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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 

Information.Collection

Clearance@hhs.gov or by calling (202) 

690–6162. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information Collection Clearance staff, 

Information.Collection

Clearance@hhs.gov or (202) 690–6162. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When 

submitting comments or requesting 

information, please include the 

document identifier HHS–OS–0990– 

New–30D for reference. 

Information Collection Request Title: 

Positive Adolescent Futures (PAF) 

Implementation Study 

Abstract: The Office of Adolescent 

Health (OAH), U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) is 

requesting approval by OMB on a new 

collection. The Positive Adolescent 

Futures (PAF) Study will provide 

information about program design, 

implementation, and impacts through a 

rigorous assessment of program impacts 

and implementation. This proposed 

information collection request includes 

instruments related to the in-depth 

implementation study that complements 

the impact study. The data collected 

from these instruments will provide a 

detailed understanding of program 

implementation. 

Need and Proposed Use of the 

Information: The data will serve two 

main purposes. First, the information 

will enable the study team to produce 

clear, detailed descriptions of each 

intervention that is evaluated and the 

counterfactual in each site. This 

documentation is critical for 

understanding the meaning of impact 

estimates. Second, the data will be used 

to assess fidelity of implementation and 

the quality of program delivery. This 

information is essential for determining 

whether the interventions were 

implemented well and whether the 

evaluation provided a good test of each 

site’s intervention. 

Likely Respondents: The 105 program 

administrators and case managers and 

200 youth participants in 3 impact 

study sites. 

The total annual burden hours 

estimated for this ICR are summarized 

in the table below. 

TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS

Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Semi-structured interview ................................................................................ 8 2 1 16 

Staff focus group ............................................................................................. 13 1 1 13 

Staff survey ...................................................................................................... 35 1 .6 21 

Program attendance and content coverage protocol ...................................... 2 12 .5 12 

Youth focus group ........................................................................................... 67 1 1.5 100.5 

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 162.5 

OS specifically requests comments on 

(1) the necessity and utility of the 

proposed information collection for the 

proper performance of the agency’s 

functions, (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected, and (4) the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology to minimize the information 

collection burden. 

Darius Taylor, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03103 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4168–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Applications for New Awards; National 

Institute on Disability, Independent 

Living, and Rehabilitation Research 

Community Living and Participation 

and, Health and Function 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

National Institute on Disability, 

Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 

Research (NIDILRR)—Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects 

(DRRPs)—Community Living and 

Participation, and Health and Function 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Numbers: Health and Function of 

Individuals with Disabilities: 84.133A–3 

(Research) and 84.133A–8 (Development); 

Community Living and Participation of 

Individuals with Disabilities: 84.133A–4 

(Research) and 84.133A–9 (Development). 

Note: This notice invites applications for 

separate competitions. For funding and other 

key information for each of these 

competitions, see the chart in the Award 

Information section of this notice. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: February 17, 

2015. 

Note: On July 22, 2014, President Obama 

signed the Workforce Innovation 

Opportunity Act (WIOA). WIOA was 

effective immediately. One provision of 

WIOA transferred the National Institute on 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

(NIDRR) from the Department of Education to 

the Administration for Community Living 

(ACL) in the Department of Health and 

Human Services. In addition, NIDRR’s name 

was changed to the Institute on Disability, 

Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 

Research (NIDILRR). For FY 2015, all 

NIDILRR priority notices will be published as 

ACL notices, and ACL will make all NIDILRR 

awards. During this transition period, 

however, NIDILRR will continue to review 

grant applications using Department of 

Education tools. NIDILRR will post 

previously-approved application kits to 

grants.gov, and NIDILRR applications 

submitted to grants.gov will be forwarded to 

the Department of Education’s G–5 system 

for peer review. We are using Department of 

Education application kits and peer review 

systems during this transition year in order 

to provide for a smooth and orderly process 

for our applicants. 

Date of Pre-Application Meeting: 

March 10, 2015. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent To 

Apply: March 24, 2015. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 20, 2015. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects and Centers Program 

is to plan and conduct research, 

demonstration projects, training, and 

related activities, including 

international activities to develop 

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technology. The Program’s activities are 

designed to maximize the full inclusion 

and integration into society, 

employment, independent living, family 

support, and economic and social selfsufficiency of individuals with 

disabilities, especially individuals with 

the most severe disabilities, and to 

improve the effectiveness of services 

authorized under the Rehabilitation Act 

of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation 

Act). 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects (DRRPs) 

The purpose of DRRPs, which are 

under NIDILRR’s Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Program, is to improve the 

effectiveness of services authorized 

under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

amended, by developing methods, 

procedures, and rehabilitation 

technologies that advance a wide range 

of independent living and employment 

outcomes for individuals with 

disabilities, especially individuals with 

the most severe disabilities. DRRPs 

carry out one or more of the following 

types of activities, as specified and 

defined in 34 CFR 350.13 through 

350.19: Research, training, 

demonstration, development, 

dissemination, utilization, and technical 

assistance. Additionally information on 

DRRPs can be found at: http:// 

www2.ed.gov/programs/drrp/ 

index.html. 

Priorities: There are three priorities 

for the grant competitions announced in 

this notice. Three priorities are from the 

notice of final priorities and definitions 

for this program, published in the 

Federal Register on May 7, 2013 (78 FR 

26513). One priority is from the notice 

of final priorities for the Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Program, published in the 

Federal Register on April 28, 2006 (71 

FR 25472). 

Absolute Priorities: For FY 2015 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applicants from these competitions, 

these priorities are absolute priorities. 

Under 45 CFR part 75 we consider only 

applications that meet these program 

priorities. 

These priorities are: 

Priority 1—DRRP on Community Living 

and Participation of Individuals With 

Disabilities 

Priority 2—DRRP on Health and 

Function of Individuals With 

Disabilities 

Note: The full text of these priorities is 

included in the notice of final priorities and 

definitions published in the Federal Register 

on May 7, 2013 (78 FR 26513) and in the 

application package for these competitions. 

Priority 3—General DRRP Requirements 

Note: The full text of this priority is 

included in the notice of final priorities for 

the Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program, published in 

the Federal Register on April 28, 2006 (71 FR 

25472) and in the application package for 

these competitions. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 764(a). 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Department of Health and Human 

Services General Administrative 

Regulations in 45 CFR part 75 (b) Audit 

Requirements for Federal Awards in 45 

CFR part 75 Subpart F; (c) 45 CFR part 

75 Non-procurement Debarment and 

Suspension; (d) 45 CFR part 75 

Requirement for Drug-Free Workplace 

(Financial Assistance); (e) The 

regulations for this program in 34 CFR 

part 350; (f) The notice of final priorities 

for the Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects and Centers program 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 28, 2006 (71 FR 25472); and (g) 

The notice of final priorities and 

definitions for this program, published 

in the Federal Register on May 7, 2013 

(78 FR 26513). 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$2,000,000. 

Maximum Award: See chart. 

Estimated Number of Awards: See 

chart. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: See chart. 

CFDA number and name Applications 

available 

Deadline for 

transmittal of 

applications 

Estimated 

available funds 

Maximum 

award amount 

(per year) 123

Estimated 

number of 

awards 

Project period 

(months) 

84.133A–4 (Research) and 

84.133A–9 (Development), 

Community Living and Participation of Individuals with 

Disabilities.

February 17, 2015 April 20, 2015 ....... $500,000 $500,000 2 60 

84.133A–3 (Research) and 

84.133A–8 (Development), 

Health and Function of Individuals with Disabilities.

February 17, 2015 April 20, 2015 ....... 500,000 500,000 2 60 

1 Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2015 and any subsequent 

year from the list of unfunded applicants from these competitions. 2We will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding the Maximum Amount. The Administrator of the Administration for Community Living may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the Federal Register. 3The maximum award amount includes both direct and indirect costs. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: States; public 

or private agencies, including for-profit 

agencies; public or private 

organizations, including for-profit 

organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes 

and tribal organizations. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost 

sharing for this program is required by 

34 CFR 350.62(a). NIDILRR requires that 

grantees provide cost sharing in the 

amount of at least 1% of Federal funds. 

3. Other: Different selection criteria 

are used for DRRP research grants and 

development grants. Applicants under 

each priority must clearly indicate in 

the application whether they are 

applying for a research grant (84.133A– 

3 or 84.133A–4) or a development grant 

(84.133A–8, or 84.133A–9) and must 

address the selection criteria relevant to 

that grant type. Without exception, 

NIDILRR will review each application 

based on the grant designation made by 

the applicant. Applications will be 

determined ineligible and will not be 

reviewed if they do not include a clear 

designation as a research grant or a 

development grant. 


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IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: You can obtain an application 

package via grants.gov, or by contacting 

Patricia Barrett: U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services, 400 

Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5142, 

PCP, Washington, DC 20202–2700. 

Telephone: (202) 245–6211 or by email: 

patricia.barrett@ed.gov. 

If you request an application from 

Patricia Barrett, be sure to identify these 

competitions as follows: CFDA number 

84.133A–3 (Research) or 84.133A–8 

Development; 84.133A–4 (Research), or 

84.133A–9 (Development). 

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 the 

competitions announced in this notice. 

Notice of Intent to Apply: Due to the 

open nature of the DRRP priorities 

announced here, and to assist with the 

selection of reviewers for this 

competition, NIDILRR is requesting all 

potential applicants to submit a letter of 

intent (LOI). The submission is not 

mandatory and the content of the LOI 

will not be peer reviewed or otherwise 

used to rate an applicant’s application. 

Each LOI should be limited to a 

maximum of four pages and include the 

following information: (1) The title of 

the proposed project, the name of the 

applicant, the name of the Project 

Director or Principal Investigator (PI), 

and the names of partner institutions 

and entities; (2) a brief statement of the 

vision, goals, and objectives of the 

proposed project and a description of its 

proposed activities at a sufficient level 

of detail to allow NIDILRR to select 

potential peer reviewers; (3) a list of 

proposed project staff including the 

Project Director or PI and key personnel; 

(4) a list of individuals whose selection 

as a peer reviewer might constitute a 

conflict of interest due to involvement 

in proposal development, selection as 

an advisory board member, co-PI 

relationships, etc.; and (5) contact 

information for the Project Director or 

PI. Submission of a LOI is not a 

prerequisite for eligibility to submit an 

application. 

NIDILRR will accept the optional LOI 

via mail (through the U.S. Postal Service 

or commercial carrier) or email, by 

March 24, 2015. The LOI must be sent 

to: Carolyn Baron, U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services, 550 12th 

Street SW., Room 5134, PCP, 

Washington, DC 20202; or by email to: 

Carolyn.Baron@ed.gov. 

For further information regarding the 

LOI submission process, contact 

Carolyn Baron at (202) 245–6211. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

(Part III of the application) is where you, 

the applicant, address the selection 

criteria that reviewers use to evaluate 

your application. We recommend that 

you limit Part III to the equivalent of no 

more than 75 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. You are not 

required to double space titles, 

headings, footnotes, references, and 

captions, or text in charts, tables, 

figures, and graphs. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. 

The recommended page limit does not 

apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, 

the budget section, including the 

narrative budget justification; Part IV, 

the assurances and certifications; or the 

one-page abstract, the resumes, the 

bibliography, or the letters of support. 

However, the recommended page limit 

does apply to all of the application 

narrative section (Part III). 

An applicant should consult NIDRR’s 

Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2013– 

2017 (78 FR 20299) (Plan) when 

preparing its application. The Plan is 

organized around the following research 

domains: (1) Community Living and 

Participation; (2) Health and Function; 

and (3) Employment. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: February 17, 

2015. 

Date of Pre-Application Meeting: 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in a pre-application meeting 

and to receive information and technical 

assistance through individual 

consultation with NIDILRR staff. The 

pre-application meeting will be held on 

March 10, 2015. Interested parties may 

participate in this meeting by 

conference call with NIDILRR staff from 

the Administration for Community 

Living between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., 

Washington, DC time. NIDILRR staff 

also will be available from 3:30 p.m. to 

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

same day, by telephone, to provide 

information and technical assistance 

through individual consultation. For 

further information or to make 

arrangements to participate in the 

meeting via conference call or to arrange 

for an individual consultation, contact 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of 

this notice. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to 

Apply: March 24, 2015. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 20, 2015. 

Applications for grants under these 

competitions 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 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 

program is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

6. Data Universal Numbering System 

Number, Taxpayer Identification 

Number, and System for Award 

Management: To do business with the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, 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 System for Award 

Management (SAM) (formerly 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 SAM 

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 


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can be created within one-to-two 

business days. 

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 two to five weeks for your 

TIN to become active. 

The SAM registration process can take 

approximately seven business days, but 

may take upwards of several weeks, 

depending on the completeness and 

accuracy of the data entered into the 

SAM database by an entity. Thus, if you 

think you might want to apply for 

Federal financial assistance under a 

program administered by the 

Department, please allow sufficient time 

to obtain and register your DUNS 

number and TIN. We strongly 

recommend that you register early. 

Note: Once your SAM registration is active, 

you will need to allow 24 to 48 hours for the 

information to be available in Grants.gov and 

before you can submit an application through 

Grants.gov. 

If you are currently registered with 

SAM, 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 registration 

annually. This may take three or more 

business days. 

Information about SAM is available at 

www.SAM.gov. To further assist you 

with obtaining and registering your 

DUNS number and TIN in SAM or 

updating your existing SAM account, 

we have prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet, 

which you can find at: http://

www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/samfaqs.html. 

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/

web/grants/register.html. 

7. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under the 

program 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 

Community Living and Participation, 

and Health and Function DRRP 

competitions, CFDA numbers 84.133A– 

4 (Research) and 84.133–9 

(Development); and 84.133A–3 

(Research) and 84.133A–8 

(Development), 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 Community Living 

and Participation, and Health and 

Function DRRP competitions at 

www.Grants.gov. You must search for 

the downloadable application package 

for this program by the CFDA number. 

Do not include the CFDA number’s 

alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search 

for 84.133, not 84.133A). 

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 program 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. Additional, 

detailed information on how to attach 

files is in the application instructions. 

• 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). 


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• 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 

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 4:30:00 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, the following 

business day to enable you to transmit 

your application electronically. You 

also may mail your application by 

following the mailing instructions 

described elsewhere in this notice. 

If you submit an application after 

4:30:00 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 the problem 

affected your ability to submit your 

application by 4:30:00 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 prevents 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: Patricia Barrett, U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 5142, Potomac Center Plaza 

(PCP), Washington, DC 20202–2700. 

FAX: (202) 245–7323. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

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 84.133A–3 (Research) or 

84.133A–8 (Development); 84.133A–4 

(Research) or 84.133A–9 (Development); 

550 12th Street SW., Room 7041, 

Potomac Center Plaza, 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 Administrator of the 

Administration for Community Living 

of the U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

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. 

Note for Mail of Paper Applications: If you 

mail 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 program 

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 

350.54 and are listed in the application 

package. 

2. Review and Selection Process: Final 

award decisions will be made by the 

Administrator, ACL. In making these 

decisions, the Administrator will take 

into consideration: Ranking of the 

review panel; reviews for programmatic 

and grants management compliance; the 

reasonableness of the estimated cost to 

the government considering the 

available funding and anticipated 

results; and the likelihood that the 

proposed project will result in the 

benefits expected. Under Section 

75.205, item (3) history of performance 

is an item that is reviewed. 

In addition, in making a competitive 

grant award, the Administrator of the 

Administration for Community Living 

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 Health and 

Human Services 45 CFR part 75. 

3. Special Conditions: Under 45 CFR 

part 75 the Administrator of the 

Administration for Community Living 

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 45 

CFR part 75, 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 send you a Notice of 


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Award (NOA); or we may send you an 

email containing a link to access an 

electronic version of your NOA. 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 NOA. The 

NOA also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under this competition, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 45 CFR part 75 should you receive 

funding under the competition. This 

does not apply if you have an exception 

under 45 CFR part 75. 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Administrator of the 

Administration for Community Living. 

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 

Administrator of the Administration for 

Community Living under 45 CFR part 

75. All NIDILRR grantees will submit 

their annual and final reports through 

NIDILRR’s online reporting system and 

as designated in the terms and 

conditions of your NOA. The 

Administrator of the Administration for 

Community Living may also require 

more frequent performance reports 

under 45 CFR part 75. For specific 

requirements on reporting, please go to 

www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/

appforms/appforms.html. 

(c) FFATA and FSRS Reporting 

The Federal Financial Accountability 

and Transparency Act (FFATA) requires 

data entry at the FFATA Subaward 

Reporting System (http://

www.FSRS.gov) for all sub-awards and 

sub-contracts issued for $25,000 or more 

as well as addressing executive 

compensation for both grantee and subaward organizations. 

For further guidance please see the 

following link: http://www.acl.gov/

Funding_Opportunities/Grantee_Info/

FFATA.aspx 

If you receive a multi-year award, you 

must submit an annual performance 

report that provides the most current 

performance and financial expenditure 

information. Annual and Final 

Performance reports will be submitted 

through NIDILRR’s online Performance 

System and as designated in the terms 

and conditions of your NOA. At the end 

of your project period, you must submit 

a final performance report, including 

financial information. 

Note: NIDILRR will provide information by 

letter to successful grantees on how and 

when to submit the report. 

4. Performance Measures: To evaluate 

the overall success of its research 

program, NIDILRR assesses the quality 

of its funded projects through a review 

of grantee performance and 

accomplishments. Each year, NIDILRR 

examines a portion of its grantees to 

determine: 

• The number of products (e.g., new 

or improved tools, methods, discoveries, 

standards, interventions, programs, or 

devices developed or tested with 

NIDILRR funding) that have been judged 

by expert panels to be of high quality 

and to advance the field. 

• The average number of publications 

per award based on NIDILRR-funded 

research and development activities in 

refereed journals. 

• The percentage of new NIDILRR 

grants that assess the effectiveness of 

interventions, programs, and devices 

using rigorous methods. 

NIDILRR uses information submitted 

by grantees as part of their Annual 

Performance Reports for these reviews. 

5. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award, the Administrator 

of the Administration for Community 

Living may consider, under 45 CFR part 

75, 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 Administrator 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. 

Continuation funding is also subject to 

availability of funds. 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Barrett, U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services, 400 

Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5142, 

PCP, Washington, DC 20202–2700. 

Telephone: (202) 245–6211 or by email: 

patricia.barrett@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

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 

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. 

John Tschida, 

Director, National Institute on Disability, 

Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 

Research. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Applications for New Awards; National 

Institute on Disability, Independent 

Living, and Rehabilitation Research— 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program— 

Rehabilitation Engineering Research 

Centers 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

National Institute on Disability, 

Independent Living, and 

Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)— 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program— 

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