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PIAAC Cycle II Main Study data 

collection will be conducted from 

September 2022 through April 2023. In 

preparation for the main study 

collection, PIAAC Cycle II began with 

an Operational Field Test in 2021, in 

which 34 countries are expected to 

participate with the primary goal of 

testing the PIAAC 2022 planned 

operations. In recognition of the 

continuing global pandemic OECD 

shifted the timeline of PIAAC Cycle II 

Field Test and Main Study. Originally, 

the Field Test was scheduled for 2020 

and the Main Study for 2021. The first 

shift in timeline was to move the Field 

Test to 2021 and the Main Study to 

2022. The second shift in the PIAAC 

Cycle II collection affected the timing 

and nature of the field test, which was 

operational only and included a 

reduced field test effort both in scope 

and in sampling. In addition, the 

reduced Operational Field Test shifted 

the timeline from April through June 

2021 to June through August 2021. This 

submission describes the final plans for 

the administration of the PIAAC Cycle 

II 2022 Main Study. As the OECD is still 

working to finalize some materials for 

this study, the Appendices will be 

updated with final materials before the 

30D public comment period. 

Dated: February 15, 2022. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03543 Filed 2–17–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Indian 

Education Discretionary Grant 

Programs—Native Youth Community 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

is issuing a notice inviting applications 

for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2022 

for Demonstration Grants for the Indian 

Children and Youth Program 

(Demonstration program), Assistance 

Listing Number (ALN) 84.299A. This 

notice relates to the approved 

information collection under OMB 

control number 1810–0722. 

DATES:

Applications Available: February 18, 

2022. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: 

March 10, 2022. 

Date of Pre-Application Webinar: 

March 7, 2022. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 19, 2022. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: June 20, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on December 27, 2021 

(86 FR 73264) and available at 

www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-27979. 

Please note that these Common 

Instructions supersede the version 

published on February 13, 2019, and, in 

part, describe the transition from the 

requirement to register in SAM.gov a 

Data Universal Numbering System 

(DUNS) number to the implementation 

of the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). 

More information on the phase-out of 

DUNS numbers is available at https://

www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ofo/ 

docs/unique-entity-identifier-transitionfact-sheet.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donna Bussell, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 3W239, Washington, DC 20202– 

6335. Telephone: (202) 453–6813. 

Email: donna.bussell@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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Demonstration program is to provide 

financial assistance to projects that 

develop, test, and demonstrate the 

effectiveness of services and programs 

to improve the educational 

opportunities and achievement of 

Indian students in preschool, 

elementary, and secondary schools. 

Background: For FY 2022, the 

Department will use the priority for 

Native Youth Community Projects 

(NYCP) to support community-led, 

comprehensive projects to help 

American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) 

children become college- and careerready. NYCP funding is one of many 

efforts across the Federal government to 

coordinate, measure progress, and make 

investments in Native youth programs. 

These grants are designed to help 

communities improve educational 

outcomes for Native youth, specifically 

college- and career-readiness, through 

strategies tailored to address the specific 

challenges and build upon the specific 

opportunities and culture within a 

community. Such strategies can include 

supplemental academic programs or 

courses, social-emotional services, 

cultural education, and other support 

services for AI/AN students and 

families. 

Recognizing the importance of Tribal 

Nations to the education of Native 

youth, NYCP projects are based on a 

partnership that includes at least one 

Tribe and one school district or 

Department of the Interior Bureau of 

Indian Education (BIE)-funded school. 

We expect that this partnership will 

facilitate capacity building within the 

community, generating positive results 

and practices for student college-andcareer readiness beyond the period of 

Federal financial assistance. The 

requirement in this competition for a 

written partnership agreement helps to 

ensure that all relevant partners needed 

to achieve the project goals are included 

from the outset. 

Further, a key priority of the 

Department is to promote equity in 

student access to educational resources 

and opportunities. This competition 

includes a competitive preference 

priority to encourage projects that 

bridge the purpose of NYCP (to improve 

Native children and youth’s college- and 

career-readiness) and the Secretary’s 

supplemental priority on promoting 

equity in student access to educational 

resources and opportunities by 

supporting community-led projects that 

engage school-age children in career 

exploration opportunities, with an 

emphasis on learning about the teaching 

profession. For example, applicants 

could propose projects that are designed 

to provide middle and high school 

students with career exploration 

opportunities such as: Classes about the 

teaching profession, hands-on teaching 

experience, guided support and 

mentorship from an experienced 

educator, college credit toward a future 

degree, and resources to know where 

and how to pursue a degree in 

education. By increasing exploration of 

the teaching profession among Native 

youth, the Department hopes to recruit 

future educators from traditionally 

underrepresented backgrounds or the 

communities they serve. 

Priorities: This competition includes 

one absolute priority and three 

competitive preference priorities. In 

accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), 

the absolute priority is from 34 CFR 

263.20 and 263.21(c)(1); Competitive 

Preference Priority 1 is from 34 CFR 

263.21(b)(1); and Competitive 


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1All strategies to increase racial diversity of 

educators must comply with applicable law, 

including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

Preference Priority 2 is from 34 CFR 

263.21(b)(2). Competitive Preference 

Priority 3 is from the Secretary’s Final 

Supplemental Priorities and Definitions 

for Discretionary Grant Programs 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 10, 2021 (86 FR 70612) 

(Supplemental Priorities). 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2022 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applications 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: 

Native Youth Community Projects. 

To meet this priority, applicants must 

propose a project that fulfills the 

requirements of a Native Youth 

Community Project, as defined in this 

notice. In accordance with this 

definition, such a project must be 

designed to ensure that local Indian 

students are prepared for college and 

careers. 

A native youth community project is: 

(1) Focused on a defined local 

geographic area; 

(2) Centered on the goal of ensuring 

that Indian students are prepared for 

college and careers; 

(3) Informed by evidence, which 

could be either a needs assessment 

conducted within the last three years or 

other data analysis, on— 

(i) The greatest barriers, both in and 

out of school, to the readiness of local 

Indian students for college and careers; 

(ii) Opportunities in the local 

community to support Indian students; 

and 

(iii) Existing local policies, programs, 

practices, service providers, and 

funding sources; 

(4) Focused on one or more barriers or 

opportunities with a community-based 

strategy or strategies and measurable 

objectives; 

(5) Designed and implemented 

through a partnership of various 

entities, which— 

(i) Must include— 

(A) One or more Tribes or their Tribal 

education agencies; and 

(B) One or more BIE-funded schools, 

one or more local educational agencies 

(LEAs), or both; and 

(ii) May include other optional 

entities, including community-based 

organizations, national nonprofit 

organizations, and Alaska regional 

corporations; and 

(6) Led by an entity that— 

(i) Is eligible for a grant under the 

Demonstration Grants for Indian 

Children and Youth program; and 

(ii) Demonstrates, or partners with an 

entity that demonstrates, the capacity to 

improve outcomes that are relevant to 

the project focus through experience 

with programs funded through other 

sources. 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2022 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, these priorities are 

competitive preference priorities. Under 

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

additional 5 points to an application 

that meets Competitive Preference 

Priority 1, or an additional 3 points to 

an application that meets Competitive 

Preference Priority 2. An applicant can 

receive points under either Competitive 

Preference Priority 1 or 2, but not both. 

In addition, we award an additional 7 

points to an application that meets 

Competitive Preference Priority 3. An 

application that meets Competitive 

Preference Priorities 1 and 3 can be 

awarded a maximum of 12 priority 

points. An application that meets 

Competitive Preference Priorities 2 and 

3 can be awarded a maximum of 10 

priority points. 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1: 

Tribal Lead Applicants (0 or 5 points). 

To meet this priority, an application 

must be submitted by an Indian Tribe, 

Indian organization, school funded by 

the Bureau of Indian Education (BIEfunded school), or Tribal college or 

university (TCU) that is eligible to 

participate in the Demonstration 

program. A group application submitted 

by a consortium that meets the 

requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through 

75.129 or submitted by a partnership is 

eligible to receive the preference only if 

the lead applicant for the consortium is 

the Indian Tribe, Indian organization, 

BIE-funded school, or TCU. 

Competitive Preference Priority 2: 

Tribal Partnership (0 or 3 points). 

To meet this priority, an application 

must be submitted by a consortium of 

eligible entities that meets the 

requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through 

75.129 or submitted by a partnership if 

the consortium or partnership: (1) 

Includes an Indian Tribe, Indian 

organization, BIE-funded school, or 

TCU; and (2) is not eligible to receive 

the preference under Competitive 

Preference Priority 1. 

Competitive Preference Priority 3: 

Promoting Equity in Student Access to 

Educational Resources and 

Opportunities (0 to 7 points). 

Under this priority, an applicant must 

demonstrate that the applicant proposes 

a project designed to promote 

educational equity and adequacy in 

resources and opportunity for 

underserved students— 

(1) In one or more of the following 

educational settings: 

(i) Elementary school. 

(ii) Middle school. 

(iii) High school. 

(iv) Career and technical education 

programs. 

(iv) Out-of-school-time settings. 

(vi) Alternative schools and programs. 

(2) That examines the sources of 

inequity and inadequacy and 

implements responses, and that 

includes increasing the number and 

proportion of experienced, fully 

certified, in-field, and effective 

educators, and educators from 

traditionally underrepresented 

backgrounds or the communities they 

serve, to ensure that underserved 

students have educators from those 

backgrounds and communities and are 

not taught at disproportionately higher 

rates by uncertified, out-of-field, and 

novice teachers compared to their 

.peers 1

Application Requirements: For FY 

2022 and any subsequent year in which 

we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, applicants must meet the 

following application requirements, 

which are from section 6121 of the 

ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7441) and 34 CFR 

263.22. Each application must contain— 

(a) A description of how Indian Tribes 

and parents and families of Indian 

children and youth have been, and will 

be, involved in developing and 

implementing the proposed activities; 

(b) Assurances that the applicant will 

participate, at the request of the 

Secretary, in any national evaluation of 

this program; 

(c) Information demonstrating that the 

proposed project is evidence-based, 

where applicable, or is based on an 

existing evidence-based program that 

has been modified to be culturally 

appropriate for Indian students; 

(d) A description of how the applicant 

will continue the proposed activities 

once the grant period is over; 

(e) Evidence, which could be either a 

needs assessment conducted within the 

last three years or other data analysis, 

of— 

(1) The greatest barriers, both in and 

out of school, to the readiness of local 

Indian students for college and careers; 

(2) Opportunities in the local 

community to support Indian students; 

and 

(3) Existing local policies, programs, 

practices, service providers, and 

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(f) A copy of an agreement signed by 

the partners in the proposed project, 

identifying the responsibilities of each 

partner in the project. The agreement 

can be either— 

(1) A consortium agreement that 

meets the requirements of 34 CFR 

75.128, if each of the entities are eligible 

entities under this program; or 

(2) Another form of partnership 

agreement, such as a memorandum of 

understanding or a memorandum of 

agreement, if not all the partners are 

eligible entities under this program; 

(g) A plan, which includes 

measurable objectives, to evaluate 

reaching the project goal or goals; 

(h) An assurance that— 

(1) Services will be supplemental to 

the education program provided by 

local schools attended by the students to 

be served; 

(2) Funding will be supplemental to 

existing sources, such as Johnson 

O’Malley funding; and 

(3) The availability of funds for 

supplemental special education and 

related services (i.e., services that are 

not part of the special education and 

related services, supplementary aids 

and services, and program modifications 

or supports for school personnel that are 

required to make a free appropriate 

public education (FAPE) available 

under Part B of the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to a 

child with a disability in conformity 

with the child’s individualized 

education program or the regular or 

special education and related aids and 

services required to make FAPE 

available under a Section 504 plan, if 

any) does not affect the right of the child 

to receive FAPE under Part B of the 

IDEA or Section 504, and the respective 

implementing regulations. 

Statutory Hiring Preference: 

(a) Awards that are primarily for the 

benefit of Indians are subject to the 

provisions of section 7(b) of the Indian 

Self-Determination and Education 

Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93–638). That 

section requires that, to the greatest 

extent feasible, a grantee— 

(1) Give to Indians preferences and 

opportunities for training and 

employment in connection with the 

administration of the grant; and 

(2) Give to Indian organizations and to 

Indian-owned economic enterprises, as 

defined in section 3 of the Indian 

Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 

1452(e)), preference in the award of 

contracts in connection with the 

administration of the grant. 

(b) For purposes of this preference, an 

Indian is a is a member of any federally 

recognized Indian Tribe. 

Definitions: The following definitions 

apply to this competition. The 

definition of ‘‘evidence-based’’ is from 

section 8101(21) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 

7801(21)), and the definitions of 

‘‘Indian,’’ ‘‘Indian organization,’’ 

‘‘Parent,’’ ‘‘Native youth community 

project,’’ and ‘‘Tribal college or 

university’’ are from 34 CFR 263.20. The 

definitions of ‘‘demonstrates a 

rationale,’’ ‘‘relevant outcome,’’ ‘‘project 

component,’’ and ‘‘logic model’’ are 

from 34 CFR 77.1. 

Demonstrates a rationale means a key 

project component included in the 

project’s logic model is informed by 

research or evaluation findings that 

suggest the project component is likely 

to improve relevant outcomes. 

Evidence-based, when used with 

respect to a State, LEA, or school 

activity, means an activity, strategy, or 

intervention that— 

(1) Demonstrates a statistically 

significant effect on improving student 

outcomes or other relevant outcomes 

based on— 

(i) Strong evidence from at least 1 

well-designed and well-implemented 

experimental study; 

(ii) Moderate evidence from at least 1 

well-designed and well-implemented 

quasi-experimental study; or 

(iii) Promising evidence from at least 

1 well-designed and well-implemented 

correlational study with statistical 

controls for selection bias; or 

(2)(i) Demonstrates a rationale based 

on high-quality research findings or 

positive evaluation that such activity, 

strategy, or intervention is likely to 

improve student outcomes or other 

relevant outcomes; and 

(ii) Includes ongoing efforts to 

examine the effects of such activity, 

strategy, or intervention. 

Indian means an individual who is— 

(1) A member of an Indian Tribe or 

band, as membership is defined by the 

Indian Tribe or band, including any 

Tribe or band terminated since 1940, 

and any Tribe or band recognized by the 

State in which the Tribe or band resides; 

(2) A descendant of a parent or 

grandparent who meets the 

requirements described in paragraph (1) 

of this definition; 

(3) Considered by the Secretary of the 

Interior to be an Indian for any purpose; 

(4) An Eskimo, Aleut, or other Alaska 

Native; or 

(5) A member of an organized Indian 

group that received a grant under the 

Indian Education Act of 1988 as it was 

in effect on October 19, 1994. 

Indian organization means an 

organization that— 

(1) Is legally established— 

(i) By Tribal or inter-Tribal charter or 

in accordance with State or Tribal law; 

and 

(ii) With appropriate constitution, bylaws, or articles of incorporation; 

(2) Includes in its purposes the 

promotion of the education of Indians; 

(3) Is controlled by a governing board, 

the majority of which is Indian; 

(4) If located on an Indian reservation, 

operates with the sanction of or by 

charter from the governing body of that 

reservation; 

(5) Is neither an organization or 

subdivision of, nor under the direct 

control of, any institution of higher 

education or TCU; and 

(6) Is not an agency of State or local 

government. 

Logic model (also referred to as a 

theory of action) means a framework 

that identifies key project components 

of the proposed project (i.e., the active 

‘‘ingredients’’ that are hypothesized to 

be critical to achieving the relevant 

outcomes) and describes the theoretical 

and operational relationships among the 

key project components and relevant 

outcomes. 

Native youth community project 

means a project that is— 

(1) Focused on a defined local 

geographic area; 

(2) Centered on the goal of ensuring 

that Indian students are prepared for 

college and careers; 

(3) Informed by evidence, which 

could be either a needs assessment 

conducted within the last three years or 

other data analysis, on— 

(i) The greatest barriers, both in and 

out of school, to the readiness of local 

Indian students for college and careers; 

(ii) Opportunities in the local 

community to support Indian students; 

and 

(iii) Existing local policies, programs, 

practices, service providers, and 

funding sources; 

(4) Focused on one or more barriers or 

opportunities with a community-based 

strategy or strategies and measurable 

objectives; 

(5) Designed and implemented 

through a partnership of various 

entities, which— 

(i) Must include— 

(A) One or more Tribes or their Tribal 

education agencies; and 

(B) One or more BIE-funded schools, 

one or more LEAs, or both; and 

(ii) May include other optional 

entities, including community-based 

organizations, national nonprofit 

organizations, and Alaska regional 

corporations; and 

(6) Led by an entity that— 

(i) Is eligible for a grant under the 

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(ii) Demonstrates, or partners with an 

entity that demonstrates, the capacity to 

improve outcomes that are relevant to 

the project focus through experience 

with programs funded through other 

sources. 

Parent includes a legal guardian or 

other person standing in loco parentis 

(such as a grandparent or stepparent 

with whom the child lives, or a person 

who is legally responsible for the child’s 

welfare). 

Project component means an activity, 

strategy, intervention, process, product, 

practice, or policy included in a project. 

Evidence may pertain to an individual 

project component or to a combination 

of project components (e.g., training 

teachers on instructional practices for 

English learners and follow-on coaching 

for these teachers). 

Relevant outcome means the student 

outcome(s) or other outcome(s) the key 

project component is designed to 

improve, consistent with the specific 

goals of the program. 

Tribal College or University (TCU) 

means an accredited college or 

university within the United States 

cited in section 532 of the Equity in 

Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 

1994, any other institution that qualifies 

for funding under the Tribally 

Controlled College or University 

Assistance Act of 1978, and the Navajo 

Community College, authorized in the 

Navajo Community College Assistance 

Act of 1978. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7441. 

Note: Projects will be awarded and 

must be operated in a manner consistent 

with the nondiscrimination 

requirements contained in Federal civil 

rights laws. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 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 as regulations of 

the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) 

The program regulations in 34 CFR part 

263. (e) The Supplemental Priorities. 

Note: The open licensing requirement 

in 2 CFR 3474.20 does not apply to this 

program. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 

79 apply to all applicants except 

federally recognized Indian Tribes. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 

86 apply to institutions of higher 

education only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

The Administration has requested 

$67,993,000 for the Special Programs for 

Indian Children program for FY 2022, of 

which we intend to use an estimated 

$18,000,000 for this competition. The 

actual level of funding, if any, depends 

on final congressional action. However, 

we are inviting applications to allow 

enough time to complete the grant 

process if Congress appropriates funds 

for this program. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in FY 

2023 and subsequent years from the list 

of unfunded applications from this 

competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$400,000–$500,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$475,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 40. 

Note: The Department is not bound by 

any estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

Note: Under ESEA section 

6121(d)(1)(C), the Secretary awards 

grants for an initial period of not more 

than 36 months and may renew them for 

up to 24 months if the Secretary 

determines that the grantee has made 

substantial progress in carrying out 

activities under the grant. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: The following 

entities, either alone or in a consortium, 

are eligible under this program: 

(a) An SEA. 

(b) An LEA, including charter schools 

that are considered LEAs under State 

law. 

(c) An Indian Tribe. 

(d) An Indian organization. 

(e) A federally supported elementary 

school or secondary school for Indian 

students. 

(f) A TCU. 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This 

program uses an unrestricted indirect 

cost rate. For more information 

regarding indirect costs, or to obtain a 

negotiated indirect cost rate, please see 

www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/ 

intro.html. 

c. Administrative Cost Limitation: 

Under ESEA section 6121(e), no more 

than five percent of the funds awarded 

for a grant may be used for 

administrative costs. 

3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this 

competition may not award subgrants to 

entities to directly carry out project 

activities described in its application. 

4. Other: Projects funded under this 

competition should budget for a twoday Project Directors’ meeting in 

Washington, DC during each year of the 

project period. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Application Submission 

Instructions: Applicants are required to 

follow the Common Instructions for 

Applicants to Department of Education 

Discretionary Grant Programs, 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 27, 2021 (86 FR 73264) and 

available at www.federalregister.gov/d/ 

2021-27979, which contain 

requirements and information on how to 

submit an application. Please note that 

these Common Instructions supersede 

the version published on February 13, 

2019, and, in part, describe the 

transition from the requirement to 

register in SAM.gov a DUNS number to 

the implementation of the UEI. More 

information on the phase-out of DUNS 

numbers is available at https://

www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ofo/ 

docs/unique-entity-identifier-transitionfact-sheet.pdf. 

2. Submission of Proprietary 

Information: Given the types of projects 

that may be proposed in applications for 

the Demonstration program, your 

application may include business 

information that you consider 

proprietary. In 34 CFR 5.11 we define 

‘‘business information’’ and describe the 

process we use in determining whether 

any of that information is proprietary 

and, thus, protected from disclosure 

under Exemption 4 of the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552, as 

amended). 

Because we plan to make successful 

applications available to the public by 

posting them on our website, you may 

wish to request confidentiality of 

business information. 

Consistent with Executive Order 

12600, please designate in your 

application any information that you 

believe is exempt from disclosure under 

Exemption 4. In the appropriate 

Appendix section of your application, 

under ‘‘Other Attachments Form,’’ 

please list the page number or numbers 

on which we can find this information. 

For additional information please see 34 

CFR 5.11(c). 

3. Intergovernmental Review: This 

competition is subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. Information about 

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Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for this 

competition. 

4. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

5. Recommended Page Limit: The 

application narrative is where you, the 

applicant, address the selection criteria 

that reviewers use to evaluate your 

application. We recommend that you (1) 

limit the application narrative to no 

more than 30 pages and (2) 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. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, including titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions, as well as all 

text in charts, tables, figures, and 

graphs. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. 

The recommended page limit does not 

apply to the cover sheet; the budget 

section, including the narrative budget 

justification; the assurances and 

certifications; or the one-page abstract, 

the resumes, the bibliography, the 

letter(s) of support, or the signed 

consortium agreement. However, the 

recommended page limit does apply to 

all of the application narrative. An 

application will not be disqualified if it 

exceeds the recommended page limit. 

6. Notice of Intent to Apply: The 

Department will be able to review grant 

applications more efficiently if we know 

the approximate number of applicants 

that intend to apply. Therefore, we 

strongly encourage each potential 

applicant to notify us of their intent to 

submit an application. To do so, please 

email the program contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT with the subject line ‘‘Intent to 

Apply,’’ and include the applicant’s 

name and a contact person’s name and 

email address. Applicants that do not 

submit a notice of intent to apply may 

still apply for funding; applicants that 

do submit a notice of intent to apply are 

not bound to apply or bound by the 

information provided. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from 34 

CFR 263.24 and 34 CFR 75.210. The 

maximum score for addressing each 

criterion and factor within each 

criterion, is included in parentheses. 

The maximum score for these criteria is 

100 points. 

(a) Need for project (10 points). The 

Secretary considers the need for the 

proposed project. In determining the 

need for the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(1) 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. (Up to 4 points) 

(2) The magnitude of the need for the 

services to be provided or the activities 

to be carried out by the proposed 

project. (Up to 3 points) 

(3) The extent to which the proposed 

project will provide services or 

otherwise address the needs of students 

at risk of educational failure. (Up to 3 

points) 

(b) Quality of project design (37 

points). The Secretary considers the 

quality of the design of the proposed 

project. In determining the quality of the 

design of the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(1) The extent to which the design for 

implementing and evaluating the 

proposed project will result in 

information to guide possible 

replication of project activities or 

strategies, including information about 

the effectiveness of the approach or 

strategies employed by the project. (Up 

to 10 points) 

(2) The extent to which the goals, 

objectives, and outcomes to be achieved 

by the proposed project are clearly 

specified and measurable. (Up to 5 

points) 

(3) The extent to which the design of 

the proposed project includes a 

thorough, high-quality review of the 

relevant literature, a high-quality plan 

for project implementation, and the use 

of appropriate methodological tools to 

ensure successful achievement of 

project objectives. (Up to 7 points) 

(4) The extent to which the proposed 

project demonstrates a rationale (as 

defined in this notice). (Up to 10 points) 

(5) 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. (Up to 5 points) 

(c) Quality of project personnel (12 

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 following 

factors: 

(1) 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. (Up to 6 points) 

(2) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of the 

project director or principal 

investigator. (Up to 3 points) 

(3) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of key 

project personnel. (Up to 3 points) 

(d) Quality of project services (10 

points). The Secretary considers the 

quality of the project services. In 

determining the quality of project 

services, the Secretary considers the 

following factors: 

(1) The extent to which the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

involve the collaboration of appropriate 

partners for maximizing the 

effectiveness of project services. (Up to 

5 points) 

(2) The extent to which the services 

to be offered would meet the needs of 

the local population, as demonstrated 

by an analysis of community-level data, 

including direct input from parents and 

families of Indian children and youth. 

(Up to 5 points) 

(e) Quality of the management plan 

(24 points). The Secretary considers the 

quality of the management plan for the 

proposed project. In determining the 

quality of the management plan for the 

proposed project, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: 

(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. (Up to 14 points) 

(2) How the applicant will ensure that 

a diversity of perspectives are brought to 

bear in the operation of the proposed 

project, including those of parents, 

teachers, the business community, a 

variety of disciplinary and professional 

fields, recipients or beneficiaries of 

services, or others, as appropriate. (Up 

to 5 points) 

(3) The extent to which the proposed 

project is designed to build capacity and 

yield results that will extend beyond the 

period of Federal financial assistance. 

(Up to 5 points) 

(f) Quality of the project evaluation (7 

points). The Secretary considers the 

quality of the evaluation to be 

conducted of the proposed project. In 

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evaluation, the Secretary considers the 

following factors: 

(1) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation will provide performance 

feedback and permit periodic 

assessment of progress toward achieving 

intended outcomes. (Up to 4 points) 

(2) The extent to which the evaluation 

will provide guidance about effective 

strategies suitable for replication or 

testing in other settings. (Up to 3 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 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 (34 CFR 

100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

3. Risk Assessment and Specific 

Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 

200.206, before awarding grants under 

this program, the Department conducts 

a review of the risks posed by 

applicants. Under 2 CFR 200.208, the 

Secretary may impose specific 

conditions and, under 2 CFR 3474.10, 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. 

4. Integrity and Performance System: 

If you are selected under this 

competition to receive an award that 

over the course of the project period 

may exceed the simplified acquisition 

threshold (currently $250,000), under 2 

CFR 200.206(a)(2) we must make a 

judgment about your integrity, business 

ethics, and record of performance under 

Federal awards—that is, the risk posed 

by you as an applicant—before we make 

an award. In doing so, we must consider 

any information about you that is in the 

integrity and performance system 

(currently referred to as the Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity 

Information System (FAPIIS)), 

accessible through the System for 

Award Management. You may review 

and comment on any information about 

yourself that a Federal agency 

previously entered and that is currently 

in FAPIIS. 

Please note that, if the total value of 

your currently active grants, cooperative 

agreements, and procurement contracts 

from the Federal Government exceeds 

$10,000,000, the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII, 

require you to report certain integrity 

information to FAPIIS semiannually. 

Please review the requirements in 2 CFR 

part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant 

plus all the other Federal funds you 

receive exceed $10,000,000. 

5. In General: In accordance with the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

guidance located at 2 CFR part 200, all 

applicable Federal laws, and relevant 

Executive guidance, the Department 

will review and consider applications 

for funding pursuant to this notice 

inviting applications in accordance 

with— 

(a) Selecting recipients most likely to 

be successful in delivering results based 

on the program objectives through an 

objective process of evaluating Federal 

award applications (2 CFR 200.205); 

(b) Prohibiting the purchase of certain 

telecommunication and video 

surveillance services or equipment in 

alignment with section 889 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act of 

2019 (Pub. L. 115–232) (2 CFR 200.216); 

(c) Providing a preference, to the 

extent permitted by law, to maximize 

use of goods, products, and materials 

produced in the United States (2 CFR 

200.322); and 

(d) Terminating agreements in whole 

or in part to the greatest extent 

authorized by law if an award no longer 

effectuates the program goals or agency 

priorities (2 CFR 200.340). 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN); or we may send you an email 

containing a link to access an electronic 

version of your GAN. We may notify 

you informally, also. If your application 

is not evaluated or not selected for 

funding, we notify you. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: We identify 

administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

and reference these and other 

requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Reporting: 

(a) If you apply for a grant under this 

competition, you must ensure that you 

have in place the necessary processes 

and systems to comply with the 

reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 

170 should you receive funding under 

the competition. This does not apply if 

you have an exception under 2 CFR 

170.110(b). 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. If you 

receive a multiyear 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. 

(c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the 

Secretary may provide a grantee with 

additional funding for data collection 

analysis and reporting. In this case the 

Secretary establishes a data collection 

period. 

5. Performance Measures: For the 

purposes of Department reporting under 

34 CFR 75.110, we developed the 

following performance measures for 

measuring the overall effectiveness of 

the Demonstration program: 

(1) The percentage of the annual 

measurable objectives, as described in 

the application, that are met by grantees; 

and 

(2) The percentage of grantees that 

report a significant increase in 

community collaborative efforts that 

promote college and career readiness of 

Indian children. 

These measures constitute the 

Department’s indicators of success for 

this program. Consequently, we advise 

an applicant for a grant under this 

program to carefully consider these 

measures in conceptualizing the 

approach to, and evaluation for, its 

proposed project. Each grantee will be 

required to provide, in its annual 

performance and final reports, data 

about its progress in meeting these 

measures. 

6. 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 


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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, whether the grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

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. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document and a copy of the 

application package in an accessible 

format. The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 

file, braille, large print, audiotape, or 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. 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 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. 

Ruth E. Ryder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Programs, Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03510 Filed 2–17–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2022–SCC–0020] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Connecting Adults to Success: Career 

Navigator Training Study (CATS Study) 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing an extension without change 

of a currently approved collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 19, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2022–SCC–0002. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

ED will temporarily accept comments at 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the 

docket ID number and the title of the 

information collection request when 

requesting documents or submitting 

comments. Please note that comments 

submitted by fax or email and those 

submitted after the comment period will 

not be accepted. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the PRA Coordinator of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208D, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger, (202) 377–4018. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Connecting Adults 

to Success: Health Education Assistance 

Loan (HEAL). 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0126. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 174. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 98. 

Abstract: This is a request for an 

extension of the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) approval of 

information collection requirements 

associated with the forms of the Health 

Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) 

Program, currently approved under 

OMB No. 1845–0126, which expires 

June 30, 2022. Clearance of this 

information collection is necessary to 

provide borrowers with information on 

the cost of their loan(s) including Truth 

in Lending information and to provide 

the Department with information to 

monitor the financial status of the HEAL 

program and to identify which lenders 

may have excessive delinquencies and 

defaulted loans. The information 

collection is essential for reporting and 

retaining information for sound and 

responsible program management. 

Dated: February 14, 2022. 

Kate Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03501 Filed 2–17–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 


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