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returns; repair and return of 

classified and unclassified PAC–3 

missile items and ground support 

equipment (GSE) component level 

parts; replenishment of classified 

and unclassified missile spares, 

GSE spares, and seeker spares; tools 

to improve the turnaround time of 

the repair and recertification efforts; 

air transportation services for 

missile processing; U.S. 

Government and contractor 

technical and logistics support; 

training devices; organizational 

equipment; support equipment; test 

equipment; technical data and 

publications; personnel training 

and training equipment; and other 

related elements of logistics and 

program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (KU– 

B–UYK) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: KU–B– 

UMI 

(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, 

Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None 

(vii) Sensitivity of Technology 

Contained in the Defense Article or 

Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: 

None 

(viii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: September 20, 2023 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Kuwait—Repair and Recertification of 

Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missiles 

The Government of Kuwait has 

requested the replacement of expiring 

limited life components and 

certifications testing in order to support 

an operational life of thirty (30) years for 

Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC–3) 

missiles. Included in this potential sale 

are: test and repair of PAC–3 missiles; 

stockpile reliability testing and field 

returns; repair and return of classified 

and unclassified PAC–3 missile items 

and ground support equipment (GSE) 

component level parts; replenishment of 

classified and unclassified missile 

spares, GSE spares, and seeker spares; 

tools to improve the turnaround time of 

the repair and recertification efforts; air 

transportation services for missile 

processing; U.S. Government and 

contractor technical and logistics 

support; training devices; organizational 

equipment; support equipment; test 

equipment; technical data and 

publications; personnel training and 

training equipment; and other related 

elements of logistics and program 

support. The estimated total cost is $150 

million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security 

objectives of the United States (U.S.) by 

helping to improve the infrastructure of 

a Major Non-NATO ally that has been 

an important force for political stability 

and economic progress in the Middle 

East. 

This proposed sale will improve 

Kuwait’s capability to sustain their 

missile density and ensure readiness for 

air operations. Kuwait will use this 

capability as a deterrent to regional 

threats and to strengthen homeland 

defense. Kuwait will have no difficulty 

absorbing this infrastructure, support, 

and associated services into its armed 

forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The principal contractor will be the 

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Camden, 

Arkansas. There are no known offset 

agreements proposed in connection 

with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will not require the assignment of any 

additional U.S. Government or 

contractor representatives to Kuwait. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

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BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

American Indian Vocational 

Rehabilitation Services 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for 

American Indian Vocational 

Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS). 

DATES: 

Applications Available: November 6, 

2024. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 6, 2025. 

Note: For new potential grantees 

unfamiliar with grantmaking at the 

Department, please consult our ‘‘Getting 

Started with Discretionary Grant 

Applications’’ web page at https://

www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/ 

apply-grant/getting-starteddiscretionary-grant-applications. 

Pre-Application Webinar Information: 

No later than December 12, 2024, the 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services will post prerecorded informational webinars 

designed to provide technical assistance 

to interested applicants. The webinars 

may be found at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/ 

index.php/grant-info. 

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 December 7, 2022 

(87 FR 75045) and available at https:// 

www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 

2022/12/07/2022-26554/commoninstructions-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionarygrant-programs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adrienne Rodriguez, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 4A10, Washington, DC 20202– 

5076. Telephone: (202) 987–0049. 

Email: Adrienne.Rodriguez@ed.gov. 

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability and wish to 

access telecommunications relay 

services, please dial 7–1–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

this program is to provide grants to 

Indian Tribes to provide vocational 

rehabilitation (VR)services, including 

culturally appropriate services, to 

eligible American Indians with 

disabilities who reside on or near 

Federal or State reservations, consistent 

with such eligible individual’s 

strengths, resources, priorities, 

concerns, abilities, capabilities, 

interests, and informed choice, so that 

such individuals may prepare for, and 

engage in, high-quality employment that 

will increase opportunities for economic 

self-sufficiency. 

Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 

84.250R. 

OMB Control Number: 1820–0018. 

Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority is from 

section 121(b)(4) of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation 

Act) (29 U.S.C. 741(b)(4)). 

Competitive Preference Priority: For 

FY 2025 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, this priority is a 

competitive preference priority. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award an 

additional five points to an application 

that meets this priority. 

This priority is: 

Continuation of Previously Funded 

Tribal Programs. 


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In making new awards under this 

program, we give priority to 

applications for the continuation of 

programs that have been funded under 

the AIVRS program. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 741. 

Note: Projects will be awarded and 

must be operated in a manner consistent 

with the nondiscrimination 

requirements contained in Federal civil 

rights laws. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 75, 77, 81, 82, and 84; (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 

part 3485; (c) The Guidance for Federal 

Financial Assistance 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 371. 

Note: As of October 1, 2024, grant 

applicants must follow the provisions 

stated in the OMB Guidance for Federal 

Financial Assistance (89 FR 30046, 

April 22, 2024) when preparing an 

application. For more information about 

these regulations please visit: https://

www.cfo.gov/resources-coffa/uniformguidance/. 

Special Application Requirements: 

For FY 2025 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, the following Special 

Application Requirements from 34 CFR 

371.21(a)–(k) apply: 

Each applicant under the program 

must provide evidence that— 

(a) Effort will be made to provide a 

broad scope of VR services in a manner 

and at a level of quality at least 

comparable to those services provided 

by the DSU. 

(b) All decisions affecting eligibility 

for VR services, the nature and scope of 

available VR services, and the provision 

of such services will be made by a 

representative of the Tribal VR program 

funded through this grant and such 

decisions will not be delegated to 

another agency or individual. 

(c) Priority in the delivery of VR 

services will be given to those American 

Indians with disabilities who are the 

most significantly disabled. 

(d) An order of selection of 

individuals with disabilities to be 

served under the program will be 

specified if services cannot be provided 

to all eligible American Indians with 

disabilities who apply. 

(e) All VR services will be provided 

according to an individualized plan for 

employment (IPE) that has been 

developed jointly by the representative 

of the Tribal VR program and each 

American Indian with disabilities being 

served. 

(f) American Indians with disabilities 

living on or near Federal or State 

reservations where Tribal VR service 

programs are being carried out under 

this part will have an opportunity to 

participate in matters of general policy 

development and implementation 

affecting VR service delivery by the 

Tribal VR program. 

(g) Cooperative working arrangements 

will be developed with the DSU, or 

DSUs, as appropriate, which are 

providing VR services to other 

individuals with disabilities who reside 

in the State or States being served. 

(h) Any comparable services and 

benefits available to American Indians 

with disabilities under any other 

program, which might meet in whole or 

in part the cost of any VR service, will 

be fully considered in the provision of 

VR services. 

(i) Any American Indian with 

disabilities who is an applicant or 

recipient of services, and who is 

dissatisfied with a determination made 

by a representative of the Tribal VR 

program and files a request for a review, 

will be afforded a review under 

procedures developed by the grantee 

comparable to those under the 

provisions of section 102(c)(1)–(5) and 

(7) of the Rehabilitation Act. 

(j) The Tribal VR program funded 

under this part must assure that any 

facility used in connection with the 

delivery of VR services meets facility 

and program accessibility requirements 

consistent with the requirements, as 

applicable, of the Architectural Barriers 

Act of 1968, the Americans with 

Disabilities Act of 1990, section 504 of 

the Rehabilitation Act, and the 

regulations implementing these laws. 

(k) The Tribal VR program funded 

under this part must ensure that 

providers of VR services are able to 

communicate in the native language of, 

or by using an appropriate mode of 

communication with, applicants and 

eligible individuals who have limited 

English proficiency, unless it is clearly 

not feasible to do so. 

Note: Applicants for the AIVRS 

program must provide evidence in their 

applications that their projects meet 

each of the Special Application 

Requirements in 34 CFR 371.21(a)–(k). 

This evidence must be provided using a 

Special Application Requirements form 

in Section D of the application package. 

This form must be completed by the 

applicant and submitted as an 

attachment to the application. An 

application is not complete without the 

Special Application Requirements form 

and will not be considered eligible for 

review without that completed form 

submitted by the applicant. The form 

must be uploaded under ‘‘other 

attachments’’ in grants.gov. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration intends to use 

approximately $4,000,000 for new 

awards for this program for FY 2025. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in 

subsequent years from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards (per year): 

$300,000–$750,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards 

(per year): $500,000. 

Note: The estimated range of awards 

and estimated average size of the award 

is for each individual year of the five 

years of the grant and not the total for 

all five years. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 8. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

Note: The Department is not bound by 

any estimates in this notice. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Applications 

may be made only by Indian Tribes (and 

consortia of those Indian Tribes) located 

on Federal and State reservations. The 

definition of ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ in section 

7(19)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act is 

‘‘any Federal or State Indian tribe, band, 

rancheria, pueblo, colony, or 

community, including any Alaskan 

native village or regional village 

corporation (as defined in or established 

pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act) and a Tribal 

organization (as defined in section 4(l) 

of the Indian Self-Determination and 

Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 

450b(l)).’’ 

‘‘Reservation’’ is defined in 34 CFR 

371.6 as ‘‘a Federal or State Indian 

reservation, public domain Indian 

allotment, former Indian reservation in 

Oklahoma, land held by incorporated 

Native groups, regional corporations 

and village corporations under the 

provisions of the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act; or a defined area of land 

recognized by a State or the Federal 

Government where there is a 

concentration of tribal members and on 

which the tribal government is 

providing structured activities and 

services.’’ 


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Under 34 CFR 371.2, the applicant for 

an AIVRS grant must be— 

(1) The governing body of an Indian 

Tribe, either on behalf of the Indian 

Tribe or on behalf of a consortium of 

Indian Tribes; or 

(2) A Tribal organization that is a 

separate legal organization from an 

Indian Tribe. 

To receive an AIVRS grant, a Tribal 

organization that is not a governing 

body of an Indian Tribe must— 

(1) Have as one of its functions the 

vocational rehabilitation of American 

Indians with disabilities; and 

(2) Have the approval of the Tribe to 

be served by such organization. 

If a grant is made to the governing 

body of an Indian Tribe, either on its 

own behalf or on behalf of a consortium, 

or to a Tribal organization to perform 

services benefiting more than one 

Indian Tribe, the approval of each such 

Indian Tribe is a prerequisite to the 

making of such a grant. 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost 

sharing is required by section 121(a) of 

the Rehabilitation Act and 34 CFR 

371.40 at 10 percent of the total cost of 

the project. However, if an applicant can 

demonstrate that they do not have 

sufficient resources to contribute the 

non-Federal share of the cost of the 

project, the applicant may request a 

waiver, in part or in whole, to the cost 

sharing requirement in accordance with 

section 121(a) of the Rehabilitation Act 

of 1973 and the implementing 

regulations at 34 CFR 371.40(c). 

b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This 

program uses an unrestricted indirect 

cost rate. Applicants for this program 

are the governing bodies of Indian 

Tribes (or consortia of governing bodies) 

and have negotiated indirect cost rate 

agreements with a cognizant agency if 

indirect costs will be charged to the 

grant. For more information regarding 

indirect costs, or to obtain a negotiated 

indirect cost rate, please see https://

www.ed.gov/about/ed-offices/ 

ofo#Indirect-Cost-Division. 

c. Administrative Cost Limitation: 

This program does not include any 

program-specific limitation on 

administrative expenses. All 

administrative expenses must be 

reasonable and necessary and conform 

to Cost Principles described in 2 CFR 

part 200 subpart E of the Guidance for 

Federal Financial Assistance. 

3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this 

competition may not award subgrants to 

entities to directly carry out project 

activities described in its application. 

While subgrants are not permitted, 

under 34 CFR 371.42(a), grantees are 

permitted to provide the VR services by 

contract or otherwise enter into an 

agreement with a designated State unit 

(DSU), a community rehabilitation 

program, or another agency to assist in 

the implementation of the Tribal VR 

program, as long as such contract or 

agreement is identified in the 

application. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Application Submission 

Instructions: Applicants are required to 

follow the Common Instructions for 

Applicants to Department of Education 

Discretionary Grant Programs, 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 7, 2022 (87 FR 75045) and 

available at https://www.federal

register.gov/documents/2022/12/07/ 

2022-26554/common-instructions-forapplicants-to-department-of-educationdiscretionary-grant-programs, which 

contain requirements and information 

on how to submit an application. 

Note: RSA invites an applicant to 

indicate whether it intends to 

consolidate its AIVRS grant funds into 

a current or future 477 plan in 

accordance with the provisions of 

Public Law 115–93, the Indian 

Employment, Training and Related 

Services Consolidation Act of 2017 (25 

U.S.C. 3401 et seq.). Any request to 

consolidate AIVRS funds into a 477 

plan must be made separately to the 

U.S. Department of Interior. For further 

information on the integration of grant 

funds under this program and related 

programs, contact the Division of 

Workforce Development, Office of 

Indian Services, Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior 

at Office of Indian Services, Division of 

Workforce Development, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, MS– 

3645–MIB, Washington, DC 20245, 

Telephone: (202) 219–3938; Email: 

477PlanSubmission@bia.gov. 

AIVRS grantees who are in their last 

year of AIVRS funding from a previous 

grant and have currently integrated that 

previous grant under an approved 477 

plan must apply for a new AIVRS grant 

under this competition by submitting an 

application that meets all requirements 

included in this notice. If such an 

applicant receives a new AIVRS grant 

under this competition and wants to 

consolidate the new AIVRS grant in a 

477 plan, it must notify the U.S. 

Department of Interior that it plans to do 

so. 

2. Intergovernmental Review: This 

competition is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

3. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from 34 

CFR 75.210, have a maximum score of 

100 points, and are as follows: 

(a) Need for Project and Significance 

(10 Points): 

The Secretary considers the need for 

and significance of the proposed project. 

In determining the need for and 

significance of the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(1) The extent to which the proposed 

project demonstrates the magnitude of 

the need for the services to be provided 

or the activities to be carried out by the 

proposed project. 

(2) The extent to which the specific 

nature and magnitude of gaps or 

challenges are identified and the extent 

to which these gaps or challenges will 

be addressed by the services, supports, 

infrastructure, or opportunities 

described in the proposed project. 

(3) The potential contribution of the 

proposed project to improve the 

provision of rehabilitative services, 

increase the number or quality of 

rehabilitation counselors, or develop 

and implement effective strategies for 

providing vocational rehabilitation 

services to individuals with disabilities. 

(4) The extent to which the proposed 

project is likely to build local, State, 

regional, or national capacity to provide, 

improve, sustain, or expand training or 

services that address the needs of 

underserved populations. 

(b) Quality of the Project Design (20 

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: 

(1) The extent to which the goals, 

objectives, and outcomes to be achieved 

by the proposed project are clearly 

specified, measurable, and ambitious 

yet achievable within the project period, 

and aligned with the purposes of the 

grant program. 

(2) The extent to which the design of 

the proposed project demonstrates 

meaningful community engagement and 

input to ensure that the project is 

appropriate to successfully address the 

needs of the target population or other 

identified needs and will be used to 

inform continuous improvement 

strategies. 

(3) The extent to which the proposed 

project will include coordination with 

other Federal investments, as well as 

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providing similar services to the target 

population. 

(c) Quality of Project Services (20 

Points): 

The Secretary considers the quality of 

the services to be provided by the 

proposed project. In determining the 

quality of the services to be provided by 

the proposed project, the Secretary 

considers the quality and sufficiency of 

strategies for ensuring equitable and 

adequate access and participation for 

project participants who experience 

barriers based on one or more of the 

following: economic disadvantage; 

gender; race; ethnicity; color; national 

origin; disability; age; language; 

migration; living in a rural location; 

experiencing homelessness or housing 

insecurity; involvement with the justice 

system; pregnancy, parenting, or 

caregiver status; and sexual orientation. 

This determination includes the steps 

developed and described in the form 

Equity For Students, Teachers, And 

Other Program Beneficiaries (OMB 

Control No. 1894–0005) (section 427 of 

the General Education Provisions Act 

(20 U.S.C. 1228a)). 

In addition, the Secretary considers 

the following factors: 

(1) The extent to which the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

were determined with input from the 

community to be served to ensure that 

they are appropriate and responsive to 

the needs of the intended recipients or 

beneficiaries, including underserved 

populations, of those services. 

(2) The likelihood that the services to 

be provided by the proposed project 

will lead to meaningful improvements 

in the skills and competencies necessary 

to gain employment in high-quality jobs, 

careers, and industries or build capacity 

for independent living. 

(3) The extent to which the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

involve the collaboration of appropriate 

partners, including those from 

underserved populations, to maximize 

the effectiveness of project services. 

(d) Quality of Project Personnel (15 

Points): 

The Secretary considers the quality of 

the personnel who will carry out the 

proposed project. In determining the 

quality of project personnel, the 

Secretary considers the extent to which 

the applicant demonstrates that it has 

project personnel or a plan for hiring of 

personnel who are members of groups 

that have historically encountered 

barriers, or who have professional or 

personal experiences with barriers, 

based on one or more of the following: 

economic disadvantage; gender; race; 

ethnicity; color; national origin; 

disability; age; language; migration; 

living in a rural location; experiencing 

homelessness or housing insecurity; 

involvement with the justice system; 

pregnancy, parenting, or caregiver 

status; and sexual orientation. 

In addition, the Secretary considers 

the extent to which the key personnel in 

the project, when hired, have the 

qualifications required for the proposed 

project, including formal training or 

work experience in fields related to the 

objectives of the project, and represent 

or have lived experiences of the target 

population. 

(e) Adequacy of Resources (10 Points): 

The Secretary considers the adequacy 

of resources for the proposed project. In 

determining the adequacy of resources 

for the proposed project, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: 

(1) The adequacy of support for the 

project, including facilities, equipment, 

supplies, and other resources, from the 

applicant or the lead applicant 

organization. 

(2) The extent to which the budget is 

adequate to support the proposed 

project and the costs are reasonable in 

relation to the objectives, design, and 

potential significance of the proposed 

project. 

(3) The extent to which the costs are 

reasonable in relation to the number of 

persons to be served, the depth and 

intensity of services, and the anticipated 

results and benefits. 

(f) Quality of the Management Plan 

(15 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: 

(1) The feasibility of the management 

plan to achieve project objectives and 

goals on time and within budget, 

including clearly defined 

responsibilities, timelines, and 

milestones for accomplishing project 

tasks. 

(2) The adequacy of plans for ensuring 

the use of quantitative and qualitative 

data, including meaningful community 

member and partner input, to inform 

continuous improvement in the 

operation of the proposed project. 

(3) 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. 

(g) Quality of the Project Evaluation 

(10 Points): 

The Secretary considers the quality of 

the evaluation or other evidencebuilding of the proposed project. In 

determining the quality of the 

evaluation or other evidence-building, 

the Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(1) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation are thorough, feasible, 

relevant, and appropriate to the goals, 

objectives, and outcomes of the 

proposed project. 

(2) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation or other evidence-building 

include the use of objective performance 

measures that are clearly related to the 

intended outcomes of the project and 

will produce quality data that are 

quantitative and qualitative. 

(3) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation or other evidence-building 

will provide performance feedback and 

provide formative, diagnostic, or interim 

data that is a periodic assessment of 

progress toward achieving intended 

outcomes. 

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 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department (34 CFR 

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

3. Risk Assessment and Specific 

Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 

200.206, before awarding grants under 

this competition the Department 

conducts a review of the risks posed by 

applicants. Under 2 CFR 200.208, the 

Secretary may impose specific 

conditions and, under 2 CFR 3474.10, 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 $250,000), under 2 

CFR 200.206(a)(2) we must make a 


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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 also may 

notify you informally. 

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. Open Licensing Requirements: 

Unless an exception applies, if you are 

awarded a grant under this competition, 

you will be required to openly license 

to the public grant deliverables created 

in whole, or in part, with Department 

grant funds. When the deliverable 

consists of modifications to pre-existing 

works, the license extends only to those 

modifications that can be separately 

identified and only to the extent that 

open licensing is permitted under the 

terms of any licenses or other legal 

restrictions on the use of pre-existing 

works. Additionally, a grantee or 

subgrantee that is awarded competitive 

grant funds must have a plan to 

disseminate these public grant 

deliverables. This dissemination plan 

can be developed and submitted after 

your application has been reviewed and 

selected for funding. For additional 

information on the open licensing 

requirements please refer to 2 CFR 

3474.20. 

4. 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. The 

standards for determining whether you 

are covered by 2 CFR part 170 are set 

out in 2 CFR 170.105. 

(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. 

5. Performance Measures: For the 

purposes of reporting under 34 CFR 

75.110, the Department has established 

four performance measures for the 

AIVRS program. The measures are: 

(a) Of all those exiting the program, 

the percentage of individuals who leave 

the program with an employment 

outcome after receiving services under 

an IPE. 

(b)(1) The percentage of individuals 

who leave the program with an 

employment outcome after receiving 

services under an IPE. 

(2) The percentage of individuals who 

leave the program without an 

employment outcome after receiving 

services under an IPE. 

(3) The percentage of individuals who 

have not left the program and are 

continuing to receive services under an 

IPE. 

(c) The percentage of projects that 

demonstrate an average annual cost per 

employment outcome of no more than 

$35,000. 

(d) The percentage of projects that 

demonstrate an average annual cost of 

services per participant of no more than 

$10,000. 

Each grantee must annually report the 

data needed to measure its performance 

on these measures through the Annual 

Performance Reporting Form for the 

AIVRS program. Note: For purposes of 

this section, the term ‘‘employment 

outcome’’ means, with respect to an 

individual, (a) entering or retaining fulltime or, if appropriate, part-time 

competitive employment in the 

integrated labor market; (b) satisfying 

the vocational outcome of supported 

employment; or (c) satisfying any other 

vocational outcome the Secretary of 

Education may determine to be 

appropriate (including satisfying the 

vocational outcome of customized 

employment, self-employment, 

telecommuting, or business ownership). 

(Section 7(11) of the Rehabilitation Act 

(29 U.S.C. 705(11)). 

6. 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, whether the grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

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: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document and a copy of the 

application package in an accessible 

format. The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 

file, braille, large print, audiotape, 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

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the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

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Glenna Wright-Gallo, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25774 Filed 11–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Accrediting Agencies Currently 

Undergoing Review for the Purpose of 

Recognition by the U.S. Secretary of 

Education 

AGENCY: Accreditation Group, Office of 

Postsecondary Education, U.S. 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Call for written third-party 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

information to members of the public on 

submitting written comments for 

accrediting agencies currently 

undergoing review for the purpose of 

recognition by the U.S. Secretary of 

Education. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Herman Bounds, Director, Accreditation 

Group, Office of Postsecondary 

Education, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Fifth Floor, Washington, DC 20202, 

telephone: (202) 453–7615, or email: 

herman.bounds@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

request for written third-party 

comments concerning the performance 

of accrediting agencies under review by 

the Secretary of Education is required 

by 496(n)(1)(A) of the Higher Education 

Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended, and 

pertains to the winter 2026 meeting of 

the National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI). The meeting date and 

location have not been determined but 

will be announced in a later Federal 

Register notice. In addition, a later 

Federal Register notice will describe 

how to register to provide oral 

comments at the meeting. Note: Written 

comments about the specific agencies 

identified below will not be accepted or 

provided to NACIQI members if those 

comments are submitted after the 

deadline provided in this Federal 

Register notice, which is December 6, 

2024. Written comments must be 

submitted to the mailbox identified 

below. Do not submit written comments 

directly to Department officials or to 

NACIQI members. 

Agencies Under Review and 

Evaluation: The Department requests 

written comments from the public on 

the following accrediting agencies, 

which are currently undergoing review 

and evaluation by the Accreditation 

Group, and which will be reviewed at 

the winter 2026 NACIQI meeting. 

The agencies are listed by the type of 

application each agency has submitted. 

Please note, each agency’s current scope 

of recognition is indicated below. If any 

agency requested to expand its scope of 

recognition, both the current scope of 

recognition and the requested scope of 

recognition are identified below. 

Applications for Renewal of 

Recognition 

1. American Board of Funeral Service 

Education. Scope of Recognition: The 

accreditation of institutions and 

programs awarding diplomas, associate 

degrees, and bachelor’s degrees in 

funeral service or mortuary science, 

including the accreditation of distance 

learning courses and programs offered 

by these programs and institutions. 

Geographic Area of Accrediting 

Activities: The United States. 

2. Accrediting Commission of Career 

Schools and Colleges. Scope of 

Recognition: The accreditation of 

postsecondary, non degree-granting 

institutions and degree-granting 

institutions in the United States, 

including those granting associate, 

baccalaureate and master’s degrees, that 

are predominantly organized to educate 

students for occupational, trade and 

technical careers, and including 

institutions that offer programs via 

distance education. Geographic Area of 

Accrediting Activities: The United 

States. 

3. Association of Institutions of Jewish 

Studies. Scope of Recognition: The 

accreditation of postsecondary 

institutions of Jewish Studies within the 

United States exclusively offering 

educational programs leading to a 

certificate, associate degree, 

baccalaureate degree or their equivalent 

credential in Jewish Studies or Classical 

Torah Studies. Geographic Area of 

Accrediting Activities: The United 

States. 

4. American Speech-LanguageHearing Association. Scope of 

Recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation (Accreditation Candidate) 

of education programs in audiology and 

speech-language pathology leading to 

the first professional or clinical degree 

at the master’s or doctoral level, and the 

accreditation of these programs offered 

via distance education. Geographic Area 

of Accrediting Activities: The United 

States. 

5. Commission on Massage Therapy 

Accreditation. Scope of Recognition: 

The accreditation of institutions and 

programs that award postsecondary 

certificates, postsecondary diplomas, 

academic associate degrees and 

occupational associate degrees, in the 

practice of massage therapy, bodywork, 

and aesthetics/esthetics and skin care, 

and programs that include distance 

education. Geographic Area of 

Accrediting Activities: The United 

States. 

6. Council on Naturopathic Medical 

Education. Scope of Recognition: The 

accreditation and preaccreditation of 

graduate-level, four-year naturopathic 

medical education programs leading to 

the Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine 

(NMN) or Doctor of Naturopathy (ND), 

including those offered by distance 

education. Geographic Area of 

Accrediting Activities: The United 

States. 

7. Montessori Accreditation Council 

for Teacher Education. Scope of 

Recognition: The accreditation of 

Montessori teacher education 

institutions and programs including 

those offered via distance education. 

Geographic Area of Accrediting 

Activities: The United States. 

8. Midwifery Education Accreditation 

Council. Scope of Recognition: The 

accreditation and pre-accreditation of 

direct-entry midwifery educational 

institutions and programs conferring 

degrees and certificates, including the 

accreditation of such programs offered 

via distance learning. Geographic Area 

of Accrediting Activities: The United 

States. 

9. National Accrediting Commission 

of Career Arts and Sciences. Scope of 

Recognition: The accreditation of 

postsecondary schools and departments 

of cosmetology arts and sciences and 

massage therapy, including those 

offered via distance education. 

Geographic Area of Accrediting 

Activities: The United States. 

10. National League for Nursing, 

Commission for Nurse Education 

Accreditation. Scope of Recognition: 

The preaccreditation and accreditation 

of nursing education programs which 

offer a certification or diploma or degree 

at the practical/vocational, diploma, 

associate, baccalaureate, masters, and 

doctoral levels, including those offered 

via distance education. This recognition 

extends to the Appeals Panel. 

Geographic Area of Accrediting 

Activities: 


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