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[FR Doc. 2018–12775 Filed 6–13–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Indian 

Education Discretionary Grants 

Programs—Professional Development 

Grants Program 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

is issuing a notice inviting applications 

for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2018 

for Indian Education Discretionary 

Grants Programs—Professional 

Development Program, Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 

Number 84.299B. 

DATES: Applications Available: June 14, 

2018. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to 

Apply: June 29, 2018. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: July 30, 2018. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: September 27, 2018. 

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 12, 2018 

(83 FR 6003) and available at 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/ 

pdf/2018-02558.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angela Hernandez-Marshall, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, Room 3W113, Washington, 

DC 20202–6335. Telephone: (202) 205– 

1909 or by email: angela.hernandezmarshall@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call, toll free: 1–877– 

576–7734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purposes of 

the Indian Education Professional 

Development Grants program that are 

relevant to this competition are to 

increase the number of qualified Indian 

individuals in professions that serve 

Indians; and to provide training to 

qualified Indian individuals to become 

teachers and administrators. 

Priorities: This competition contains 

two absolute priorities, and four 

competitive preference priorities. We 

are establishing Absolute Priorities 1 

and 2 and Competitive Preference 

Priority 1 for the FY 2018 grant 

competition and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, in accordance with section 

437(d)(1) of the General Education 

Provisions Act (GEPA), 20 U.S.C. 

1232(d)(1). In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(ii), Competitive Preference 

Priorities 2 and 3 are from the 

regulations for this program (34 CFR 

263.5). Competitive Preference Priority 

4 is from the Department’s notice of 

Final Supplemental Priorities and 

Definitions for Discretionary Grant 

Programs (Supplemental Priorities), 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 2, 2018 (83 FR 9096). 

Absolute Priorities: These priorities 

are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR 

75.105(c)(3) we consider only 

applications that meet one or both of 

these priorities. 

These priorities are: 

Absolute Priority 1: Pre-Service 

training for teachers. 

Projects that— 

(i) Provide support and training to 

Indian individuals to complete a preservice education program before the 

end of the award period that enables the 

individuals to meet the requirements for 

full State certification or licensure as a 

teacher through— 

(A) Training that leads to a degree in 

education; 

(B) For States allowing a degree in a 

specific subject area, training that leads 

to a degree in the subject area; or 

(C) Training in a current or new 

specialized teaching assignment that 

requires a degree and in which a 

documented teacher shortage exists; 

(ii) Provide two years of induction 

services, during the award period, to 

participants after graduation, 

certification, or licensure, while they are 

completing their first two years of work 

as teachers in local education agencies 

(LEAs) (including Bureau of Indian 

Education (BIE)-funded schools) that 

serve a high proportion of Indian 

students; and 

(iii) Include goals for the— 

(A) Number of participants to be 

recruited each year; 

(B) Number of participants to 

continue in the project each year; 

(C) Number of participants to graduate 

each year; and 

(D) Number of participants to find 

qualifying jobs within 12 months of 

completion. 

Absolute Priority 2: Pre-service 

administrator training. 

Projects that— 

(i) Provide support and training to 

Indian individuals to complete a 

graduate degree in education 

administration that is provided before 

the end of the award period and that 

allows participants to meet the 

requirements for State certification or 

licensure as an education administrator; 

(ii) Provide two years of induction 

services, during the award period, to 

participants after graduation, 

certification, or licensure, while they are 

completing their first two years of work 

as administrators in LEAs (including 

BIE-funded schools) that serve a high 

proportion of Indian students; and 

(iii) Include goals for the— 

(A) Number of participants to be 

recruited each year; 

(B) Number of participants to 

continue in the project each year; 

(C) Number of participants to graduate 

each year; and 

(D) Number of participants to find 

qualifying jobs within twelve months of 

completion. 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2018 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, these priorities are 

competitive preference priorities. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(ii) we award an 

additional three points to an application 

that meets Competitive Preference 

Priority 1, an additional five points to 

an application that meets Competitive 

Preference Priority 2, an additional 

three points to an application that meets 

Competitive Preference Priority 3, and 

up to an additional five points to an 

application, depending on how well the 

application meets Competitive 

Preference Priority 4. Applicants who 

receive points under Competitive 

Preference Priority 2 are not eligible for 

points under Competitive Preference 

Priority 3; thus the maximum number of 

points is 13. 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1 

(Zero or three additional points). 

An application that includes a letter 

of support signed by the authorized 


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representative of an LEA or BIE-funded 

school that agrees to consider program 

graduates for qualifying jobs and that 

serves a high proportion of Indian 

students. 

Competitive Preference Priority 2 

(Zero or five additional points). 

An application submitted by an 

Indian Tribe, Indian organization, or 

Tribal College or University (as defined 

in section 316 of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965) (TCU) that is eligible to 

participate in the Professional 

Development program. A consortium 

application of eligible entities that 

meets the requirements of 34 CFR 

75.127 through 75.129 and includes an 

Indian Tribe, Indian organization, or 

TCU will be considered eligible to 

receive preference under this priority 

only if the lead applicant for the 

consortium is the Indian Tribe, Indian 

organization, or TCU. In order to be 

considered a consortium application, 

the application must include the 

consortium agreement, signed by all 

parties. 

Competitive Preference Priority 3 

(Zero or three additional points). 

A consortium application of eligible 

entities whose lead is non-Tribal that— 

(i) Meets the requirements of 34 CFR 

75.127 through 75.129 and includes an 

Indian Tribe, Indian organization, or 

TCU; and 

(ii) Is not eligible to receive a 

preference under Competitive 

Preference Priority 2. 

Competitive Preference Priority 4 (Up 

to five additional points): 

An application that is designed to 

increase the opportunities for highquality preparation of, or professional 

development for, teachers or other 

educators of science, technology, 

engineering, math, or computer science. 

Application Requirements: 

Application requirements 1 and 3 

below are from 20 U.S.C. 7442(e), and 

application requirement 2 is 

established, for the FY 2018 grant 

competition and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, in accordance with section 

437(d)(1) of GEPA, 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1). 

Each application must describe how 

the eligible entity will— 

(1) Recruit qualified Indian 

individuals, such as students who may 

not be of traditional college age, to 

become teachers, principals, or school 

leaders; 

(2) Use funds made available under 

the grant to support the recruitment, 

preparation, and professional 

development of Indian teachers or 

principals in local educational agencies 

(including BIE-funded schools) that 

serve a high proportion of Indian 

students; and 

(3) Assist participants in meeting the 

payback requirements. 

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 

Self-Determination and Education 

Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93–638). 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 

contracts in connection with the 

administration of the grant. 

(b) For purposes of this section, an 

Indian is a member of any federally 

recognized Indian Tribe. 

Definitions: 

The definition of ‘‘computer science’’ 

is from the Supplemental Priorities. The 

definition of ‘‘Indian organization’’ is 

from the program regulations, 34 CFR 

263.3. We are establishing the definition 

of ‘‘qualifying job,’’ for the FY 2018 

grant competition and any subsequent 

year in which we make awards from the 

list of unfunded applications from this 

competition, in accordance with section 

437(d)(1) of GEPA, 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1). 

Computer science means the study of 

computers and algorithmic processes 

and includes the study of computing 

principles and theories, computational 

thinking, computer hardware, software 

design, coding, analytics, and computer 

applications. 

Computer science often includes 

computer programming or coding as a 

tool to create software, including 

applications, games, websites, and tools 

to manage or manipulate data; or 

development and management of 

computer hardware and the other 

electronics related to sharing, securing, 

and using digital information. 

In addition to coding, the expanding 

field of computer science emphasizes 

computational thinking and 

interdisciplinary problem-solving to 

equip students with the skills and 

abilities necessary to apply computation 

in our digital world. 

Computer science does not include 

using a computer for everyday activities, 

such as browsing the internet; use of 

tools like word processing, 

spreadsheets, or presentation software; 

or using computers in the study and 

exploration of unrelated subjects. 

Indian organization means an 

organization that— 

(1) Is legally established— 

(i) By Tribal or inter-Tribal charter or 

in accordance with State or Tribal law; 

and 

(ii) With appropriate constitution, bylaws, or articles of incorporation; 

(2) Includes in its purposes the 

promotion of the education of Indians; 

(3) Is controlled by a governing board, 

the majority of which is Indian; 

(4) If located on an Indian reservation, 

operates with the sanction or by charter 

of the governing body of that 

reservation; 

(5) Is neither an organization or 

subdivision of, nor under the direct 

control of, any institution of higher 

education; and 

(6) Is not an agency of State or local 

government. 

Qualifying job means employment in 

the participant’s field of study under 

this program, in an LEA (including a 

BIE-funded school) that serves a high 

proportion of Indian students. 

Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: 

Under the Administrative Procedure Act 

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

offers interested parties the opportunity 

to comment on proposed priorities, 

requirements, definitions, and selection 

criteria. Section 437(d)(1) of GEPA, 

however, allows the Secretary to exempt 

from rulemaking requirements, 

regulations governing the first grant 

competition under a new or 

substantially revised program authority. 

This is the first grant competition for 

this program under section 6122 of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the 

Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. 

7442) and therefore qualifies for this 

exemption. In order to ensure timely 

grant awards, the Secretary has decided 

to forgo public comment on certain 

aspects of this notice, including some of 

the priorities, requirements, definitions 

and selection criteria under section 

437(d)(1) of GEPA. These priorities, 

requirements, definitions, and selection 

criteria will apply to the FY 2018 grant 

competition and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7442. 

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 


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part 3485. (c) The Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as 

adopted and amended as regulations of 

the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) 

The regulations for this program in 34 

CFR part 263. (e) The Supplemental 

Priorities. 

Note: The open licensing requirement in 2 

CFR 3474.20 does not apply for this program. 

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: The 

Administration has requested 

$37,291,000 for the Special Programs for 

Indian Children program for FY 2018, of 

which we intend to use an estimated 

$6,300,000 for this competition. The 

actual level of funding, if any, depends 

on final congressional action. However, 

we are inviting applications to allow 

enough time to complete the grant 

process 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 

2019 from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$300,000–$400,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$350,000. 

Maximum Award: We will not make 

an award exceeding $400,000 for the 

first, second, or third 12-month budget 

period. The last two 12-month budget 

periods will be limited to induction 

services only, at a cost not to exceed 

$120,000 per year. We will not make an 

award exceeding $120,000 for the fourth 

or fifth 12-month budget period. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 18. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. We 

will award grants for an initial period of 

not more than three years, and may 

renew such grants for an additional 

period of not more than two years if we 

find that the grantee is achieving the 

objectives of the grant. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: 

(a) An applicant must be an eligible 

entity which means— 

(1) An institution of higher education, 

including a TCU; 

(2) A State educational agency in 

consortium with an institution of higher 

education; 

(3) An LEA in consortium with an 

institution of higher education; 

(4) An Indian Tribe or Indian 

organization in consortium with an 

institution of higher education; or 

(5) A BIE-funded school, in 

consortium with at least one TCU, 

where feasible. 

(b) Eligibility of an applicant 

requiring a consortium with an 

institution of higher education, 

including a TCU, requires that the 

institution of higher education be 

accredited to provide the coursework 

and level of degree required by the 

project. 

(c) An applicant applying as an Indian 

organization must demonstrate that the 

entity meets the definition of ‘‘Indian 

organization.’’ 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

3. Other: Projects funded under this 

competition should budget for a twoday Project Directors’ meeting in 

Washington, DC during each year of the 

project period. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Application Submission 

Instructions: For information on how to 

submit an application please refer to our 

Common Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on February 12, 2018 

(83 FR 6003) and available at 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/ 

pdf/2018-02558.pdf. 

2. Submission of Proprietary 

Information: Given the types of projects 

that may be proposed in applications for 

the Indian Education Professional 

Development Grants 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 Exemption 4 of the Freedom of 

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

amended). 

Because we plan to make successful 

applications available to the public by 

posting them on our website, 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 

competition 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 

competition. 

4. Funding Restrictions: We specify 

allowable costs in 34 CFR 263.4. 

A Professional Development program 

may include, as training costs, 

assistance to— 

(1) Fully finance a student’s 

educational expenses including tuition, 

books, and required fees; health 

insurance required by the institution of 

higher education; stipend; dependent 

allowance; technology costs; program 

required travel; and instructional 

supplies; or 

(2) Supplement other financial aid, 

including Federal funding other than 

loans, for meeting a student’s 

educational expenses. 

The maximum stipend amount is 

$1,800 per month for full-time students; 

grantees may also provide participants 

with a $300 allowance per month per 

dependent during an academic term. 

The Department will reduce any 

stipends in excess of this amount. The 

terms ‘‘stipend,’’ ‘‘full-time student,’’ 

and ‘‘dependent allowance’’ are defined 

in 34 CFR 263.3. Stipends may be paid 

only to full-time students. 

Other costs that a Professional 

Development program may include, but 

that must not be included as training 

costs, include costs for— 

(1) Collaborating with prospective 

employers within the grantees’ local 

service area to create a pool of 

potentially available qualifying jobs; 

(2) Assisting participants in 

identifying and securing qualifying jobs 

in their fields of study following 

completion of the program; and 

(3) Teacher mentoring programs, 

professional guidance, and instructional 

support provided by educators, local 

traditional leaders, or cultural experts, 

as appropriate for teachers during their 

first two years of employment as 

teachers. 

We reference additional regulations 

outlining funding restrictions in the 

Applicable Regulations section of this 

notice. 

5. Recommended Page Limit: The 

application narrative is where you, the 

applicant, address the selection criteria 


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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 two-page abstract, 

the resumes, the bibliography, the 

letters of support, or the signed 

consortium agreement, if applicable. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition include 

selection criteria taken from 34 CFR 

75.210, and from the program 

regulations (34 CFR 263.6). We are 

establishing the remaining selection 

criteria for the FY 2018 grant 

competition and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, in accordance with section 

437(d)(1) of GEPA, 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1). 

The selection criteria are also listed in 

the application package. The maximum 

score for all of these criteria is 100 

points. The maximum score for each 

criterion is indicated in parentheses. 

(a) Need for project (GEPA Waiver) 

(Maximum 15 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) (Up to 5 points) 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. 

(2) (Up to 10 points) The extent to 

which employment opportunities exist 

in LEAs (including BIE-funded schools) 

that serve a high proportion of Indian 

students in the project’s service area, as 

demonstrated through a job market 

analysis. 

(b) Quality of the project design 

(GEPA Waiver) (Maximum 25 points). 

The Secretary considers the following 

factors in determining the quality of the 

design of the proposed project: 

(1) (Up to 10 points) The extent to 

which the goals, objectives, and 

outcomes to be achieved by the 

proposed project are ambitious but also 

attainable and address— 

(i) The number of participants 

expected to be recruited in the project 

each year; 

(ii) The number of participants 

expected to continue in the project each 

year; 

(iii) The number of participants 

expected to graduate; and 

(iv) The number of participants 

expected to find qualifying jobs within 

twelve months of completion. 

(2) (Up to 8 points) The extent to 

which the proposed project has a plan 

for recruiting and selecting participants, 

including students who may not be of 

traditional college age, that ensures that 

program participants are likely to 

complete the program. 

(3) (Up to 7 points) The extent to 

which the proposed project will 

incorporate the needs of potential 

employers, as identified by a job market 

analysis, by establishing partnerships 

and relationships with appropriate 

entities (e.g., LEAs, including BIEfunded schools, that serve a high 

proportion of Indian students) and 

developing programs that meet their 

employment needs. 

(c) Quality of project services (GEPA 

Waiver) (Maximum 25 points). The 

Secretary considers the following factors 

in determining the quality of project 

services: 

(1) (Up to 4 points) The likelihood 

that the proposed project will provide 

participants with learning experiences 

that develop needed skills for successful 

teaching and/or administration in LEAs, 

including BIE-funded schools, that serve 

a high proportion of Indian students. 

(2) (Up to 4 points) The extent to 

which the proposed project prepares 

participants to adapt teaching and/or 

administrative practices to meet the 

breadth of Indian student needs. 

(3) (Up to 6 points) The extent to 

which the applicant will provide job 

placement activities that reflect the 

findings of a job market analysis and 

needs of potential employers that serve 

a high proportion of Indian students. 

(4) (Up to 5 points) The extent to 

which the applicant will offer induction 

services that reflect the latest research 

on effective delivery of such services. 

(5) (Up to 6 points) The extent to 

which the applicant will assist 

participants in meeting the service 

obligation requirements. 

(d) Quality of project personnel (34 

CFR 263.6) (Maximum 15 points). The 

Secretary considers the following factors 

when determining the quality of the 

personnel who will carry out the 

proposed project: 

(1) (Up to 4 points) The qualifications, 

including relevant training, experience, 

and cultural competence, of the project 

director and the amount of time this 

individual will spend directly involved 

in the project. 

(2) (Up to 8 points) The qualifications, 

including relevant training, experience, 

and cultural competence, of key project 

personnel and the amount of time to be 

spent on the project and direct 

interactions with participants. 

(3) (Up to 3 points) The qualifications, 

including relevant training, experience, 

and cultural competence (as necessary), 

of project consultants or subcontractors, 

if any. 

(e) Quality of the management plan. 

(34 CFR 75.210) (Maximum 20 points). 

The Secretary considers the following 

factors when determining the quality of 

the management plan for the proposed 

project: 

(1) (Up to 7 points) The extent to 

which the costs are reasonable in 

relation to the number of persons to be 

served and to the anticipated results and 

benefits. 

(2) (Up to 5 points) The adequacy of 

procedures for ensuring feedback and 

continuous improvement in the 

operation of the proposed project. 

(3) (Up to 8 points) The extent to 

which the time commitments of the 

project director and principal 

investigator and other key project 

personnel are appropriate and adequate 

to meet the objectives of the proposed 

project. 

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 

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assistance from the Department (34 CFR 

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

3. Risk Assessment and Special 

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 special 

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 $150,000), under 2 

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

judgment about your integrity, business 

ethics, and record of performance under 

Federal awards—that is, the risk posed 

by you as an applicant—before we make 

an award. In doing so, we must consider 

any information about you that is in the 

integrity and performance system 

(currently referred to as the Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity 

Information System (FAPIIS)), 

accessible through the System for 

Award Management. You may review 

and comment on any information about 

yourself that a Federal agency 

previously entered and that is currently 

in FAPIIS. 

Please note that, if the total value of 

your currently active grants, cooperative 

agreements, and procurement contracts 

from the Federal Government exceeds 

$10,000,000, the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII, 

require you to report certain integrity 

information to FAPIIS semiannually. 

Please review the requirements in 2 CFR 

part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant 

plus all the other Federal funds you 

receive exceed $10,000,000. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN); or we may send you an email 

containing a link to access an electronic 

version of your GAN. We may notify 

you informally, also. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: We identify 

administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

and reference these and other 

requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. 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. 

4. Performance Measures: The 

Department has established the 

following Government Performance and 

Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) performance 

measures for the Indian Education 

Professional Development program: (1) 

The percentage of participants in 

administrator preparation projects who 

become principals, vice principals, or 

other school administrators in LEAs that 

serve American Indian and Alaska 

Native students; (2) the percentage of 

participants in teacher preparation 

projects who become teachers in LEAs 

that serve American Indian and Alaska 

Native students; (3) the percentage of 

program participants who meet State 

licensure requirements; (4) the 

percentage of program participants who 

complete their service requirement on 

schedule; (5) the cost per individual 

who successfully completes an 

administrator preparation program, 

takes a position in a school district that 

benefits American Indian/Alaska Native 

enrollment, and completes the service 

requirement in such a district; and (6) 

the cost per individual who successfully 

completes a teacher preparation 

program, takes a position in such a 

school district that benefits American 

Indian/Alaska Native enrollment, and 

completes the service requirement in 

such a district. 

These measures constitute the 

Department’s indicator of success for 

this program. Consequently, we advise 

an applicant for a grant under this 

program to give careful consideration to 

these measures in conceptualizing the 

approach and evaluation for its 

proposed project. Each grantee will be 

required to provide, in its annual 

performance and final reports, data 

about its progress in meeting these 

measures. 

5. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award under 34 CFR 

75.253, the Secretary considers, among 

other things: Whether a grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, the performance targets in 

the grantee’s approved application. 

In making a continuation award, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

Pursuant to section 6122(g) of the 

ESEA, the Secretary will award grants 

for an initial period of not more than 

three years, and may renew such grants 

for an additional period of not more 

than two years if the Secretary finds that 

the grantee is achieving the objectives of 

the grant. 

VII. 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 compact disc) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

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 via the 

Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/ 

fdsys. At this site you can view this 

document, as well as all other 

documents of this Department 


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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Notices 27763 

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. 

Dated: June 11, 2018. 

Jason Botel, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, 

Delegated the Authority to Perform the 

Functions and Duties of the Assistant 

Secretary of Elementary and Secondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12823 Filed 6–13–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0036] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; U.S. 

Department of Education PreAuthorized Debit Account Brochure 

and Application 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing an extension of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before July 16, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2018–ICCD–0036. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those submitted after 

the comment period will not be 

accepted. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Director of the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room 

216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

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: U.S. Department of 

Education Pre-Authorized Debit 

Account Brochure and Application. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0025. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1,667. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 138. 

Abstract: The Pre-authorized Debit 

Account Brochure and Application 

(PDA Application) serves as the means 

by which an individual with a defaulted 

federal education debt (student loan or 

grant overpayment) that is held by the 

U.S. Department of Education (ED) 

requests and authorizes the automatic 

debiting of payments toward satisfaction 

of the debt from the borrower’s checking 

or savings account. The PDA 

Application explains the automatic 

debiting process and collects the 

individual’s authorization for the 

automatic debiting and the bank 

account information needed by ED to 

debit the individual’s account. 

Dated: June 11, 2018. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12776 Filed 6–13–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket ID ED–2018–FSA–0015] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of a New Matching 

Program; correction. 

SUMMARY: On June 1, 2018, we 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of the renewal of the computer 

matching program between the 

Department of Education (ED) (recipient 

agency) and the Department of Justice 

(DOJ) (source agency). This notice 

corrects the Docket ID number. 

DATES: Submit your comments on the 

proposed matching program on or 

before July 2, 2018. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction 

In FR Doc. 2018–11856, on page 

25446 in the right-hand column, after 

the Department of Education agency 

heading, we correct the Docket ID 

number to ED–2018–FSA–0015. 

Program Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a; 21 

U.S.C. 862(a)(1). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marya Dennis, Management and 

Program Analyst, U.S. Department of 

Education, Federal Student Aid, Union 

Center Plaza, 830 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20202–5454. 

Telephone: (202) 377–3385. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

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

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

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 via the 

Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/ 

fdsys. At this site you can view this 

document, as well as all other 

documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 


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