Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 48 / Thursday, March 12, 2015 / Notices 12987 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory 

Board; Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Air Force Scientific Advisory 

Board, Department of the Air Force, 

DOD. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), 

the Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of 

Defense announces that the United 

States Air Force (USAF) Scientific 

Advisory Board (SAB) Spring Board 

meeting will take place on 21 April 

2015 at the 552nd Air Control Wing 

Auditorium, located in building 282, 

Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City 

73145. The meeting will occur from 7:30 

a.m.–11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 21 April 

2015. The session that will be open to 

the general public will be held from 

7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. on 21 April 2015. 

The purpose of this Air Force Scientific 

Advisory Board quarterly meeting is to 

conduct a mid-term review of FY15 SAB 

studies, which consist of: (1) Cyber 

Vulnerabilities of Embedded Systems on 

Air And Space Systems, (2) Enhanced 

Utility of Unmanned Air Vehicles In 

Contested and Denied Environments, (3) 

Utility of Quantum Systems for the Air 

Force. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b, 

as amended, and 41 CFR 102–3.155, a 

number of sessions of the USAF SAB 

Spring Board meeting will be closed to 

the public because they will discuss 

classified information and matters 

covered by section 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). 

Any member of the public that wishes 

to attend this meeting or provide input 

to the USAF SAB must contact the 

Designated Federal Officer at the phone 

number or email address listed below at 

least five working days prior to the 

meeting date. Please ensure that you 

submit your written statement in 

accordance with 41 CFR 102–3.140(c) 

and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. Statements 

being submitted in response to the 

agenda mentioned in this notice must be 

received by the Designated Federal 

Officer at the address listed below at 

least five calendar days prior to the 

meeting commencement date. The 

Designated Federal Officer will review 

all timely submissions and respond to 

them prior to the start of the meeting 

identified in this noice. Written 

statements received after this date may 

not be considered by the USAF SAB 

until the next scheduled meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

USAF SAB meeting organizer, Major 

Mike Rigoni at, michael.j.rigoni.mil@

mail.mil or 240–612–5504, United 

States Air Force Scientific Advisory 

Board, 1500 West Perimeter Road, Ste. 

#3300, Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762. 

Henry Williams Jr., 

Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, DAF. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05616 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Application for New Awards; 

Evaluation of State Education 

Programs and Policies Grant Program 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

Evaluation of State Education 

Programs and Policies Grant Program. 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.305E. 

Dates: 

Request for Applications Available: 

On or before March 12, 2015. 

Applications Available: April 16, 

2015. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: 

April 16, 2015. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: June 10, 2015. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Evaluation of State Education 

Programs and Policies Grant Program is 

to support rigorous evaluations of 

education programs and policies 

implemented by State educational 

agencies (SEAs) that have important 

implications for improving student 

education outcomes. These evaluations 

are to be carried out by partnerships 

between research institutions and SEAs. 

The National Center for Education 

Research (NCER), a center within the 

Institute of Education Sciences (IES), 

will hold a competition for the 

Evaluation of State Education Programs 

and Policies Grant Program. Under this 

competition, NCER will consider only 

applications that propose to evaluate 

State programs and policies (or 

components of these programs and 

policies) that fit within one of the three 

following categories: 

• College- and Career-Ready 

Standards and Assessments. 

• Identification and Improvement of 

the Lowest-Performing Schools and/or 

Schools with the Greatest Achievement 

Gaps. 

• Teacher and Principal Evaluation 

and Support Systems. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. 

In addition, the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 75 are applicable, except for the 

provisions in 34 CFR 75.100, 75.101(b), 

75.102, 75.103, 75.105, 75.109(a), 

75.200, 75.201, 75.209, 75.210, 75.211, 

75.217(a)–(c), 75.219, 75.220, 75.221, 

75.222, and 75.230. 

(b) The OMB 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 Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as 

adopted and amended in 2 CFR part 

3474. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to institutions of higher education 

only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: $5 

million for FY 2015. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in FY 

2016 from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: $2 to $5 

million for the entire project period of 

up to 60 months. 

Maximum Award: The maximum total 

award is $5 million for the entire project 

period of up to 60 months. We will 

reject any application that proposes 

more than $1 million for each 12-month 

budget period of the grant. 

Estimated Number of Awards: The 

number of awards made will depend on 

the quality of the applications received 

for that competition and the availability 

of funds. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months based 

on performance. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Research 

partnerships involving at least one 


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