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checkbox. Comments may also be sent 

to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Amy Banks, 

202–453–6704. 

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: Project to Support 

America’s Families and Educators 

(Project SAFE) Grant Application. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0763. 

Type of Review: An extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 13. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 26. 

Abstract: This is a request for an 

extension without change of an existing 

information collection, 1810–0763. The 

Project Support America’s Families and 

Educators (SAFE) grant program is 

intended to improve students’ safety 

and well-being by providing resources 

to local educational agencies (LEAs) that 

adopt and implement strategies to 

prevent the spread of the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) 

consistent with guidance from the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) and that are 

financially penalized for doing so by 

their State educational agency (SEA) or 

other State entity. Under the Project 

SAFE grant program, applications will 

be submitted on a rolling basis before 

the end of fiscal year 2021 and 

throughout fiscal year 2022. Upon 

receipt of the applications, the intent is 

to quickly review and make approval 

decisions of awards as quickly as 

possible to make the award the funds 

before the end of this fiscal year. 

Dated: March 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. 2022–05660 Filed 3–16–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research 

Abroad (FRA) Fellowship Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications (NIA) for fiscal year (FY) 

2022 for the Fulbright-Hays Faculty 

Research Abroad (FRA) Fellowship 

Program, Assistance Listing Number 

84.019A. This notice relates to the 

approved information collection under 

OMB control number 1840–0005. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: May 9, 2022. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: July 13, 2022. 

Preapplication Webinar and 

Applicant Resources: The Department 

will hold a preapplication meeting via 

webinar for prospective applicants. 

Detailed information regarding this 

webinar will be provided on the 

International and Foreign Language 

Education’s website at www2.ed.gov/ 

about/offices/list/ope/iegps/index.html. 

For additional information, especially 

for new potential grantees unfamiliar 

with grantmaking at the Department, 

please consult our funding basics 

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

grant/about/grantmaking/index.html. 

ADDRESSES: The addresses pertinent to 

this competition—including the 

addresses for obtaining and submitting 

an application—can be found under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Pamela J. Maimer, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 258–24, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202) 453–6891. Email: 

FRA@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 FulbrightHays FRA Fellowship Program provides 

grants to colleges and universities to 

fund faculty members seeking to 

improve their area studies and foreign 

language skills by conducting research 

abroad. The program is designed to 

contribute to the development and 

improvement of the study of modern 

foreign languages and area studies in the 

United States. 

Priorities: This notice contains one 

absolute priority and three competitive 

preference priorities. In accordance with 

34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute 

priority and Competitive Preference 

Priorities 1 and 2 are from the 

regulations for this program (34 CFR 

663.21(d)). Competitive Preference 

Priority 3 is from the Secretary’s Notice 

of 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: 

Specific Geographic Regions of the 

World 

A research project that focuses on one 

or more of the following geographic 

areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia 

and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the 

Near East, Central and Eastern Europe 

and Eurasia, and the Western 

Hemisphere (excluding the United 

States and its territories). 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2022, and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, the following priorities are 

competitive preference priorities. Under 

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

additional 1 point to an application that 

meets Competitive Preference Priority 1; 

an additional 2 points to an application 

that meets Competitive Preference 


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Priority 2; and an additional 2 points to 

an application that meets Competitive 

Preference Priority 3, for a maximum of 

5 additional points. 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1— 

Focus on Less Commonly Taught 

Languages (1 point). 

A research project that focuses on any 

modern foreign language except French, 

German, or Spanish. 

Competitive Preference Priority 2— 

Thematic Focus on Academic Fields (2 

points). 

A research project conducted in 

modern foreign languages and area 

studies with an academic focus on any 

of the following academic fields: 

Science (including climate change), 

technology, engineering (including 

infrastructure studies), mathematics, 

computer science, education 

(comparative or international), 

international development, political 

science, public health (including 

epidemiology), or economics. 

Competitive Preference Priority 3— 

Promoting Equity in Student Access to 

Educational Resources and 

Opportunities (2 points). 

Projects will be implemented by one 

or more of the following entities: 

(1) Community colleges (as defined in 

this notice). 

(2) Historically Black colleges and 

universities (as defined in this notice). 

(3) Tribal colleges and universities (as 

defined in this notice). 

(4) Minority-serving institutions (as 

defined in this notice). 

Definitions: The following definitions 

are from the Supplemental Priorities. 

Community college means ‘‘junior or 

community college’’ as defined in 

section 312(f) of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). 

Historically Black colleges and 

universities means colleges and 

universities that meet the criteria set out 

in 34 CFR 608.2. 

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 Higher 

Education Act of 1965 (HEA). 

Tribal college or university has the 

meaning ascribed it in section 316(b)(3) 

of the HEA. 

Program Authority: 22 U.S.C. 

2452(b)(6). 

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, 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 regulations for this program in 34 

CFR part 663.21. (e) The Supplemental 

Priorities. 

Note: The open licensing requirement 

in 2 CFR 3474.20 does not apply to this 

program. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants 

redistributed as fellowships to 

individual beneficiaries. 

Note: The Administration has 

requested $8,811,000 for multiple 

activities under the Fulbright-Hays 

Overseas program for FY 2022. The 

actual level of funding for this activity, 

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 

subsequent years from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition. 

Estimated Available Funding: 

$400,000. 

Estimated Range of Awards: $25,000– 

$40,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$40,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 10. 

Note: The Department is not bound by 

any estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: The institutional 

project period is 18 months. Faculty 

may request funding for a period of no 

less than 3 months and no more than 12 

months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs. Eligible 

faculty members at the IHE submit their 

individual research narratives and forms 

to their home IHE representative, who 

compiles the faculty submissions and 

incorporates them into the grant 

application that the institution submits 

electronically to the Department 

through the G5 system. 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

b. Administrative Cost Limitation: In 

accordance with 34 CFR 663.30(d), the 

Secretary awards the institution an 

administrative allowance of $100 for 

each fellowship listed in the grant 

award document. 

3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this 

competition may not award subgrants to 

entities to directly carry out project 

activities described in its application. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: Both IHEs and faculty member 

applicants can obtain an application 

package via the internet or from the 

Education Publications Center (ED 

Pubs). To obtain a copy via the internet, 

use the following address: www.G5.gov. 

To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write, 

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

Department of Education, P.O. Box 

22207, Alexandria, VA 22304. 

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

FAX: (703) 605–6794. If you use a TDD 

or a TTY, call toll free: 1–877–576– 

7734. 

You can contact ED Pubs at its 

website, www.EDPubs.gov, or at its 

email address, edpubs@inet.ed.gov. 

If you request an application package 

from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this 

program as follows: Assistance Listing 

Number 84.019A. 

2. Submission Dates and Times: 

Submit applications for grants under the 

program electronically using G5.gov. For 

information (including dates and times) 

about how to submit your application 

electronically, please refer to Other 

Submission Requirements below. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. If the Department provides an 

accommodation or auxiliary aid to an 

individual with a disability in 

connection with the application 

process, the individual’s application 

remains subject to all other 

requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

3. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

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 


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that reviewers use to evaluate your 

application. We recommend that you (1) 

limit the application narrative to no 

more than 10 pages and the 

bibliography to no more than two 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; budget section, 

including the narrative budget 

justification; the assurance and 

certifications; or the one-page abstract, 

the resumes, the biography, or letters of 

support. However, the recommended 

page limit does apply to all of the 

application narrative. 

6. DUNS/UEI, Taxpayer Identification 

Number, and System for Award 

Management: To do business with the 

Department, you must— 

a. Have a DUNS/UEI number and a 

Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN); 

b. Register both your DUNS/UEI 

number and TIN with the System for 

Award Management (SAM), the 

Government’s primary registrant 

database; 

c. Provide your DUNS/UEI number 

and TIN on your application; and 

d. Maintain an active SAM 

registration with current information 

while your application is under review 

by the Department and, if you are 

awarded a grant, during the project 

period. 

Until April 3, 2022, you can obtain a 

DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet 

at the following website: http://

fedgov.dnb.com/webform. A DUNS 

number can be created within one to 

two business days. Beginning on April 

4, 2022, we will transition to using UEI 

numbers instead of DUNS numbers. If 

you are not already registered in SAM 

at that time, you can obtain a UEI 

directly through the SAM system. 

If you are a corporate entity, agency, 

institution, or organization, you can 

obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue 

Service. If you are an individual, you 

can obtain a TIN from the Internal 

Revenue Service or the Social Security 

Administration. If you need a new TIN, 

please allow 2 to 5 weeks for your TIN 

to become active. 

The SAM registration process can take 

approximately 7 business days, but may 

take upwards of several weeks, 

depending on the completeness and 

accuracy of the data you enter into the 

SAM database. Thus, if you think you 

might want to apply for Federal 

financial assistance under a program 

administered by the Department, please 

allow sufficient time to obtain and 

register your DUNS/UEI number and 

TIN. We strongly recommend that you 

register early. 

Note: Once your SAM registration is 

active, it may be 24 to 48 hours before 

you can submit an application through 

G5. 

If you are currently registered with 

SAM, you may not need to make any 

changes. However, please make certain 

that the TIN associated with your 

DUNS/UEI number is correct. Also note 

that you will need to update your 

registration annually. This may take 

three or more business days. 

Information about SAM is available at 

www.SAM.gov. To further assist you 

with obtaining and registering your 

DUNS/UEI number and TIN in SAM or 

updating your existing SAM account, 

we have prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet, 

which you can find at: www2.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html. 

7. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

program must be submitted 

electronically unless an IHE qualifies for 

an exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications. 

Submit applications for grants under 

the Fulbright-Hays FRA Fellowship 

Program, Assistance Listing Number 

84.019A, electronically using the G5 

system, accessible through the 

Department’s G5 site at: www.G5.gov. 

While completing the electronic 

application, both the IHE and the 

faculty applicant will be entering data 

online that will be saved into a 

database. Neither the IHE nor the 

student applicant may email an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

Please note the following: 

• The process for submitting 

applications electronically under the 

Fulbright-Hays FRA Fellowship 

Program requires several steps. The 

following is a brief overview of the 

process; however, all applicants should 

review the detailed description of the 

application process in the application 

package. In summary, the major steps 

are— 

(1) IHEs must email the name of the 

institution and the full name and email 

address of the project director to FRA@

ed.gov. We suggest that applicant IHEs 

submit this information no later than 2 

weeks prior to the application deadline 

date to ensure that they obtain access to 

G5 well before that date; 

(2) Faculty applicants must complete 

their individual applications and submit 

them to their home IHE project director 

using G5; 

(3) Persons providing references for 

individual faculty applicants must 

complete and submit reference forms to 

the IHE’s project director, using G5; and 

(4) The IHE’s project director must 

officially submit the IHE’s application, 

including all eligible individual faculty 

applications, reference forms, and other 

required forms, using G5. 

• The IHE must complete the 

electronic submission of the grant 

application by 4:30:00 p.m., Eastern 

Time, on the application deadline date. 

G5 will not accept an application for 

this competition after 4:30:00 p.m., 

Eastern Time, on the application 

deadline date. Therefore, we strongly 

recommend that both the IHE and the 

faculty applicant begin the application 

process early and not wait until close to 

the application deadline date to prepare 

their applications. The table below 

shows the days and times that the G5 

website will be available. 

G5—HOURS OF OPERATION IN EASTERN TIME

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 

Unavailable from 09:00 

p.m.–11:59 p.m. 

Unavailable from 12:00 

a.m.–06:00 a.m. 

Available 24 hours Unavailable from 09:00 

p.m.–11:59 p.m. 

Unavailable from 12:00 

a.m.–06:00 a.m. 

Available 24 hours Available 24 hours. 

• Faculty applicants will not receive 

additional point value because they 

submit their application in electronic 

format, nor will we penalize the IHE or 

the faculty applicant if the applicant 

qualifies for an exception to the 


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electronic submission requirement, as 

described elsewhere in this section, and 

submits an application in paper format. 

• IHEs must upload all application 

documents electronically, including the 

following forms: The Application for 

Federal Assistance (SF 424), the 

Department of Education Supplemental 

Information for SF 424, Budget 

Information—Non-Construction 

Programs (ED 524), and all necessary 

assurances and certifications. 

• Both IHEs and faculty applicants 

must upload the narrative sections and 

all other attachments to their 

application as files in a read-only 

flattened Portable Document Format 

(PDF), meaning any fillable documents 

must be saved and submitted as 

nonfillable PDF files. Do not upload any 

interactive or fillable PDF files. If you 

upload a file type other than a readonly, nonmodifiable PDF (e.g., Word, 

Excel, WordPerfect) or submit a 

password-protected file, we will be 

unable to review that material. Please 

note that this will likely result in your 

application not being considered for 

funding. The Department will not 

convert material from other formats to 

PDF. 

• Prior to submitting your electronic 

application, please redact any 

personally identifiable information 

(SSN, birthdate, etc.). You may wish to 

print a copy of your application package 

for your records. 

• After the individual faculty 

applicant electronically submits their 

application to the IHE, the faculty 

applicant will receive an automatic 

acknowledgment from the G5 system. 

After the person submits a reference 

electronically to the Department on 

behalf of a faculty applicant, they will 

receive an electronic confirmation from 

the G5 system. After the applicant IHE 

submits its application, including all 

eligible individual faculty applications 

to the Department, the applicant IHE 

will also receive an automated 

acknowledgment from G5 that will 

include a unique PR/Award number for 

the IHE’s application. 

• Within 3 working days after 

submitting its electronic application, the 

applicant IHE must— 

(1) Print the SF 424 from G5; 

(2) Have the Authorizing 

Representative sign this form; 

(3) Place the PR/Award number in the 

upper right-hand corner of the hard 

copy signature page of the SF 424; and 

(4) Email the signed SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center at FRA@

ed.gov. 

• We may request that you provide 

hard copies with original signatures for 

other forms in the application at a later 

date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of System Unavailability: If an 

IHE is prevented from electronically 

submitting its application on the 

application deadline date because the 

G5 system is unavailable, we will grant 

the IHE an extension until 4:30 p.m., 

Eastern Time, the following business 

day to enable the IHE to transmit its 

application electronically, by mail, or by 

hand delivery. We will grant this 

extension if— 

(1) The IHE is a registered user of the 

G5 system and the IHE has initiated an 

electronic application for this 

competition; and 

(2) (a) G5 is unavailable for 60 

minutes or more between the hours of 

8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Eastern Time, 

on the application deadline date; or 

(b) G5 is unavailable for any period of 

time between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Eastern Time, on the application 

deadline date. 

We must acknowledge and confirm 

these periods of unavailability before 

granting the IHE an extension. To 

request a time extension due to G5 

unavailability or to confirm our 

acknowledgment of G5’s unavailability, 

an IHE may contact either (1) the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT or (2) the e-Grants help desk at 

1–888–336–8930. If G5 is unavailable 

due to technical problems with the 

system and the application deadline is 

extended, an email will be sent to all 

registered users who have initiated a G5 

application. The deadline date 

extensions described in this section 

apply only to the unavailability of the 

G5 system. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications. 

We discourage paper applications, but if 

electronic submission is not possible 

(e.g., you do not have access to the 

internet), (1) you must provide a prior 

written notification that you intend to 

submit a paper application and (2) your 

paper application must be postmarked 

by the application deadline date. 

The prior written notification may be 

submitted by email or by mail to the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. If you submit 

your notification by email, it must be 

received by the Department no later 

than 14 calendar days before the 

application deadline date. If you mail 

your notification to the Department, it 

must be postmarked no later than 14 

calendar days before the application 

deadline date. 

If you submit a paper application, you 

must have, and include on your 

application, a DUNS/UEI number and 

mail the original and two copies of your 

application, on or before the application 

deadline date, to the Department at the 

following address: U.S. Department of 

Education, OFO/G5 Functional 

Application Team, Mail Stop 5C231, 

Attention: 84.019A, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202– 

4260. 

You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. 

Before relying on this method, you 

should check with your local post 

office. 

We will not consider applications 

postmarked after the application 

deadline date. 

Note for Mail Delivery of Paper 

Applications: If you mail your 

application to the Department— 

(1) You must indicate on the envelope 

and in Item 11 of the SF 424 the ALN, 

including suffix letter, if any, of the 

competition under which you are 

submitting your application; and 

(2) The G5 Functional Application 

Team will notify you of the 

Department’s receipt of your grant 

application. If you do not receive this 

notification within 15 business days 

from the application deadline date, you 

should contact the person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from the 

regulations for this program in 34 CFR 

663.21 and are as follows: 

(a) Quality of proposed project (60 

points). The Secretary reviews each 

application to determine the quality of 

the research project proposed by the 

applicant. The Secretary considers— 

(1) The statement of the major 

hypotheses to be tested or questions to 

be examined, and the description and 

justification of the research methods to 

be used (10 points); 

(2) The relationship of the research to 

the literature on the topic and to major 


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theoretical issues in the field, and the 

project’s importance in terms of the 

concerns of the discipline (10 points); 

(3) The preliminary research already 

completed or plans for research prior to 

going overseas, and the kinds, quality 

and availability of data for the research 

in the host country or countries (10 

points); 

(4) The justification for overseas field 

research, and preparations to establish 

appropriate and sufficient research 

contacts and affiliations abroad (10 

points); 

(5) The applicant’s plans to share the 

results of the research in progress with 

scholars and officials of the host country 

or countries and the American scholarly 

community (10 points); and 

(6) The objectives of the project 

regarding the sponsoring institution’s 

plans for developing or strengthening, 

or both, curricula in modern foreign 

languages and area studies (10 points). 

(b) Qualifications of the applicant (40 

points). The Secretary reviews each 

application to determine the 

qualifications of the applicant. The 

Secretary considers— 

(1) The overall strength of applicant’s 

academic record (teaching, research, 

contributions, professional association 

activities) (10 points); 

(2) The applicant’s excellence as a 

teacher or researcher, or both, in his or 

her area or areas of specialization (10 

points); 

(3) The applicant’s proficiency in one 

or more of the languages (other than 

English and the applicant’s native 

language), of the country or countries of 

research, and the specific measures to 

be taken to overcome any anticipated 

language barriers (15 points); and 

(4) The applicant’s ability to conduct 

research in a foreign cultural context, as 

evidenced by the applicant’s previous 

overseas experience, or documentation 

provided by the sponsoring institution, 

or both (5 points). 

2. Review and Selection Process: We 

remind potential applicants that in 

reviewing applications in any 

discretionary grant competition, the 

Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 

75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the 

applicant in carrying out a previous 

award, such as the applicant’s use of 

funds, achievement of project 

objectives, and compliance with grant 

conditions. The Secretary may also 

consider whether the applicant failed to 

submit a timely performance report or 

submitted a report of unacceptable 

quality. 

In addition, in making a competitive 

grant award, the Secretary 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). 

For FY 2022, faculty applications are 

divided into seven categories based on 

the world area focus of their research 

projects, as described in the absolute 

priority listed in this notice. Foreign 

language and area studies experts on 

discrete world area-based panels will 

evaluate the faculty applications. Each 

panel reviews, scores, and ranks its 

assigned applications separately from 

the applications assigned to the other 

world area panels. At the conclusion of 

the panel review process, however, all 

faculty applications will be ranked 

together from the highest to lowest score 

for funding recommendation purposes. 

If there are applications on the rank 

order slate with the same average score, 

the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship 

Board’s policy governing veteran’s 

preference will be used in the tiebreaker 

and selection process. Veteran’s 

preference will be used first to 

determine which application to 

recommend for funding. This means 

that in instances where two or more 

applications have the same average 

score on the rank order slate, and there 

are insufficient funds to support all of 

the equally ranked applications, the 

veteran’s application will be given 

preference. 

For the applications that have tied 

average scores but are not subject to the 

veteran’s preference, the Department 

will use the average score assigned on 

the Technical Review Forms for the 

‘‘Quality of the Proposed Project’’ 

selection criterion. If a tie still exists, 

the average score for Competitive 

Preference Priority 1 will be used as the 

tiebreaker. A final tiebreaker, should it 

become necessary, will use the average 

score assigned for the ‘‘Qualifications of 

the Applicant’’ selection criterion. 

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 the IHE’s U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

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(GAN). We may also notify the IHE 

informally. 

If a faculty application is not 

evaluated or not selected for funding, 

we notify the IHE. 

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 its 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. The 

Secretary may also require more 

frequent performance reports under 34 

CFR 75.720(c). For specific 

requirements on reporting, please go to 

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

appforms/appforms.html. 

4. Performance Measures: For the 

purpose of Department reporting under 

34 CFR 75.110, the Department will use 

the following performance measure: 

FRA Measure: The percentage of 

Fulbright-Hays FRA fellows who 

increased their foreign language scores 

in speaking, reading, or writing by at 

least one proficiency level. 

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. 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05640 Filed 3–16–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Personnel Development To Improve 

Services and Results for Children With 

Disabilities—Early Childhood 

Personnel Equity Center 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2022 for the Early Childhood 

Personnel Equity Center, Assistance 

Listing Number 84.325C. This notice 

relates to the approved information 

collection under OMB control number 

1820–0028. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: March 17, 

2022. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 16, 2022. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 15, 2022. 

Pre-Application Webinar Information: 

No later than March 22, 2022, the Office 

of Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services (OSERS) will post details on 

pre-recorded informational webinars 

designed to provide technical assistance 

to interested applicants. Links to the 

webinars may be found at www2.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/osep/new-osepgrants.html. 

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: 

Tracie Dickson, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 5176, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–5076. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7844. Email: 

Tracie.Dickson@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 purposes of 

this program are to (1) help address 

State-identified needs for personnel 

preparation in special education, early 

intervention, related services, and 

regular education to work with children, 

including infants and toddlers, with 

disabilities; and (2) ensure that those 

personnel have the necessary skills and 

knowledge, derived from practices that 

have been determined through 

scientifically based research and 

experience, to be successful in serving 

those children. 

Priority: This competition includes 

one absolute priority. In accordance 

with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(v), this 

priority is from allowable activities 

specified in the statute (see sections 662 

and 681(d) of the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); 20 

U.S.C. 1462 and 1481(d)). 

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: 

Early Childhood Personnel Equity 

Center. 

Background: 

All children have the right to 

equitable learning opportunities. 


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