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Unless otherwise prohibited by other 

laws, any information from this system 

of records, including personal 

information obtained from other 

agencies through computer matching 

programs, may be disclosed to any third 

party through a computer matching 

program that is conducted under a CMA 

between the Department and the third 

party and requires that the matching be 

conducted in compliance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act. 

Purposes of these disclosures may be to: 

(a) Establish or verify program eligibility 

and benefits; (b) establish or verify 

compliance with program regulations or 

statutory requirements, such as to 

investigate possible fraud or abuse; and 

(c) recoup payments or delinquent debts 

under any Federal benefit programs, 

such as locating or taking legal action 

against a delinquent or defaulted debtor. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

Disclosures pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b)(12). The Department may 

disclose to a consumer reporting agency 

information regarding a valid overdue 

claim of the Department; such 

information is limited to: (1) The name, 

address, taxpayer identification number 

and other information necessary to 

establish the identity of the individual 

responsible for the claim; (2) the 

amount, status, and history of the claim; 

and (3) the program under which the 

claim arose. The Department may 

disclose the information specified in 

this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b)(12) and the procedures 

contained in 31 U.S.C. 3711(e). A 

consumer reporting agency to which 

these disclosures may be made is 

defined at 15 U.S.C. 1681a(f) and 31 

U.S.C. 3701(a)(3). 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

The records are stored electronically. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

The records are retrievable by SSN, 

name, or an unique internal account 

identifier. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

All physical access to the Department 

site, and the sites of the Department 

contractors where this system of records 

is maintained, is controlled and 

monitored by security personnel who 

check each individual entering the 

building for his or her employee or 

visitor badge. 

The computer system employed by 

the Department offers a high degree of 

resistance to tampering and 

circumvention. This security system 

limits data access to Department and 

contract staff on a need-to-know basis, 

and controls individual users’ ability to 

access and alter records within the 

system. All users of this system of 

records will have an unique User ID and 

corresponding password conforming to 

the Department’s security policy. All 

interactions by individual users with 

the system are recorded. 

Additionally, in accordance with the 

Federal Information Security 

Management Act of 2002 (FISMA), PAS 

must receive a signed Authority to 

Operate (ATO) from a designated 

Department official. The ATO process 

includes an assessment of security 

controls, a plan of action, milestones to 

remediate any identified deficiencies, 

and a continuous monitoring program. 

FISMA controls implemented by the 

Department include a combination of 

management, operational, and technical 

controls, and include the following 

control families: Access control, 

awareness and training, audit and 

accountability, security assessment and 

authorization, configuration 

management, contingency planning, 

identification and authentication, 

incident response, maintenance, media 

protection, physical and environmental 

protection, planning, personnel 

security, privacy, risk assessment, 

system and services acquisition, system 

and communications protection, system 

and information integrity, and program 

management. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

The Department of Education has 

submitted a records retention and 

disposition schedule for the records 

covered by this system of records to the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA) for approval. 

No records will be destroyed prior to 

receiving NARA-approved disposition 

authority. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

PAS Manager, Technology Office, 

Federal Student Aid, UCP, 830 First St. 

NE., Room 103E2, Washington, DC 

20202. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

If you wish to determine whether a 

record exists regarding you in the 

system of records, provide the system 

manager with your name, date of birth, 

and SSN. Your request must meet the 

requirements of the Department’s 

Privacy Act regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5, 

including proof of identity. You may 

address your request to the system 

manager at the address above. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

If you wish to gain access to a record 

regarding you in the system of records, 

you can visit the ED PAS Account 

Management site, call the FAFSA on the 

web phone number listed on the Web 

site, or contact the system manager at 

the address given above. Your request 

must meet the requirements of the 

Department’s Privacy Act regulations at 

34 CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

If you wish to contest the content of 

a record regarding you in the system of 

records, you can contact the Customer 

Service Department at the telephone 

number listed on the PAS login or 

registration Web site (Federal Student 

Aid Information Center (FSAIC): 1–800– 

4–FED–AID (1–800–433–3243) or TTY 

(for the hearing impaired): 1–800–730– 

8913. Your request must meet the 

requirements of the Department’s 

Privacy Act regulations at 34 CFR 5b.7. 

If the SSN you provided to create the 

account does not match the records of 

the Social Security Administration 

(SSA), you will need to correct your 

SSN in PAS or contact the local office 

of the SSA for a SSN correction. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The identifying information (first 

name, middle name, last name, SSN, 

date of birth, address, telephone 

number, email address, security 

challenge questions and corresponding 

answers) will be collected from 

individuals applying for an FSA ID at 

the PAS registration Web site. In 

addition, PAS receives records from 

SSA which are maintained in the 

system. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR SYSTEM: 

None. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Jacob K. 

Javits Gifted and Talented Students 

Education Program 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information: 

Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented 

Students Education Program. 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.206A. 

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Dates: 

Applications Available: March 20, 

2015. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 4, 2015. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 6, 2015. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

this competition under the Jacob K. 

Javits Gifted and Talented Students 

Education Program (Javits) is to provide 

grants to State educational agencies 

(SEAs) to enable them to carry out a 

coordinated program of scientifically 

based research, demonstration projects, 

innovative strategies, and similar 

activities designed to build and enhance 

the ability of elementary and secondary 

schools nationwide to meet the special 

educational needs of gifted and talented 

students, particularly those from 

disadvantaged backgrounds or 

underrepresented groups. This grant 

competition implements the ‘‘special 

rule’’ in section 5464(c) of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), that 

requires any Javits program funds 

appropriated for a fiscal year in excess 

of the amount of such funds 

appropriated for FY 2001 (i.e., $7.5 

million) to be used to award competitive 

grants to SEAs, local educational 

agencies (LEAs), or both. Due to the 

limited amount of funds available, the 

Assistant Secretary has opted to award 

competitive grants to SEAs only for the 

FY 2015 competition. 

Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 

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

section 5465 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 

7253d). 

Competitive Preference Priority: For 

FY 2015 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 up to 

an additional 20 points to an 

application that meets elements (1) and 

(2) of this priority. We award up to an 

additional 10 points to an application 

that meets either element (1) or element 

(2) of this priority. 

This priority is: 

Programs and projects designed to 

develop new information that: 

(1) Improves the capability of schools 

to plan, conduct, and improve programs 

to identify and serve gifted and talented 

students (up to 10 points); and 

(2) Assists schools in the 

identification of, and provision of 

services to, gifted and talented students 

(including economically disadvantaged 

individuals, individuals with limited 

English proficiency, and individuals 

with disabilities) who may not be 

identified and served through 

traditional assessment methods (up to 

10 points). 

Note: In accordance with section 5465(b) of 

the ESEA, at least 50 percent of the 

applications approved under this 

competition must address element (2) above. 

Requirements: The following program 

and application requirements are from 

section 5464 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 

7253c).). 

Program Requirements: Applications 

for funds under this program may 

propose to carry out one or more of the 

following activities: 

(1) Conducting scientifically based 

research on methods and techniques for 

identifying and teaching gifted and 

talented students and for using gifted 

and talented programs and methods to 

serve all students; and program 

evaluations, surveys, and the collection, 

analysis, and development of 

information needed to accomplish the 

proposed project; 

(2) Carrying out professional 

development (including fellowships) for 

personnel (including leadership 

personnel) involved in the education of 

gifted and talented students; 

(3) Establishing and operating model 

projects and exemplary programs for 

serving gifted and talented students, 

including innovative methods for 

identifying and educating students who 

may not be served by traditional gifted 

and talented programs (such as summer 

programs, mentoring programs, service 

learning programs, and cooperative 

programs involving business, industry, 

and education); 

(4) Implementing innovative 

strategies, such as cooperative learning, 

peer tutoring, and service learning; 

(5) Carrying out programs of technical 

assistance and information 

dissemination, including assistance and 

information with respect to how gifted 

and talented programs and methods, 

where appropriate, may be adapted for 

use by all students; 

(6) Making materials and services 

available through State regional 

educational service centers, institutions 

of higher education, or other entities; or 

(7) Providing funds for challenging, 

high-level course work, disseminated 

through technologies (including 

distance learning), for individual 

students or groups of students in 

schools and LEAs that would not 

otherwise have the resources to provide 

such course work. 

Application Requirements: Each SEA 

must describe in its application how: 

(1) The proposed gifted and talented 

services, materials, and methods can be 

adapted, if appropriate, for use by all 

students; and 

(2) The proposed programs can be 

evaluated. 

Definitions: The definitions contained 

in 34 CFR 77.1(c) apply to this 

competition. The Assistant Secretary is 

placing special emphasis on the 

definition of evidence of promise (and 

other relevant terms) in this notice for 

the FY 2015 grant competition and any 

subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition. 

The definitions are: 

Evidence of promise means there is 

empirical evidence to support the 

theoretical linkage(s) between at least 

one critical component and at least one 

relevant outcome presented in the logic 

model for the proposed process, 

product, strategy, or practice. 

Specifically, evidence of promise means 

the conditions in both paragraphs (i) 

and (ii) of this definition are met: 

(i) There is at least one study that is 

a— 

(A) Correlational study with statistical 

controls for selection bias; 

(B) Quasi-experimental design study 

that meets the What Works 

Clearinghouse Evidence Standards with 

reservations; or 

(C) Randomized controlled trial that 

meets the What Works Clearinghouse 

Evidence Standards with or without 

reservations. 

(ii) The study referenced in paragraph 

(ii) of this definition found a statistically 

significant or substantively important 

(defined as a difference of 0.25 standard 

deviations or larger) favorable 

association between at least one critical 

component and one relevant outcome 

presented in the logic model for the 

proposed process, product, strategy, or 

practice. 

Logic model (also referred to as theory 

of action) means well-specified 

conceptual framework that identifies 

key components of the proposed 

process, product, strategy, or practice 

(i.e., the active ‘‘ingredients’’ that are 

hypothesized to be critical to achieving 

the relevant outcomes) and describes 

the relationships among the key 

components and outcomes, theoretically 

and operationally. 

Quasi-experimental design study 

means a study using a design that 

attempts to approximate an 

experimental design by identifying a 

comparison group that is similar to the 

treatment group in important respects. 

These studies, depending on design and 

implementation, can meet What Works 

Clearinghouse Evidence Standards with 

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reservations (but not What Works 

Clearinghouse Evidence Standards 

without reservations). 

Randomized controlled trial means a 

study that employs random assignment 

of, for example, students, teachers, 

classrooms, schools, or districts to 

receive the intervention being evaluated 

(the treatment group) or not to receive 

the intervention (the control group). The 

estimated effectiveness of the 

intervention is the difference between 

the average outcomes for the treatment 

group and for the control group. These 

studies, depending on design and 

implementation, can meet What Works 

Clearinghouse Evidence Standards 

without reservations. 

Relevant outcome means the student 

outcome(s) (or the ultimate outcome if 

not related to students) the proposed 

process, product, strategy, or practice is 

designed to improve; consistent with 

the specific goals of a program. 

What Works Clearinghouse Evidence 

Standards means the standards set forth 

in the What Works Clearinghouse 

Procedures and Standards Handbook 

(Version 3.0, March 2014), which can be 

found at the following link: http://

ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/

DocumentSum.aspx?sid=19. 

Program Authority: Title V, part D, 

subpart 6 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7253– 

7253e). 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 

97, 98, and 99. (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. (d) The 

regulations in 34 CFR part 299. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$2,500,000. 

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: 

$250,000–$400,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$350,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 6–10. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 36 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: SEAs. 

Note: Under the ‘‘special rule’’ in section 

5464(c) of the ESEA, the Assistant Secretary 

is authorized to award funds to SEAs, LEAs, 

or both. For FY 2015, the competitive grants 

made under this competition will be made to 

SEAs only. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

competition does not require cost 

sharing or matching. 

3. Other: 

a. Participation of Private School 

Children and Teachers. Applications for 

funds under Javits must provide for the 

equitable participation of students and 

teachers in private nonprofit elementary 

and secondary schools, including 

teachers and other personnel in 

professional development programs 

serving such students, located in areas 

served by the grant recipient. 

b. Administrative Direction and 

Control. Administrative direction and 

control over grant funds must remain 

with the grantee. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: You can obtain an application 

package via the Internet or from the 

Education Publications Center (ED 

Pubs). 

To obtain a copy via the Internet, use 

the following address: www.ed.gov/

fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html. 

To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write, 

fax, or call the following: ED Pubs, U.S. 

Department of Education, P.O. Box 

22207, Alexandria, VA 22304. 

Telephone, toll free: 1–877–433–7827. 

FAX: (703) 605–6794. If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call, 

toll free: 1–877–576–7734. 

You can contact ED Pubs at its Web 

site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at its 

email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov. 

If you request an application from ED 

Pubs, be sure to identify this 

competition as follows: CFDA number 

84.206A. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

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

large print, audiotape, or compact disc) 

by contacting the person listed under 

Accessible Format in section VIII of this 

notice. 

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 this 

competition. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

is where you, the applicant, provide the 

project narrative and management plan 

to address the selection criteria that 

reviewers use to evaluate your 

application. The required budget and 

budget narrative will be provided in a 

separate section. 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, including titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions, as well as all 

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; or the one-page abstract, 

the resumes, the bibliography, or the 

letters of support. However, the page 

limit does apply to all of the application 

narrative section. 

Our reviewers will not read any pages 

of your application that exceed the page 

limit. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: March 20, 

2015. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 4, 2015. 

Applications for grants under this 

competition 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 or hand 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 

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requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 6, 2015. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

competition is subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. Information about 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for this 

competition. 

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 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 the 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 

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: www2.ed.gov/

fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.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 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 Javits, 

CFDA number 84.206A, must be 

submitted electronically using the 

Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site. 

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 Javits 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 84.206, not 

84.206A). 

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. 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 competition 

to ensure that you submit your 

application in a timely manner to the 

Grants.gov system. You also can 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 

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Construction Programs (ED 524), and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

• You must upload any narrative 

section 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 that 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 email or fax your 

statement to: Jennifer Brianas, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Room 3E220, Washington, 

DC 20202–6450. FAX: (202) 205–4921. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand delivery 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 84.206A), 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 Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

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. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Hand Delivery. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

(or a courier service) may deliver your 

paper application to the Department by 

hand. You must deliver the original and 

two copies of your application by hand, 

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 84.206A), 550 12th 

Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center 

Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

The Application Control Center 

accepts hand deliveries daily between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, 

and Federal holidays. 

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of 

Paper Applications: If you mail or hand 

deliver your applications 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 competition 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 

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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 competition are from 34 

CFR 75.210 of EDGAR. The maximum 

score for all selection criteria is 150, and 

the maximum possible score for each 

selection criterion is indicated in 

parentheses. The selection criteria for 

this competition are as follows: 

(a) Need for project (30 points). The 

Secretary considers the need for the 

proposed project. In determining the 

need for the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(i) The magnitude of the need for the 

services to be provided or the activities 

to be carried out by the proposed project 

(10 points). 

(ii) The extent to which the proposed 

project will focus on serving or 

otherwise address the needs of 

disadvantage individuals (10 points). 

(iii) The extent to which specific gaps 

or weaknesses in services, 

infrastructure, or opportunities have 

been identified and will be addressed by 

the proposed project, including the 

nature and magnitude of those gaps or 

weaknesses (10 points). 

(b) Quality of the project design (40 

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: 

(i) The extent to which the goals, 

objectives, and outcomes to be achieved 

by the proposed project are clearly 

specified and measurable (10 points). 

(ii) The extent to which the design of 

the proposed project is appropriate to, 

and will successfully address, the needs 

of the target population or other 

identified needs (10 points). 

(iii) The extent to which the proposed 

project is designed to build capacity and 

yield results that will extend beyond the 

period of Federal financial assistance 

(10 points). 

(iv) The extent to which the proposed 

project is supported by evidence of 

promise (10 points). 

(c) Quality of project personnel (20 

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 encourages applications 

for employment from persons who are 

members of groups that have 

traditionally been underrepresented 

based on race, color, national origin, 

gender, age, or disability. In addition, 

the Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(i) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of the 

project director or principal investigator 

(10 points). 

(ii) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of key 

project personnel (10 points). 

(d) Quality of the management plan 

(30 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: 

(i) The adequacy of the management 

plan to achieve the objectives of the 

proposed project on time and within 

budget, including clearly defined 

responsibilities, timelines, and 

milestones for accomplishing project 

tasks (15 points). 

(ii) 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 (15 points). 

(e) Quality of the project evaluation 

(30 points). The Secretary considers the 

quality of the evaluation to be 

conducted of the proposed project. In 

determining the quality of the 

evaluation, the Secretary considers the 

following factors: 

(i) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and 

appropriate to the goals, objectives, and 

outcomes of the proposed project (10 

points). 

(ii) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation include the use of 

objective performance measures that are 

clearly related to the intended outcomes 

of the project and will produce 

quantitative and qualitative data to the 

extent possible (10 points). 

(iii) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation will, if well-implemented, 

produce evidence of promise (10 

points). 

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 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 

Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 

108.8, and 110.23). 

An additional factor we will consider 

in selecting an application for an award 

is the requirement in section 5465(b) of 

the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7253d(b)). Under 

this section, the Assistant Secretary 

must ensure that no less than 50 percent 

of the applications approved under this 

competition address element (2) of the 

competitive preference priority in this 

notice. 

3. Special Conditions: Under 2 CFR 

3474.10, the Secretary may impose 

special conditions and, 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. 

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 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 GAN. The 

GAN 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 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding under the competition. This 

does not apply if you have an exception 

under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

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report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. 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 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. 

4. Performance Measure: The 

Department has established the 

following Government Performance and 

Results Act of 1993 performance 

measure for Javits: The percentage of 

Javits projects with professional 

development activities focusing on the 

teaching and learning of gifted and 

talented students deemed to be of high 

quality by an expert panel. 

5. 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, the performance targets in 

the grantee’s approved application. In 

making a continuation grant, 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. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Brianas, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 3E220, Washington, DC 20202– 

6450. Telephone: (202) 401–0299 or by 

email: Jennifer.Brianas@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the 

Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

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

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in section VII of this notice. 

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 this 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. 

Dated: March 17, 2015. 

Deborah S. Delisle, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06492 Filed 3–19–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Asian 

American and Native American Pacific 

Islander-Serving Institutions Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information: 

Asian American and Native American 

Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions 

(AANAPISI) Program. 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.031L. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: March 20, 

2015. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 19, 2015. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 20, 2015. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The AANAPISI 

Program provides grants to eligible 

institutions of higher education (IHEs) 

that have an undergraduate enrollment 

of at least 10 percent Asian American or 

Native American Pacific Islander 

students to assist such institutions to 

plan, develop, undertake, and carry out 

activities to improve and expand such 

institutions’ capacity to serve Asian 

Americans and Native American Pacific 

Islanders and low-income individuals. 

Background: We encourage applicants 

to read carefully the Selection Criteria 

section of this notice. Consistent with 

the Department’s increasing emphasis in 

recent years on promoting evidencebased practices through our grant 

competitions, the Secretary will 

evaluate applications on the extent to 

which the proposed project is supported 

by a logic model that meets the evidence 

standard of ‘‘strong theory’’ (as defined 

in this notice). Resources to assist 

applicants in creating a logic model can 

be found here: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/

edlabs/regions/pacific/pdf/REL_

2014007.pdf. 

Priorities: This notice contains one 

absolute priority, two competitive 

preference priorities, and one 

invitational priority. The absolute 

priority is from the Department’s notice 

of final supplemental priorities and 

definitions for discretionary grant 

programs (Supplemental Priorities), 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 10, 2014 (79 FR 73425). 

Competitive Preference Priority 1 is 

from section 320(c)(2)(H) of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(HEA). Competitive Preference Priority 

2 is from the Supplemental Priorities. 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2015 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

Projects that are designed to increase 

the number and proportion of high-need 

students (as defined in this notice) who 

are academically prepared for, enroll in, 

or complete on time college, other 

postsecondary education, or other career 

and technical education. 

Competitive Preference 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 

competitive preference priorities. Under 

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

application up to three additional points 

for each priority, for a total of up to six 

additional points, depending on how 

well the application meets each of these 

priorities. 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1 (up 

to 3 additional points). 

Academic tutoring and counseling 

programs and student support services. 

Competitive Preference Priority 2 (up 

to 3 additional points). 

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