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Guangzhou GCI Science & Technology 

Co., Ltd. 

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology 

Co., Ltd. (Hikvision) 

Phoenix Optics Company Limited 

Shanghai East China Computer Co., Ltd. 

Taiji Computer Co., Ltd. 

China General Nuclear Power 

Corporation (CGN) 

China International Marine Containers 

(Group) Co., Ltd. (CIMC) 

China Mobile Communications Group 

Co., Ltd. (China Mobile Comm) 

China Mobile Limited (China Mobile) 

China National Chemical Corporation 

Ltd. (ChemChina) 

China National Chemical Engineering 

Group Corporation (CNCEC) 

China National Chemical Engineering 

Co., Ltd. 

China National Nuclear Corporation 

(CNNC) 

China National Offshore Oil Corporation 

(CNOOC) 

CNOOC China Limited (CNOOC China 

Ltd.) 

CNOOC International Trading Co., Ltd. 

(CNOOC International Trading) 

China North Industries Group 

Corporation Limited (Norinco Group) 

Harbin First Machinery Group Ltd. 

Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group 

Co., Ltd. (Inner Mongolia) 

China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. 

(CSTC) 

China South Industries Group 

Corporation (CSGC) 

Costar Group Co., Ltd. (Costar) 

Heilongjiang Northern Tools Co., Ltd. 

China SpaceSat Co., Ltd. (China 

SpaceSat) 

Oriental Blue Sky Titanium Technology 

Co., Ltd. 

Xi’an Aerospace Tianhua Data 

Technology Co., Ltd. 

China State Construction Engineering 

Corporation Limited (CSCEC) 

China Construction America, Inc. 

China State Shipbuilding Corporation 

Limited (CSSC) 

China Telecom Group Co., Ltd. (China 

Telecom) 

China Telecom Corporation Limited 

China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) 

China United Network Communications 

Group Co., Ltd. (China Unicom) 

China Unicom (BVI) Co., Ltd. 

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited 

(China Unicom HK) 

China Unicom Group (BVI) Co., Ltd. 

China United Network Communications 

Co., Ltd. 

CloudWalk Technology Co., Ltd. 

(CloudWalk) 

Commercial Aircraft Corporation of 

China Limited (COMAC) 

Beijing Aeronautical Science & 

Technology Research Institute 

(Beijing Research Center) 

COMAC America Corporation (CAC) 

Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Co., 

Ltd. (Assembly Manufacturing Center) 

Contemporary Amperex Technology 

Co., Ltd. (CATL) 

CRRC Corporation Limited (CRRC) 

CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering 

(Group) Company Limited (COMEC) 

Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard Co., 

Ltd. 

Huacheng (Tianjin) Ship Leasing Co., 

Ltd. 

Dawning Information Industry Co., Ltd. 

(Sugon) 

Global Tone Communication 

Technology Co., Ltd. (GTCOM) 

GTCOM Technology Corporation 

(GTCOM–US) 

Guizhou Aviation Technical 

Development Co., Ltd. (Guizhou 

Aviation Tech) 

Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd. 

(Huawei Holding) 

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei) 

Inspur Group Co., Ltd. (Inspur) 

NetPosa Technologies, Ltd. (NetPosa) 

Origincell Technology Co., Ltd. 

Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd. 

SDIC Intelligence (Xiamen) Information 

Co., Ltd. 

Xiamen Meiya Zhongmin Electronic 

Technology Co., Ltd. 

Semiconductor Manufacturing 

International Corporation (SMIC) 

Better Way Enterprises Limited 

China IC Capital Co., Ltd. 

Magnificent Tower Limited 

Semiconductor Manufacturing 

International (Beijing) Corporation 

(SMIC Beijing) 

Semiconductor Manufacturing 

International (Shenzhen) Corporation 

(SMIC Shenzhen) 

Semiconductor Manufacturing 

International (Tianjin) Corporation 

(SMIC Tianjin] 

Semiconductor Manufacturing North 

China (Beijing) Corporation 

Semiconductor Manufacturing South 

China Corporation (SMIC South 

China) 

SilTech Semiconductor Corporation 

SMIC Holdings Limited (SMIC 

Holdings) 

SMIC Semiconductor Manufacturing 

(Shanghai) Co., Ltd (SMIC Shanghai) 

SMIC, Americas 

SenseTime Group, Inc. 

Shanghai Yitu Network Technology Co., 

Ltd. (Yitu) 

Shenzhen DJI Innovation Technology 

Co., Ltd. (DJI) 

Shenzhen Dajiang Baiwang Technology 

Co., Ltd. 

Sinotrans & CSC Holdings Co., Ltd. 

Tencent Holdings Limited 

Wuhan Geosun Navigation Technology 

Co., Ltd. (Geosun) 

Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd. 

(YMTC) 

Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. 

(Dahua) 

Chengdu Dahua Wisdom Information 

Technology Co., Ltd. 

* Subsidiaries Listed with Parent 

Companies 

The Deputy Secretary of Defense has 

determined that the following 

previously listed entities should be 

removed from the most recent Section 

1260H List announced on January 31, 

2024: 

Beijing Megvii Technology Co., Ltd. 

(Megvii) 

China Marine Information Electronics 

Company Limited (China Marine Info 

Elec) 

China Railway Construction 

Corporation Limited (CRCC) 

China State Construction Group Co. 

China Telecommunications Corporation 

ShenZhen Consys Science & 

Technology Co., Ltd. (Consys) 

Reconsideration Process 

Entities that are included on the 

1260H List may request reconsideration 

of this decision. Requests for 

reconsideration should include: 

1. The listed entity’s name and 

mailing address (including email 

address) and an authorized 

representative’s name and mailing 

address (including email address) and 

2. A statement indicating the entity’s 

intent to request reconsideration of the 

Department’s determination, including a 

detailed description with supporting 

evidence of why the listed entity should 

be removed from the 1260H List. 

The request for removal may also 

include additional information such as 

arguments and evidence that establishes 

that an insufficient basis exists for the 

listing or that the circumstances 

resulting in the listing no longer apply. 

Requests for reconsideration must be 

emailed to osd.pentagon.ousd-as.list.1260h-list@mail.mil. 

Dated: January 2, 2025. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00070 Filed 1–6–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Native 

American Career and Technical 

Education Program (NACTEP) 

AGENCY: Office of Career, Technical, and 

Adult Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 


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1Executive Office of the President, Executive 

Order 14112 (December 6, 2023), Reforming Federal 

Funding and Support for Tribal Nations to Better 

Embrace Our Trust Responsibilities and Promote 

the Next Era of Tribal Self-Determination, 88 FR 

86021. Retrieved from: https://

www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/11/ 

2023-27318/reforming-federal-funding-and-supportfor-tribal-nations-to-better-embrace-our-trust. 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2025 for the Native American 

Career and Technical Education 

Program (NACTEP). 

DATES: 

Applications Available: January 7, 

2025. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: 

Applicants are strongly encouraged, but 

not required, to submit a notice of intent 

to apply by February 6, 2025. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 10, 2025. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: May 7, 2025. 

Pre-Application Webinar Information: 

For information about a pre-application 

webinar or potential future webinars, 

visit the Perkins Collaborative Resource 

Network (PCRN) at http://cte.ed.gov/. 

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 7, 2022 

(87 FR 75045), and available at 

www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 

2022/12/07/2022-26554/commoninstructions-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionarygrant-programs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patti 

Beltram, Ed.D., U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 4A115, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202) 987–1370. Email: 

NACTEP@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 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: NACTEP 

provides grants to improve career and 

technical education (CTE) programs that 

are consistent with the purposes of the 

Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

Education Act of 2006 (the Act or 

Perkins V), and that benefit Native 

Americans and Alaska Natives. 

Assistance Listing Number: 84.101A. 

OMB Control Number: 1894–0006. 

Background: This notice invites 

applications for a NACTEP competition 

that implements section 116 of the Act. 

Section 116 of the Act authorizes the 

Secretary of Education (Secretary) to 

award grants to, or enter into 

cooperative agreements or contracts 

with, Indian Tribes, Tribal 

organizations, and Alaska Native 

entities to operate CTE projects that 

improve CTE for Native American and 

Alaska Native students. 

Under section 116 of the Act, a 

Bureau-funded school (as defined in 

this notice) is not eligible to apply for 

NACTEP funds for its general education 

program. Its application must be to carry 

out a supplemental CTE program in its 

secondary school. 

Tribal Consultation: In accordance 

with the Department’s commitment to 

engage in regular and meaningful 

consultation and collaboration with 

Indian Tribes, the Office of Career, 

Technical, and Adult Education 

(OCTAE) and the White House Initiative 

on American Indian and Alaska Native 

Education conducted a Tribal 

Consultation regarding NACTEP on July 

23, 2024. Consistent with its trust 

responsibility to Tribes and its Tribal 

Consultation Policy, the Department 

sought views from elected officials of 

federally recognized Tribes as well as 

stakeholders and educators from the 

Tribal community to inform the 

Department’s policy decisions related to 

potential grant competition priorities, 

the timing of the program’s project 

performance period, funding available 

under the Perkins V state formula grant, 

and grant consolidation under the 

provisions of Public Law 115–93, the 

Indian Employment, Training and 

Related Services Consolidation Act of 

2017 (25 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.), which 

amended the Indian Employment and 

Related Services Demonstration Act of 

1992, Public Law 102–477 (related to 

which a Tribe may submit a ‘‘477 

plan’’). The consultation also included 

discussion of student stipends, direct 

assistance to students, and the 

independent evaluation requirement 

established by the notice of final 

requirements, definitions, and selection 

criteria for this program (Notice of Final 

Requirements), published in the Federal 

Register on February 26, 2013 (78 FR 

12955). Representatives from 

participating Tribal nations expressed 

the need for flexibility in the program in 

order to address locally identified 

needs, noting continued interest in CTE 

programs that support careers in the 

trades, including plumbing, electrical, 

carpentry, and construction. Other 

Tribal stakeholders mentioned the need 

for CTE programs that prepare students 

for careers in cybersecurity and 

computer science, healthcare, math, 

early childhood education, and natural 

resource management. A few 

participants referenced the need for 

culturally competent programming and 

culturally responsive models that 

support indigenized curricula. Tribal 

leaders expressed a need for continued 

direct assistance to students under 

NACTEP to allow the use of funds for 

childcare, transportation, and 

technology in order to support families 

through responsive programming. Tribal 

participants expressed an interest in 

utilizing NACTEP funding to strengthen 

cross-agency coordination to better 

support the transition between 

secondary and postsecondary education. 

Executive Order 14112: 

Executive Order 14112, ‘‘Reforming 

Federal Funding and Support for Tribal 

Nations to Better Embrace Our Trust 

Responsibilities and Promote the Next 

Era of Tribal Self-Determination’’,1

issued by President Joseph R. Biden on 

December 6, 2023, calls for Federal 

programs to provide Tribal Nations with 

the flexibility to improve economic 

growth, address the specific needs of 

their communities, and realize their 

vision for their future and for agencies 

to improve our Nation-to-Nation 

relationships by reducing administrative 

burdens and by administering funding 

in a manner that provides Tribal 

Nations with the greatest possible 

autonomy to address the specific needs 

of their people. Additionally, Executive 

Order 14112 requires Federal agencies 

to reduce barriers Tribal Nations face in 

accessing the Federal funding and 

resources for which they are eligible and 

that they need to help grow their 

economies and provide their citizens 

with important services. This NACTEP 

competition serves the goals of both the 

Executive Order and Perkins V. It 

provides an opportunity to reduce 

potential funding barriers for CTE 

programs by reducing the number of 

program and application requirements, 

which makes it easier for applicants and 

increases flexibility for programs that 

address locally-identified needs. 

Priorities: This competition has one 

absolute priority. The Absolute Priority 

is from section 116 of the Act. 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2025, 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 the Absolute 

Priority. 

The priority is: 

Authorized Program. 

To meet this priority, applicants must 

propose and carry out a career and 


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technical education program consistent 

with the Carl D. Perkins Act of 2006. (20 

U.S.C. 2302(5)) 

Note: If an applicant with an open 

NACTEP grant receives a grant under 

this competition, they must demonstrate 

that the activities and objectives of the 

grant will not duplicate or overlap with 

the expenses, activities, and objectives 

of other open grants with the same or 

similar activities and objectives. (2 CFR 

200.403 and 200.404) 

Requirements: 

This notice includes two application 

and three program requirements that are 

based on statutory requirements or the 

Notice of Final Requirements. The 

source is noted after each requirement. 

The application requirements are: 

(1) Demonstration of Eligibility. (a) An 

eligible applicant (as determined by the 

Act) must include documentation in its 

application showing that it and, if 

appropriate, its consortium members are 

eligible to apply. 

(b) As defined in the Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Act (ISDEAA) (25 U.S.C. 

5304(l)), the term ‘‘Tribal organization’’ 

means the recognized governing body of 

any Indian Tribe; any legally established 

organization of Indians which is 

controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by 

such governing body or which is 

democratically elected by the adult 

members of the Indian community to be 

served by such organization and which 

includes the maximum participation of 

Indians in all phases of its activities: 

provided, that in any case where a 

contract is let or grant made to an 

organization to perform services 

benefiting more than one Indian Tribe, 

the approval of each such Indian Tribe 

shall be a prerequisite to the letting or 

making of such contract or grant. In 

accordance with this statutory 

definition, any Tribal organization 

proposing to provide NACTEP services 

for the benefit of more than one Indian 

Tribe must first obtain the approval of 

each Indian Tribe it proposes to serve 

and must submit documentation of such 

approval with its NACTEP application 

and that documentation of Tribal 

approval is a prerequisite to the 

awarding of a NACTEP grant to any 

Tribal organization proposing to serve 

more than one Indian Tribe. (Notice of 

Final Requirements). 

(2) Career and technical education 

agreement. Any applicant that is not 

proposing to provide CTE directly to its 

students and proposes instead to use 

NACTEP funds to pay one or more 

qualified educational entities to provide 

education to its students must include 

with its application a written career and 

technical education agreement between 

the applicant and that entity. This 

written agreement must describe the 

commitment between the applicant and 

each educational entity and must 

include, at a minimum, a statement of 

the responsibilities of the applicant and 

the entity. The agreement must be 

signed by the appropriate individuals 

on behalf of each party, such as the 

authorizing official or president of a 

Tribe or Tribal organization, a college 

president, or a college dean. (Notice of 

Final Requirements). 

The program requirements are: 

Requirement 1—Authorized Use of 

NACTEP Funds: 

Section 116(c) of the Act requires that 

funds awarded under NACTEP be used 

to carry out ‘‘career and technical 

education programs’’ (20 U.S.C. 2326(c), 

as the term ‘‘career and technical 

education’’ is defined by the Act as 

amended by the Strengthening Career 

and Technical Education for the 21st 

Century Act (20 U.S.C. 2302(5)). 

Grantees may use funds awarded under 

NACTEP to— 

(1) Provide preparatory, refresher, and 

remedial education services that are 

designed to enable students to achieve 

success in career and technical 

education programs or programs of 

study. 

(2) Provide stipends to students who 

are enrolled in career and technical 

education programs and who have acute 

economic needs which cannot be met 

through work-study programs. Stipends 

shall not exceed reasonable amounts as 

prescribed by the Secretary. 

Note: As noted in the Eligibility 

section below, and consistent with 

section 116(b)(1) of Perkins V, a Bureaufunded secondary school is not eligible 

to directly apply for NACTEP funds for 

its general education secondary school 

program. 

Note: Each organization, Tribe, or 

entity receiving assistance under this 

section may consolidate such assistance 

in a 477 plan in accordance with the 

provisions of the Indian Employment, 

Training and Related Services 

Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 

3401 et seq.) 20 U.S.C. 23236(f). 

Consistent with that statute, any request 

to consolidate NACTEP funds into a 477 

plan must be made separately to the 

U.S. Department of Interior. Please see 

section IV on Application Submission 

for more information. 

Requirement 2—Direct Assistance to 

Students: 

A grantee may provide direct 

assistance to students if the following 

conditions are met: 

(1) The recipient of the direct 

assistance is an individual who is a 

member of a special population and 

who is participating in the grantee’s 

NACTEP project. 

(2) The direct assistance is needed to 

address barriers to the individual’s 

successful participation in that project. 

(3) The direct assistance is part of a 

broader, more generally focused 

program or activity to address the needs 

of an individual who is a member of a 

special population. 

Note: Direct assistance to individuals 

who are members of special populations 

is not, by itself, a ‘‘program or activity 

for special populations’’. 

(4) The grant funds used for direct 

assistance must be expended to 

supplement, and not supplant, 

assistance that is otherwise available 

from non-Federal sources. (20 U.S.C. 

2391(a)). For example, generally, a 

postsecondary educational institution 

could not use NACTEP funds to provide 

child care for single parents if nonFederal funds previously were made 

available for this purpose, or if nonFederal funds are used to provide child 

care services for single parents 

participating in non-CTE programs and 

these services otherwise would have 

been available to CTE students in the 

absence of NACTEP funds. 

(5) In determining how much of the 

NACTEP grant funds it will use for 

direct assistance to an eligible student, 

a grantee must consider whether the 

specific services to be provided are a 

reasonable and necessary cost of 

providing CTE programs for special 

populations. However, the Assistant 

Secretary does not envision a 

circumstance in which it would be a 

reasonable and necessary expenditure of 

NACTEP project funds for a grantee to 

use a majority of a project’s budget to 

pay direct assistance to students, in lieu 

of providing the students served by the 

project with CTE. (Notice of Final 

Requirements). 

Requirement 3—ISDEAA Statutory 

Hiring Preference: 

(1) Awards that are primarily for the 

benefit of Indians are subject to the 

provisions of section 7(b) of the Indian 

Self-Determination and Education 

Assistance Act (ISDEAA) (Pub. L. 93– 

638). That section requires that, to the 

greatest extent feasible, a grantee— 

(i) Give to Indians preferences and 

opportunities for training and 

employment in connection with the 

administration of the grant; and 

(ii) Give to Indian organizations and 

to Indian-owned economic enterprises, 

as defined in section 3 of the Indian 

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

1452(e)), preference in the award of 

subcontracts and subgrants in 

connection with the administration of 

the grant. (25 U.S.C. 5307(b)) 


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2The correct name of this community is 

Metlakatla Indian Community. It is misspelled in 

the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which is 

the source of this definition. 

3Section 116(c)(2) of the Act provides that, 

notwithstanding the exclusion of remedial courses 

from the Act’s definition of CTE, funds made 

available under NACTEP ‘‘may be used to provide 

preparatory, refresher, and remedial education 

services that are designed to enable students to 

achieve success in career and technical education 

programs or programs of study.’’ 

(2) For purposes of Requirement 3, an 

Indian is a member of any federally 

recognized Indian Tribe. (25 U.S.C. 

5304(d)). 

Definitions: These definitions are 

from the Act or the Notice of Final 

Requirements. The source of each 

definition is noted after the definition. 

Acute economic need means an 

income that is at or below the national 

poverty level according to the latest 

available data from the U.S. Department 

of Commerce or the U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services Poverty 

Guidelines. (Notice of Final 

Requirements). 

Alaska Native or Native means a 

citizen of the United States who is a 

person of one-fourth degree or more 

Alaska Indian (including Tsimshian 

Indians not enrolled in the Metlaktla 

Indian Community) 2 Eskimo, or Aleut 

blood, or a combination thereof. The 

term includes— 

(a) Any Native, as so defined, either 

or both of whose adoptive parents are 

not Natives; and 

(b) In the absence of proof of a 

minimum blood quantum, any citizen of 

the United States who is regarded as an 

Alaska Native by the Native village or 

Native group of which he or she claims 

to be a member and whose father or 

mother is (or, if deceased, was) regarded 

as Native by any village or group. Any 

decision of the Secretary of the Interior 

regarding eligibility for enrollment will 

be final. (20 U.S.C. 2326(a)(1); 43 U.S.C. 

1602(b)). 

Alaska Native group means any Tribe, 

band, clan, village, community, or 

village association of Natives in Alaska 

composed of less than twenty-five 

Natives, who comprise a majority of the 

residents of the locality. (43 U.S.C. 

1602(d)). 

Alaska Native village means any 

Tribe, band, clan, group, village, 

community, or association in Alaska 

listed in sections 1610 and 1615 of the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, or 

that meets the requirements of chapter 

33 of the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act, and that the Secretary of 

the Interior determines was, on the 1970 

census enumeration date (as shown by 

the census or other evidence satisfactory 

to the Secretary of the Interior, who 

shall make findings of fact in each 

instance), composed of twenty-five or 

more Natives. (43 U.S.C. 1602(c)). 

Alaska regional corporation means an 

Alaska Native regional corporation 

established under the laws of the State 

of Alaska in accordance with the 

provisions of chapter 33 of the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act. (43 

U.S.C. 1602(g)). 

Alaska village corporation means an 

Alaska Native village corporation 

organized under the laws of the State of 

Alaska as a business for profit or 

nonprofit corporation to hold, invest, 

manage and/or distribute lands, 

property, funds, and other rights and 

assets for and on behalf of an Alaska 

Native village, in accordance with the 

terms of chapter 33 of the Alaska Native 

Claims Settlement Act. (43 U.S.C. 

1602(j)). 

Bureau means the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs of the U.S. Department of the 

Interior. (25 U.S.C. 2021(2)). 

Bureau-funded school means— 

(a) A Bureau-operated elementary or 

secondary day or boarding school or 

Bureau-operated dormitory for students 

attending a school other than a Bureau 

school. (25 U.S.C. 2021(3) and (4)); 

(b) An elementary school, secondary 

school, or dormitory that receives 

financial assistance for its operation 

under a contract, grant, or agreement 

with the Bureau under section 102, 

103(a), or 208 of the ISDEAA (25 U.S.C. 

5321, 5322(a), or 5355) or under the 

Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 

(25 U.S.C. 2504 et seq.). (25 U.S.C. 

2021(3) and (6)); or 

(c) A school for which assistance is 

provided under the Tribally Controlled 

Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et 

seq.). (25 U.S.C. 2021(3)). 

Career and technical education (CTE) 

means organized educational activities 

that— 

(a) Offer a sequence of courses that— 

(1) Provides individuals with rigorous 

academic content and relevant technical 

knowledge and skills needed to prepare 

for further education and careers in 

current or emerging professions, which 

may include high-skill, high-wage, or 

in-demand industry sectors or 

occupations, which shall be, at the 

secondary level, aligned with the 

challenging State academic standards 

adopted by a State under section 

1111(b)(1) of the ESEA; 

(2) Provides technical skill 

proficiency or a recognized 

postsecondary credential, which may 

include an industry-recognized 

credential, a certificate, or an associate 

degree; and 

(3) May include prerequisite courses 

(other than a remedial course) 3 that 

meet the requirements of this paragraph 

(a); 

(b) Include competency-based, workbased, or other applied learning that 

supports the development of academic 

knowledge, higher-order reasoning and 

problem-solving skills, work attitudes, 

employability skills, technical skills, 

and occupation-specific skills, and 

knowledge of all aspects of an industry, 

including entrepreneurship, of an 

individual; 

(c) To the extent practicable, 

coordinate between secondary and 

postsecondary education programs 

through programs of study, which may 

include coordination through 

articulation agreements, early college 

high school programs, dual or 

concurrent enrollment program 

opportunities, or other credit transfer 

agreements that provide postsecondary 

credit or advanced standing; and 

(d) May include career exploration at 

the high school level or as early as the 

middle grades (as such term is defined 

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

2302(5)). 

CTE concentrator means— 

(a) At the secondary school level, a 

student served by an eligible recipient 

who has completed at least 2 courses in 

a single career and technical education 

program or program of study; and 

(b) At the postsecondary level, a 

student enrolled in an eligible recipient 

who has— 

(1) Earned at least 12 credits within a 

career and technical education program 

or program of study; or 

(2) Completed such a program if the 

program encompasses fewer than 12 

credits or the equivalent in total. (20 

U.S.C. 2302(12)) 

Direct assistance to students means 

tuition, dependent care, transportation, 

books, and supplies that are necessary 

for a student to participate in a CTE 

program or program of study supported 

with NACTEP funds. (Notice of Final 

Requirements). 

In-demand industry sector or 

occupation means— 

(a) An industry sector that has a 

substantial current or potential impact 

(including through jobs that lead to 

economic self-sufficiency and 

opportunities for advancement) on the 

State, regional, or local economy, as 

appropriate, and that contributes to the 

growth or stability of other supporting 

businesses, or the growth of other 

industry sectors; or 

(b) An occupation that currently has 

or is projected to have a number of 

positions (including positions that lead 


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to economic self-sufficiency and 

opportunities for advancement) in an 

industry sector so as to have a 

significant impact on the State, regional, 

or local economy, as appropriate. (20 

U.S.C. 2302(26); 29 U.S.C. 3102). 

Indian means a person who is a 

member of an Indian Tribe. (20 U.S.C. 

2302(27); 25 U.S.C. 5304(d)). 

Indian Tribe means any Indian Tribe, 

band, nation, or other organized group 

or community, including any Alaska 

Native village or regional or village 

corporation as defined in or established 

pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 

which is recognized as eligible for the 

special programs and services provided 

by the United States to Indians because 

of their status as Indians. (20 U.S.C. 

2302(27); 25 U.S.C. 5304(e)). 

Institution of higher education 

means— 

(a) An educational institution in any 

State that— 

(1) Admits as regular students only 

persons having a certificate of 

graduation from a school providing 

secondary education, or the recognized 

equivalent of such a certificate or 

persons who meet the requirements of 

section 1091(d) of this title; 

(2) Is legally authorized within such 

State to provide a program of education 

beyond secondary education; 

(3) Provides an educational program 

for which the institution awards a 

bachelor’s degree or provides not less 

than a 2-year program that is acceptable 

for full credit toward such a degree, or 

awards a degree that is acceptable for 

admission to a graduate or professional 

degree program, subject to review and 

approval by the Secretary; 

(4) Is a public or other nonprofit 

institution; and 

(5) Is accredited by a nationally 

recognized accrediting agency or 

association or, if not so accredited, is an 

institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by such an agency 

or association that has been recognized 

by the Secretary of Education for the 

granting of pre-accreditation status, and 

the Secretary has determined that there 

is satisfactory assurance that the 

institution will meet the accreditation 

standards of such an agency or 

association within a reasonable time. 

(b) The term also includes— 

(1) Any school that provides not less 

than a 1-year program of training to 

prepare students for gainful 

employment in a recognized occupation 

and that meets the provisions of 

paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) of 

paragraph (a); and 

(2) A public or nonprofit private 

educational institution in any State that, 

in lieu of the requirement in paragraph 

(a)(1) of this definition, admits as 

regular students individuals who are 

beyond the age of compulsory school 

attendance in the State in which the 

institution is located or, (B) who will be 

dually or concurrently enrolled in the 

institution and a secondary school. (20 

U.S.C. 2302(30); 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) and 

(b)). 

Professional development means 

activities that— 

(a) are an integral part of eligible 

agency, eligible recipient, institution, or 

school strategies for providing educators 

(including teachers, principals, other 

school leaders, administrators, 

specialized instructional support 

personnel, career guidance and 

academic counselors, and 

paraprofessionals) with the knowledge 

and skills necessary to enable students 

to succeed in career and technical 

education, to meet challenging State 

academic standards under section 

1111(b)(1) of ESEA, or to achieve 

academic skills at the postsecondary 

level; and 

(b) Are sustained (not stand-alone, 1- 

day, or short-term workshops), 

intensive, collaborative, job-embedded, 

data-driven, and classroom-focused, to 

the extent practicable evidence-based, 

and may include activities that— 

(1) Improve and increase educators’— 

(A) Knowledge of the academic and 

technical subjects; 

(B) Understanding of how students 

learn; and 

(C) Ability to analyze student work 

and achievement from multiple sources, 

including how to adjust instructional 

strategies, assessments, and materials 

based on such analysis; 

(2) Are an integral part of eligible 

recipients’ improvement plans; 

(3) Allow personalized plans for each 

educator to address the educator’s 

specific needs identified in observation 

or other feedback; 

(4) Support the recruitment, hiring, 

and training of effective educators, 

including educators who became 

certified through State and local 

alternative routes to certification; 

(5) Advance educator understanding 

of— 

(A) Effective instructional strategies 

that are evidence-based; and 

(B) Strategies for improving student 

academic and technical achievement or 

substantially increasing the knowledge 

and teaching skills of educators; 

(6) Are developed with extensive 

participation of educators, parents, 

students, and representatives of Indian 

Tribes (as applicable), of schools and 

institutions served under the Act; 

(7) Are designed to give educators of 

students who are English learners in 

career and technical education programs 

or programs of study the knowledge and 

skills to provide instruction and 

appropriate language and academic 

support services to those students, 

including the appropriate use of 

curricula and assessments; 

(8) As a whole, are regularly evaluated 

for their impact on increased educator 

effectiveness and improved student 

academic and technical achievement, 

with the findings of the evaluations 

used to improve the quality of 

professional development; 

(9) Are designed to give educators of 

individuals with disabilities in career 

and technical education programs or 

programs of study the knowledge and 

skills to provide instruction and 

academic support services to those 

individuals, including positive 

behavioral interventions and supports, 

multi-tier system of supports, and use of 

accommodations; 

(10) Include instruction in the use of 

data and assessments to inform and 

instruct classroom practice; 

(11) Include instruction in ways that 

educators may work more effectively 

with parents and families; 

(12) Provide follow-up training to 

educators who have participated in 

activities described in this definition 

that are designed to ensure that the 

knowledge and skills learned by the 

educators are implemented in the 

classroom; 

(13) Promote the integration of 

academic knowledge and skills and 

relevant technical knowledge and skills, 

including programming jointly 

delivered to academic and career and 

technical education teachers; or 

(14) Increase the ability of educators 

providing career and technical 

education instruction to stay current 

with industry standards. (20 U.S.C. 

2302(40)). 

Program of study means a 

coordinated, nonduplicative sequence 

of academic and technical content at the 

secondary and postsecondary level 

that— 

(A) Incorporates challenging State 

academic standards, including those 

adopted by a State under section 

1111(b)(1) of ESEA; 

(B) Addresses both academic and 

technical knowledge and skills, 

including employability skills; 

(C) Is aligned with the needs of 

industries in the economy of the State, 

region, Tribal community, or local area; 

(D) Progresses in specificity 

(beginning with all aspects of an 

industry or career cluster and leading to 

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(E) Has multiple entry and exit points

that incorporate credentialing; and 

(F) Culminates in the attainment of a

recognized postsecondary credential. 

(20 U.S.C. 2302(41)). 

Recognized postsecondary credential 

means a credential consisting of an 

industry-recognized certificate or 

certification, a certificate of completion 

of an apprenticeship, a license 

recognized by the State involved or 

Federal Government, or an associate or 

baccalaureate degree. (20 U.S.C. 

2302(43); 29 U.S.C. 3102(52)). 

Secondary school means a nonprofit 

institutional day or residential school, 

including a public secondary charter 

school, that provides secondary 

education, as determined under State 

law, except that the term does not 

include any education beyond grade 12. 

(20 U.S.C. 2302(44); 20 U.S.C. 7801(45)). 

Special populations means— 

(a) Individuals with disabilities;

(b) Individuals from economically

disadvantaged families, including lowincome youth and adults; 

(c) Individuals preparing for nontraditional fields; (d) Single parents, 

including single pregnant women; 

(e) Out-of-workforce individuals;

(f) English learners;

(g) Homeless individuals described in

section 725 of the McKinney-Vento 

Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

11434a); 

(h) Youth who are in, or have aged out

of, the foster care system; and 

(i) Youth with a parent who—

(i) Is a member of the armed forces (as

such term is defined in section 101(a)(4) 

of title 10, United States Code); and 

(ii) Is on active duty (as such term is

defined in section 101(d)(1) of such 

title). (20 U.S.C. 2302(48)). 

Support services means services 

related to curriculum modification, 

equipment modification, classroom 

modification, supportive personnel 

(including paraprofessionals and 

specialized instructional support 

personnel), and instructional aids and 

devices. (20 U.S.C. 2302(50)). 

Tribally controlled college or 

university means an institution of higher 

education that is formally controlled, or 

has been formally sanctioned, or 

chartered, by the governing body of an 

Indian Tribe or Tribes, except that no 

more than one such institution shall be 

recognized with respect to any such 

Tribe. (20 U.S.C. 2302(50); 25 U.S.C. 

1801(a)(4)). 

Tribal organization means the 

recognized governing body of any 

Indian Tribe; any legally established 

organization of Indians that is 

controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by 

such governing body or that is 

democratically elected by the adult 

members of the Indian community to be 

served by such organization and that 

includes the maximum participation of 

Indians in all phases of its activities: 

Provided, that, in any case where a 

contract is let or grant made to an 

organization to perform services 

benefiting more than one Indian Tribe, 

the approval of each such Indian Tribe 

shall be a prerequisite to the letting or 

making of such contract or grant. (20 

U.S.C. 2302(53); 25 U.S.C. 5304(l)). 

Work-based learning means sustained 

interactions with industry or 

community professionals in real 

workplace settings, to the extent 

practicable, or simulated environments 

at an educational institution that foster 

in-depth, firsthand engagement with the 

tasks required of a given career field, 

that are aligned to curriculum and 

instruction. (20 U.S.C. 2302 (55)). 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2301, et 

seq., particularly 2326(a)–(g). 

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 (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 

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

Management and Budget (OMB) 

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. 

(d) Notice of Final Requirements.

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/. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 

79 apply to all applicants except 

federally recognized Indian Tribes. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 

86 apply to institutions of higher 

education only. 

II. Award Information

Type of Award: Discretionary grants.

Estimated Available Funds:

$21,000,000. 

Note: Contingent upon the availability 

of funds and the quality of applications, 

the Department anticipates making 

awards for the first 12-month budget 

period using FY 2024 appropriations 

available in FY 2025 and FY 2025 

appropriations, if any, that become 

available in FY 2026. The Department 

may make partial awards using FY 2024 

appropriations available in FY 2025 and 

award the remaining funds using FY 

2025 appropriations available in FY 

2026 when they become available. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards later in 

FY 2026 or in subsequent years from the 

list of unfunded applications from this 

competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000 

to $650,000 for each 12-month budget 

period (i.e., a total of approximately 

$750,000 to $3,250,000 for a full 60 

month project period). 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$500,000 for each 12-month budget 

period. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 30–35. 

Note: The Department is not bound by 

any estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

III. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants: (a) The

following entities are eligible to apply 

under this competition: 

(1) A federally recognized Indian

Tribe. 

(2) A Tribal organization.

(3) An Alaska Native entity.

(4) A Bureau-funded school, except

for a Bureau-funded school proposing to 

use its award to support general 

education secondary school programs. 

(b) Any Tribe, Tribal organization,

Alaska Native entity, or eligible Bureaufunded school may apply individually 

or as part of a consortium with one or 

more eligible Tribes, Tribal 

organizations, Alaska Native entities, or 

eligible Bureau-funded schools. (Eligible 

applicants seeking to apply for funds as 

a consortium must meet the 

requirements in 34 CFR 75.127 through 

75.129, which apply to group 

applications.) 

Note: A Tribal college or university 

may apply as a Tribal organization if it 

meets the criteria set forth in the 

definition of a Tribal organization, 

above. 

Note: If you are a nonprofit 

organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you 

may demonstrate your nonprofit status 

by providing: (1) proof that the Internal 

Revenue Service currently recognizes 

the applicant as an organization to 

which contributions are tax deductible 

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

Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a 

State taxing body or the State attorney 

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is a nonprofit organization operating 

within the State and that no part of its 

net earnings may lawfully benefit any 

private shareholder or individual; (3) a 

certified copy of the applicant’s 

certificate of incorporation or similar 

document if it clearly establishes the 

nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) 

any item described above if that item 

applies to a State or national parent 

organization, together with a statement 

by the State or parent organization that 

the applicant is a local nonprofit 

affiliate. 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This 

competition involves supplement-notsupplant funding requirements. In 

accordance with section 211(a) of the 

Act (20 U.S.C. 2391(a)), funds under this 

program may not be used to supplant 

non-Federal funds used to carry out CTE 

activities. Further, the prohibition 

against supplanting also means that 

grantees will be required to use their 

negotiated restricted indirect cost rates 

under this program. (34 CFR 75.563) 

We caution applicants not to plan to 

use funds under NACTEP to replace 

otherwise available non-Federal funding 

for direct assistance to students and 

family assistance programs. For 

example, NACTEP funds must not be 

used to supplant Tribal and other nonFederal funds with Federal funds in 

order to pay the costs of students’ 

tuition, dependent care, transportation, 

books, supplies, and other costs 

associated with participation in a CTE 

program. 

Funds under NACTEP should not be 

used to replace Federal student 

financial aid. The Act does not 

authorize the Secretary to fund projects 

that serve primarily as entities through 

which students may apply for and 

receive tuition and other financial 

assistance. 

c. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This 

program uses a restricted 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#Indirect-Cost-Division. 

d. Administrative Cost Limitation: 

This program does not include any 

program-specific limitation on 

administrative expenses. All 

administrative expenses must be 

reasonable and necessary and conform 

to Cost Principles described in 2 CFR 

part 200 subpart E of the Guidance for 

Federal Financial Assistance. 

e. Limitation on Services: Section 215 

of the Act (20 U.S.C. 2395) forbids the 

use of Perkins funds for the education 

of students prior to the middle grades. 

The term middle grades refers to grades 

5 through 8, as defined in section 8101 

of ESEA. 

3. Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR 75.708 

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

competition may award subgrants—to 

directly carry out project activities 

described in its application—to the 

following types of entities: institutions 

of higher education, nonprofit 

organizations, Tribal organizations, 

Bureau-funded schools operating a 

secondary school CTE program, or 

Alaska Native entities. The grantee may 

only award subgrants to entities it has 

identified in an approved application, 

including any amendments to an 

approved application. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Application Submission 

Instructions: Applicants are required to 

follow the Common Instructions for 

Applicants to Department of Education 

Discretionary Grant Programs, 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 7, 2022 (87 FR 75045) and 

available at www.federalregister.gov/ 

documents/2022/12/07/2022-26554/ 

common-instructions-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionarygrant-programs, which contain 

requirements and information on how to 

submit an application. 

Note: OCTAE invites an applicant to 

indicate whether it intends to 

consolidate its NACTEP grant funds into 

a current or future 477 plan in 

accordance with the provisions of 

Public Law 115–93, the Indian 

Employment, Training and Related 

Services Consolidation Act of 2017 (25 

U.S.C. 3401 et seq.). Consistent with 

that statute, any request to consolidate 

NACTEP funds into a 477 plan must be 

made separately to the U.S. Department 

of Interior. For further information on 

the integration of grant funds under this 

program and related programs, contact 

the Division of Workforce Development, 

Office of Indian Services, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the 

Interior at Office of Indian Services, 

Division of Workforce Development, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 

NW, MS–3645–MIB, Washington, DC 

20245, Telephone: (202) 219–3938. 

NACTEP grantees who are in their last 

year of NACTEP funding from a 

previous grant and have currently 

integrated that previous grant under an 

approved 477 plan must apply for a new 

NACTEP grant under this competition 

by submitting an application that meets 

all of the requirements included in this 

notice. If such an applicant receives a 

new NACTEP grant under this 

competition and wants to consolidate 

the new NACTEP grant in a 477 plan, 

it must notify the U.S. Department of 

Interior that it plans to do so. 

2. Submission of Proprietary 

Information: Given the types of projects 

that may be proposed in applications for 

NACTEP, your application may include 

business information that you consider 

proprietary. In 34 CFR 5.11 we define 

‘‘business information’’ and describe the 

process we use in determining whether 

any of that information is proprietary 

and, thus, protected from disclosure 

under Exemption 4 of the Freedom of 

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

amended). 

Because we plan to make successful 

applications available to the public on 

the Department’s website, you may wish 

to request confidentiality of business 

information. 

Consistent with Executive Order 

12600 (Predisclosure Notification 

Procedures for Confidential Commercial 

Information), please designate in your 

application any information that you 

believe is exempt from disclosure under 

Exemption 4. In the appropriate 

Appendix section of your application, 

under ‘‘Other Attachments Form,’’ 

please list the page number or numbers 

on which we can find this information. 

For additional information please see 34 

CFR 5.11(c). 

3. Intergovernmental Review: This 

competition is subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. Information about 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for this 

competition. 

4. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

5. Recommended Page Limit: The 

application narrative is where you, the 

applicant, address the selection criteria 

that reviewers use to evaluate your 

application. We recommend that you (1) 

limit the application narrative to 35 

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, and no smaller than 10 pitch 

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• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. 

The recommended page limit does not 

apply to the cover sheet; the budget 

section, including the narrative budget 

justification; the assurances and 

certifications; or the one-page abstract, 

the resumes, the bibliography, or the 

letters of support. However, the 

recommended page limit does apply to 

all of the application narrative. 

6. Notice of Intent to Apply: The 

Department will be able to review grant 

applications more efficiently if we know 

the approximate number of applicants 

that intend to apply. Therefore, we 

strongly encourage each potential 

applicant to notify us of their intent to 

submit an application. To do so, please 

email the program contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT with the subject line ‘‘Intent to 

Apply,’’ and include the applicant’s 

name and a contact person’s name and 

email address. Applicants that do not 

submit a notice of intent to apply may 

still apply for funding; applicants that 

do submit a notice of intent to apply are 

not bound to apply or bound by the 

information provided. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this program are from section 

116(e) of Perkins V (20 U.S.C. 2326(e)), 

the Notice of Final Requirements, or 34 

CFR 75.210. The source is noted after 

each criterion. 

The maximum score for each criterion 

is indicated in parentheses. 

(a) Need for project (Up to 11 points). 

In determining the need for the 

proposed project, we consider the 

following factors: 

(1) The extent to which the proposed 

project involves, coordinates with, or 

encourages Tribal economic 

development plans. (20 U.S.C. 

2326(e)(1)). (Up to 5 points). 

(2) The extent of the need for the 

services to be provided or the activities 

to be carried out by the proposed 

project, as evidenced by data on such 

phenomena as local labor market 

demand or occupational trends, or from 

surveys, recommendations from 

accrediting agencies, or Tribal economic 

development plans. (Notice of Final 

Requirements). (Up to 3 points) 

(3) 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. (34 CFR 75.210(a)(2)(iii)). 

(Up to 3 points) 

(b) Quality of the project design (Up 

to 26 points). In determining the quality 

of the design of the proposed project, we 

consider the following factors: 

(1) 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. 

(34 CFR 75.210(c)(2)(v)). (Up to 16 

points). 

(2) The extent to which the design of 

the proposed project is appropriate to, 

and will successfully address, the needs 

of the target population or other 

identified needs, as evidenced by the 

applicant’s description of programs and 

activities that align with the target 

population’s needs. (Notice of Final 

Requirements). (Up to 10 points). 

(c) Quality of the project services (Up 

to 24 points). In determining the quality 

of the services to be provided by the 

proposed project, we consider the 

following factors: 

(1) 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: economic disadvantage; 

gender; race; ethnicity; color; disability; 

age; language; living in a rural location; 

experiencing homelessness or housing 

insecurity; involvement with the justice 

system; and pregnancy, parenting, or 

caregiver status. 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)). (34 CFR 75.210(d)(2)). (Up to 12 

points). 

(2) The extent to which the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

will create opportunities for students to 

receive an industry-recognized 

credential; become employed in highskill, high-wage, and high-demand 

occupations; or both. (Notice of Final 

Requirements). (Up to 7 points). 

(3) The extent to which the training or 

professional development services to be 

provided by the proposed project would 

be of sufficient quality, intensity, and 

duration to lead to improvements in 

practice among the project staff and 

instructors, including the extent to 

which the proposed training and 

professional development plans address 

ways in which learning gaps will be 

addressed and how continuous review 

of performance will be conducted to 

identify training needs. (Notice of Final 

Requirements). (Up to 5 points). 

(d) Adequacy of resources (Up to 19 

points). In determining the adequacy of 

resources for the proposed project, we 

consider the following factors: 

(1) The extent to which the budget is 

adequate to support the proposed 

project and the costs are reasonable in 

relation to the objectives, design, and 

potential significance of the proposed 

project. (34 CFR 75.210(f)(2)(iii)). (Up to 

7 points). 

(2) The relevance and demonstrated 

commitment (e.g., through written 

career and technical education 

agreements, memoranda of 

understanding, letters of support and 

commitment, or commitments to 

employ project participants, as 

appropriate) of the applicant, members 

of the consortium, local employers, or 

Tribal entities to be served by the 

project. (Notice of Final Requirements). 

(Up to 6 points). 

(3) 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. (34 CFR 

75.210(f)(2)(iv)). (Up to 6 points). 

(e) Quality of the management plan 

(Up to 20 points). In determining the 

quality of the management plan for the 

proposed project, we consider the 

following factors: 

(1) 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. (34 CFR 75.210(g)(2)(i)). (Up to 10 

points). 

(2) The extent to which the time 

commitments of the project director and 

other key project personnel are 

appropriate and adequate to meet the 

objectives of the proposed project. 

(Notice of Final Requirements). (Up to 5 

points). 

(3) The extent to which the proposed 

project team maximizes diverse 

perspectives, for example by reflecting 

the lived experiences of project 

participants, or relevant experience 

working with the target population. (34 

CFR 75.210(e)(3)(iv)). (Up to 5 points). 

2. Additional Selection Factor: In 

accordance with the requirement in 

section 116(e) of the Act, we have 

included the following additional 

selection factor from the Notice of Final 

Requirements: 

We will award five points to 

applications from Tribally controlled 

colleges or universities that— 

(a) Are accredited or are candidates 

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recognized accreditation organization as 

an institution of postsecondary CTE; or 

(b) Operate CTE programs that are 

accredited or are candidates for 

accreditation by a nationally recognized 

accreditation organization and issue 

certificates for completion of CTE 

programs (20 U.S.C. 2326(e)). 

3. 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). 

4. Risk Assessment and Special 

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 special 

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. 

5. 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 (SAM). 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. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Appeal process: Any applicant 

denied funding under this NACTEP 

competition may request a hearing to 

review the Secretary’s decision not to 

make the award. The Secretary will 

implement the appeal process in 

accordance with the procedures in 34 

CFR 401.1. In accordance with those 

procedures, any applicant denied 

funding will have 30 calendar days to 

make a written request to the Secretary 

for a hearing to review the Secretary’s 

decision. (25 U.S.C. 5321(b); 34 CFR 

401.1). 

2. Indian Self-Determination 

Contracts: Section 116(b)(2) of the Act 

provides that grants or contracts 

awarded under section 116 of the Act 

are subject to the terms and conditions 

of section 102 of the ISDEAA (25 U.S.C. 

5321) and must be conducted in 

accordance with the provisions of 

sections 4, 5, and 6 of the Act of April 

16, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5345–5347) 

(Johnson-O’Malley Act), that are 

relevant to the programs administered 

under section 116(b) of the Act. The Act 

of April 16, 1934, authorizes the 

Secretary of the Interior to enter into 

contracts for the education of Indians 

and other purposes. Section 102 of the 

ISDEAA authorizes Indian Tribes to 

request self-determination contracts 

from the Department of Interior. 

Accordingly, an Indian Tribe or Tribal 

organization that has applied to the 

Secretary for funding under NACTEP 

and has been notified of its selection to 

be a funding recipient may submit a 

request to both the Secretary of 

Education (via the contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT) and the relevant Department 

of Interior contact person to operate its 

NACTEP project through a section 102 

Indian self-determination contract. 

After successful applicants are 

selected under this NACTEP 

competition, the Secretary will review 

any requests to operate a project under 

an Indian self-determination contract 

pursuant to the ISDEAA. If a request for 

an Indian self-determination contract is 

approved, the Indian Tribe or Tribal 

organization submitting the request will 

be required, to the extent possible, to 

operate its project in accordance with 

the ISDEAA, relevant provisions in 

sections 4, 5, and 6 of the Act of April 

16, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5345–5347), the Act, 

and the non-statutory program 

requirements specified in this notice. 

The CTE programs provided through 

an Indian self-determination contract 

would have to be substantively the same 

as were proposed in the initial NACTEP 

application and approved by the 

Department. Any Indian Tribe or Tribal 

organization that is selected to receive 

funding under this competition, but 

whose request to operate the project 

under an Indian self-determination 

contract is denied, may appeal the 

denial to the Secretary. If you have 

questions about ISDEAA selfdetermination contracts, please contact 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

3. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN); or we may send you an email 

containing a link to access an electronic 

version of your GAN. We may also 

notify you informally. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

4. 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. 

5. Open Licensing Requirement: 

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 or 

subgrantee that is awarded competitive 

grant funds must have a plan to 

disseminate these public grant 

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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. 

6. 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. See the 

standards in 2 CFR 170.105 to 

determine whether you are covered by 

2 CFR part 170. 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. If you 

receive a multiyear award, you must 

submit an annual performance report 

that provides the most current 

performance and financial expenditure 

information as directed by the Secretary 

under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary 

may also require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/appforms/ 

appforms.html. 

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

Secretary may provide a grantee with 

additional funding for data collection 

analysis and reporting. In this case the 

Secretary establishes a data collection 

period. 

7. Performance Measures: The 

Department has established the 

following performance measures for 

purposes of Department reporting under 

34 CFR 75.110, which it will use to 

evaluate the overall performance of the 

grantee’s project, as well as NACTEP as 

a whole: 

(a) At the secondary level: An 

increase in— 

(1) The percentage of CTE 

concentrators who graduate high school, 

as measured by— 

(A) The four-year adjusted cohort 

graduation rate (defined in section 8101 

of ESEA); and 

(B) At the grantee’s discretion, the 

extended-year adjusted cohort 

graduation rate (defined in section 8101 

of ESEA); 

(2) The percentage of CTE 

concentrators graduating from high 

school having attained postsecondary 

credits in the relevant CTE program 

earned through a dual or concurrent 

enrollment program or another credit 

transfer agreement; 

(3) The percentage of CTE 

concentrators graduating from high 

school having participated in workbased learning; 

(4) The percentage of CTE 

concentrators graduating from high 

school having attained a recognized 

postsecondary credential; and 

(5) The percentage of CTE 

concentrators who, after exiting from 

secondary education, are in 

postsecondary education or advanced 

training, military service, or a service 

program, or are employed. 

(b) At the postsecondary level: An 

increase in— 

(1) The percentage of CTE 

concentrators who remain enrolled in 

postsecondary education, are in 

advanced training, military service, or a 

service program, or are employed; and 

(2) The percentage of CTE 

concentrators who receive a recognized 

postsecondary credential. 

Project-Specific Performance 

Measures: 

In addition to the performance 

measures noted above, applicants may 

propose project-specific performance 

measures and performance targets 

consistent with the objectives of the 

proposed project. Examples of such 

project-specific performance measures 

could include student recruitment, 

student participation in work-based 

learning at the postsecondary level, and 

teacher and faculty participation in 

professional development. 

Note: All grantees will be expected to 

submit a semi-annual and an annual 

performance report addressing these 

performance measures, to the extent that 

these performance measures apply to 

each grantee’s NACTEP project. 

6. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award under 34 CFR 

75.253, the Secretary considers, among 

other things: whether a grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, whether the grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the performance targets in the grantee’s 

approved application. 

In making a continuation award, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document and a copy of the 

application package in an accessible 

format. The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

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

braille, large print, audiotape, 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 

Department documents 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 Department 

documents 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. 

Luke Rhine, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Career, 

Technical, and Adult Education. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0115] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Evaluation of Teacher Residencies: 

District Perspective 

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 February 

6, 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/ 

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