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proposed collection of information; (c) 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Karl Koerper, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05776 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Applications for New Awards; National 

Institute on Disability, Independent 

Living, and Rehabilitation Research— 

Small Business Innovation Research 

Program—Phase I 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

National Institute on Disability, 

Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 

Research (NIDILRR) Small Business 

Innovation Research Program (SBIR)— 

Phase I. 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.133S–1. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: March 13, 

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. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 12, 2015. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the SBIR program is four-fold: 

• Stimulate technological innovation. 

• Foster and encourage participation 

in innovation and entrepreneurship by 

socially and economically 

disadvantaged small businesses (SDBs), 

and by women-owned small businesses. 

• Strengthen the role of small 

business in meeting Federal research 

and development (R&D) needs. 

• Increase private-sector 

commercialization of innovations 

derived from U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services (Department) R&D 

funding, thereby increasing 

competition, productivity, and 

economic growth. 

Background 

The Small Business Innovation 

Development Act of 1982 (Act), Pub. L. 

97–219, established the SBIR program. 

The Act requires certain agencies, 

including the Department, to reserve a 

statutory percentage of their extramural 

R&D budgets for two phases of the threephase SBIR program (see http://sbir.gov/ 

about/about-sbir for more information 

on the program). 

Phase I awards are to determine, 

insofar as possible, the scientific or 

technical merit, feasibility, and 

commercial potential of R&D projects 

submitted under the SBIR program. 

Phase I awards are for amounts up to 

$75,000 and for a period of up to six 

months. Phase II projects continue the 

development of Phase I projects. 

Funding is based on the results 

achieved in Phase I and the scientific 

and technical merit and commercial 

potential of the proposed Phase II 

project. Only Phase I grantees are 

eligible to apply for Phase II funding. 

Phase II awards are for amounts up to 

$575,500 over a period of two years. 

In Phase III, the small business 

grantee pursues commercial 

applications of the Phase I and II R&D. 

The SBIR program does not fund Phase 

III. 

All SBIR projects funded by NIDILRR 

must address the needs of individuals 

with disabilities. (See 29 U.S.C. 760.) 

Project activities may include: 

• Conducting manufacturing-related 

R&D that encompasses improvements in 

existing methods or processes, or 

wholly new processes, machines, or 

systems, that benefit individuals with 

disabilities; 

• Exploring the uses of technology to 

ensure equal access to education, 

employment, community environments, 

and information for individuals with 

disabilities; and 

• Improving the quality and utility of 

disability and rehabilitation research. 

Note: An applicant should consult NIDRR’s 

Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2013–2017 

(78 FR 20299, published April 4, 2013) (the 

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. 

Priorities: Under this competition we 

are particularly interested in 

applications that address one or more of 

the following five program priorities. 

Invitational Priorities: For FY 2015 

and any subsequent year in which we 

make awards from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition, these 

priorities are invitational priorities. We 

do not give an application that meets 

one of these invitational priorities a 

competitive or absolute preference over 

other applications. 

Each of the following invitational 

priorities relates to innovative research 

utilizing new technologies to address 

the needs of individuals with 

disabilities. These priorities are: 

(1) Increased independence of 

individuals with disabilities in 

community settings, including 

educational settings, through the 

development of technology to support 

access to these settings and promote 

integration of individuals with 

disabilities. 

(2) Enhanced sensory or motor 

function of individuals with disabilities 

through the development of technology 

to support improved functional 

capacity. 

(3) Enhanced workforce participation 

through the development of technology 

to increase access to employment, 

promote sustained employment, and 

support employment advancement for 

individuals with disabilities. 

(4) Enhanced community living and 

participation for individuals with 

disabilities through the development of 

accessible information technology 

including cloud computing, software, 

systems, and devices that promote 

access to information in educational, 

employment, and community settings, 

and voting technology that improves 

access for individuals with disabilities. 

(5) Improved health-care 

interventions and increased use of 

related resources through the 

development of technology to support 

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independent access to community 

health-care services for individuals with 

disabilities. 

Applicants should describe the 

approaches they expect to use to collect 

empirical evidence demonstrating the 

effectiveness of the technology they are 

proposing. This empirical evidence 

should facilitate the assessment of the 

efficacy and usefulness of the 

technology. 

Note: In responding to all invitational 

priorities, NIDILRR encourages applicants to 

adhere to universal design principles and 

guidelines. The term ‘‘universal design’’ is 

defined as ‘‘the design of products and 

environments to be usable by all people, to 

the greatest extent possible, without the need 

for adaptation or specialized design’’ (The 

Center for Universal Design, 1997). Universal 

design of consumer products minimizes or 

alleviates barriers that reduce the ability of 

individuals with disabilities to effectively or 

safely use standard consumer products. (For 

more information see: www.trace.wisc.edu/

docs/consumer_product_guidelines/

consumer.pcs/disabil.htm). 

Program Authority: The Small Business 

Innovation Development Act of 1982, Pub. L. 

97–219, as amended (15 U.S.C. 631 and 638), 

and title II of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 

as amended (29 U.S.C. 760 et seq.). 

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). 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: $750,000. 

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 this 

competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: $70,000– 

$75,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$75,000. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding $75,000 for a single budget 

period of up to six months. The 

Administrator of the Administration for 

Community Living may change the 

maximum amount through a notice 

published in the Federal Register. 

Note: The maximum award amount 

includes direct and indirect costs and fees. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 10. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 6 months. We 

will reject any application that proposes 

a project period that exceeds a single 

budget period of up to six months. The 

Administrator of the Administration for 

Community Living may change the 

project period through a notice 

published in the Federal Register. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Entities that 

are, at the time of award, small business 

concerns as defined by the Small 

Business Administration (SBA). This 

definition is included in the application 

package. 

If it appears that an applicant 

organization does not meet the 

eligibility requirements, we will request 

an evaluation by the SBA. Under 

circumstances in which eligibility is 

unclear, we will not make an SBIR 

award until the SBA makes a 

determination that the applicant is 

eligible under its definition of small 

business concern. 

Technology, science, and engineering 

firms with strong research capabilities 

in any of the priority areas listed in this 

notice are encouraged to participate. 

Consultative or other arrangements 

between these firms and universities or 

other nonprofit organizations are 

permitted, but the small business 

concern must serve as the grantee. For 

Phase I projects, at least two-thirds of 

the research or analytic activities must 

be performed by the small business 

concern grantee. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

3. Other: The total of all consultant 

fees, facility leases or usage fees, and 

other subcontracts or purchase 

agreements may not exceed one-third of 

the total funding award. 

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 use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call, toll free: 1–877– 

576–7734. 

If you request an application from 

Patricia Barrett, be sure to identify this 

competition as follows: CFDA number 

84.133S–1. 

2. a. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms you must submit, are in 

the application package for this 

competition. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

is where you, the applicant, address the 

selection criteria that reviewers use to 

evaluate your application. You must 

limit the application narrative to the 

equivalent of no more than 50 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, 

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 page limit does not apply to the 

cover sheet; the budget section, 

including the narrative budget 

justification; the assurances and 

certifications; the one-page abstract, the 

resumes, the bibliography, or the letters 

of support; related applications or 

awards; or the documentation of 

previous Phase II awards (required only 

if the small business concern has 

received more than 15 Phase II awards 

in the prior five fiscal years). However, 

the page limit does apply to all of the 

application narrative section. 

We will reject your application if you 

exceed the page limit or if you apply 

other standards and exceed the 

equivalent of the page limit. 

Note: Please submit an appendix that lists 

every collaborating organization and 

individual named in the application, 

including staff, consultants, contractors, 

advisory board member, and anyone else 

whose selection as a peer reviewer might 

constitute a conflict of interest. We will use 

this information to help us screen for 

conflicts of interest with our reviewers. 

b. Submission of Proprietary 

Information: 

Given the types of projects that may 

be proposed in applications for the SBIR 

program, your application may include 

trade secrets or confidential commercial 

and financial information that you 

consider proprietary. The Department’s 

regulations define ‘‘trade secrets of 

confidential commercial and financial 

information’’ in 45 CFR 5.65. 

Consistent with E. O. 12600, please 

designate in your application any 

information that you feel is exempt from 

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disclosure under Exemption 4 of the 

Freedom of Information Act. In the 

appropriate Appendix section of your 

application, under ‘‘Other Attachments 

Form,’’ please list the page number or 

numbers on which we can find this 

information. For additional information 

please see 45 CFR 5.65. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: March 13, 

2015. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 12, 2015. 

Applications for grants under this 

program 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 if you qualify for an exception to 

the electronic submission requirement, 

please refer to section IV. 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. 

5. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is not subject to E. O. 12372. 

6. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

7. Data Universal Numbering System 

Number, Taxpayer Identification 

Number, and System for Award 

Management: To do business with the 

Department of Education, you must— 

a. Have a Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer 

Identification Number (TIN); 

b. Register both your DUNS number 

and TIN with the 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 

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 2–5 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 SAM 

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/

applicants/get_registered.jsp. 

8. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically unless you qualify for an 

exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications 

Applications for grants under the 

SBIR Program, CFDA number 84.133S– 

1, must be submitted electronically 

using the Government-wide 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 SBIR Program at 

www.Grants.gov. You must search for 

the downloadable application package 

for this competition by the CFDA 

number. Do not include the CFDA 

number’s alpha suffix in your search 

(e.g., search for 84.133, not 84.133S). 

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. 

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• 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 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). 

• 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 or by 

hand delivery. You also may mail your 

application by following the mailing 

instructions described elsewhere in this 

notice. 

If you submit an application after 

4:30:00 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. 

9. 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 84.133S–1), LBJ 

Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202– 

4260. 

You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the 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. 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this program are from 34 CFR 

350.54 and are listed in the application 

package. 

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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 

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 

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Dated: March 3, 2015. 

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Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 

Research. 

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