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Dated: February 21, 2012. 

James H. Shelton, III, 

Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and 

Improvement. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4357 Filed 2–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Native 

Hawaiian Education Program 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information: 

Native Hawaiian Education Program. 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2012. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.362A. 

DATES: Applications Available: February 

24, 2012. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 24, 2012. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Native Hawaiian Education (NHE) 

program is to support innovative 

projects that enhance the educational 

services provided to Native Hawaiian 

children and adults. These projects may 

include those activities authorized 

under section 7205(a)(3) of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). 

Congress expressly authorized that FY 

2012 program funds may be used to 

support the construction, renovation, or 

modernization of any elementary 

school, secondary school, or structure 

related to an elementary school or 

secondary school, that is run by the 

Department of Education of the State of 

Hawaii that serves a predominately 

Native Hawaiian student body. 

Priorities: This competition includes 

six competitive preference priorities. In 

accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(iv), competitive preference 

priorities one through four are from 

section 7205(a)(2) of the ESEA (20 

U.S.C. 7515(a)(2)). Competitive 

preference priorities five and six are 

from the notice of final supplemental 

priorities and definitions for 

discretionary grant programs, published 

in the Federal Register on December 15, 

2010 (75 FR 78486), and corrected on 

May 12, 2011 (76 FR 27637). 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2012 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applicants from this 

competition, these priorities are 

competitive preference priorities. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award up to 

an additional 12 points to an 

application, depending on how well the 

application meets one or more of these 

priorities. 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1— 

Needs of At-risk Children and Youth. 

(Up to 2 points). 

Projects that are designed to address 

the needs of at-risk children and youth. 

Competitive Preference Priority 2— 

Native Hawaiian Underemployment. 

(Up to 2 points). 

Projects that are designed to address 

needs in fields or disciplines in which 

Native Hawaiians are underemployed. 

Competitive Preference Priority 3— 

Hawaiian Language Instruction. (Up to 

2 points). 

Projects that are designed to address 

the use of the Hawaiian language in 

instruction. 

Competitive Preference Priority 4— 

Beginning Reading and Literacy. (Up to 

2 points). 

Projects that are designed to address 

beginning reading and literacy among 

students in kindergarten through third 

grade. 

Competitive Preference Priority 5— 

Improving Early Learning Outcomes. 

(Up to 2 points). 

Projects that are designed to improve 

school readiness and success for highneed children (as defined in this notice) 

from birth through third grade (or for 

any age group of high-need children 

within this range) through a focus on 

one or more of the following priority 

areas: 

(a) Physical well-being and motor 

development. 

(b) Social-emotional development. 

(c) Language and literacy 

development. 

(d) Cognition and general knowledge, 

including early numeracy and early 

scientific development. 

(e) Approaches toward learning. 

Competitive Preference Priority 6— 

Improving Achievement and High 

School Graduation Rates. (Up to 2 

points). 

Projects that are designed to address 

one or more of the following priority 

areas: 

(a) Accelerating learning and helping 

to improve high school graduation rates 

(as defined in this notice) and college 

enrollment rates for students in rural 

local educational agencies (as defined in 

this notice). 

(b) Accelerating learning and helping 

to improve high school graduation rates 

(as defined in this notice) and college 

enrollment rates for students with 

disabilities. 

(c) Accelerating learning and helping 

to improve high school graduation rates 

(as defined in this notice) and college 

enrollment rates for English learners. 

(d) Accelerating learning and helping 

to improve high school graduation rates 

(as defined in this notice) and college 

enrollment rates for high-need students 

(as defined in this notice). 

(e) Accelerating learning and helping 

to improve high school graduation rates 

(as defined in this notice) and college 

enrollment rates in high-poverty schools 

(as defined in this notice). 

(f) Accelerating learning and helping 

to improve high school graduation rates 

(as defined in this notice) and college 

enrollment rates for all students in an 

inclusive manner that ensures that the 

specific needs of high-need students (as 

defined in this notice) participating in 

the project are addressed. 

Note: In order to receive additional points 

under a competitive preference priority, an 

application must provide adequate and 

sufficient information that clearly 

substantiates its claim that it meets the 

competitive priority. 

Definitions: These definitions are 

from the notice of final supplemental 

priorities and definitions for 

discretionary grant programs, published 

in the Federal Register on December 15, 

2010 (75 FR 78486), and corrected on 

May 12, 2011 (76 FR 27637). 

Graduation rate means a four-year 

adjusted cohort graduation rate 

consistent with 34 CFR 200.19(b)(1) and 

may also include an extended-year 

adjusted cohort graduation rate 

consistent with 34 CFR 200.19(b)(1)(v) if 

the State in which the proposed project 

is implemented has been approved by 

the Secretary to use such a rate under 

Title I of the ESEA. 

High-need children and high-need 

students means children and students at 

risk of educational failure, such as 

children and students who are living in 

poverty, who are English learners, who 

are far below grade level or who are not 

on track to becoming college- or careerready by graduation, who have left 

school or college before receiving, 


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respectively, a regular high school 

diploma or a college degree or 

certificate, who are at risk of not 

graduating with a diploma on time, who 

are homeless, who are in foster care, 

who are pregnant or parenting 

teenagers, who have been incarcerated, 

who are new immigrants, who are 

migrant, or who have disabilities. 

High-poverty school means a school 

in which at least 50 percent of students 

are eligible for free or reduced-price 

lunches under the Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act or in which 

at least 50 percent of students are from 

low-income families as determined 

using one of the criteria specified under 

section 1113(a)(5) of the ESEA, as 

amended. For middle and high schools, 

eligibility may be calculated on the 

basis of comparable data from feeder 

schools. Eligibility as a high-poverty 

school under this definition is 

determined on the basis of the most 

currently available data. 

Rural local education agency means a 

local educational agency (LEA) that is 

eligible under the Small Rural School 

Achievement (SRSA) program or the 

Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) 

program authorized under Title VI, Part 

B of the ESEA. Eligible applicants may 

determine whether a particular LEA is 

eligible for these programs by referring 

to information on the Department’s Web 

Site at http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/ 

freedom/local/reap.html. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7515. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 

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

final supplemental priorities and 

definitions for discretionary grant 

programs, published in the Federal 

Register on December 15, 2010 (75 FR 

78486), and corrected on May 12, 2011 

(76 FR 27637). 

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: 

$10,784,000. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in FY 

2013 from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: $250,000 

to $950,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$425,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 25. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 36 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Native 

Hawaiian educational organizations; 

Native Hawaiian community-based 

organizations; public and private 

nonprofit organizations, agencies, and 

institutions with experience in 

developing or operating Native 

Hawaiian programs or programs of 

instruction in the Native Hawaiian 

language; and consortia of the 

previously mentioned organizations, 

agencies, and institutions. 

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: You can obtain an application 

package via the Internet or from the 

Education Publications Center (ED 

Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet, 

use the following address: www.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html. 

To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write, 

fax, or call the following: 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: www.EDPubs.gov or at its 

email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov. 

If you request an application from ED 

Pubs, be sure to identify this program or 

competition as follows: CFDA number 

84.362A. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

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

large print, audiotape, or compact disc) 

by contacting the person or team listed 

under Accessible Format in section VIII 

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 

competition. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

is where you, the applicant, address the 

selection criteria that reviewers use to 

evaluate your application. You must 

limit the application narrative to no 

more than 25 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 the 

cover sheet; the budget section, 

including the narrative budget 

justification; the assurances and 

certifications; the one-page abstract, the 

resumes, the bibliography, or the letters 

of support. However, the page limit does 

apply to all of the application narrative 

section. 

Our reviewers will not read any pages 

of your application that exceed the page 

limit. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: February 24, 

2012. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 24, 2012. 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically using the Grants.gov 

Apply site (Grants.gov). 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. 7. 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 the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in section VII of 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. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

competition is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

5. Funding Restrictions: Under section 

7205(b) of the ESEA, not more than five 

percent of funds provided to a grantee 


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under this competition for any fiscal 

year may be used for administrative 

purposes. We reference additional 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

6. Data Universal Numbering System 

Number, Taxpayer Identification 

Number, and Central Contractor 

Registry: To do business with the 

Department of Education, you must— 

a. Have a Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer 

Identification Number (TIN); 

b. Register both your DUNS number 

and TIN with the Central Contractor 

Registry (CCR), the Government’s 

primary registrant database; 

c. Provide your DUNS number and 

TIN on your application; and 

d. Maintain an active CCR registration 

with current information while your 

application is under review by the 

Department and, if you are awarded a 

grant, during the project period. 

You can obtain a DUNS number from 

Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number 

can be created within one business day. 

If you are a corporate entity, agency, 

institution, or organization, you can 

obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue 

Service. If you are an individual, you 

can obtain a TIN from the Internal 

Revenue Service or the Social Security 

Administration. If you need a new TIN, 

please allow 2–5 weeks for your TIN to 

become active. 

The CCR registration process may take 

five or more business days to complete. 

If you are currently registered with the 

CCR, you may not need to make any 

changes. However, please make certain 

that the TIN associated with your DUNS 

number is correct. Also note that you 

will need to update your CCR 

registration on an annual basis. This 

may take three or more business days to 

complete. 

In addition, if you are submitting your 

application via Grants.gov, you must (1) 

be designated by your organization as an 

Authorized Organization Representative 

(AOR); and (2) register yourself with 

Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these 

steps are outlined at the following 

Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/ 

applicants/get_registered.jsp. 

7. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

competition 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 

Applications. 

Applications for grants under the 

NHE program, CFDA number 84.362A, 

must be submitted electronically using 

the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply 

site at www.Grants.gov. Through this 

site, you will be able to download a 

copy of the application package, 

complete it offline, and then upload and 

submit your application. You may not 

email an electronic copy of a grant 

application to us. 

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. 

You may access the electronic grant 

application for the NHE program at 

www.Grants.gov. You must search for 

the downloadable application package 

for this competition by the CFDA 

number. Do not include the CFDA 

number’s alpha suffix in your search 

(e.g., search for 84.362, not 84.362A). 

Please note the following: 

• When you enter the Grants.gov site, 

you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site, as well as the hours of 

operation. 

• Applications received by Grants.gov 

are date and time stamped. Your 

application must be fully uploaded and 

submitted and must be date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system no 

later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC 

time, on the application deadline date. 

Except as otherwise noted in this 

section, we will not accept your 

application if it is received—that is, date 

and time stamped by the Grants.gov 

system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date. We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. When we retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov, we will 

notify you if we are rejecting your 

application because it was date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system after 

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

the application deadline date. 

• The amount of time it can take to 

upload an application will vary 

depending on a variety of factors, 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your Internet connection. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

• You should review and follow the 

Education Submission Procedures for 

submitting an application through 

Grants.gov that are included in the 

application package for this competition 

to ensure that you submit your 

application in a timely manner to the 

Grants.gov system. You can also find the 

Education Submission Procedures 

pertaining to Grants.gov under News 

and Events on the Department’s G5 

system home page at http://www.G5.gov. 

• 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 upload any narrative 

sections and all other attachments to 

your application as files in a .PDF 

(Portable Document) read-only, nonmodifiable format. Do not upload an 

interactive or fillable .PDF file. If you 

upload a file type other than a readonly, non-modifiable .PDF 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. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive from 

Grants.gov an automatic notification of 

receipt that contains a Grants.gov 

tracking number. (This notification 

indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not 

receipt by the Department.) The 

Department then will retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov and send a 

second notification to you by email. 

This second notification indicates that 

the Department has received your 

application and has assigned your 

application a PR/Award number (an EDspecified identifying number unique to 

your application). 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of Technical Issues with the 

Grants.gov System: If you are 

experiencing problems submitting your 

application through Grants.gov, please 

contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, 

toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must 


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obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number and must keep a record of it. 

If you are prevented from 

electronically submitting your 

application on the application deadline 

date because of technical problems with 

the Grants.gov system, we will grant you 

an extension until 4:30 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, the following 

business day to enable you to transmit 

your application electronically or by 

hand delivery. You also may mail your 

application by following the mailing 

instructions described elsewhere in this 

notice. 

If you submit an application after 4:30 

p.m., Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in 

section VII of this notice and provide an 

explanation of the technical problem 

you experienced with Grants.gov, along 

with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number. We will accept your 

application if we can confirm that a 

technical problem occurred with the 

Grants.gov system and that that problem 

affected your ability to submit your 

application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date. The Department will contact you 

after a determination is made on 

whether your application will be 

accepted. 

Note: The extensions to which we refer in 

this section apply only to the unavailability 

of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov 

system. We will not grant you an extension 

if you failed to fully register to submit your 

application to Grants.gov before the 

application deadline date and time or if the 

technical problem you experienced is 

unrelated to the Grants.gov system. 

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 

the Grants.gov system because— 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to the 

Grants.gov system; 

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 prevent 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: Joanne Osborne, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., room 3E214, Washington, 

DC 20202–6200. Fax: (202) 260–8969. 

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 84.362A), 

LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202– 

4260. 

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 84.362A), 

550 12th Street SW., Room 7041, 

Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, 

DC 20202–4260 . 

The Application Control Center 

accepts hand deliveries daily between 8 

a.m. and 4:30 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 

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 34 CFR 

75.210 and are listed in the following 

paragraphs. The maximum score for all 

criteria is 100 points. The maximum 

possible score for each criterion is 

indicated in parentheses. 

(a) Need for project (20 points). The 

Secretary considers the need for the 

proposed project. In determining the 

need for the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(i) The magnitude or severity of the 

problem to be addressed by the 

proposed project (10 points). 

(ii) 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 (10 points). 

(b) Quality of the project design (30 

points). The Secretary considers the 

quality of the design of the proposed 

project. In determining the quality of the 

design of the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(i) The extent to which the design of 

the proposed project is appropriate to, 

and will successfully address, the needs 

of the target population or other 

identified needs (10 points). 

(ii) The extent to which the design of 

the proposed project reflects up-to-date 


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knowledge from research and effective 

practice (10 points). 

(iii) The extent to which the proposed 

project will be coordinated with similar 

or related efforts, and with other 

appropriate community, State, and 

Federal resources (10 points). 

(c) Adequacy of resources (15 points). 

The Secretary considers the adequacy of 

the resources for the proposed project. 

In determining the adequacy of 

resources for the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(i) 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 (5 

points). 

(ii) The relevance and demonstrated 

commitment of each partner in the 

proposed project to the implementation 

and success of the project (5 points). 

(iii) The extent to which the budget is 

adequate to support the proposed 

project (5 points). 

(d) Quality of the management plan 

(20 points). The Secretary considers the 

quality of the management plan for the 

proposed project. In determining the 

quality of the management plan for the 

proposed project, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: 

(i) 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 (10 points). 

(ii) 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 (5 points). 

(iii) The adequacy of mechanisms for 

ensuring high-quality products and 

services from the proposed project (5 

points). 

(e) Quality of the project evaluation 

(15 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: 

(i) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation are appropriate to the 

context within which the project 

operates (5 points). 

(ii) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation will provide timely 

guidance for quality assurance (5 

points). 

(iii) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluations 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 (5 points). 

2. Review and Selection Process: We 

remind potential applicants that in 

reviewing applications in any 

discretionary grant competition, the 

Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 

75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the 

applicant in carrying out a previous 

award, such as the applicant’s use of 

funds, achievement of project 

objectives, and compliance with grant 

conditions. The Secretary may also 

consider whether the applicant failed to 

submit a timely performance report or 

submitted a report of unacceptable 

quality. 

In addition, in making a competitive 

grant award, the Secretary also requires 

various assurances including those 

applicable to Federal civil rights laws 

that prohibit discrimination in programs 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department of 

Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 

108.8, and 110.23). 

3. Special Conditions: Under 34 CFR 

74.14 and 80.12, the Secretary may 

impose special 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 34 

CFR parts 74 or 80, as applicable; has 

not fulfilled the conditions of a prior 

grant; or is otherwise not responsible. 

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: (a) If you apply for the 

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 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 www.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/appforms/ 

appforms.html. 

4. Performance Measures: The 

Department has established the 

following Government Performance and 

Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) performance 

measures for this program: (1) The 

percentage of Native Hawaiian students 

in schools served by the program who 

meet or exceed proficiency standards in 

reading, mathematics, and science on 

the State assessments; (2) The 

percentage of Native Hawaiian children 

participating in early education 

programs who consistently demonstrate 

school readiness in literacy as measured 

by the Hawaii School Readiness 

Assessment; (3) The percentage of 

Native Hawaiian students in schools 

served by the program who graduate 

from high school with a regular high 

school diploma, as defined in 34 CFR 

200.19(b)(1)(iv), in four years; and (4) 

The percentage of students participating 

in a Hawaiian language program 

conducted under the Native Hawaiian 

Education program who meet or exceed 

proficiency standards in reading on a 

test of the Hawaiian language. 

All grantees will be expected to 

submit an annual performance report 

that includes data addressing these 

performance measures, to the extent that 

they apply to the grantee’s project. 

5. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award, the Secretary may 

consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the 

extent to which a grantee has made 

‘‘substantial progress toward meeting 

the objectives in its approved 

application.’’ This consideration 

includes the review of a grantee’s 

progress in meeting the targets and 

projected outcomes in its approved 

application, and whether the grantee 

has expended funds in a manner that is 

consistent with its approved application 

and budget. In making a continuation 

grant, the Secretary also considers 

whether the grantee is operating in 

compliance with the assurances in its 

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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. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joanne Osborne, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

room 3E214, Washington, DC 20202– 

6200. Telephone: (202) 401–1265 or by 

email: Joanne.Osborne@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 compact disk) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in section VII of this notice. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available 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 the 

text or Adobe 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: February 21, 2012. 

Michael Yudin, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4359 Filed 2–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy, 

DOE. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) invites public comment on a 

proposed 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 April 24, 2012. 

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 

the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Portfolio Analysis and 

Management System (PAMS) 

Information Collection Request (ICR) by 

email at pams-icrcomments@science.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Marina Amoroso by email at 

marina.amoroso@science.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No.: New. 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Portfolio Analysis and 

Management System (PAMS) 

Submissions for Letter of Intent (LOI), 

Preproposals, Interagency Proposals, 

and DOE National Laboratory Proposals; 

System Registration by External Users. 

(3) Type of Request: New. 

(4) Purpose: The Department of 

Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC) has 

chosen to leverage the use of 

Government, Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) 

software capabilities to implement a 

new consolidated system called 

Portfolio Analysis and Management 

System (PAMS). This new system is 

based on the Health Resources and 

Services Administration (HRSA) 

Electronic Handbooks software. 

Discretionary financial assistance 

proposals continue to be collected using 

Grants.gov but are imported into PAMS 

for use by the program offices. Under 

the proposed information collection, an 

external interface will be implemented 

in PAMS to allow two other types of 

proposal submission: DOE National 

Laboratories will be able to submit 

proposals for technical work 

authorizations directly into PAMS, 

while other Federal Agencies will be 

able to submit Proposals for interagency 

awards directly into PAMS. External 

users from all institution types will be 

able to submit Solicitation Letters of 

Intent and Preproposals directly into 

PAMS. All applicants, whether they 

submitted through Grants.gov or PAMS, 

will be able to register with PAMS to 

view the proposals that were submitted. 

They will also be able to maintain a 

minimal amount of information in their 

personal profile. 

A letter of intent is an optional 

vehicle that constitutes a potential 

applicant’s intent to submit a formal 

proposal. Institutions may submit a 

letter of intent if it is requested in the 

solicitation. Users will select an 

institution from a drop down list, if 

registered to more than one institution. 

A Preproposal is a vehicle that 

constitutes the expression of a potential 

applicant’s desire to submit a formal 

proposal. Preproposals can be either 

required or requested but optional, 

according to the rules of a solicitation. 

A preproposal allows the potential 

applicant to receive a response from the 

cognizant program office regarding the 

suitability of the proposed research 

project. 

Lab technical proposals must be 

completed by DOE National 

Laboratories in order to receive funding 

from the DOE Office of Science. The 

form must be completed as instructed in 

the Solicitation. This form can also be 

filled out by Inter Agency Institutions 

that have been invited by the DOE 

Office of Science to submit a proposal 

for funding through an interagency 

agreement. Neither lab nor interagency 

awards are discretionary grants suitable 

for proposal submission through 

Grants.gov. 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 10,000 PAMS registrants, 

8,000 submitters of lab proposals, 

interagency proposals, preproposals, 

and Letters Of Intent (LOI) (assuming 

one person per estimated submission). 

2,000 viewers of proposals submitted 

through Grants.gov (assuming 2⁄3 of the 

annual 3,000 applicants, calculated 

using the average of the number of 

financial assistance proposals received 

in fiscal year 2006 through fiscal year 

2010). 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: The Office of Science 

receives about 1,000 DOE national 


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