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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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Projects that are designed to leverage 

technology through implementing highquality accessible digital tools, 

assessments, and materials that are 

aligned with rigorous college- and 

career-ready standards. 

Invitational 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 invitational priority. 

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1), we do not 

give an application that meets this 

invitational priority a competitive or 

absolute preference over other 

applications. 

This priority is: 

Projects that support activities that 

strengthen Native American Pacific 

Islander language preservation and 

revitalization. 

Definitions: The following definitions 

are from the Supplemental Priorities 

and from 34 CFR 77.1 and apply to the 

priorities and selection criteria in this 

notice: 

High-minority school means a school 

as that term is defined by a local 

educational agency (LEA), which must 

define the term in a manner consistent 

with its State’s Teacher Equity Plan, as 

required by section 1111(b)(8)(C) of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). The 

applicant must provide the definition(s) 

of high-minority schools used in its 

application. 

High-need students means students 

who are at risk of educational failure or 

otherwise in need of special assistance 

and support, such as students who are 

living in poverty, who attend highminority schools, who are far below 

grade level, who have left school before 

receiving a regular high school diploma, 

who are at risk of not graduating with 

a diploma on time, who are homeless, 

who are in foster care, who have been 

incarcerated, who have disabilities, or 

who are English learners. 

Logic model (also referred to as theory 

of action) means a 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. 

Note: In developing logic models, 

applicants may want to use resources such as 

the Pacific Education Laboratory’s Education 

Logic Model Application 

(www.relpacific.mcrel.org/PERR.html or 

http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED544779.pdf) 

to help design their logic models. 

Regular high school diploma means 

the standard high school diploma that is 

awarded to students in the State and 

that is fully aligned with the State’s 

academic content standards or a higher 

diploma and does not include a General 

Education Development credential, 

certificate of attendance, or any 

alternative award. 

Strong theory means a rationale for 

the proposed process, product, strategy, 

or practice that includes a logic model. 

Program Authority: Title III, part A, 

section 320 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1059g). 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 75, 77, 79, 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 Supplemental Priorities. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$3,062,000. 

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: 

$200,000–$300,000 per year. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$250,000 per year. 

Maximum Awards: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding $300,000 for a single budget 

period of 12 months. The Assistant 

Secretary for Postsecondary Education 

may change the maximum amount 

through a notice published in the 

Federal Register. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 10. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: (a) An IHE is 

eligible to receive funds under the 

AANAPISI Program if it qualifies as an 

Asian American and Native American 

Pacific Islander-Serving Institution. At 

the time of application, IHEs applying 

for funds under the AANAPISI Program 

must have an enrollment of 

undergraduate students that is at least 

10 percent Asian American or Native 

American Pacific Islander, as defined as 

follows: 

Asian American means a person 

having origins in any of the original 

peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, 

or the Indian subcontinent (including, 

for example, Cambodia, China, India, 

Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the 

Philippine Islands, Thailand, and 

Vietnam), as defined in the Office of 

Management and Budget’s Standards for 

Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting 

Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity as 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 30, 1997 (62 FR 58789). 

Native American Pacific Islander 

means any descendant of the aboriginal 

people of any island in the Pacific 

Ocean that is a territory or possession of 

the United States. 

At the time of submission of their 

applications, applicants must certify 

their total undergraduate headcount 

enrollment and that 10 percent of the 

IHE’s enrollment is Asian American or 

Native American Pacific Islander. An 

assurance form, which is included in 

the application materials for this 

competition, must be signed by an 

official for the applicant and submitted. 

To qualify as an eligible institution 

under the AANAPISI Program, an 

institution must also be— 

(i) Accredited or pre-accredited by a 

nationally recognized accrediting 

agency or association that the Secretary 

has determined to be a reliable authority 

as to the quality of education or training 

offered; 

(ii) Legally authorized by the State in 

which it is located to be a community 

college or to provide an educational 

program for which it awards a 

bachelor’s degree; and 

(iii) Designated as an ‘‘eligible 

institution’’ by demonstrating that it 

has: (A) An enrollment of needy 

students as described in 34 CFR 607.3; 

and (B) low average educational and 

general expenditures per full-time 

equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student 

as described in 34 CFR 607.4. 

Note: The notice for applying for 

designation as an eligible institution was 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 3, 2014 (79 FR 65197) and 

applications were due on December 22, 2014. 

Only institutions that submitted applications 

by the deadline date and that the Department 

determined are eligible may apply for a grant. 

(b) A grantee under the Developing 

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) 

Program, which is authorized by title V, 

part A of the HEA, may not receive a 

grant under any HEA, title III, part A 

programs, including the AANAPISI 

Program. Further, a current HSI Program 

grantee may not give up its HSI grant in 

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order to receive a grant under any title 

III, part A program. 

An eligible HSI that is not a current 

grantee under the HSI Program may 

apply for a FY 2015 grant under all title 

III, part A programs for which it is 

eligible, as well as under the HSI 

Program. However, a successful 

applicant may receive only one grant. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching unless funds are used for an 

endowment. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: Pearson Owens or Don Crews, 

U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K 

Street NW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 

20006–8513. You may contact these 

individuals at the following email 

addresses or telephone numbers: 

Pearson.Owens@ed.gov; (202) 502–7804 

Don.Crews@ed.gov; (202) 502–7574 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

You can also obtain an application via 

the Internet using the following address: 

www.Grants.gov. 

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 one of the program 

contact people listed in this section. 

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 

program. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

(Part III of the application) is where you, 

the applicant, address the selection 

criteria, the absolute priority, the 

competitive preference priorities, and 

the invitational priority that reviewers 

use to evaluate your application. We 

have established mandatory page limits. 

You must limit the section of the 

application narrative that addresses: 

• The selection criteria to no more 

than 50 pages. 

• The absolute priority to no more 

than three pages. 

• A competitive preference priority, if 

you are addressing one or both, to no 

more than three pages (for a total of six 

pages if you address both). 

• The invitational priority to no more 

than two pages, if you address it. 

Accordingly, under no circumstances 

may the application narrative exceed 61 

pages. 

Please include a separate heading for 

the absolute priority and for each 

competitive preference priority and 

invitational priority that you address. 

For the purpose of determining 

compliance with the page limits, each 

page on which there are words will be 

counted as one full page. Applicants 

must use the following standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ x 11′′, on one side 

only, with 1′′ margins at the top, bottom, 

and both sides. Page numbers and an 

identifier may be within the 1′′ margins. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, except titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions and all text in 

charts, tables, figures, and graphs. These 

items may be single-spaced. Charts, 

tables, figures, and graphs in the 

application narrative count toward the 

page limits. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger, or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). However, you may 

use a 10-point font in charts, tables, 

figures, graphs, footnotes, and endnotes. 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. An application submitted 

in any other font (including Times 

Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be 

accepted. 

The page limit does not apply to Part 

I, the Application for Federal Assistance 

(SF 424); the Supplemental Information 

for SF 424 Form; Part II, the Budget 

Information Summary Form (ED Form 

524); and Part IV, the assurances and 

certifications. The page limit also does 

not apply to the table of contents, the 

one-page abstract, the resumes, the 

bibliography, or the letters of support. If 

you include any attachments or 

appendices, these items will be counted 

as part of the application narrative for 

purposes of the page-limit requirement. 

You must include your complete 

response to the selection criteria and 

priorities in the application narrative. 

We will reject your application if you 

exceed the page limits. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: March 20, 

2015. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 19, 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 

requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 20, 2015. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program 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), 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. 

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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 

AANAPISI 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 

AANAPISI Program, CFDA number 

84.031L, 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 AANAPISI 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 84.031, not 84.031L). 

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 competition 

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. 

• 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 

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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 one of the people 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 mail or fax your 

statement to: Pearson Owens, U.S. 

Department of Education, 1990 K Street 

NW., Room 6029, Washington, DC 

20006–8513. FAX: (202) 502–7681. 

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 84.031L), 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 84.031L), 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 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 

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 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 following 

selection criteria for this program are 

from 34 CFR 75.210. We will award up 

to 100 points to an application under 

the selection criteria; the total possible 

points for each selection criterion are 

noted in parentheses. 

a. Need for project. (Maximum 20 

points) The Secretary considers the 

need for the proposed project. In 

determining the need for the proposed 

project, the Secretary considers: 

1. The magnitude of the need for the 

services to be provided or the activities 

to be carried out by the proposed 

project. (10 points) 

2. The extent to which the proposed 

project will focus on serving or 

otherwise addressing the needs of 

disadvantaged individuals. (5 points) 

3. 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. (5 points) 

b. Quality of the project design. 

(Maximum 25 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: 

1. The extent to which the goals, 

objectives, and outcomes to be achieved 

by the proposed project are clearly 

specified and measurable. (10 points) 

2. 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. (5 points) 

3. The extent to which the proposed 

project is supported by strong theory (as 

defined in this notice). (10 points) 

c. Quality of project services. 

(Maximum 10 points) The Secretary 

considers the quality of the services to 

be provided by the proposed project. In 

determining the quality of the services 

to be provided by the proposed project, 

the Secretary considers the quality and 

sufficiency of strategies for ensuring 

equal access and treatment for eligible 

project participants who are members of 

groups that have traditionally been 

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underrepresented based on race, color, 

national origin, gender, age, or 

disability. In addition, the Secretary 

considers: 

1. The extent to which the services to 

be provided by the proposed project are 

appropriate to the needs of the intended 

recipients or beneficiaries of those 

services. (5 points) 

2. The extent to which the services to 

be provided by the proposed project 

reflect up-to-date knowledge from 

research and effective practice. (5 

points) 

d. Quality of project personnel. 

(Maximum 10 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: 

1. The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of the 

project director or principal 

investigator. (5 points) 

2. The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of key 

project personnel. (5 points) 

e. Adequacy of resources. (Maximum 

5 points) The Secretary considers the 

adequacy of resources for the proposed 

project. In determining the adequacy of 

resources for the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers: 

1. The extent to which the budget is 

adequate to support the proposed 

project. (3 points) 

2. The extent to which the costs are 

reasonable in relation to the objectives, 

design, and potential significance of the 

proposed project. (2 points) 

f. Quality of the management plan. 

(Maximum 15 points) The Secretary 

considers the quality of the management 

plan for the proposed project. In 

determining the quality of the 

management plan for the proposed 

project, the Secretary considers: 

1. 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. (10 points) 

2. The adequacy of procedures for 

ensuring feedback and continuous 

improvement in the operation of the 

proposed project. (2.5 points) 

3. The adequacy of mechanisms for 

ensuring high-quality products and 

services from the proposed project. (2.5 

points) 

g. Quality of the project evaluation. 

(Maximum 15 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: 

1. The extent to which the methods of 

evaluation are thorough, feasible, and 

appropriate to the goals, objectives, and 

outcomes of the proposed project. (5 

points) 

2. 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. (5 points) 

3. The extent to which the methods of 

evaluation will provide performance 

feedback and permit periodic 

assessment of progress toward achieving 

intended outcomes. (5 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). 

Awards will be made in rank order 

according to the average score received 

from a panel of three non-Federal 

reviewers. 

3. Tie-breaker. In tie-breaking 

situations, we award one additional 

point to an application from an IHE that 

has an endowment fund of which the 

current market value, per FTE enrolled 

student, is less than the average current 

market value of the endowment funds, 

per FTE enrolled student, at comparable 

institutions that offer similar 

instruction. We also award one 

additional point to an application from 

an IHE that has expenditures for library 

materials per FTE enrolled student that 

are less than the average expenditures 

for library materials per FTE enrolled 

student at comparable institutions that 

offer similar instruction. We also award 

one additional point to an application 

from an IHE that proposes to carry out 

one or more of the following activities— 

(1) Faculty development; 

(2) Funds and administrative 

management; 

(3) Development and improvement of 

academic programs; 

(4) Acquisition of equipment for use 

in strengthening management and 

academic programs; 

(5) Joint use of facilities; and 

(6) Student services. 

For the purpose of these funding 

considerations, we use 2012–2013 data. 

If a tie remains after applying the tiebreaker mechanism above, priority will 

be given to applications from IHEs that 

have the lowest endowment values per 

FTE enrolled student. 

4. 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). 

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(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. If you 

receive a 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 Measures: The 

Secretary has established the following 

key performance measures for assessing 

the effectiveness of the AANAPISI 

Program: 

a. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate 

students at four-year AANAPISIs who 

were in their first year of postsecondary 

enrollment in the previous year and are 

enrolled in the current year at the same 

AANAPISI; 

b. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate 

students at two-year AANAPISIs who 

were in their first year of postsecondary 

enrollment in the previous year and are 

enrolled in the current year at the same 

AANAPISI; 

c. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate 

students enrolled at four-year 

AANAPISIs who graduate within six 

years of enrollment; and 

d. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate 

students enrolled at two-year 

AANAPISIs who graduate within three 

years of enrollment. 

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 award, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Agency Contacts 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pearson Owens or Don Crews, U.S. 

Department of Education, 1990 K Street 

NW., 6th floor, Washington, DC 20006– 

8513. You may contact these 

individuals at the following email 

addresses or telephone numbers: 

Pearson.Owens@ed.gov; (202) 502–7804 

Don.Crews@ed.gov; (202) 502–7574 

If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the 

FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Applicants should periodically check 

the Department’s Web site for the title 

III, part A programs for further 

information. The address is: 

www.ed.gov/programs/aanapi/

index.html. 

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 either of the program contacts 

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 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. 

Delegation of Authority: The Secretary 

of Education has delegated authority to 

Jamienne S. Studley, Deputy Under 

Secretary, to perform the functions and 

duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Postsecondary Education. 

Dated: March 17, 2015. 

Jamienne S. Studley, 

Deputy Under Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

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Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: CP13–36–000. 

Applicants: Transcontinental Gas 

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Description: Transcontinental Gas 

Pipe Line Company, LLC submits an 

application to amend the certificate 

granted by the Commission for the 

Rockaway Delivery Lateral Project. 

Filed Date: 3/10/15. 

Accession Number: 20150310–5208. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/20/15. 

Docket Numbers: RP15–630–000. 

Applicants: Garden Banks Gas 

Pipeline, LLC. 

Description: Compliance filing per 

154.203: Change Info Postings URL to be 

effective 4/10/2015. 

Filed Date: 3/11/15. 

Accession Number: 20150311–5084. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/23/15. 

Docket Numbers: RP15–631–000. 

Applicants: Mississippi Canyon Gas 

Pipeline, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) rate filing per 

154.204: Change Info Postings URL to be 

effective 4/10/2015. 

Filed Date: 3/11/15. 

Accession Number: 20150311–5085. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/23/15. 

Docket Numbers: RP15–632–000. 

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Description: § 4(d) rate filing per 

154.204: Change Informational Postings 

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Filed Date: 3/11/15. 

Accession Number: 20150311–5087. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/23/15. 

Docket Numbers: RP15–633–000. 

Applicants: Alliance Pipeline L.P. 

Description: Compliance filing per 

154.203: System Map URL to be 

effective 4/11/2015. 

Filed Date: 3/11/15. 

Accession Number: 20150311–5280. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/23/15. 

Docket Numbers: RP15–634–000. 

Applicants: Equitrans, L.P. 

Description: Compliance filing per 

154.203: Order No. 801 Map 

Compliance Filing to be effective 4/1/

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Filed Date: 3/11/15. 

Accession Number: 20150311–5293. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/23/15. 

Docket Numbers: RP15–635–000. 

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