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Purchase From People Who Are Blind 

or Severely Disabled published notice of 

proposed deletions from the 

Procurement List. This notice is 

published pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 8503 

(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. 

After consideration of the relevant 

matter presented, the Committee has 

determined that the product(s) and 

service(s) listed below are no longer 

suitable for procurement by the Federal 

Government under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506 

and 41 CFR 51–2.4. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. The action will not result in 

additional reporting, recordkeeping or 

other compliance requirements for small 

entities. 

2. The action may result in 

authorizing small entities to furnish the 

product(s) and service(s) to the 

Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in 

connection with the product(s) and 

service(s) deleted from the Procurement 

List. 

End of Certification 

Accordingly, the following product(s) 

and service(s) are deleted from the 

Procurement List: 

Product(s) 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 7510–01–600– 

8024—Dated 2020 12-Month 2-Sided 

Laminated Wall Planner, 24′′ × 37′′ 

Designated Source of Supply: Chicago 

Lighthouse Industries, Chicago, IL 

Contracting Activity: GSA/FAS FURNITURE 

SYSTEMS MGT DIV, PHILADELPHIA, 

PA 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 

8105–LL–S05–0146—Bag, Polyethylene, 

Non-Asbestos Waste, 24′′W × 48′′L, 

Opaque Green with Black Printing 

8105–LL–S05–0147—Bag, Polyethylene, 

Non-Asbestos Waste, 36′′W × 48′′L, 

Opaque Green with Black Printing 

8105–LL–S05–0148—Bag, Polyethylene, 

Non-Asbestos Waste, 14′′W × 48′′L, 

Opaque Green with Black Printing 

8105–LL–S04–7842—Bag, Polyethylene, 

Asbestos Waste, 24′′W × 48′′L, 6–10 MIL, 

Opaque Blue with White Printing 

8105–LL–S04–7843—Bag, Polyethylene, 

Asbestos Waste, 36′′W × 48′′L, 6–10 MIL, 

Opaque Blue with White Printing 

8105–LL–S05–0018—Bag, Polyethylene, 

Asbestos Waste, 12′′W × 24′′L, 6–10 MIL, 

Opaque Blue with White Printing 

8105–LL–S04–8762—Bag, Polyethylene, 

PCB Waste, 24W′′ × 10D′′ × 36L′′, Opaque 

White 

8105–LL–S04–9869—Bag, Polyethylene, 

PCB Waste, 24W′′ × 10D′′ × 48L′′, Opaque 

White 

Designated Source of Supply: Open Door 

Center, Valley City, ND 

Contracting Activity: DLA MARITIME— 

PUGET SOUND, BREMERTON, WA 

Service(s) 

Service Type: Property Management Services 

Mandatory for: National Park Service, Horace 

M. Albright Training Center, Grand 

Canyon, AZ, 1 Albright Avenue, Grand 

Canyon, AZ 

Designated Source of Supply: Trace, Inc., 

Boise, ID 

Contracting Activity: NATIONAL PARK 

SERVICE, WASO WCP CONTRACTING 

Michael R. Jurkowski, 

Deputy Director, Business & PL Operations. 

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BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Proposed Deletions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed deletions from the 

Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to delete product(s) from the 

Procurement List that were furnished by 

nonprofit agencies employing persons 

who are blind or have other severe 

disabilities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before: April 10, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 1401 S Clark Street, Suite 715, 

Arlington, Virginia, 22202–4149. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information or to submit 

comments contact: Michael R. 

Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 785–6404, 

or email CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published pursuant to 41 

U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its 

purpose is to provide interested persons 

an opportunity to submit comments on 

the proposed actions. 

Deletions 

The following product(s) are proposed 

for deletion from the Procurement List: 

Product(s) 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 

MR 13047—Container, Leakproof, On-theGo, Clear, Lunch 

MR 13048—Container, Leakproof, On-theGo, Clear, Salad 

MR 13036—Herb Keeper, Green Saver, 

Large, 2.8 Qt 

Designated Source of Supply: CINCINNATI 

ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND AND 

VISUALLY IMPAIRED, Cincinnati, OH 

Contracting Activity: Military Resale-Defense 

Commissary Agency 

Michael R. Jurkowski, 

Acting Director, Business Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05228 Filed 3–10–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, March 9, 

2022; 10:00 a.m. 

PLACE: This meeting will be conducted 

by remote means. 

STATUS: Commission Meeting—Closed 

to the Public. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Briefing 

Matter. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Alberta E. Mills, Secretary, Division of 

the Secretariat, Office of the General 

Counsel, U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 504–7479 

(Office) or 240–863–8938 (cell). The 

Commission unanimously determined 

by recorded vote to close the meeting 

and that agency business requires 

calling the meeting without seven 

calendar days advance public notice. 

Dated: March 8, 2022. 

Alberta E. Mills, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Undergraduate International Studies 

and Foreign Language Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

is issuing a notice inviting applications 

for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for the 

Undergraduate International Studies 

and Foreign Language (UISFL) program, 

Assistance Listing Number 84.016A. 

This notice relates to the approved 

information collection under OMB 

control number 1840–0796. 

DATES:

Applications Available: March 11, 

2022. 


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Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 31, 2022. 

Preapplication Webinar Information: 

The Department will hold a 

preapplication meeting via webinar for 

prospective applicants. Detailed 

information regarding this webinar will 

be provided on the website for the 

UISFL program at https://www2.ed.gov/ 

programs/iegpsugisf/index.html. 

New potential grantees who are 

unfamiliar with grantmaking at the 

Department may read additional 

information about the discretionary 

grant process and funding basics 

resources at https://www2.ed.gov/ 

documents/funding-101/funding-101- 

basics.pdf (Funding 101 Basics). 

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 a Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number to 

the implementation of the Unique Entity 

Identifier (UEI) in SAM.gov. More 

information on the phaseout 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: 

Tanyelle H. Richardson, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, Room 258–14, Washington, 

DC 20222. Telephone: (202) 453–6391. 

Email: UISFL@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 UISFL 

program provides grants for planning, 

developing, and carrying out projects to 

strengthen and improve undergraduate 

instruction in international studies and 

foreign languages in the United States. 

Priorities: This notice contains two 

competitive preference priorities and 

one invitational priority. Competitive 

Preference Priority 1 is from the notice 

of final priority (NFP) published in the 

Federal Register on June 11, 2014 (79 

FR 33432). Competitive Preference 

Priority 2 is from 34 CFR 658.35(a). 

Note: Applicants must indicate in the 

recommended one-page abstract and on 

the FY 2022 UISFL program Profile 

Form in the application package 

whether they intend to address one or 

both of the competitive preference 

priorities and/or the invitational 

priority. 

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 two or three points to an 

application that meets Competitive 

Preference Priority 1, depending on how 

well the application meets the priority, 

and an additional two points to an 

application that meets Competitive 

Preference Priority 2, for a maximum of 

five additional points. 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1 (0, 

2, or 3 points). 

Applications from Minority-Serving 

Institutions (MSIs) (as defined in this 

notice) or community colleges (as 

defined in this notice), whether as 

individual applicants or as part of a 

consortium of institutions of higher 

education (IHEs) (consortium) or a 

partnership between nonprofit 

educational organizations and IHEs 

(partnership). 

An application from a consortium or 

partnership that has an MSI or a 

community college as the lead applicant 

will receive more points under this 

priority than applications in which the 

MSI or community college is a member 

of a consortium or partnership but not 

the lead applicant. 

A consortium or partnership must 

undertake activities designed to 

incorporate foreign languages into the 

curriculum of the MSI or community 

college and to improve foreign language 

and international or area studies 

instruction on the MSI or community 

college campus. 

Note: We will award either two or 

three points to an application that meets 

this priority. If an MSI or a community 

college is a single applicant, or the lead 

applicant in a consortium or 

partnership, the application will receive 

three additional points. If an MSI or 

community college is a member of a 

consortium or partnership, but not the 

lead applicant, the application will 

receive two additional points. No 

application will receive more than three 

additional points for this priority. 

Competitive Preference Priority 2 (0 or 

2 points). 

Applications from IHEs or consortia 

of these institutions that require 

entering students to have successfully 

completed at least two years of 

secondary school foreign language 

instruction or that require each 

graduating student to earn two years of 

postsecondary credit in a foreign 

language (or have demonstrated 

equivalent proficiency in the foreign 

language); or, in the case of a two-year 

degree granting institution, offer two 

years of postsecondary credit in a 

foreign language. 

Invitational 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 invitational priority. 

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

give an application that meets this 

invitational priority a competitive or 

absolute preference over other 

applications. 

This priority is: 

Training in Less Commonly Taught 

Languages or Thematic Focus on Area 

Studies or International Studies 

Programs. 

Applications that propose programs 

or activities focused on language 

training or the development of area or 

international studies programs focused 

on contemporary topics or themes in 

conjunction with training in any 

modern foreign languages, except 

French, German, or Spanish. 

Definitions: The following definitions 

are from the NFP. 

Community college means an 

institution that meets the definition in 

section 312(f) of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 

U.S.C. 1058(f)); or an IHE (as defined in 

section 101 of the HEA) that awards 

degrees and certificates, more than 50 

percent of which are not bachelor’s 

degrees (or an equivalent) or master’s, 

professional, or other advanced degrees. 

Minority-Serving Institution means an 

institution that is eligible to receive 

assistance under sections 316 through 

320 of part A of title III, under part B 

of title III, or under title V of the HEA. 

Note: The list of institutions currently 

designated as eligible under title III and 

title V is available at: https://

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

idues/eligibility. 

Application Requirements: In 

addition to any other requirements 

outlined in the application package for 

this program, section 604(a)(7) of the 

HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1124(a)(7), requires that 

each application from an IHE, consortia, 

or partnership include— 

(1) Evidence that the applicant has 

conducted extensive planning prior to 

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(2) An assurance that the faculty and 

administrators of all relevant 

departments and programs served by the 

applicant are involved in ongoing 

collaboration with regard to achieving 

the stated objectives of the application; 

(3) An assurance that students at the 

applicant institutions, as appropriate, 

will have equal access to, and derive 

benefits from, the UISFL program; 

(4) An assurance that each applicant, 

consortium, or partnership will use the 

Federal assistance provided under the 

UISFL program to supplement and not 

supplant non-Federal funds the 

institution expends for programs to 

improve undergraduate instruction in 

international studies and foreign 

languages; 

(5) A description of how the applicant 

will provide information to students 

regarding federally funded scholarship 

programs in related areas; 

(6) An explanation of how the 

activities funded by the grant will 

reflect diverse perspectives and a wide 

range of views, and generate debate on 

world regions and international affairs, 

where applicable; and 

(7) A description of how the applicant 

will encourage service in areas of 

national need, as identified by the 

Secretary. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1124. 

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, 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 34 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 34 CFR part 3474. (d) 

The regulations in 34 CFR parts 655 and 

658. (e) The NFP. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 

86 apply to IHEs only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

The Administration has requested 

$2,185,593 for new awards for this 

program for FY 2022. 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 

before the end of the current fiscal year 

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 from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

For single applicant grants: $70,000– 

$100,000 for each 12-month budget 

period. 

For consortia or partnership grants: 

$90,000–$120,000 for each 12-month 

budget period. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

For single applicant grants: $83,603. 

For consortia or partnership grants: 

$101,000. 

Maximum Award: We will not make 

an award exceeding $100,000 for a 

single applicant for a single budget 

period of 12 months, or an award 

exceeding $120,000 for a consortium or 

partnership applicant for a single budget 

period of 12 months. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 27. 

Note: For applications from public 

and private nonprofit agencies and 

organizations, including professional 

and scholarly associations, the 

maximum award for a single budget 

period of 12 months is $100,000 if the 

entity applies alone and $120,000 if the 

entity applies with partner 

organizations. 

Note: The Department is not bound by 

any estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: 

For single applicant grants: Up to 24 

months. 

For consortia or partnership grants: 

Up to 36 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: (a) IHEs; (b) 

consortia of IHEs; (c) partnerships 

between nonprofit educational 

organizations and IHEs; and (d) public 

and private nonprofit agencies and 

organizations, including professional 

and scholarly associations. 

Note: If you are a nonprofit 

organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you 

may demonstrate your nonprofit status 

by providing: (1) Proof that the Internal 

Revenue Service currently recognizes 

the applicant as an organization to 

which contributions are tax deductible 

under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 

Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a 

State taxing body or the State attorney 

general certifying that the organization 

is a nonprofit organization operating 

within the State and that no part of its 

net earnings may lawfully benefit any 

private shareholder or individual; (3) a 

certified copy of the applicant’s 

certificate of incorporation or similar 

document if it clearly establishes the 

nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) 

any item described above if that item 

applies to a State or national parent 

organization, together with a statement 

by the State or parent organization that 

the applicant is a local nonprofit 

affiliate. 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program has a matching requirement 

under section 604(a)(3) of the HEA, 20 

U.S.C. 1124(a)(3), and the regulations 

for this program in 34 CFR 658.41. 

UISFL program grantees must provide 

matching funds in either of the 

following ways: (i) Cash contributions 

from private sector corporations or 

foundations equal to one-third of the 

total project costs; or (ii) a combination 

of institutional and noninstitutional 

cash or in-kind contributions, including 

State and private sector corporation or 

foundation contributions, equal to onehalf of the total project costs. The 

Secretary may waive or reduce the 

required matching share for institutions 

that are eligible to receive assistance 

under part A or part B of title III or 

under title V of the HEA that have 

submitted an application that 

demonstrates a need for a waiver or 

reduction. 

b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This 

program involves supplement-notsupplant funding requirements, which 

are described in section 604(a)(7)(D) of 

the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1124(a)(7)(D). 

c. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This 

program uses a training indirect cost 

rate. This limits indirect cost 

reimbursement to an entity’s actual 

indirect costs, as determined in its 

negotiated indirect cost rate agreement, 

or 8 percent of a modified total direct 

cost base, whichever amount is less. For 

more information regarding training 

indirect cost rates, see 34 CFR 75.562. 

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. 

d. Administrative Cost Limitation: 

This program does not include any 

program-specific limitation on 

administrative expenses. All 

administrative expenses must be 

reasonable and necessary and conform 

to Cost Principles described in 2 CFR 

part 200 subpart E of the Uniform 

Guidance. 

3. Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR 

75.708(b) and (c), a grantee under this 

competition may award subgrants—to 

directly carry out project activities 

described in its application—to the 

following types of entities: IHEs, 

nonprofit organizations, professional 

organizations, or businesses. The 

grantee may award subgrants to entities 


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it has identified in the approved 

application or that it selects through a 

competition under procedures 

established by the grantee. 

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 a DUNS number to the 

implementation of the UEI in SAM.gov. 

More information on the phaseout 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 UISFL grant competition, 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). Consistent with the process 

followed in the FY 2020 UISFL 

competition, we plan to post on our 

website a selection of funded abstracts 

and applications’ narrative sections. 

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 

program is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

4. Funding Restrictions: We specify 

unallowable costs in 34 CFR 658.40. We 

reference additional regulations 

outlining funding restrictions in the 

Applicable Regulations section of this 

notice. 

5. Recommended Page Limit: The 

application narrative (Part III) 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 40 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, except 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 Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, 

budget section, including the narrative 

budget justification; Part IV, the 

assurance and certifications; or the 

abstract, the resumes, the biography, or 

letters of support. However, the 

recommended page limit does apply to 

all of the application narrative. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this program are from 34 CFR 

658.31, 658.32, 658.33, and 655.32. The 

maximum score for all the selection 

criteria, together with the maximum 

number of points awarded to applicants 

that address the competitive preference 

priorities, is 105 points for applications 

from IHEs, consortia, and partnerships; 

and 100 points for applications from 

public and private nonprofit agencies 

and organizations, including 

professional and scholarly associations. 

The maximum score for each criterion is 

indicated in parentheses. 

All Applications. All applications will 

be evaluated based on the general 

selection criteria as follows: 

(a) Plan of operation (up to 15 points). 

(1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

the quality of the plan of operation for 

the project. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) High quality in the design of the 

project; 

(ii) An effective plan of management 

that ensures proper and efficient 

administration of the project; 

(iii) A clear description of how the 

objectives of the project relate to the 

purpose of the program; 

(iv) The way the applicant plans to 

use its resources and personnel to 

achieve each objective; and 

(v) A clear description of how the 

applicant will provide equal access and 

treatment for eligible project 

participants who are members of groups 

that have been traditionally 

underrepresented, such as— 

(A) Members of racial or ethnic 

minority groups; 

(B) Women; and 

(C) Handicapped persons. 

(b) Quality of key personnel (up to 10 

points). (1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

the quality of the key personnel the 

applicant plans to use on the project. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) The qualifications of the project 

director (if one is to be used); 

(ii) The qualifications of each of the 

other key personnel to be used in the 

project. In the case of faculty, the 

qualifications of the faculty and the 

degree to which that faculty is directly 

involved in the actual teaching and 

supervision of students; 

(iii) The time that each person 

referred to in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (ii) 

of this section plans to commit to the 

project; and 

(iv) The extent to which the applicant, 

as part of its nondiscriminatory 

employment practices, encourages 

applications for employment from 

persons who are members of groups that 

have been traditionally 

underrepresented, such as members of 

racial or ethnic minority groups, 

women, handicapped persons, and the 

elderly. 

(3) To determine the qualifications of 

a person, the Secretary considers 

evidence of past experience and 

training, in fields related to the 

objectives of the project, as well as other 

information that the applicant provides. 

(c) Budget and cost effectiveness (up 

to 10 points). 

(1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

that the project has an adequate budget 

and is cost effective. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) The budget for the project is 

adequate to support the project 

activities; and 

(ii) Costs are reasonable in relation to 

the objectives of the project. 

(d) Evaluation plan (up to 20 points). 

(1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

the quality of the evaluation plan for the 

project. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows methods of 


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evaluation that are appropriate for the 

project and, to the extent possible, are 

objective and produce data that are 

quantifiable. 

(e) Adequacy of resources (up to 5 

points). (1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

that the applicant plans to devote 

adequate resources to the project. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) Other than library, facilities that 

the applicant plans to use are adequate 

(language laboratory, museums, etc.); 

and 

(ii) The equipment and supplies that 

the applicant plans to use are adequate. 

Applications from IHEs, Consortia, or 

Partnerships. Applications submitted by 

IHEs, consortia, or partnerships will 

also be evaluated based on the following 

criteria: 

(f) Commitment to international 

studies (up to 15 points). (1) The 

Secretary reviews each application for 

information that shows the applicant’s 

commitment to the international studies 

program. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) The institution’s current strength 

as measured by the number of 

international studies courses offered; 

(ii) The extent to which planning for 

the implementation of the proposed 

program has involved the applicant’s 

faculty, as well as administrators; 

(iii) The institutional commitment to 

the establishment, operation, and 

continuation of the program as 

demonstrated by optimal use of 

available personnel and other resources; 

and 

(iv) The institutional commitment to 

the program as demonstrated by the use 

of institutional funds in support of the 

program’s objectives. 

(g) Elements of the proposed 

international studies program (up to 10 

points). (1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

the nature of the applicant’s proposed 

international studies program. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) The extent to which the proposed 

activities will contribute to the 

implementation of a program in 

international studies and foreign 

languages at the applicant institution; 

(ii) The interdisciplinary aspects of 

the program; 

(iii) The number of new and revised 

courses with an international 

perspective that will be added to the 

institution’s programs; and 

(iv) The applicant’s plans to improve 

or expand language instruction. 

(h) Need for and prospective results of 

the proposed program (up to 15 points). 

(1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

the need for and the prospective results 

of the applicant’s proposed program. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) The extent to which the proposed 

activities are needed at the applicant 

institution; 

(ii) The extent to which the proposed 

use of Federal funds will result in the 

implementation of a program in 

international studies and foreign 

languages at the applicant institution; 

(iii) The likelihood that the activities 

initiated with Federal funds will be 

continued after Federal assistance is 

terminated; and 

(iv) The adequacy of the provisions 

for sharing the materials and results of 

the program with other IHEs. 

Applications from Public and Private 

Nonprofit Agencies and Organizations, 

Including Professional and Scholarly 

Associations. Applications from public 

and private nonprofit agencies and 

organizations, including professional 

and scholarly associations, will also be 

evaluated based on the following 

criteria: 

Need for and potential impact of the 

proposed project in improving 

international studies and the study of 

modern foreign language at the 

undergraduate level (up to 40 points). 

(1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

the need for and potential impact of the 

applicant’s proposed projects in 

improving international studies and the 

study of modern foreign language at the 

undergraduate level. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) The extent to which the applicant’s 

proposed apportionment of Federal 

funds among the various budget 

categories for the proposed project will 

contribute to achieving results; 

(ii) The international nature and 

contemporary relevance of the proposed 

project; 

(iii) The extent to which the proposed 

project will make an especially 

significant contribution to the 

improvement of the teaching of 

international studies or modern foreign 

languages at the undergraduate level; 

and 

(iv) The adequacy of the applicant’s 

provisions for sharing the materials and 

results of the proposed project with the 

higher education community. 

Additional information regarding 

these criteria is in the application 

package for this program. The total 

number of points available under these 

selection criteria, combined with the 

competitive preference priorities, is as 

follows: 

Selection criteria UISFL IHEs 

UISFL 

consortia and 

partnerships 

UISFL public and 

private nonprofit 

agencies and 

organizations, 

including 

professional and 

scholarly 

associations 

(a) Plan of Operation ........................................................................................................... 15 15 15 

(b) Quality of Key Personnel ............................................................................................... 10 10 10 

(c) Budget and Cost Effectiveness ...................................................................................... 10 10 10

(d) Evaluation Plan .............................................................................................................. 20 20 20 

(e) Adequacy of Resources ................................................................................................. 5 5 5

(f) Commitment to International Studies .............................................................................. 15 15 n/a 

(g) Elements of Proposed International Studies Program .................................................. 10 10 n/a 

(h) Need for and Prospective Results of Proposed Program ............................................. 15 15 n/a 

(i) Need for and Potential Impact of the Proposed Project in Improving International 

Studies and the Study of Modern Foreign Languages at the Undergraduate Level ...... n/a n/a 40 

Sub-Total ...................................................................................................................... 100 100 100 

Competitive Preference Priority #1 (Optional) ..................................................................... 3 3 n/a 

Competitive Preference Priority #2 (Optional) ..................................................................... 2 2 n/a 


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Selection criteria UISFL IHEs 

UISFL 

consortia and 

partnerships 

UISFL public and 

private nonprofit 

agencies and 

organizations, 

including 

professional and 

scholarly 

associations 

Total Possible Points ............................................................................................. 105 105 100 

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). 

Separate rank order slates for 

applications from (1) IHEs, consortia, 

and partnerships; and (2) public and 

private nonprofit agencies and 

organizations will be developed and 

used to make funding 

recommendations. Each slate will 

include the peer reviewers’ scores from 

the highest score to the lowest score. In 

cases where two or more applications 

have the same final score in the rank 

order listing, but there are insufficient 

funds to support all of the equally 

ranked applications, the applicant who 

has not received a UISFL award within 

the last five years will be recommended 

to receive the award. 

In cases where the scores for two or 

more applications remain tied after 

using the above tie breaker, program 

staff will use the scores assigned for 

Criterion 8, Need for and Potential 

Impact of the Proposed Project for 

institutional applications; or the scores 

assigned for Criterion 10, Need for and 

Potential Impact of the Proposed Project 

in Improving International Studies and 

the Study of Modern Foreign Languages 

at the Undergraduate Level for 

associations and organizations 

applications. 

The Secretary, to the extent 

practicable and consistent with the 

criterion of excellence, seeks to 

encourage diversity by ensuring that a 

variety of types of projects and 

institutions receive funding. 

3. Risk Assessment and Specific 

Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 

200.206, before awarding grants under 

this competition, 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. Open Licensing Requirements: 

Unless an exception applies, if you are 

awarded a grant under this competition, 

you will be required to openly license 

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in whole, or in part, with Department 

grant funds. When the deliverable 

consists of modifications to preexisting 

works, the license extends only to those 

modifications that can be separately 

identified and only to the extent that 

open licensing is permitted under the 

terms of any licenses or other legal 

restrictions on the use of preexisting 

works. Additionally, a grantee or 

subgrantee that is awarded competitive 

grant funds must have a plan to 

disseminate these public grant 

deliverables. This dissemination plan 

can be developed and submitted after 

your application has been reviewed and 

selected for funding. For additional 

information on the open licensing 

requirements please refer to 2 CFR 

3474.20. 

4. 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. 

Performance reports for the UISFL 

program must be submitted 

electronically into the office of 

International and Foreign Language 

Education web-based reporting system, 

International Resource Information 

System (IRIS). For information about 

IRIS and to view the reporting 

instructions, please go to http://

iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/UISFL.pdf. 

5. Performance Measures: Established 

for the purpose of Department reporting 

under 34 CFR 75.110, the Department 

will use the following performance 

measures to evaluate the success of the 

UISFL program: Percentage of UISFL 

projects that added or enhanced courses 

in international studies in critical world 

areas and priority foreign languages; and 

percentage of UISFL projects that 

established certificate and/or 

undergraduate degree programs in 

international or foreign language 

studies. 

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 

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: 

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the document published in the Federal 

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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 

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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 

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Michelle Asha Cooper, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher 

Education Programs, Delegated the Authority 

to Perform the Functions and Duties of the 

Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary 

Education. 

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