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the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and 

the U.S. Virgin Islands may submit an 

application for funding under the LEAP, 

SLEAP, and GAP programs. 

State allotments for each award year 

are determined according to the 

statutorily mandated formula under 

section 415B of the HEA and are not 

negotiable. A State may also request its 

share of reallotment, in addition to its 

basic allotment, which is contingent 

upon the availability of such additional 

funds. 

In Award Year 2009–2010, 48 States, 

the District of Columbia, Guam, and the 

U.S. Virgin Islands received funds 

under the LEAP Program. Additionally, 

44 States, the District of Columbia, 

Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands 

received funds under the SLEAP 

Program. 

Applications Submitted 

Electronically: States or territories may 

apply using the electronic form (Form 

1288–E OMB 1845–0028) which can be 

obtained by contacting Mr. Greg 

Gerrans, LEAP Program Manager, at 

(312) 730–1506 or by e-mail: 

greg.gerrans@ed.gov. The form will be emailed to you. Applications submitted 

electronically must be e-mailed to 

greg.gerrans@ed.gov and received by 

11:59 p.m. (Eastern time), June 1, 2010. 

Paper Applications Delivered By Mail: 

States or territories may request a paper 

version of the application (Form 1288 

OMB 1845–0028) by contacting Mr. 

Greg Gerrans, LEAP Program Manager, 

at (312) 730–1506 or by e-mail: 

greg.gerrans@ed.gov. The form will be 

mailed to you. A paper application sent 

by mail must be addressed to: Mr. Greg 

Gerrans, LEAP Program Manager, Grants 

and Campus Based Programs Division, 

Business Operations, Federal Student 

Aid, U.S. Department of Education, 830 

First Street, NE., room UCP–062E3, 

Washington, DC 20202–5453. 

The Department of Education 

encourages applicants that are 

completing a paper application to use 

certified or at least first-class mail when 

sending the application by mail to the 

Department. The Department must 

receive paper applications that are 

mailed no later than May 25, 2010. 

Paper Applications Delivered By 

Hand: Paper applications that are handdelivered must be delivered to Mr. Greg 

Gerrans, LEAP Program Manager, Grants 

and Campus Based Division, Business 

Operations, Federal Student Aid, U.S. 

Department of Education, 830 First 

Street, NE., room UCP–062E3, 

Washington, DC 20002. Hand-delivered 

applications will be accepted between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily (Eastern 

time), except Saturdays, Sundays, and 

Federal holidays. 

Paper applications that are handdelivered must be received by 4:30 p.m. 

(Eastern time) on May 25, 2010. 

Applicable Regulations: The 

following regulations are applicable to 

the LEAP, SLEAP, and GAP programs: 

(1) The LEAP, SLEAP, and GAP 

Program regulations in 34 CFR part 692. 

(2) The Student Assistance General 

Provisions in 34 CFR part 668. 

(3) The Regulations Governing 

Institutional Eligibility in 34 CFR part 

600. 

(4) The Education Department 

General Administrative Regulations 

(EDGAR) in 34 CFR 75.60 through 75.62 

(Ineligibility of Certain Individuals to 

Receive Assistance), part 76 (StateAdministered Programs), part 77 

(Definitions that Apply to Department 

Regulations), part 79 (Intergovernmental 

Review of Department of Education 

Programs and Activities), part 80 

(Uniform Administrative Requirements 

for Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

to State and Local Governments), part 

82 (New Restrictions on Lobbying), part 

84 (Governmentwide Requirements for 

Drug-Free Workplace (Financial 

Assistance)), part 85 (Governmentwide 

Debarment and Suspension 

(Nonprocurement)), part 86 (Drug and 

Alcohol Abuse Prevention), and part 99 

(Family Educational Rights and 

Privacy). 

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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c et seq. 

Dated: May 6, 2010. 

William J. Taggart, 

Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

International Education Programs 

Service—Fulbright-Hays Group 

Projects Abroad Program 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.021. 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed priorities. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Postsecondary Education proposes two 

priorities for the Fulbright-Hays Group 

Projects Abroad Program administered 

by the International Education Programs 

Service. The Assistant Secretary may 

use these priorities for competitions in 

fiscal year (FY) 2011 and later years. 

We intend these two priorities to help 

increase the number of teachers at the 

Kindergarten-grade 12 (K–12) level with 

skills in a second language and 

knowledge of other cultures around the 

world by supporting: (1) short-term 

projects abroad that provide pre-service 

teachers with training or courses in 

foreign languages and international area 

studies as part of a teacher education 

curriculum developed through 

collaboration between colleges or 

departments of education and colleges 

or departments of arts and sciences 

within institutions of higher education, 

and (2) projects that propose 50 percent 

or greater participation of K–12 

teachers, K–12 administrators, or both 

in short-term projects abroad. The first 

priority helps give pre-service teachers 

a deeper knowledge of languages and 

cultures from around the world. The 

second priority helps increase the study 

abroad opportunities for in-service 

teachers, giving these individuals 

exposure to another country and its 

culture. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before June 14, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

this notice to Michelle Guilfoil, U.S. 

Department of Education, 1990 K Street, 

NW., room 6098, Washington, DC 

20006–8544. If you prefer to send your 

comments by e-mail, use the following 

address: comments@ed.gov. 

You must include the following 

information in the subject line of your 

electronic message: ‘‘Priorities for 

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad 

Program, International Education 

Programs Service.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Guilfoil. Telephone: (202) 

502–7625 or by e-mail: 

Michelle.Guilfoil@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 


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1 In addition to the short-term projects abroad, 

which are addressed by these proposed priorities, 

the GPA Program also awards grants for advanced 

overseas intensive language projects (34 CFR 

664.14), which are not addressed by these proposed 

priorities. 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Invitation to Comment 

We invite you to submit comments 

regarding this notice. To ensure that 

your comments have maximum effect in 

developing the notice of final priorities, 

we urge you to identify clearly the 

specific proposed priority that each 

comment addresses. 

We invite you to assist us in 

complying with the specific 

requirements of Executive Order 12866 

and its overall requirement of reducing 

regulatory burden that might result from 

these proposed priorities. Please let us 

know of any further ways we could 

reduce potential costs or increase 

potential benefits while preserving the 

effective and efficient administration of 

the program. 

During and after the comment period, 

you may inspect all public comments 

about this notice in room 6154, 1990 K 

Street, NW., Washington, DC, between 

the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, Monday through 

Friday of each week except Federal 

holidays. 

Assistance to Individuals With 

Disabilities in Reviewing the 

Rulemaking Record: On request we will 

provide an appropriate accommodation 

or auxiliary aid to an individual with a 

disability who needs assistance to 

review the comments or other 

documents in the public rulemaking 

record for this notice. If you want to 

schedule an appointment for this type of 

accommodation or auxiliary aid, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects 

Abroad Program is to contribute to the 

development and improvement of the 

study of modern foreign languages and 

area studies in the United States by 

providing opportunities for teachers, 

students, and faculty to study in foreign 

countries. Projects may include shortterm seminars, curriculum 

development, or group research or 

study. 

Program Authority: 22 U.S.C. 

2452(b)(6). 

Applicable Program Regulations: 34 

CFR part 664. 

Proposed Priorities: 

This notice contains two proposed 

priorities. 

Background 

The GPA Program 

The U.S. Department of Education 

administers the Fulbright-Hays Group 

Projects Abroad (GPA) Program under 

the authority of section 102(b)(6) of the 

Mutual Educational and Cultural 

Exchange Act of 1961 (Fulbright-Hays 

Act), 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6). The 

Presidentially appointed J. William 

Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board 

sets policies and procedures for 

administering the program and exercises 

final approval over the selection of 

grantees. 

The objective of the GPA Program is 

the promotion, improvement, and 

development of modern foreign 

languages and area studies at all levels 

of education. To help accomplish this 

objective, the GPA Program provides 

opportunities for faculty, teachers, and 

undergraduate and graduate students to 

conduct group projects overseas to do 

research and study in the fields of 

modern foreign languages and area 

studies. 

There are three types of short-term 

projects abroad in the GPA Program: (1) 

Short-term seminar projects of four to 

six weeks in length designed to increase 

the linguistic or cultural competency of 

U.S. students and educators by focusing 

on a particular aspect of area study, 

such as the culture of an area or country 

of study (34 CFR 664.11); (2) curriculum 

development projects of four to eight 

weeks in length that provide 

participants an opportunity to acquire 

resource materials for curriculum 

development in modern foreign 

language and area studies for use and 

dissemination in the United States (34 

CFR 664.12); and (3) group research or 

study projects of three to twelve months 

in duration designed to give participants 

the opportunity to undertake research or 

study in a foreign country (34 CFR 

664.13).1

The types of priorities used in the 

GPA Program are described in 34 CFR 

664.32. We are proposing these 

priorities in addition to those listed in 

that section. 

Proposed Priority One. Many U.S. 

students, especially those in lowincome and minority communities, 

graduate from high school without a 

knowledge of other countries and their 

cultures. There is evidence that greater 

exposure of teachers to other cultures 

and foreign languages can help eradicate 

this situation. Schools and/or 

departments of education have a role to 

play in creating greater exposure since 

they are central to the preparation of 

future teachers. Increased collaboration 

with other departments and/or schools 

focused on foreign language and/or area 

and international studies can improve 

the capacity of these schools and/or 

departments of education to prepare 

future teachers with the skills required 

to teach students to understand other 

peoples and cultures around the world. 

Proposed priority one therefore would 

promote the internationalization of 

teacher education and would expand 

the capabilities of participating teachers 

to educate students who will work and 

live in a world with an increased 

exposure to diverse cultures and 

languages. 

Proposed Priority Two. Proposed 

priority two would promote the 

internationalization of K–12 education 

and would encourage the participation 

of K–12 teachers in group projects 

abroad that develop and improve K–12 

foreign language and area studies. 

Although past projects funded under 

this program have included groups 

abroad that include K–12 teachers, K–12 

teachers have not always been 

represented in those groups in 

substantial numbers. We believe that 

internationalization of K–12 education 

can occur more readily when a mixed 

group of educators is comprised of a 

greater number of K–12 teachers so that 

the study abroad activities of the group 

support the development of curriculum 

at the elementary and secondary levels. 

Accordingly, proposed priority two 

would support projects in which at least 

50 percent of the participants are K–12 

teachers or administrators. 

Proposed Priority 1—Projects That 

Provide Pre-Service Teachers With 

Training or Courses in Foreign 

Languages and International Area 

Studies as Part of a Teacher Education 

Curriculum Developed Through 

Collaboration Between Colleges or 

Departments of Education and Colleges 

or Departments of Arts and Sciences 

Within Institutions of Higher Education. 

Applications that, through 

collaborative efforts between one or 

more colleges or departments of 

education and one or more colleges or 

departments of arts and sciences within 

a single institution of higher education 

or within a consortium of higher 

education institutions, propose shortterm projects abroad that provide preservice teachers with training or courses 

in foreign languages and international 

area studies as part of the teacher 

education curriculum. 

Proposed Priority 2—Projects That 

Provide 50 Percent or Greater 

Participation of K–12 Teachers, or K–12 

Administrators, or Both in Short-Term 

Projects Abroad. 


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Applications that propose short-term 

projects abroad that develop and 

improve foreign language studies, area 

studies, or both at elementary and 

secondary schools by including K–12 

teachers or K–12 administrators as at 

least 50 percent of the project 

participants. 

Types of Priorities: 

When inviting applications for a 

competition using one or more 

priorities, we designate the type of each 

priority as absolute, competitive 

preference, or invitational through a 

notice in the Federal Register. The 

effect of each type of priority follows: 

Absolute priority: Under an absolute 

priority, we consider only applications 

that meet the priority (34 CFR 

75.105(c)(3)). 

Competitive preference priority: 

Under a competitive preference priority, 

we give competitive preference to an 

application by (1) awarding additional 

points, depending on the extent to 

which the application meets the priority 

(34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i)); or (2) selecting 

an application that meets the priority 

over an application of comparable merit 

that does not meet the priority (34 CFR 

75.105(c)(2)(ii)). 

Invitational priority: Under an 

invitational priority, we are particularly 

interested in applications that meet the 

priority. However, we do not give an 

application that meets the priority a 

preference over other applications (34 

CFR 75.105(c)(1)). 

Final Priorities: 

We will announce the final priorities 

in a notice in the Federal Register. We 

will determine the final priorities after 

considering responses to this notice and 

other information available to the 

Department. This notice does not 

preclude us from proposing additional 

priorities, requirements, definitions, or 

selection criteria, subject to meeting 

applicable rulemaking requirements. 

Note: This notice does not solicit 

applications. In any year in which we choose 

to use one or more of these priorities, we 

invite applications through a notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Executive Order 12866: This notice of 

proposed priorities has been reviewed 

in accordance with Executive Order 

12866. Under the terms of the order, we 

have assessed the potential costs and 

benefits of this proposed regulatory 

action. 

The potential costs associated with 

this proposed regulatory action are 

those resulting from statutory 

requirements and those we have 

determined as necessary for 

administering these programs effectively 

and efficiently. 

In assessing the potential costs and 

benefits—both quantitative and 

qualitative—of this proposed regulatory 

action, we have determined that the 

benefits of the proposed priorities 

justify the costs. 

We have also determined that this 

regulatory action does not unduly 

interfere with State, local, and tribal 

governments in the exercise of their 

governmental functions. 

Intergovernmental Review: These 

programs are subject to Executive Order 

12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 79. One of the objectives of the 

Executive order is to foster an 

intergovernmental partnership and a 

strengthened federalism. The Executive 

order relies on processes developed by 

State and local governments for 

coordination and review of proposed 

Federal financial assistance. 

This document provides early 

notification of our specific plans and 

actions for these programs. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

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

print, audiotape, or computer diskette) 

on request to the program contact 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You can view this document, as well as 

all other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF) on the Internet at the 

following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ 

fedregister. To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at this site. 

Note: 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 on GPO 

Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Delegation of Authority: The Secretary 

of Education has delegated authority to 

Daniel T. Madzelan, Director, 

Forecasting and Policy Analysis for the 

Office of Postsecondary Education, to 

perform the functions and duties of the 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

Dated: May 7, 2010. 

Daniel T. Madzelan, 

Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11402 Filed 5–12–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Postsecondary Education: 

Overview Information: Developing 

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) 

Program; Notice Inviting Applications 

for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 

2010 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.031S. 

DATES: Applications Available: May 13, 

2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: June 14, 2010. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: August 11, 2010. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The HSI Program 

provides grants to assist HSIs to expand 

educational opportunities for, and 

improve the academic attainment of, 

Hispanic students. The HSI Program 

grants also enable HSIs to expand and 

enhance their academic offerings, 

program quality, and institutional 

stability. 

Priorities: Under this competition we 

are particularly interested in 

applications that address the following 

priorities. 

Invitational Priorities: For FY 2010, 

these priorities are invitational 

priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we 

do not give an application that meets 

these invitational priorities a 

competitive or absolute preference over 

other applications. 

These priorities are: 

Invitational Priority 1. 

Support activities that will improve 

the institution’s persistence and 

graduation rates. 

Invitational Priority 2. 

Work with the appropriate State 

agencies to develop strategies for using 

State longitudinal data systems to track 

outcomes for students attending the 

grantee institution, including the extent 

to which the students complete 

certificates, two-year degrees, and fouryear degrees at other institutions. 

Invitational Priority 3. 

Develop academic programs to 

improve completion rates or develop 

innovative support programs that are 

designed to increase completion rates. 

Invitational Priority 4. 

Develop dual enrollment programs 

that facilitate the transition between 

high school and college or career 

pathways programs that integrate basic 

academic instruction with technical or 

professional occupational training to 

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