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Program Authority: Section 743 of 

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[FR Doc. 2015–08410 Filed 4–10–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Impact 

Aid Discretionary Construction Grant 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

Impact Aid Discretionary 

Construction Grant Program Notice 

inviting applications for new awards for 

fiscal year (FY) 2015. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.041C. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: April 13, 

2015. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: June 30, 2015. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: August 29, 2015. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The Impact Aid 

Discretionary Construction Grant 

program provides grants for emergency 

repairs and modernization of school 

facilities to certain local educational 

agencies (LEAs) that receive Impact Aid 

formula funds. 

Priorities: In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(ii) and (iv), these priorities 

are from section 8007(b)(2)(A) and (B) of 

the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(Act) (20 U.S.C. 7707(b)), and the 

regulations for this program in 34 CFR 

222.177–179. 

Absolute 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 absolute priorities. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only 

applications that meet one of these 

priorities and otherwise follow the 

applicable funding provisions in 34 CFR 

222.189. 

These priorities are: 

Priority 1—Emergency Repair Grants. 

An LEA is eligible to apply for an 

emergency grant under the first priority 

of section 8007(b) of the Act if it— 

(a) Is eligible to receive formula 

construction funds for the fiscal year 

under section 8007(a) of the Act (20 

U.S.C. 7707(a)); 

(b)(1) Has no practical capacity to 

issue bonds; 

(2) Has minimal capacity to issue 

bonds and has used at least 75 percent 

of its bond limit; or 

(3) Is eligible to receive funds for the 

fiscal year for heavily impacted districts 

under section 8003(b)(2) of the Act (20 

U.S.C. 7707(b)(2)); and 

(c) Has a school facility emergency 

that the Secretary has determined poses 

a health or safety hazard to students and 

school personnel. 

Priority 2—Emergency Repair Grants. 

An LEA is eligible to apply for an 

emergency grant under the second 

priority of section 8007(b) of the Act if 

it— 

(a) Is eligible to receive funds for the 

fiscal year under section 8003(b) of the 

Act; 

(b)(1) Enrolls federally connected 

children living on Indian lands equal to 

at least 40 percent of the total number 

of children in average daily attendance 

(ADA) in its schools; or 

(2) Enrolls federally connected 

children with a parent in the U.S. 

uniformed services equal to at least 40 

percent of the total number of children 

in ADA in its schools; 

(c) Has used at least 75 percent of its 

bond limit; 

(d) Has an average per-student 

assessed value of real property available 

to be taxed for school purposes that is 

below its State average; and 

(e) Has a school facility emergency 

that the Secretary has determined poses 

a health or safety hazard to students and 

school personnel. 

Additionally, an LEA that is eligible 

to receive section 8003(b) assistance for 

the fiscal year but that does not meet the 

other criteria described in paragraphs (a) 

and (b) may apply under Priority 2 on 

behalf of a school located within its 

geographic boundaries if— 

(a) The school— 

(1) Enrolls children living on Indian 

lands equal to at least 40 percent of the 

total number of children in ADA; or 

(2) Enrolls children with a parent in 

the U.S. uniformed services equal to at 

least 40 percent of the total number of 

children in ADA; 

(b) The school has a school facility 

emergency that the Secretary has 

determined poses a health or safety 

hazard to students and school 

personnel; 

(c) The LEA has used at least 75 

percent of its bond limit; and 

(d) The LEA has an average perstudent assessed value of real property 

available to be taxed for school purposes 

that is below its State average. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7707(b). 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 75 (except for 34 CFR 

75.600 through 75.617), 77, 79, 82, 84, 

97, 98, and 99. (b) The Office of 

Management and Budget 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 for this program in 34 CFR 

part 222. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$17,400,000. 

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: $60,000– 

$6,000,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$1,800,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 10. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. We 

will determine each project period 

based on the nature of the project 

proposed and the time needed to 

complete it. We will specify this period 

in the grant award document. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: An LEA may 

qualify for an emergency grant under 

Priority 1 or Priority 2. 

(a) Consistent with the requirements 

of section 8007(b)(3)(A) of the Act, an 

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LEA is eligible to receive an emergency 

grant under Priority 1 if it— 

(1) Is eligible to receive formula 

construction funds for the fiscal year 

under section 8007(a) of the Act (20 

U.S.C. 7707(a)) because it enrolls a high 

percentage (at least 50 percent) of 

federally connected children in average 

daily attendance (ADA) who either 

reside on Indian lands or who have a 

parent on active duty in the U.S. 

uniformed services. 

(2)(i) Has no practical capacity to 

issue bonds (as defined in 34 CFR 

222.176); 

(ii) Has minimal capacity to issue 

bonds (as defined in 34 CFR 222.176) 

and has used at least 75 percent of its 

bond limit; or 

(iii) Is eligible to receive funds for the 

fiscal year for heavily impacted districts 

under section 8003(b)(2) of the Act (20 

U.S.C. 7703(b)(2)); and 

(3) Has a school facility emergency 

that the Secretary has determined poses 

a health or safety hazard to students and 

school personnel. 

(b)(1) Consistent with the 

requirements of section 8007(b)(3)(C) or 

(D) of the Act, an LEA is eligible to 

receive an emergency grant under 

Priority 2 if it— 

(i) Is eligible to receive funds for the 

fiscal year under section 8003(b) of the 

Act (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)); 

(ii)(A) Enrolls federally connected 

children living on Indian lands equal to 

at least 40 percent of the total number 

of children in ADA in its schools; or 

(B) Enrolls federally connected 

children with a parent in the U.S. 

uniformed services equal to at least 40 

percent of the total number of children 

in ADA in its schools; 

(iii) Has used at least 75 percent of its 

bond limit; 

(iv) Has an average per-student 

assessed value of real property available 

to be taxed for school purposes that is 

below its State average; and 

(v) Has a school facility emergency 

that the Secretary has determined poses 

a health or safety hazard to students and 

school personnel. 

(2) Additionally, an LEA that is 

eligible to receive section 8003(b) 

assistance for the fiscal year but that 

does not meet the criteria above may 

apply under Priority 2 on behalf of a 

school located within its geographic 

boundaries if— 

(i) The school— 

(A) Enrolls children living on Indian 

lands equal to at least 40 percent of the 

total number of children in ADA; or 

(B) Enrolls children with a parent in 

the U.S. uniformed services equal to at 

least 40 percent of the total number of 

children in ADA; 

(ii) The school has a school facility 

emergency that the Secretary has 

determined poses a health or safety 

hazard to students and school 

personnel; 

(iii) The LEA has used at least 75 

percent of its bond limit; and 

(iv) The LEA has an average perstudent assessed value of real property 

available to be taxed for school purposes 

that is below its State average. 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: In 

reviewing proposed awards, the 

Secretary considers the funds available 

to the grantee from other sources, 

including local, State, and other Federal 

funds. See 20 U.S.C. 7707(b)(5)(A)(iii) 

and 34 CFR 222.174 and 222.191 

through 222.193. Consistent with 34 

CFR 222.192, an applicant will be 

required to submit the applicant’s most 

recently available audited financial 

reports for three consecutive fiscal 

years, showing closing balances for all 

school funds. If significant balances (as 

detailed in 34 CFR 222.192) are 

available at the close of the applicant’s 

FY 2013, or its most recently audited 

year, that are not obligated for other 

purposes, those funds will be 

considered available for the proposed 

emergency repair project. Available 

balances may reduce the amount of 

funds that may be awarded or eliminate 

the applicant’s eligibility for an 

emergency grant award under this 

competition. 

b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This 

competition involves supplement-notsupplant funding requirements. As 

outlined in 34 CFR 222.174, grant funds 

under this competition may not be used 

to supplant or replace other available 

non-Federal construction money. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: You can obtain an electronic 

application via the Internet at: 

www.G5.gov. For assistance, please 

contact Amanda Ognibene, Impact Aid 

Program, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 

3C127, Washington, DC 20202–6244. 

Telephone: (202) 453–6637, FAX: (866) 

799–1273, or by email: 

Amanda.Ognibene@ed.gov. 

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. 

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 or team listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT 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. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: April 13, 

2015. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: June 30, 2015. 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically using G5, the 

Department’s grant management system, 

accessible through the Department’s G5 

site. 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 any 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: August 29, 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: Except for 

applicants with no practical capacity to 

issue bonds, as defined in 34 CFR 

222.176, an eligible applicant’s award 

amount may not be more than 50 

percent of the total cost of an approved 

project and the total amount of grant 

funds may not exceed $4 million during 

any four-year period. See 34 CFR 

222.193. For example, an LEA that is 

awarded $4 million in the first year may 

not receive any additional funds for the 

following three years. Applicants may 

submit only one application for one 

educational facility as provided by 34 

CFR 222.183. If an applicant submits 

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more than one application, the 

Department will consider only the first 

submission, as determined by the G5 eapplication system. Grant recipients 

must, in accordance with Federal, State, 

and local laws, use emergency grants for 

permissible construction activities at 

public elementary and secondary school 

facilities. The scope of the project for a 

selected facility will be identified as 

part of the final grant award conditions. 

A grantee must also ensure that its 

construction expenditures under this 

program meet the requirements of 34 

CFR 222.172 (allowable program 

activities) and 34 CFR 222.173 

(prohibited activities). 

We reference additional 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 your application; and 

d. Maintain an active SAM 

registration with current information 

while your application is under review 

by the Department and, if you are 

awarded a grant, during the project 

period. 

You can obtain a DUNS number from 

Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number 

can be created within one to two 

business days. 

If you are a corporate entity, agency, 

institution, or organization, you can 

obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue 

Service. If you are an individual, you 

can obtain a TIN from the Internal 

Revenue Service or the Social Security 

Administration. If you need a new TIN, 

please allow 2–5 weeks for your TIN to 

become active. 

The SAM registration process can take 

approximately seven business days, but 

may take upwards of several weeks, 

depending on the completeness and 

accuracy of the data entered into the 

SAM database by an entity. Thus, if you 

think you might want to apply for 

Federal financial assistance under a 

program administered by the 

Department, please allow sufficient time 

to obtain and register your DUNS 

number and TIN. We strongly 

recommend that you register early. 

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://

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

Impact Aid Discretionary Construction 

Grant Program, CFDA number 84.041C, 

must be submitted electronically using 

the G5 system, accessible through the 

Department’s G5 site at: www.G5.gov. 

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. 

While completing your electronic 

application, you will be entering data 

online that will be saved into a 

database. You may not email an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

Please note the following: 

• You must complete the electronic 

submission of your grant application by 

midnight, Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date. G5 will not 

accept an application for this 

competition after 11:59:59 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date. Therefore, we 

strongly recommend that you do not 

wait until the application deadline date 

to begin the application process. 

• The hours of operation of the G5 

Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday until 

7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. 

Thursday until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, 

Washington, DC time. Please note that, 

because of maintenance, the system is 

unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on 

Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and 

between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 

6:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, 

DC time. Any modifications to these 

hours are posted on the G5 Web site. 

• 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 

Discretionary Construction Program 

under Section 8007(b) and all necessary 

signature pages. 

• 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. 

• Prior to submitting your electronic 

application, you may wish to print a 

copy of it for your records. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive an 

automatic acknowledgment that will 

include a PR/Award number (an 

identifying number unique to your 

application). 

• By the application deadline date, 

you must fax or email a signed copy of 

the cover page and the independent 

emergency certification form for the 

Application for Discretionary 

Construction Program under Section 

8007(b) to the Impact Aid Program after 

following these steps: 

(1) Print a copy of the application 

from G5 for your records. 

(2) The applicant’s Authorizing 

Representative must sign and date the 

cover page. The local certifying official 

must sign the certification for an 

emergency application. These forms 

must be submitted by the application 

deadline in order to be considered for 

funding under this program. 

(3) Place the PR/Award number in the 

upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the Application 

for Discretionary Construction Program 

under Section 8007(b). 

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(4) Fax or email the signed cover page 

and independent emergency 

certification for the Discretionary 

Construction Program under Section 

8007(b) to the Impact Aid Program at 1– 

866–799–1273 or by email to 

Impact.Aid@ed.gov. These forms must 

be submitted before midnight, 

Washington, DC time, of the application 

deadline in order to be considered for 

funding under this program. 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on other forms at a 

later date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of G5 System Unavailability: If 

you are prevented from electronically 

submitting your application on the 

application deadline date because the 

G5 system is unavailable, we will grant 

you an extension until midnight, 

Washington, DC time, the following 

business day to enable you to transmit 

your application electronically, by mail, 

or by hand delivery. We will grant this 

extension if— 

(1) You are a registered user of the G5 

system and you have initiated an 

electronic application for this 

competition; and 

(2)(a) G5 is unavailable for 60 minutes 

or more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. 

and 11:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, 

on the application deadline date; or 

(b) G5 is unavailable for any period of 

time between 11:00 p.m. and midnight, 

Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date. 

We must acknowledge and confirm 

these periods of unavailability before 

granting you an extension. To request 

this extension or to confirm our 

acknowledgment of any system 

unavailability, you may contact either 

(1) the person listed elsewhere in this 

notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) 

the G5 help desk at 1–888–336–8930. If 

G5 is unavailable due to technical 

problems with the system and, 

therefore, the application deadline is 

extended, an email will be sent to all 

registered users who have initiated a G5 

application. Extensions referred to in 

this section apply only to the 

unavailability of the G5 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 G5 system because— 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to G5; 

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: Amanda Ognibene, Impact 

Aid Program, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 3C127, Washington, DC 20202– 

6244. Telephone: 202–260–3858. FAX: 

1–866–799–1273. 

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, Impact 

Aid Program, Attention: (CFDA Number 

84.041C), Room 3C127, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202– 

6244. 

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, Impact 

Aid Program, Attention: (CFDA Number 

84.041C), Room 3C127, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202– 

6244. 

The Impact Aid Program accepts hand 

deliveries daily between 8:00 a.m. and 

4:30 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—if 

not provided by the Department—the CFDA 

number, including suffix letter, if any, of the 

competition under which you are submitting 

your application; and 

(2) The Impact Aid Program will mail to 

you a notification of receipt of your grant 

application. If you do not receive this grant 

notification within 15 business days from the 

application deadline date, you should call 

the U.S. Department of Education Impact Aid 

Program at (202) 260–3858. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are based on 

20 U.S.C. 7707(b)(4) and (b)(6), as 

further clarified in 34 CFR 222.183 and 

222.187, and are described in the 

following paragraphs. The Secretary 

gives distinct weight to the listed 

selection criteria. The maximum score 

for each criterion is indicated in 

parentheses. Within each criterion, the 

Secretary evaluates each factor equally, 

unless otherwise specified. The 

maximum score that an application may 

receive is 100 points. 

a. Need for project/severity of the 

school facility problem to be addressed 

by the proposed project (Maximum 30 

points). 

(i) Justification that the proposed 

project will address a valid emergency, 

and consistency of the emergency 

description and the proposed project 

with the certifying local official’s 

statement (15 points). 

(ii) Impact of the emergency condition 

on the health and safety of the building 

occupants or on program delivery. 

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Applicants should describe: The 

systems or areas of the facility involved 

(e.g., HVAC, roof, floor, windows; the 

type of space affected, such as 

instructional, resource, food service, 

recreational, general support, or other 

areas); the percentage of building 

occupants affected by the emergency; 

and the importance of the facility or 

affected area to the instructional 

program (15 points). 

b. Project urgency (Maximum 28 

points). 

(i) Risk to occupants if the facility 

condition is not addressed. Applicants 

should describe: Projected increased 

future costs; the anticipated effect of the 

proposed project on the useful life of the 

facility or the need for major 

construction; and the age and condition 

of the facility and date of last renovation 

of affected areas. 

(ii) The justification for rebuilding, if 

proposed. 

c. Effects of Federal presence 

(Maximum 30 points). 

(i) Amount of non-taxable Federal 

property in the applicant LEA 

(percentage of Federal property divided 

by 10) (10 points). 

(ii) The number of federally 

connected children identified in section 

8003(a)(1)(A), (B), (C), and (D) of the Act 

in the LEA (percentage of identified 

children in LEA divided by 10) (10 

points). 

(iii) The number of federally 

connected children identified in section 

8003(a)(1)(A), (B), (C), and (D) of the Act 

in the school facility (percentage of 

identified children in school facility 

divided by 10) (10 points). 

d. Ability to respond or pay 

(Maximum 12 points). 

(i) The percentage of its bonding 

capacity used by the LEA. Four points 

will be distributed based on this 

percentage so that an LEA that has used 

100 percent of its bonding capacity 

receives all four points, and an LEA that 

has used less than 25 percent of its bond 

limit receives only one point. LEAs that 

do not have limits on bonded 

indebtedness established by their States 

will be evaluated by assuming that their 

bond limit is 10 percent of the assessed 

value of real property in the LEA. LEAs 

deemed to have no practical capacity to 

issue bonds will receive all four points 

(4 points). 

(ii) Assessed value of real property 

per student (applicant LEA’s total 

assessed valuation of real property per 

pupil as a percentile ranking of all LEAs 

in the State). Points will be distributed 

by providing all four points to LEAs in 

the State’s poorest quartile and only one 

point to LEAs in the State’s wealthiest 

quartile (4 points). 

(iii) Total tax rate for capital or school 

purposes (applicant LEA’s tax rate for 

capital or school purposes as a 

percentile ranking of all LEAs in the 

State). If the State authorizes a tax rate 

for capital expenditures, then these data 

must be used; otherwise, data on the 

total tax rate for school purposes are 

used. Points will be distributed by 

providing all four points to LEAs in the 

State’s highest-taxing quartile and only 

one point to LEAs in the State’s lowesttaxing quartile (4 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). 

Upon receipt, Impact Aid program 

staff will screen all applications to 

eliminate any applications that do not 

meet the eligibility standards, are 

incomplete, or are late. Applications 

that do not include a signed cover page 

and a signed independent emergency 

certification submitted by fax or email 

before midnight, Washington, DC time 

on the application deadline are 

considered incomplete and will not be 

considered for funding. Program staff 

will also calculate the scores for each 

application under criteria (c) and (d). 

Panel reviewers will assess the 

applications under criteria (a) and (b). 

(a) Applications are ranked based on 

the total number of points received 

during the review process. Those with 

the highest scores will be at the top of 

the funding slate. 

(b) Applicants may submit only one 

application for one educational facility. 

If an applicant submits multiple 

applications, the Department will only 

consider the first sequentially submitted 

application, as provided under 34 CFR 

222.183. 

(c) For applicants that request funding 

for new construction and that are 

selected for funding, the Department 

will require a feasibility of construction 

study prior to making an award 

determination. This independent thirdparty study must demonstrate that the 

area upon which the construction will 

occur is suitable for construction and 

will be able to sustain the new facility 

or addition. This study should include 

information to show that the soil is 

stable, the site is suitable for 

construction, and the existing 

infrastructure can serve and sustain the 

new facility. 

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; 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). 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 

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 

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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 

Department has established the 

following performance measure for this 

program: An increasing percentage of 

LEAs receiving Impact Aid Construction 

funds will report that the overall 

condition of their school buildings is 

adequate. Data for this measure will be 

reported to the Department on Table 10 

of the application for Impact Aid 

Section 8003 Basic Support Payments. 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amanda Ognibene, Impact Aid Program, 

U.S. Department of Education, 400 

Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3C127, 

Washington, DC 20202–6244. 

Telephone: 202–453–6637 or by email: 

Amanda.Ognibene@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the 

FRS, 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 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. 

Dated: April 8, 2015. 

Deborah S. Delisle, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting for 

EAC Standards Board. 

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 

9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, 

April 29, 2015, 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. 

PLACE: The Williamsburg Woodlands 

Hotel, 105 Visitor Center Drive, 

Williamsburg, VA 23185, Phone: (757) 

220–7960. 

PURPOSE: The U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) Standards Board, as 

required by the Help America Vote Act 

of 2002, will meet to organize and select 

an executive board following a 

suspension of activity. The Standards 

Board will present its views on issues in 

the administration of Federal elections, 

formulate recommendations to the EAC, 

and receive updates on EAC program 

activities. The Board will designate a 

Bylaws Committee, an EAC Executive 

Director Search Committee, and a 

Voting Systems Standards Committee. 

The Board will receive a briefing on the 

EAC Grants program. The Board will 

receive a briefing on the EAC Testing & 

Certification program with updates on 

the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines 

(VVSG 1.1). The Board will receive a 

briefing on the EAC Research Program. 

The Board will receive a briefing by the 

National Association of State Election 

Directors (NASED) Voting Systems 

Committee. The Board will receive a 

briefing on Disability Grants. The Board 

will receive a briefing by the Federal 

Voting Assistance Program (FVAP). The 

Board will receive a briefing on the 

activities of the EAC’s Technical 

Guidelines Development Committee 

(TGDC). The Board will receive a status 

report on a State Testing & Certification 

Consortium. The Board will hear 

committee reports and consider other 

administrative matters. 

This Meeting Will Be Open to the Public 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (301) 563– 

3961. 

Bryan Whitener, 

Director of Communications and 

Clearinghouse, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting for 

EAC Board of Advisors. 

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 

9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, 

April 29, 2015, 9:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. 

PLACE: The Williamsburg Woodlands 

Hotel, 105 Visitor Center Drive, 

Williamsburg, VA 23185, Phone: (757) 

220–7960. 

PURPOSE: The U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) Board of Advisors, 

as required by the Help America Vote 

Act of 2002, will meet to organize and 

select officers following a suspension of 

activity. The board will present its 

views on issues in the administration of 

Federal elections, formulate 

recommendations to the EAC, and 

receive updates on EAC program 

activities. The Board will designate a 

Bylaws Committee, an EAC Executive 

Director Search Committee, and a 

Voting Systems Standards Committee. 

The Board will receive a briefing on the 

EAC Grants program. The Board will 

receive a briefing on the EAC Testing & 

Certification program with updates on 

the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines 

(VVSG 1.1). The Board will receive a 

briefing on the EAC Research Program. 

The Board will receive a briefing by the 

National Association of State Election 

Directors (NASED) Voting Systems 

Committee. The Board will receive a 

briefing on Disability Grants. The Board 

will receive a briefing by the Federal 

Voting Assistance Program (FVAP). The 

Board will receive a briefing on the 

activities of the EAC’s Technical 

Guidelines Development Committee 

(TGDC). The Board will receive a status 

report on a State Testing & Certification 

Consortium. The Board will hear 

committee reports and consider other 

administrative matters. 

This Meeting Will Be Open to the Public 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (301) 563– 

3961. 

Bryan Whitener, 

Director of Communications and 

Clearinghouse, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

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