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1 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. 

clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting 

Statement and Other Documents’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Wendy 

Lawrence, (202) 453–7821. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department 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: Application for 

Grants under the Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and 

Fostering Undergraduate Talent by 

Unlocking Resources for Education 

(FUTURE) Act 2019 Programs (1894– 

0001). 

OMB Control Number: 1840–0113. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments; Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 131. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 3,668. 

Abstract: The Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities (HBCU) 

Program and Fostering Undergraduate 

Talent by Unlocking Resources for 

Education (FUTURE) Act 2019 Program 

are authorized by title III, part B and 

part F, respectively. The purpose of 

these programs is to provide historically 

Black institutions with resources to 

establish or strengthen their physical 

plants, financial management, academic 

resources, and endowments. The U.S. 

Department of Education is requesting 

an extension of this currently approved 

application in order to collect data 

needed to make new and non-competing 

continuation awards. 

This collection is being submitted 

under the Streamlined Clearance 

Process for Discretionary Grant 

Information Collections (1894–0001). 

Therefore, the 30-day public comment 

period notice will be the only public 

comment notice published for this 

information collection. 

Dated: December 11, 2024. 

Kun 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. 2024–29548 Filed 12–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Special Education Parent Information 

Centers—Parent Training and 

Information Centers 

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) 2025 for Special Education 

Parent Information Centers—Parent 

Training and Information Centers (PTIs). 

DATES: 

Applications Available: December 16, 

2024. 

Application Deadline: March 3, 2025. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: April 30, 2025. 

Pre-Application Webinar Information: 

The Office of Special Education 

Programs and Rehabilitative Services 

will record a pre-application webinar 

for this competition, available at 

www.ed.gov/about/ed-offices/osers/ 

osep/new-osep-grant-competitions, 

within five days after publication of this 

notice. In addition, applicants may view 

information on this competition at 

www.ed.gov/about/ed-offices/osers/ 

osep/new-osep-grant-competitions. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to the 

Application Submission Instructions 

section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carmen Sanchez, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 

(202) 987–0117. Email: 

Carmen.Sanchez@ed.gov. 

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability and wish to 

access telecommunications relay 

services, please dial 7–1–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Special Education Parent 

Information Centers program is to 

ensure that parents of children with 

disabilities receive high-quality, 

relevant, and useful training and 

information to help improve outcomes 

for their children. 

Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 

84.328M. 

OMB Control Number: 1820–0028. 

Eligible Applicants: Parent 

organizations. 

Note: Section 671(a)(2) of the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act (IDEA) defines a ‘‘parent 

organization’’ as a private nonprofit 

organization 1 (other than an institution 

of higher education (IHE)) that— 

(a) Has a board of directors— 

(1) The majority of whom are parents 

of children with disabilities ages birth 

through 26; 

(2) That includes— 

(i) Individuals working in the fields of 

special education, related services, and 

early intervention; and 

(ii) Individuals with disabilities; and 

(3) The parent and professional 

members of which are broadly 

representative of the population to be 

served, including low-income parents 

and parents of limited English proficient 

children; and 

(b) Has as its mission serving families 

of children with disabilities who are 

ages birth through 26 and have the full 

range of disabilities described in section 

602(3) of IDEA. 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration has requested 

$33,152,000 for awards for the Special 

Education Parent Information Centers 

program for FY 2025, of which we 

intend to use an estimated $25,800,000 

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. 

Information on funding amounts for 

individual States is in the ‘‘Maximum 


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Award’’ column of the table in this 

section. 

The Department considered 

population distribution, poverty rates, 

and low-density enrollment when 

determining the award amounts for 

grants under this competition. For the 

States listed in the funding table, one 

award may be made for up to the 

amounts listed in the table to a qualified 

applicant for a PTI to serve the entire 

State. 

Maximum Award: See table. We will 

not make an award exceeding the 

corresponding amount shown in the 

table for each State or region within a 

State for a single budget period of 12 

months. 

Applications for one five-year award 

will be accepted to serve the area in the 

Pacific comprised of American Samoa, 

Guam, the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands, and the 

Freely Associated States consisting of 

the Federated States of Micronesia, the 

Republic of the Marshall Islands, and 

the Republic of Palau. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 64. 

Based on the quality of applications 

received, the Department intends to 

fund one PTI in each of the States and 

regions listed below. 

Note: The Department is not bound by 

any estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

State/region Maximum 

annual award 

Alabama ................................ $374,214 

Alaska ................................... 250,000 

Arizona .................................. 484,600 

Arkansas ............................... 250,000 

California: 

CA Region 1 .................. 605,344 

CA Region 2 .................. 751,877 

CA Region 3 .................. 350,371 

CA Region 4 .................. 463,005 

CA Region 5 .................. 335,221 

Colorado ............................... 367,386 

Connecticut ........................... 250,000 

Delaware ............................... 250,000 

District of Columbia .............. 250,000 

Florida: 

FL Region 1 ................... 351,158 

FL Region 2 ................... 325,620 

FL Region 3 ................... 608,398 

Georgia ................................. 775,872 

Hawaii ................................... 250,000 

Idaho ..................................... 250,000 

Illinois .................................... 819,598 

Indiana .................................. 493,168 

Iowa ...................................... 250,000 

Kansas .................................. 250,000 

Kentucky ............................... 330,002 

Louisiana .............................. 340,291 

Maine .................................... 250,000 

Maryland ............................... 385,237 

Massachusetts ...................... 418,977 

Michigan ............................... 677,073 

Minnesota ............................. 386,724 

Mississippi ............................ 250,000 

State/region Maximum 

annual award 

Missouri ................................ 428,497 

Montana ................................ 250,000 

Nebraska .............................. 250,000 

Nevada ................................. 250,000 

New Hampshire .................... 250,000 

New Jersey ........................... 563,367 

New Mexico .......................... 250,000 

New York: 

NY Region 1 .................. 698,920 

NY Region 2 .................. 544,158 

North Carolina ...................... 733,745 

North Dakota ........................ 250,000 

Ohio ...................................... 798,050 

Oklahoma ............................. 307,681 

Oregon .................................. 259,817 

Pacific ................................... 250,000 

Pennsylvania ........................ 824,315 

Puerto Rico ........................... 250,000 

Rhode Island ........................ 250,000 

South Carolina ...................... 357,394 

South Dakota ........................ 250,000 

Tennessee ............................ 489,171 

Texas: 

TX Region 1 .................. 543,245 

TX Region 2 .................. 310,371 

TX Region 3 .................. 704,460 

TX Region 4 .................. 695,054 

U.S. Virgin Islands ................ 175,000 

Utah ...................................... 269,725 

Vermont ................................ 250,000 

Virginia .................................. 571,252 

Washington ........................... 484,832 

West Virginia ........................ 250,000 

Wisconsin ............................. 396,810 

Wyoming ............................... 250,000 

Applications for five-year awards will 

also be accepted to serve regions in the 

following States: 

California— 

Region 1—Los Angeles county; 

Region 2—Imperial, Orange, Riverside, 

San Bernardino, and San Diego 

counties; 

Region 3—Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, 

Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, 

San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, 

Tulare, and Ventura counties; 

Region 4—Alameda, Contra Costa, 

Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, 

San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa 

Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, and 

Sonoma counties; and 

Region 5—Alpine, Amador, Butte, 

Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El 

Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, 

Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada, 

Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San 

Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, 

Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, 

Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba counties. 

Florida— 

Region 1—Alachua, Baker, Bay, 

Bradford, Brevard, Calhoun, Clay, 

Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, 

Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, 

Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, 

Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Levy, 

Liberty, Madison, Marion, Nassau, 

Okaloosa, Putnam, Santa Rosa, 

Seminole, St. Johns, Suwannee, 

Taylor, Union, Volusia, Wakulla, 

Walton, and Washington counties; 

Region 2—Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, 

DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, 

Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, 

Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, 

Sarasota, and Sumter counties; and 

Region 3—Broward, Indian River, Lake, 

Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, 

Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm 

Beach, Polk, and St. Lucie counties. 

New York— 

Region 1—Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New 

York, Queens, Richmond, and Suffolk 

counties; and 

Region 2—The rest of the State of New 

York. 

Texas— 

Region 1—Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, 

Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, 

Cameron, Comal, Dimmit, Fayette, 

Frio, Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, 

Hays, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kendall, 

Kerr, Kinney, La Salle, Lee, Llano, 

Maverick, Medina, Real, Starr, Travis, 

Uvalde, Webb, Willacy, Williamson, 

Wilson, Zapata, and Zavala counties; 

Region 2—Andrews, Archer, Armstrong, 

Bailey, Baylor, Bell, Borden, Bosque, 

Brewster, Briscoe, Brown, Callahan, 

Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, 

Cochran, Coke, Coleman, 

Collingsworth, Comanche, Concho, 

Coryell, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, 

Crosby, Culberson, Dallam, Dawson, 

Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, 

Eastland, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, 

Falls, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Freestone, 

Gaines, Garza, Glasscock, Gray, Hale, 

Hall, Hamilton, Hansford, Hardeman, 

Hartley, Haskell, Hemphill, Hill, 

Hockley, Howard, Hudspeth, 

Hutchinson, Irion, Jack, Jeff Davis, 

Jones, Kent, Kimble, King, Knox, 

Loving, Lamb, Lampasas, Limestone, 

Lipscomb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, 

Mason, McCulloch, McLennan, 

Menard, Midland, Mills, Mitchell, 

Montague, Moore, Motley, Navarro, 

Nolan, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, 

Pecos, Potter, Presidio, Randall, 

Reagan, Reeves, Roberts, Runnels, San 

Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, 

Sherman, Stephens, Sterling, 

Stonewall, Sutton, Swisher, Taylor, 

Terrell, Terry, Throckmorton, Tom 

Green, Upton, Val Verde, Ward, 

Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Winkler, 

Yoakum, and Young counties; 

Region 3—Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, 

Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Collin, Cooke, 

Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Erath, 

Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Gregg, 


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2See sections 671 and 681(d) of IDEA; 20 U.S.C. 

1471 and 1481. 

3For the purpose of this priority, ‘‘parents’’ 

means the parents of children with disabilities. 

4For the purpose of this priority, ‘‘children with 

disabilities’’ means infants, toddlers, children, and 

youth (ages birth through 26) with the full range of 

disabilities. 

5For the purpose of this priority, ‘‘youth’’ means 

youth with disabilities. 

6For the purpose of this priority, ‘‘families’’ 

means families of children with disabilities. 

Harrison, Henderson, Hood, Hopkins, 

Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Lamar, 

Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Palo 

Pinto, Panola, Parker, Rains, Red 

River, Rockwall, Rusk, Sabine, San 

Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Somervell, 

Tarrant, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt, 

Wise, and Wood counties; and 

Region 4—Aransas, Austin, Bee, 

Brazoria, Brazos, Brooks, Burleson, 

Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado, 

DeWitt, Duval, Fort Bend, Galveston, 

Goliad, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, 

Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, 

Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, 

Lavaca, Leon, Liberty, Live Oak, 

Madison, Matagorda, McMullen, 

Milam, Montgomery, Newton, 

Nueces, Orange, Polk, Refugio, 

Robertson, San Jacinto, San Patricio, 

Trinity, Tyler, Victoria, Walker, 

Waller, Washington, and Wharton 

counties. 

Background: 

Family engagement is vital to student 

success and children’s development. To 

support families of children with 

disabilities, and youth with disabilities, 

as they navigate complex systems to 

obtain educational and developmental 

opportunities children and youth with 

disabilities need to thrive, the 

Department funds PTIs. This 

competition will fund 64 PTIs designed 

to meet the information, training, and 

support needs of parents of children 

with disabilities and youth with 

disabilities. 

PTIs help families of children with 

disabilities have meaningful 

opportunities to participate in the 

education of their children. This is done 

through individualized assistance, 

training, and resources that help parents 

work with schools, providers, and 

educational systems to meet the unique 

needs of their children. PTIs also help 

youth develop their ability to advocate 

for their needs through individual 

assistance, training, and resources. 

PTIs provide support to increase 

parents’ knowledge of evidence-based 

practices, expand their capacity to help 

their children improve their educational 

and developmental outcomes, and 

develop their ability to be involved in 

school reform initiatives. PTIs help 

youth understand their rights and 

responsibilities and learn self-advocacy 

skills to lead as productive and 

independent lives as possible. 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2025 this 

priority is an absolute priority. The 

absolute priority is from the allowable 

activities in, or otherwise authorized 

under, the statute.2 We consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

An applicant may apply only once 

under the priority, except an applicant 

may apply for multiple regional centers 

within a single State and must submit 

a separate application for each region. 

For example, an applicant submitting 

for multiple regions within Texas must 

submit separate applications for each 

region. 

Priority: 

Programmatic Requirements 

At a minimum, the PTIs must 

increase—(a) parents’ 3 capacity to help 

their children 4 improve their early 

learning, school-aged, and 

postsecondary outcomes; (b) parents’ 

knowledge of educational and early 

learning best practices; and (c) youth’s 5

capacity to be effective self-advocates. 

In addition to these programmatic 

requirements, to be considered for 

funding under this priority, applicants 

must meet the following requirements: 

Application Requirements 

(a) In the narrative section of the 

application under ‘‘Significance’’— 

(1) Present information on the needs 

of all parents and youth in the State or 

region, including but not limited to 

those who are underserved, low-income, 

or with limited English proficiency, 

parents with disabilities, incarcerated 

youth, and youth in foster care; and 

(2) Demonstrate how the proposed 

project will address the needs of all 

parents and youth in the State or region 

by providing high-quality services 

that— 

(i) Increase parents’ capacity to 

support their children’s development, 

learning, and transitions; 

(ii) Increase youth’s capacity to be 

effective self-advocates; and 

(iii) Are informed by knowledge of— 

(A) Best practices in providing 

training and information to parents and 

youth, and outreach and familycentered services; 

(B) Relevant and current education 

practices and policy initiatives; and 

(C) How to identify and work with 

appropriate State and local partners that 

serve children, families,6 and youth. 

(b) Demonstrate, in the narrative 

section of the application under 

‘‘Quality of project services,’’ how the 

proposed project will— 

(1) Use a project logic model (as 

defined in 34 CFR 77.1) to guide the 

development of project plans and 

activities within its State or region; 

(2) Develop and implement an 

outreach plan to inform all parents and 

youth of how they can benefit from the 

PTI’s services including, but not limited 

to, those who are underserved, lowincome, or with limited English 

proficiency, parents with disabilities, 

incarcerated youth, and youth in foster 

care; 

(3) Provide high-quality services that 

increase parents’ knowledge of— 

(i) The nature of their children’s 

disabilities, strengths, and challenges; 

(ii) The importance of having high 

expectations for their children and the 

early intervention and education 

practices that help children meet those 

expectations; 

(iii) The local, State, and Federal 

resources available to assist them and 

strengthen their connection to their 

communities; 

(iv) IDEA, Federal IDEA regulations, 

and State regulations, policies, and 

practices implementing IDEA, including 

their rights and responsibilities, 

procedural safeguards, and dispute 

resolution processes, how to participate 

on Individualized Family Service Plan 

and Individualized Education Program 

teams, and how services are provided; 

(v) The Rehabilitation Act (including 

section 504), the Workforce Innovation 

and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 

and other relevant educational and 

health care legislation, regulations, and 

policies that affect people with 

disabilities, including their rights and 

responsibilities, procedural safeguards, 

and dispute resolution processes; 

(vi) Transition services, at all levels, 

and available supports for re-entry of 

incarcerated youth to school and the 

community; 

(vii) How their children can have 

access to the general education 

curriculum, inclusive early learning 

programs, academic standards and 

assessments, extracurricular and 

enrichment opportunities, and other 

initiatives available to all children; and 

(viii) School reform efforts to improve 

student achievement and increase 

graduation rates; 

(4) Provide high-quality services that 

increase parents’ capacity to 

effectively— 

(i) Support their children and 

participate in their children’s education; 


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(ii) Communicate and work 

collaboratively in partnership with the 

professionals working with their 

children; 

(iii) Resolve disputes; and 

(iv) Participate in school reform 

activities to improve outcomes for all 

children; 

(5) Provide high-quality services that 

increase youth’s knowledge of— 

(i) The nature of their disabilities, 

strengths, and challenges; 

(ii) The importance of having high 

expectations for themselves and the 

practices that help them meet those 

expectations; 

(iii) The resources available to 

support their success in education, 

employment, and their communities; 

(iv) IDEA, the Rehabilitation Act 

(including Section 504), the WIOA, the 

ADA, and other legislation, regulations, 

and policies that affect people with 

disabilities; 

(v) Their rights and responsibilities 

while receiving services under IDEA, 

the Rehabilitation Act, and the WIOA, 

and after transitioning to post-school 

life under Section 504 and the ADA; 

(vi) How they can participate on 

teams that support them; and 

(vii) How to engage in supported 

decision making necessary to transition 

to adult life; 

(6) Provide high-quality services that 

increase youth’s capacity to 

communicate and collaborate with 

providers and others, and make 

informed decisions and advocate for 

themselves; 

(7) Use best practices and various 

methods to deliver services; 

(8) Establish cooperative partnerships 

with Community Parent Resource 

Centers (ALN 84.328C) and other PTIs 

funded in the State or region; 

(9) Establish cooperative partnerships 

with the Parent Information and 

Training Centers funded under the 

Rehabilitation Act (ALN 84.235F) in the 

Regional Parent Technical Assistance 

Center’s (Regional PTAC’s)(ALN 

84.328R) region to which they belong, 

and the Center for Parent Information 

and Resources (CPIR)(ALN 84.328R); 

and 

(10) Network with local, State, and 

national organizations and agencies that 

serve parents and families. 

(c) In the narrative section of the 

application under ‘‘Quality of the 

project evaluation or other evidencebuilding,’’ include an evaluation plan 

for the project. The evaluation plan 

must describe measures for evaluating 

the quality and reach of project services; 

progress in implementing project 

services; the outcomes of the project’s 

activities; and the extent to which the 

project meets the goals described in the 

logic model. 

(d) Demonstrate, in the narrative 

section of the application under 

‘‘Quality of project personnel and 

adequacy of resources,’’ how— 

(1) The applicant and partners have 

adequate resources to carry out the 

proposed activities; 

(2) The costs are reasonable in 

relation to the anticipated results and 

benefits; 

(3) The project will encourage 

applications for employment from 

persons who are members of groups that 

have historically encountered barriers, 

or who have professional or personal 

experiences with barriers, based on one 

or more of the following: economic 

disadvantage; gender; race; ethnicity; 

color; national origin; disability; age; 

language; migration; living in a rural 

location; experiencing homelessness or 

housing insecurity; involvement with 

the justice system; pregnancy, 

parenting, or caregiver status; and 

sexual orientation; and 

(4) The key project personnel, 

consultants, and subcontractors have 

the qualifications and experience to 

carry out the proposed activities and 

achieve intended outcomes. 

(e) Demonstrate, in the narrative 

section of the application under 

‘‘Quality of the management plan,’’ 

how— 

(1) The management plan contains 

clearly defined responsibilities of staff, 

consultants, and contractors, and project 

timelines to ensure that the project’s 

intended outcomes will be achieved on 

time and within budget; 

(2) Key project personnel, consultants, 

and subcontractors are appropriately 

allocated to the project; 

(3) The management plan will ensure 

that services provided are of high 

quality, relevant, and useful to 

recipients; 

(4) The applicant will use its board of 

directors to provide appropriate 

oversight to the project; 

(5) The project will benefit from a 

diversity of perspectives in its 

development and operation; 

(6) Accurate and timely annual 

performance reports submitted to the 

Department will include at a minimum 

the number and demographics of 

parents and youth who received PTI 

services, the unique needs of those 

parents and youth, the levels of services 

provided, and information on the 

project’s outputs and outcomes; and 

(7) The project management and staff 

will use the technical assistance (TA) 

available from the Office of Special 

Education Programs (OSEP)-funded 

Technical Assistance and Dissemination 

network, their Regional PTAC and the 

CPIR, and collaborate with the Regional 

PTAC in facilitating at least one site 

visit and developing individualized TA 

plans as needed. 

(f) Address the following application 

requirements. The applicant must— 

(1) Include, in appendix A, a logic 

model for the project; 

(2) Include, in appendix A, any 

applicable personnel-loading charts and 

timelines to illustrate the management 

plan; 

(3) Include, in the budget, travel funds 

to support the project director’s annual 

attendance at one meeting sponsored by 

OSEP and one meeting sponsored by the 

Regional PTACs, at a minimum; and 

(4) Provide an assurance that it will 

maintain a website that meets 

government or industry-recognized 

standards for accessibility and meets the 

needs of the parents and youth in the 

State or region. 

Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from 34 

CFR 75.210 and are as follows: 

(a) Significance. (15 points). 

(1) The Secretary considers the 

significance of the proposed project. 

(2) In determining the significance of 

the proposed project, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: 

(i) The extent to which the proposed 

project will provide support, resources, 

or services; or otherwise address the 

needs of the target population, 

including addressing the needs of 

underserved populations most affected 

by the issue, challenge, or opportunity, 

to be addressed by the proposed project 

and close gaps in educational 

opportunity. 

(ii) The likely utility of the resources 

(such as materials, processes, 

techniques, or data infrastructure) that 

will result from the proposed project, 

including the potential for effective use 

in a variety of conditions, populations, 

or settings. 

(iii) The extent to which the proposed 

project is likely to build local, State, 

regional, or national capacity to provide, 

improve, sustain, or expand training or 

services that address the needs of 

underserved populations. 

(b) Quality of project services. (35 

points) 

(1) The Secretary considers the 

quality of the services to be provided by 

the proposed project. 

(2) In determining the quality of the 

services to be provided by the proposed 

project, the Secretary considers the 

quality and sufficiency of strategies for 

ensuring equitable and adequate access 

and participation for project 

participants who experience barriers 

based on one or more of the following: 


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economic disadvantage; gender; race; 

ethnicity; color; national origin; 

disability; age; language; migration; 

living in a rural location; experiencing 

homelessness or housing insecurity; 

involvement with the justice system; 

pregnancy, parenting, or caregiver 

status; and sexual orientation. This 

determination includes the steps 

developed and described in the form 

Equity For Students, Teachers, And 

Other Program Beneficiaries (OMB 

Control No. 1894–0005) (section 427 of 

the General Education Provisions Act 

(20 U.S.C. 1228a)). 

(3) In addition, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: 

(i) The extent to which the proposed 

project demonstrates a rationale that is 

aligned with the purposes of the grant 

program. 

(ii) The likely benefit to the intended 

recipients, as indicated by the logic 

model or other conceptual framework, 

of the services to be provided. 

(iii) The extent to which the goals, 

objectives, and outcomes to be achieved 

by the proposed project are clearly 

specified, measurable, and ambitious 

yet achievable within the project period, 

and aligned with the purposes of the 

grant program. 

(iv) The extent to which the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

were determined with input from the 

community to be served to ensure that 

they are appropriate and responsive to 

the needs of the intended recipients or 

beneficiaries, including underserved 

populations, of those services. 

(v) The extent to which the proposed 

project is informed by similar past 

projects implemented by the applicant 

with demonstrated results. 

(vi) The extent to which the proposed 

project will include coordination with 

other Federal investments, as well as 

appropriate agencies and organizations 

providing similar services to the target 

population. 

(vii) The extent to which the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

involve the use of efficient strategies, 

including the use of technology, as 

appropriate, and the leveraging of nonproject resources. 

(c) Quality of the project evaluation or 

other evidence-building. (15 points) 

(1) The Secretary considers the 

quality of the evaluation or other 

evidence-building of the proposed 

project. 

(2) In determining the quality of the 

evaluation or other evidence-building, 

the Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(i) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation or other evidence-building 

are appropriate to the context within 

which the project operates and the 

target population of the proposed 

project. 

(ii) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation or other evidence-building 

will provide performance feedback and 

provide formative, diagnostic, or interim 

data that is a periodic assessment of 

progress toward achieving intended 

outcomes. 

(iii) The extent to which the proposed 

project proposes specific, measurable 

targets, connected to strategies, 

activities, resources, outputs, and 

outcomes, and uses reliable 

administrative data to measure progress 

and inform continuous improvement. 

(d) Quality of the project personnel 

and adequacy of resources. (20 points) 

(1) The Secretary considers the 

quality of the personnel who will carry 

out the proposed project and the 

adequacy of resources for the proposed 

project. 

(2) In determining the quality of 

project personnel, the Secretary 

considers the extent to which the 

applicant demonstrates that it has 

project personnel or a plan for hiring of 

personnel who are members of groups 

that have historically encountered 

barriers, or who have professional or 

personal experiences with barriers, 

based on one or more of the following: 

economic disadvantage; gender; race; 

ethnicity; color; national origin; 

disability; age; language; migration; 

living in a rural location; experiencing 

homelessness or housing insecurity; 

involvement with the justice system; 

pregnancy, parenting, or caregiver 

status; and sexual orientation. 

(3) In determining the quality of 

personnel and the adequacy of resources 

for the proposed project, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: 

(i) The extent to which the project 

director or principal investigator, when 

hired, has the qualifications required for 

the project, including formal training or 

work experience in fields related to the 

objectives of the project and experience 

in designing, managing, or 

implementing similar projects for the 

target population to be served by the 

project. 

(ii) The extent to which the key 

personnel in the project, when hired, 

have the qualifications required for the 

proposed project, including formal 

training or work experience in fields 

related to the objectives of the project, 

and represent or have lived experiences 

of the target population. 

(iii) The adequacy of support for the 

project, including facilities, equipment, 

supplies, and other resources, from the 

applicant or the lead applicant 

organization. 

(iv) The extent to which the costs are 

reasonable in relation to the number of 

persons to be served, the depth and 

intensity of services, and the anticipated 

results and benefits. 

(e) Quality of the management plan. 

(15 points) 

(1) The Secretary considers the 

quality of the management plan for the 

proposed project. 

(2) In determining the quality of the 

management plan for the proposed 

project, the Secretary considers the 

following factors: 

(i) The feasibility of the management 

plan to achieve project objectives and 

goals on time and within budget, 

including clearly defined 

responsibilities, timelines, and 

milestones for accomplishing project 

tasks. 

(ii) The adequacy of mechanisms for 

ensuring high-quality and accessible 

products and services from the 

proposed project for the target 

population. 

(iii) The extent to which the time 

commitments of the project director and 

principal investigator and other key 

project personnel are appropriate and 

adequate to meet the objectives of the 

proposed project. 

Performance Measures: 

For the purposes of Department 

reporting under 34 CFR 75.110, the 

Department has established a set of 

performance measures that are designed 

to yield information on various aspects 

of the effectiveness and quality of the 

Special Education Parent Information 

Centers program. These measures are: 

• Program Performance Measure 1: 

The percentage of materials used by 

projects that are deemed to be of high 

quality; 

• Program Performance Measure 2: 

The percentage of products and services 

deemed to be of high relevance to 

educational and early intervention 

policy and practice; and 

• Program Performance Measure 3: 

The percentage of all products and 

services deemed to be useful to improve 

educational or early intervention policy 

or practice. Waiver of Proposed 

Rulemaking: Under the Administrative 

Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553), the 

Department generally offers interested 

parties the opportunity to comment on 

proposed priorities and requirements. 

Section 681(d) of IDEA, however, makes 

the public comment requirements of the 

APA inapplicable to the priority in this 

notice. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1471 

and 1481. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 


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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 Guidance for Federal 

Financial Assistance in 2 CFR part 200, 

as adopted and amended as regulations 

of the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. 

Note: As of October 1, 2024, grant 

applicants must follow the provisions 

stated in the OMB Guidance for Federal 

Financial Assistance (89 FR 30046, 

April 22, 2024) when preparing an 

application. For more information about 

these regulations please visit: 

www.cfo.gov/resources-coffa/uniformguidance/. 

Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

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 

www.ed.gov/about/ed-offices/ofo. 

Administrative Cost Limitation: This 

program does not include any programspecific limitation on administrative 

expenses. 

Subgrantees: 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 and 

private nonprofit organizations suitable 

to carry out the activities proposed in 

the application. 

The grantee may award subgrants to 

entities it has identified in an approved 

application. 

Other General Requirements: 

1. Recipients of funding under this 

program must make positive efforts to 

employ and advance in employment 

qualified individuals with disabilities 

(see section 606 of IDEA). 

2. Each applicant for, and recipient of, 

funding under this program must 

involve individuals with disabilities, or 

parents of individuals with disabilities 

ages birth through 26, in planning, 

implementing, and evaluating the 

project (see section 682(a)(1)(A) of 

IDEA). 

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 (87 FR 

75045, December 7, 2022). 

2. Intergovernmental Review: This 

competition is subject to 

intergovernmental review under 

Executive Order 12372. Information 

about this process is in the application 

package. 

3. 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 50 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, 

reference citations, and captions, as well 

as all text in charts, tables, figures, 

graphs, and screen shots. 

• Use a font that is 12 point or larger. 

• 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 abstract (follow the 

guidance provided in the application 

package for completing the abstract), the 

table of contents, the list of priority 

requirements, the resumes, the reference 

list, the letters of support, or the 

appendices. However, the 

recommended page limit does apply to 

all of the application narrative, 

including all text in charts, tables, 

figures, graphs, and screen shots. 

4. Review and Selection Process: We 

remind potential applicants that in 

reviewing applications in any 

discretionary grant competition, the 

Secretary may consider 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. 

5. Additional Review and Selection 

Process Factors: In the past, the 

Department has had difficulty finding 

peer reviewers for certain competitions 

because so many individuals who are 

eligible to serve as peer reviewers have 

conflicts of interest. The standing panel 

requirements under section 682(b) of 

IDEA also have placed additional 

constraints on the availability of 

reviewers. Therefore, the Department 

has determined that for some 

discretionary grant competitions, 

applications may be separated into two 

or more groups and ranked and selected 

for funding within specific groups. This 

procedure will make it easier for the 

Department to find peer reviewers by 

ensuring that greater numbers of 

individuals who are eligible to serve as 

reviewers for any particular group of 

applicants will not have conflicts of 

interest. It also will increase the quality, 

independence, and fairness of the 

review process, while permitting panel 

members to review applications under 

discretionary grant competitions for 

which they also have submitted 

applications. 

6. Risk Assessment and Specific 

Conditions: Before awarding grants 

under this competition, the Department 

conducts a review of the risks posed by 

applicants. The Secretary may impose 

specific conditions and, in appropriate 

circumstances, high-risk conditions on a 

grant if the applicant or grantee is not 

financially stable; has a history of 

unsatisfactory performance; has a 

financial or other management system 

that does not meet the standards in 2 

CFR part 200, subpart D; has not 

fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; 

or is otherwise not responsible. 

7. 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), 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. 

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 


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information to FAPIIS semiannually. 

Please review these requirements if this 

grant plus all the other Federal funds 

you receive exceed $10,000,000. 

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 also may 

notify you informally. 

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 

to the public grant deliverables created 

in whole, or in part, with Department 

grant funds. When the deliverable 

consists of modifications to pre-existing 

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 pre-existing 

works. Additionally, a grantee 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 

should you receive funding under the 

competition. This does not apply if you 

have an exception. 

(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. 

The Secretary may also require more 

frequent performance reports. For 

specific requirements on reporting, 

please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/ 

apply/appforms/appforms.html. 

(c) 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. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award, 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. 

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, 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

Glenna Wright-Gallo, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29530 Filed 12–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0110] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Regional Educational Laboratory 

Midwest: Teacher Preparation Program 

Completion: What Factors Play a Role? 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

new information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

15, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be submitted within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. Click on this 

link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain to access the site. Find this 

information collection request (ICR) by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov 

provides two links to view documents 

related to this information collection 

request. Information collection forms 

and instructions may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Information 

Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting 

statements and other supporting 

documentation may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting 

Statement and Other Documents’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Christopher 

Boccanfuso, (202) 219–0373. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department 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: Regional 

Educational Laboratory Midwest: 

Teacher Preparation Program 

Completion: What Factors Play a Role? 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: New ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 421. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 220. 

Abstract: The U.S. Department of 

Education seeks clearance for the 

recruitment and data collection 

protocols for the Regional Educational 


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