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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 and 34 CFR 

648.66. To view the performance report 

currently required, visit http://

www2.ed.gov/programs/gaann/ 

performance.html. Please be advised 

that the posted report requirements are 

for informational purposes only and do 

not reflect the actual reporting 

instrument that you will use should you 

receive a GAANN grant. The Secretary 

also may require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please visit www.ed.gov/fund/ 

grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html. 

(c) Grantees will be required to submit 

a supplement to the Final Performance 

Report two years after the expiration of 

their GAANN grant. The purpose of this 

supplement is to identify and report the 

educational outcome of each GAANN 

fellow. 

4. Performance Measures: Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993, the following measures will 

be used by the Department in assessing 

the performance of the GAANN 

Program: 

(1) The percentage of GAANN fellows 

completing the terminal degree in the 

designated areas of national need. 

(2) The median time to completion of 

master’s and doctoral degrees for 

GAANN fellows. 

(3) The percentage of GAANN fellows 

who have placements in faculty or 

professional positions in the area of 

their studies within one year of 

completing the degree. 

If funded, you will be required to 

collect and report data in your project’s 

annual performance report (34 CFR 

75.590) on those measures and steps 

taken toward improving performance 

toward those outcomes. Consequently, 

applicants are advised to include these 

outcome measures in conceptualizing 

the design, implementation, and 

evaluation of their proposed projects. 

These outcome measures should be 

included in the project evaluation plan, 

in addition to measures of your progress 

toward the goals and objectives specific 

to your project. 

All grantees will be expected to 

submit an annual performance report 

documenting their success in addressing 

these performance 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). 

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 

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: July 26, 2018. 

Diane Auer Jones, 

Principal Deputy Under Secretary, delegated 

to perform the duties of Under Secretary and 

Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary 

Education. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0078] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Paul 

Douglas Teacher Scholarship 

Performance Report Form 

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

(OPE). 

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 

September 28, 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– 

2017–ICCD–0078. 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, 

550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086, 

Washington, DC 20202–0023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Darryl Davis, 

202–453–7582. 


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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: Paul Douglas 

Teacher Scholarship Performance 

Report Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1840–0787. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 10. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 120. 

Abstract: The Paul Douglas Teacher 

Scholarship program was designed to 

issue grants to the states to provide 

scholarships to outstanding secondary 

school graduates who demonstrated an 

interest in teaching careers at the 

preschool, elementary, or secondary 

level. Although the program is no longer 

funded, the annual performance report 

is necessary to monitor and evaluate the 

compliance of the remaining state 

education agencies. 

Dated: July 25, 2018. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16211 Filed 7–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Fund for 

the Improvement of Postsecondary 

Education—Pilot Program for 

Cybersecurity Education 

Technological Upgrades for 

Community Colleges 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

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 the Fund for the Improvement of 

Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)—Pilot 

Program for Cybersecurity Education 

Technological Upgrades for Community 

Colleges, Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) number 84.116R. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: July 30, 2018. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: August 29, 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: 

Pearson Owens, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 250–12, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202) 453–7997. Email: 

pearson.owens@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 Pilot 

Program for Cybersecurity Education 

Technological Upgrades for Community 

Colleges is designed to support projects 

at institutions of higher education 

(IHEs) that provide technological 

upgrades for cybersecurity education 

programs at community colleges. 

Priority: This notice includes one 

absolute priority. We are establishing 

this priority 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). 

Absolute Priority: This priority is an 

absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 

75.105(c)(3) we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

Collaboration. 

Background: The National Science 

Foundation’s Advanced Technological 

Education (ATE) Program has awarded 

large grants to three community colleges 

to operate centers that support the 

improvement of cybersecurity education 

at community colleges around the 

Nation. Those centers are the National 

CyberWatch Center, based at Prince 

George’s Community College (Largo, 

MD); the CyberWatch West Center, 

based at Whatcom Community College 

(Bellingham, WA); and the Center for 

Systems Security and Information 

Assurance (CSSIA), based at Moraine 

Valley Community College (Palos Hills, 

IL). Those centers coordinate a large 

network of affiliated institutions, 

including more than 100 community 

colleges. 

Priority: To build on the experience 

and ongoing initiatives of the ATE 

Program, this priority requires 

applicants to collaborate with an ATE 

Program center. An eligible applicant 

must propose to lead a project to 

provide technological upgrades for 

cybersecurity education programs at 

community colleges that leverages the 

expertise of the National Science 

Foundation’s ATE Program. 

Each eligible applicant must include 

a signed statement by an authorized 

official from at least one of the three 

ATE Program centers: The National 

CyberWatch Center, the CyberWatch 

West Center, or CSSIA. The signed 

statement must certify that the center or 

centers will provide technical assistance 

or other aid to the applicant’s project. 

Note: It is not required for a community 

college to have an existing relationship with 

an ATE Program center to meet this absolute 

priority. 

Definition: We are establishing the 

following definition under section 

437(d)(1) of GEPA for FY 2018 and any 

subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition. 

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 (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) or 

master’s, professional, or other 

advanced degrees. 


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