements for this 

program, published in the Federal 

Register on April 15, 2005 (70 FR 

19939). 

(1) Total funding for a three-year 

project period is a maximum of 

$500,000 for LEAs with enrollments of 

less than 20,000 students; $1,000,000 for 

LEAs with enrollments of 20,000– 

300,000 students; and $2,000,000 for 

LEAs with enrollments above 300,000 

students. LEAs may form consortia and 

combine their enrollments in order to 

receive a grant reflective of their 

combined enrollment. For districts 

applying jointly as a consortium, the 

maximum award is based on the 

combined enrollment of the individual 

districts in the consortium. See section 

III. Eligibility Information for 

information on joint applications. 

(2) A maximum of one grant will be 

awarded per applicant per competition. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 120– 

125. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: LEAs, 

including charter schools that are 

considered LEAs under State law and 

regulations, which must work in 

partnership with one or more of the 

following entities: 

• An institution of higher education. 

• A non-profit history or humanities 

organization. 

• A library or museum. 

An LEA may form a consortium with 

one or more other LEAs and submit a 

joint application for funds. The 

consortium must follow the procedures 

for joint applications described in 34 

CFR 75.127 through 75.129 of EDGAR. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: ED Pubs, U.S. Department of 

Education, P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria, 

VA 22304. Telephone, toll free: 1–877– 

433–7827. FAX: (703) 605–6794. If you 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1–877–576– 

7734. 

You can contact ED Pubs at its Web 

site, also: http://www.EDPubs.gov or at 

its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov. 

If you request an application package 

from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this 

program or competition as follows: 

CFDA number 84.215X. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

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

large print, audiotape, or computer 

diskette) by contacting either one of the 

two individuals listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in 

section VII of this notice. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms you must submit, are in 

the application package for this 

program. Additional information about 

this competition and the application 

requirements also can be found at http: 

//www.ed.gov/programs/ 

teachinghistory/index.html. 

Notice of Intent to Apply: The 

Department will be able to develop a 

more efficient process for reviewing 

grant applications if it has a better 

understanding of the number of entities 

that intend to apply for funding under 

this competition. Therefore, the 

Secretary strongly encourages each 

potential applicant to notify the 

Department by sending a short e-mail 

message indicating the applicant’s 

intent to submit an application for 

funding. The e-mail need not include 

information regarding the content of the 

proposed application, only the 

applicant’s intent to submit it. The 

Secretary requests that this e-mail 

notification be sent to Alex Stein at: 

teachingamericanhistory@ed.gov. 

Applicants that do not provide this email notification may still apply for 

funding. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

(Part III of the application) is where you, 

the applicant, address the selection 

criteria that reviewers use to evaluate 

your application. Applicants are 

strongly encouraged to limit the 

application narrative and the appendix 

to a total of no more than 50 pages, 

using the following standards: 

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

only, with 1′′ margins at the top, bottom, 

and both sides. 

• 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. An application submitted 

in any other font (including Times 

Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be 

accepted. 

The page limit does not apply to Part 

I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget 

section, including the narrative budget 

justification; Part IV, the assurances and 

certifications; or the one-page abstract. 

However, the page limit does apply to 

all of the application narrative section 

(Part III). It also applies to the resumes, 

the bibliography, and letters of support 

which should be included in the 

appendix. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: January 21, 

2010. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: 

February 22, 2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 22, 2010. 

Applications for grants under this 

program must be submitted 

electronically using the Electronic Grant 

Application System (e-Application) 

accessible through the Department’s eGrants site. For information (including 

dates and times) about how to submit 

your application electronically, or in 

paper format by mail or hand delivery 

if you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, 

please refer to section IV. 6. Other 

Submission Requirements of this notice. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact either one of the 

two individuals listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in 

section VII in this notice. If the 

Department provides an accommodation 

or auxiliary aid to an individual with a 

disability in connection with the 

application process, the individual’s 

application remains subject to all other 

requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: May 21, 2010. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is subject to Executive Order 

12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 79. Information about 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for this 

program. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

6. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

program must be submitted 

electronically unless you qualify for an 

exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

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Applications for grants under the 

TAH Program—CFDA Number 84.215X 

must be submitted electronically using 

e-Application, accessible through the 

Department’s e-Grants Web site at: 

http://e-grants.ed.gov. 

We will reject your application if you 

submit it in paper format unless, as 

described elsewhere in this section, you 

qualify for one of the exceptions to the 

electronic submission requirement and 

submit, no later than two weeks before 

the application deadline date, a written 

statement to the Department that you 

qualify for one of these exceptions. 

Further information regarding 

calculation of the date that is two weeks 

before the application deadline date is 

provided later in this section under 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement. 

While completing your electronic 

application, you will be entering data 

online that will be saved into a 

database. You may not e-mail an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

Please note the following: 

• You must complete the electronic 

submission of your grant application by 

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

the application deadline date. EApplication will not accept an 

application for this competition after 

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

the application deadline date. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the application 

process. 

• The hours of operation of the eGrants Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday 

until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 

a.m. Thursday until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, 

Washington, DC time. Please note that, 

because of maintenance, the system is 

unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on 

Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and 

between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 

6:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, 

DC time. Any modifications to these 

hours are posted on the e-Grants Web 

site. 

• You will not receive additional 

point value because you submit your 

application in electronic format, nor 

will we penalize you if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, as described 

elsewhere in this section, and submit 

your application in paper format. 

• You must submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

you typically provide on the following 

forms: the Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information for 

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

necessary assurances and certifications. 

You must attach any narrative sections 

of your application as files in a .DOC 

(document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF 

(Portable Document) format. If you 

upload a file type other than the three 

file types specified in this paragraph or 

submit a password protected file, we 

will not review that material. 

• Your electronic application must 

comply with any page limit 

requirements described in this notice. 

• Prior to submitting your electronic 

application, you may wish to print a 

copy of it for your records. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive an 

automatic acknowledgment that will 

include a PR/Award number (an 

identifying number unique to your 

application). 

• Within three working days after 

submitting your electronic application, 

fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center after 

following these steps: 

(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application. 

(2) The applicant’s Authorizing 

Representative must sign this form. 

(3) Place the PR/Award number in the 

upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424. 

(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center at (202) 

245–6272. 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on other forms at a 

later date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of e-Application Unavailability: 

If you are prevented from electronically 

submitting your application on the 

application deadline date because eApplication is unavailable, we will 

grant you an extension of one business 

day to enable you to transmit your 

application electronically, by mail, or by 

hand delivery. We will grant this 

extension if— 

(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an 

electronic application for this 

competition; and 

(2)(a) E-Application is unavailable for 

60 minutes or more between the hours 

of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date; or 

(b) E-Application is unavailable for 

any period of time between 3:30 p.m. 

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

on the application deadline date. 

We must acknowledge and confirm 

these periods of unavailability before 

granting you an extension. To request 

this extension or to confirm our 

acknowledgment of any system 

unavailability, you may contact either 

(1) the person listed elsewhere in this 

notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) 

the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336– 

8930. If e-Application is unavailable 

due to technical problems with the 

system and, therefore, the application 

deadline is extended, an e-mail will be 

sent to all registered users who have 

initiated an e-Application. Extensions 

referred to in this section apply only to 

the unavailability of e-Application. 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement: You qualify for an 

exception to the electronic submission 

requirement, and may submit your 

application in paper format, if you are 

unable to submit an application through 

e-Application because— 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to eApplication; and 

• No later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date (14 calendar 

days or, if the fourteenth calendar day 

before the application deadline date 

falls on a Federal holiday, the next 

business day following the Federal 

holiday), you mail or fax a written 

statement to the Department, explaining 

which of the two grounds for an 

exception prevents you from using the 

Internet to submit your application. 

If you mail your written statement to 

the Department, it must be postmarked 

no later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date. If you fax 

your written statement to the 

Department, we must receive the faxed 

statement no later than two weeks 

before the application deadline date. 

Address and mail or fax your 

statement to: Dr. Alex Stein, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Room 4W206, 

Washington, DC 20202. FAX: (202) 401– 

8466. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand delivery instructions described 

in this notice. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Mail. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

may mail (through the U.S. Postal 

Service or a commercial carrier) your 

application to the Department. You 

must mail the original and two copies 

of your application, on or before the 

application deadline date, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.215X), LBJ Basement 

Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20202–4260. 


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You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

If your application is postmarked after 

the application deadline date, we will 

not consider your application. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before 

relying on this method, you should check 

with your local post office. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Hand Delivery. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

(or a courier service) may deliver your 

paper application to the Department by 

hand. You must deliver the original and 

two copies of your application, by hand, 

on or before the application deadline 

date, to the Department at the following 

address: U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.215X), 550 12th 

Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center 

Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. The 

Application Control Center accepts 

hand deliveries daily between 8:00 a.m. 

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

except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal 

holidays. 

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper 

Applications: If you mail or hand deliver 

your application to the Department— 

(1) You must indicate on the envelope 

and—if not provided by the Department—in 

Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, 

including suffix letter, if any, of the 

competition under which you are submitting 

your application; and 

(2) The Application Control Center will 

mail to you a notification of receipt of your 

grant application. If you do not receive this 

grant notification within 15 business days 

from the application deadline date, you 

should call the U.S. Department of Education 

Application Control Center at (202) 245– 

6288. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this program are from the 

notice of final selection criteria and 

other application requirements 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 15, 2005 (70 FR 19939) and from 

34 CFR 75.210, as permitted under the 

notice of final revisions to selection 

criteria, published in the Federal 

Register on December 23, 2008 (73 FR 

78761). The Department intends to 

conduct a two-tier review process for 

this competition. All eligible 

applications will be reviewed and 

scored on the first four criteria. Only 

applications that score highly on the 

first four criteria will then be reviewed 

and scored on the fifth criterion, Quality 

of the Project Evaluation. The Notes 

following the selection criteria are 

guidance to help applicants in preparing 

their applications and are not required 

by statute or regulations. The selection 

criteria are as follows: 

(1) Project quality (35 points). The 

Secretary considers the quality of the 

proposed project by considering: 

(a) The likelihood that the proposed 

project will develop, implement, and 

strengthen programs to teach traditional 

American history as a separate academic 

subject (not as a component of social 

studies) within elementary school and 

secondary school curricula. 

(b) How specific traditional American 

history content (including the 

significant issues, episodes, and turning 

points in the history of the United 

States; how the words and deeds of 

individual Americans have determined 

the course of our Nation; and how the 

principles of freedom and democracy 

articulated in the founding documents 

of this Nation have shaped America’s 

struggles and achievements and its 

social, political, and legal institutions 

and relations) will be covered by the 

grant; the format in which the project 

will deliver the history content; and the 

quality of the staff and consultants 

responsible for delivering these contentbased professional development 

activities, emphasizing, where relevant, 

their postsecondary teaching experience 

and scholarship in subject areas relevant 

to the teaching of traditional American 

history. The applicant may also attach 

curriculum vitae for individuals who 

will provide the content training to the 

teachers. 

(c) How well the applicant describes 

a plan that meets the statutory 

requirement to carry out activities under 

the grant in partnership with one or 

more of the following: 

(i) An institution of higher education. 

(ii) A non-profit history or humanities 

organization. 

(iii) A library or museum. 

(d) The applicant’s rationale for 

selecting the partner(s) and its 

description of specific activities that the 

partner(s) will contribute to the grant 

during each year of the project. The 

applicant should include a 

memorandum of understanding or 

detailed letters of commitment from the 

partner(s) in an appendix to the 

application narrative. 

Note: The Secretary encourages applicants 

to describe how the proposed history content 

addresses traditional American history as 

discussed in section V.(1)(b) of the Project 

quality criterion. Applicants are also 

encouraged to submit a detailed course of 

study for project participants, including a 

rationale for selecting the course of study, 

and a schedule of activities to be carried out. 

Finally, applicants are encouraged to discuss 

the role and commitment of each partner and 

document that each partner has been 

apprised of the partner’s responsibilities for 

the project. 

(2) Quality of the project design (35 

points). In determining the quality of 

the project design, the Secretary 

considers: 

(a) The extent to which there is a 

conceptual framework underlying the 

proposed research or demonstration 

activities and the quality of that 

framework. 

(b) The extent to which the proposed 

activities constitute a coherent, 

sustained program of training in the 

field. 

(c) The extent to which the proposed 

project is part of a comprehensive effort 

to improve teaching and learning and 

support rigorous academic standards for 

students. 

(d) The extent to which the proposed 

project is designed to build capacity and 

yield results that will extend beyond the 

period of Federal financial assistance. 

(3) Need for project (20 points). In 

determining the need for the proposed 

project, the Secretary considers: 

(a) The magnitude or severity of the 

problem to be addressed by the 

proposed project. 

(b) The magnitude of the need for the 

services to be provided or the activities 

to be carried out by the proposed 

project. 

(c) 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. 

Note: The Secretary encourages applicants 

to provide information on the district’s 

history program, including on the number of 

teachers, the teachers’ qualifications and 

certifications, the history professional 

development currently being offered in the 

district, and student performance in 

American history class. The applicant is also 

encouraged to address how its proposed 

professional development strategy will 

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abilities to teach traditional American history 

content and student performance with regard 

to traditional American history. The Need for 

project criterion should address the history 

content needs of the teachers, not the 

socioeconomic needs of the teachers or the 

students they serve. 

(4) Quality of the management plan 

(10 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: 

(a) 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. 

(b) The extent to which the time 

commitments of the project director and 

other key project personnel are 

appropriate and adequate to meet the 

objective of the proposed project. 

(c) The adequacy of procedures for 

ensuring feedback and continuous 

improvement in the operation of the 

proposed project. 

Note: Section 75.112 of EDGAR requires 

that an applicant (a) propose a project period 

for the project and (b) include a narrative that 

describes how and when, in each budget 

period of the project, the applicant plans to 

meet each project objective. The Secretary 

encourages each applicant to address this 

criterion by including in this narrative, a 

clear implementation plan that includes 

annual timelines, key project milestones, and 

a schedule of activities, as well as a 

description of the personnel who would be 

responsible for each activity and the level of 

effort each activity entails. 

(5) Quality of the project evaluation 

(25 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: 

(a) 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. 

(b) How well the evaluation plans are 

aligned with the project design 

explained under the Project quality 

criterion. 

(c) Whether the evaluation includes 

benchmarks to monitor progress toward 

specific project objectives, and outcome 

measures to assess the impact on 

teaching and learning or other important 

outcomes for project participants. 

(d) Whether the applicant identifies 

the individual and/or organization that 

has agreed to serve as evaluator for the 

project and includes a description of the 

qualifications of that evaluator. 

(e) The extent to which the applicant 

indicates the following: 

(i) What types of data will be 

collected. 

(ii) When various types of data will be 

collected. 

(iii) What methods will be used to 

collect data. 

(iv) What data collection instruments 

will be developed. 

(v) How the data will be analyzed. 

(vi) When reports of results and 

outcomes will be available. 

(vii) How the applicant will use the 

information collected through the 

evaluation to monitor the progress of the 

funded project and to provide 

accountability information about both 

success at the initial site and effective 

strategies for replication in other 

settings. 

(viii) How the applicant will devote 

an appropriate level of resources to 

project evaluation. 

Note: The Secretary encourages each 

applicant to specify how the project’s 

evaluation plan will address the TAH 

performance measures established by the 

Department under the Government 

Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA). 

(The specific performance measures 

established for the overall TAH Program are 

discussed under Performance Measures in 

section VI of this notice.) Further, each 

applicant is encouraged to describe how the 

applicant’s evaluation plan will be designed 

to collect both output data (e.g., number of 

teachers participating in a project, number of 

workshops held) and outcome data (e.g., 

improvements in teacher classroom practice, 

increases in student history achievement). 

Finally, each applicant is encouraged to 

select an independent, objective evaluator 

who has experience in evaluating 

educational programs and who will play an 

active role in the design and development of 

the project. For resources on what to consider 

in designing and conducting project 

evaluations, go to http:// 

www.whatworkshelpdesk.ed.gov/. 

2. Applicant’s Past Performance and 

Compliance History: In accordance with 

34 CFR 75.217(d)(3)(ii) and (iii), the 

Secretary may consider an applicant’s 

past performance and compliance 

history when evaluating applications 

and in making funding decisions. 

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). 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. Reporting: At the end of your 

project period, you must submit a final 

performance report, including financial 

information, as directed by the 

Secretary. If you receive a multi-year 

award, you must submit an annual 

performance report that provides the 

most current performance and financial 

expenditure information as directed by 

the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The 

Secretary may also require more 

frequent performance reports under 34 

CFR 75.720(c). For specific 

requirements on reporting, please go to 

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

appforms/appforms.html. 

4. Performance Measures: We have 

established two performance measures 

for the TAH Program. The measures are: 

(1) The average percentage change in the 

scores (on a pre-post assessment of 

American history) of participants who 

complete at least 75 percent of the 

professional development hours offered 

by the project. The assessment will be 

aligned with the content provided by 

the TAH project, and at least 50 percent 

of its questions will come from a 

validated test of American history, and 

(2) the percentage of TAH participants 

who complete 75 percent or more of the 

total hours of professional development 

offered. Grantees will be expected to 

provide data on the two measures. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex 

Stein, Margarita Melendez, or Bonnie 

Carter, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 

4W206, Washington, DC 20202–5960. 

Telephone: (202) 205–9085, (202) 260– 

3548, or (202) 401–3576 or by e-mail: 

TeachingAmericanHistory@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll 

free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

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

print, audiotape, or computer diskette) 

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persons listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of 

this notice. 

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index.html. 

Dated: January 15, 2010. 

James H. Shelton III, 

Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and 

Improvement. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1083 Filed 1–20–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services; List of 

Correspondence 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: List of Correspondence from 

April 1, 2009 through June 30, 2009. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary is publishing 

the following list pursuant to section 

607(f) of the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). 

Under section 607(f) of the IDEA, the 

Secretary is required, on a quarterly 

basis, to publish in the Federal Register 

a list of correspondence from the U.S. 

Department of Education (Department) 

received by individuals during the 

previous quarter that describes the 

interpretations of the Department of the 

IDEA or the regulations that implement 

the IDEA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Duos or Mary Louise Dirrigl. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7468. 

If you use a telecommunications 

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CONTACT. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following list identifies correspondence 

from the Department issued from April 

1, 2009 through June 30, 2009. Included 

on the list are those letters that contain 

interpretations of the requirements of 

the IDEA and its implementing 

regulations, as well as letters and other 

documents that the Department believes 

will assist the public in understanding 

the requirements of the law and its 

regulations. The date of and topic 

addressed by each letter are identified, 

and summary information is also 

provided, as appropriate. To protect the 

privacy interests of the individual or 

individuals involved, personally 

identifiable information has been 

redacted, as appropriate. 

Part B—Assistance for Education of All 

Children With Disabilities 

Section 611—Authorization; Allotment; 

Use of Funds; Authorization of 

Appropriations 

Topic Addressed: Use of Amounts by 

Secretary of the Interior 

Æ Letter dated June 30, 2009, to 

Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), 

Supervisory Education Specialist Gloria 

J. Yepa, regarding whether the BIE can 

use Part B of IDEA funds reserved for 

administration to pay a portion of the 

salary of an attorney who provides 

advice on the administration of the 

Grants to States program. 

Section 614—Evaluations, Eligibility 

Determinations, Individualized 

Education Programs, and Educational 

Placements 

Topic Addressed: Evaluations, Parental 

Consent, and Reevaluations 

Æ Letter dated April 7, 2009, to 

Chula Vista Elementary School District 

Union Representative Johncarlos Torres, 

regarding when screening of students to 

determine appropriate instructional 

strategies is permissible and when an 

evaluation for special education and 

related services is required. 

Part C—Infants and Toddlers With 

Disabilities 

Section 632—Definitions 

Topic Addressed: Early Intervention 

Services 

Æ Letter dated June 19, 2009, to New 

York Department of Health, Bureau of 

Early Intervention Director, Bradley 

Hutton regarding New York’s policy on 

respite services. 

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Note: The official version of this document 

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index.html. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 84.027, Assistance to States for 

Education of Children with Disabilities) 

Dated: January 14, 2010. 

Alexa Posny, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

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Proposed Emergency Agency 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) invites public comment on a 

proposed emergency collection of 

information that DOE is developing for 

submission to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before February 4, 

2010. Comments should be specific in 

nature and indicate as precisely as 

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