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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8930-8931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02140]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Withdrawal of Notice Inviting Applications and Cancellation of 
the Competition for the Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter 
Schools Program (CSP)--Grants to Charter Management Organizations for 
the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO 
Grants)

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Notice; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) withdraws the notice 
inviting applications (NIA) for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for CSP CMO 
Grants.

DATES: The NIA published in the Federal Register on January 21, 2025 
(90 FR 7119), is withdrawn and the competition cancelled as of February 
4, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie S. Jones, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-5970.

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Telephone: (202) 453-7835. Email: [email protected].
    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: On January 21, 2025, the Department 
published NIAs for two programs in the CSP in the Federal Register, one 
of which is for the FY 2025 CMO Grants, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 
84.282M. The Department is withdrawing this NIA as part of a 
comprehensive review of recently published FY 2025 CSP NIAs. This 
reevaluation aims to ensure that all priorities and requirements for 
the FY 2025 CSP competitions align with the program priorities set by 
the Trump Administration, comply with Executive orders issued since 
January 20, 2025, and promote consistency across all CSP grant 
programs. The Department has also determined that aligning all CSP 
grant competitions will ensure greater impact on students and families. 
Additionally, alignment of CSP priorities will increase the economic 
impact of the Federal education funds awarded for the CSP.
    The Department intends to announce a new NIA for CMO Grants, ALN 
84.282M in FY 2025. This NIA will unleash innovation, minimize 
excessive and unnecessary oversight, and lessen the reporting burden 
for both applicants and grant recipients. By adopting this streamlined 
approach, the Department is committed to maximizing the impact of its 
funding efforts while creating a more efficient application process.
    The Department does not expect that withdrawing this NIA will 
significantly impact our ability to make grant awards for FY 2025 under 
this competition because the Administration anticipates issuing a new 
NIA in the near future.
    Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive 
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
    Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities 
can obtain this notice and the NIA 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.
    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.

Denise Carter,
Acting Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 2025-02140 Filed 2-3-25; 8:45 am]
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