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programs: State Personnel Development 

Grants; Personnel Development; 

Technical Assistance and 

Dissemination; Educational Technology, 

Media, and Materials; and Parent 

Training and Information. The 

remaining competitions in OSERS’ 

Rehabilitation Services Administration 

(RSA) include those under the following 

programs: Training of Interpreters for 

Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of 

Hearing and Individuals Who Are DeafBlind, Training in Specialized Training; 

Rehabilitation Short-Term Training, 

Client Assistance Program; American 

Indian Vocational Rehabilitation 

Training and Technical Assistance 

Center; and Section 21, Traditionally 

Underserved Populations. 

The Department seeks to expand its 

pool of peer reviewers to ensure that 

applications are evaluated by 

individuals with up-to-date and relevant 

knowledge of educational interventions 

and practices across the learning 

continuum, from early education to 

college and career, and in a variety of 

learning settings. Department peer 

reviewers are education and vocational 

rehabilitation professionals who have 

gained subject matter expertise through 

their education and work as teachers, 

professors, principals, administrators, 

school counselors, researchers, 

evaluators, content developers, or 

vocational rehabilitation professionals 

or interpreters. Peer reviewers can be 

active education professionals, in any 

educational level or sector, or those who 

are retired but stay informed of current 

educational content and issues. No prior 

experience as a peer reviewer is 

required. 

Peer reviewers for each competition 

will be selected based on several factors, 

including each reviewer’s programspecific expertise, the number of 

applications to be reviewed, how peer 

reviewers can support the Department’s 

implementation of Executive Order 

13985, and the availability of 

prospective reviewers. Individuals 

selected to serve as peer reviewers are 

expected to participate in training; 

independently read, score, and provide 

written evaluative comments on 

assigned applications; and participate in 

facilitated panel discussions. Panel 

discussions are held via conference 

calls. The time commitment for peer 

reviewers is usually several hours a day 

over a period of one to four weeks. Peer 

reviewers receive an honorarium 

payment as monetary compensation for 

successfully reviewing applications. 

If you are interested in serving as a 

peer reviewer for the Department, you 

should first review the program web 

pages of the grant programs that match 

your area of expertise. You can access 

information on each grant program from 

the link provided on the Department’s 

grants forecast page at www2.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html. If 

you have documented experience that 

you believe qualifies you to serve as a 

peer reviewer for one or more specific 

grant programs, please register in G5, at 

www.g5.gov, which allows the 

Department to manage and assign 

potential peer reviewers to competitions 

that may draw upon their professional 

backgrounds and expertise. A toolkit 

that includes helpful information on 

how to be considered as a peer reviewer 

for programs administered by the 

Department can be found at 

www2.ed.gov/documents/peer-review/ 

peer-reviewer-toolkit.pptx. Neither the 

submission of a resume nor registration 

in G5 guarantees you will be selected to 

be a peer reviewer. 

In addition to registering in G5, some 

OPE and OSERS/RSA peer reviews may 

require being registered in the System 

for Award Management (SAM). Note 

that registration in SAM.gov requires an 

active Data Universal Numbering 

System Number (DUNS). Since 

registration for some of these processes 

can take longer than a week, interested 

individuals are encouraged to register in 

advance of being contacted by the 

Department. In addition to registering in 

G5, some OSERS/OSEP peer reviews 

require being approved to serve on the 

Office of Special Education’s Standing 

Panel. Individuals should express their 

interest to serve as a peer reviewer for 

OSEP competitions directly to the 

competition manager listed in the 

Notice Inviting Applications at least two 

weeks prior to the application closing 

date. 

If you have interest in serving as a 

reviewer specifically for OESE 

competitions (Chart 2 of the Forecast of 

Funding Opportunities), you must also 

send your resume to 

OESEPeerReviewRecruitment@ed.gov. If 

you have interest in serving as a 

reviewer specifically for RSA 

competitions (Chart 4B) also send your 

resume to RSAPeerReview@ed.gov and 

osersprs@ed.gov. The subject line of the 

email should read ‘‘Prospective 2021 

Peer Reviewer.’’ In the body of the email 

list all programs for which you would 

like to be considered to serve as a peer 

reviewer. 

Requests to serve as a peer reviewer 

should be submitted at least four weeks 

prior to the program’s application 

deadline, noted on the forecast page, to 

provide program offices with sufficient 

time to review resumes and determine 

an individual’s suitability to serve as a 

peer reviewer for a specific competition. 

If you are selected to serve as a peer 

reviewer, the program office will contact 

you. 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

person(s) listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

an accessible format. The Department 

will provide the requestor with an 

accessible format that may include Rich 

Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt), 

a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc, or 

other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

view this document, as well as all other 

documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Portable Document Format 

(PDF). To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Program Authority: Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), 

Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), 

Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), and the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 

by the Workforce Innovation and 

Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.). 

Donna M. Harris-Aikens, 

Senior Advisor for Policy and Planning, 

delegated the authority to perform the 

functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12845 Filed 6–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Rehabilitation Short-Term Training: 

Client Assistance Program 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Education (Department) is issuing a 

notice inviting applications (NIA) for 

Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 for the 

Rehabilitation Short-Term Training— 

Client Assistance Program (CAP 

Training), Assistance Listing Number 

84.246K. This notice relates to the 

approved information collection under 

OMB control number 1820–0018. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: June 23, 2021. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: August 9, 2021. 

Date of Pre-Application Meeting: The 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) will 

post a PowerPoint presentation that 

provides general information related to 

the Rehabilitation Services 

Administration’s (RSA) discretionary 

grant competitions and a PowerPoint 

presentation specifically related to this 

Rehabilitation Short-Term Training 

program competition at https://

ncrtm.ed.gov/RSAGrantInfo.aspx. 

OSERS will conduct a pre-application 

meeting specific to this competition via 

conference call to respond to questions. 

Information about the pre-application 

meeting will be available at https://

ncrtm.ed.gov/RSAGrantInfo.aspx prior 

to the date of the call. OSERS invites 

you to send questions to 84.246K@

ed.gov in advance of the pre-application 

meeting. The teleconference 

information, including the 84.246K preapplication meeting summary of the 

questions and answers, will be available 

at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/ 

RSAGrantInfo.aspx within six days after 

the pre-application meeting. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: October 6, 2021. 

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 February 13, 2019 

(84 FR 3768) and available at 

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019- 

02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Felipe Lulli, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 5051, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20212–2800. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7425. Email: 

84.246K@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The 

Rehabilitation Short-Term Training 

program is designed to provide shortterm training and technical instruction 

in areas of special significance to the 

vocational, medical, social, and 

psychological rehabilitation programs, 

supported employment program, 

independent living services programs, 

and Client Assistance Program (CAP), 

including special seminars, institutes, 

workshops, and other short-term 

courses. Short-term training projects 

may be of regional or national scope. 

Priority: This priority is from the 

notice of final priority (NFP) for this 

program published elsewhere in this 

issue of the Federal Register. 

Absolute Priority: For FFY 2021, this 

is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 

75.105(c)(3), we consider only 

applications that meet this absolute 

priority. 

This priority is: 

Rehabilitation Short-Term Training— 

Client Assistance Program (CAP 

Training). 

This CAP Training priority is 

designed to provide CAP professionals 

the necessary knowledge, competencies, 

and skills to inform, assist, and advocate 

for clients and client-applicants 

regarding expanded education, training, 

and competitive integrated employment 

opportunities and other services and 

benefits available under the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 

by the Workforce Innovation and 

Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA). 

Under this priority, the grantee must 

provide comprehensive and in-depth 

training and technical assistance 

activities that provide updated 

information about CAP duties and 

responsibilities under the Rehabilitation 

Act; expanded vocational rehabilitation 

(VR) service provisions in the 

Rehabilitation Act, including section 

113 on pre-employment transition 

services and section 511 regarding 

limitations on use of subminimum 

wage; and on other education, training, 

and employment opportunities under 

WIOA, including career pathways, 

apprenticeships, and customized 

employment. The training and technical 

assistance must enhance CAP 

professionals’ individual and systems 

advocacy competencies and their 

leadership, relationship-building, and 

outreach skills. In addition, the training 

and technical assistance must 

strengthen the institutional effectiveness 

of the CAPs in the individual States 

through strategic planning and resource 

management capacity-building 

activities. In providing the training and 

technical assistance, the grantee must 

consider the challenges and 

opportunities experienced by the VR 

program and other programs authorized 

under the Rehabilitation Act, as 

amended by WIOA, and encourage 

greater communication and 

coordination between the CAPs and 

those programs. 

Under this priority, the Secretary 

funds only applications that meet the 

project requirements outlined below. 

Applicants must describe major 

implementation activities, timelines, 

and milestones for each of the following 

project requirements: 

(a) Training and technical assistance 

to increase CAP professionals’ 

knowledge, skills, and competencies in 

the four broad subject areas and related 

topics: 

(1) The Rehabilitation Act, as 

amended by WIOA, including— 

(i) CAP duties and responsibilities 

under section 112(a) of the 

Rehabilitation Act and other pertinent 

provisions including section 101(a)(16) 

regarding CAP consultation on draft 

policies and procedures governing the 

provision of VR services and section 

105(b) regarding CAP membership on 

the State Rehabilitation Councils (SRC); 

(ii) VR service provision requirements 

in the Rehabilitation Act and its 

regulations, policy guidance, and legal 

decisions, including those regarding 

section 113 on pre-employment 

transition services and section 511 

regarding limitations on use of 

subminimum wage; 

(iii) Requirements related to other 

projects, programs, and services under 

the Rehabilitation Act, as amended by 

WIOA, including the independent living 

programs authorized in Title VII; 

(iv) Expanded training, education, 

and employment opportunities under 

WIOA, including but not limited to the 

provision of pre-employment transition 

services, apprenticeships, customized 

employment, career pathways, and the 

focus on postsecondary credential 

attainment, including advanced degrees; 

(v) Challenges and opportunities in 

implementing the expanded VR service 

provisions and other benefits available 

under the Rehabilitation Act, as 

amended by WIOA, including 

consideration of Federal and State 

statutes, regulations, and policies that 

impact the delivery of VR services in the 

States, such as the transition services 

provisions of the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act; 

(vi) Obstacles that individuals with 

disabilities—including individuals with 

the most significant disabilities, 

students and youth with disabilities, 


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members of traditionally unserved or 

underserved groups, and individuals in 

economically disadvantaged 

communities—experience in accessing 

VR services and other services and 

benefits under Rehabilitation Act; and 

(vii) The complementary roles of 

CAPs, State VR agencies, SRCs, 

community rehabilitation programs, 

WOIA core partners, and key 

stakeholders of the VR program and 

other services and programs authorized 

by the Rehabilitation Act, as amended 

by WIOA. 

(2) Discrete skills related to CAP 

duties and responsibilities, including— 

(i) Individual advocacy; 

(ii) Systems advocacy; 

(iii) Alternate dispute resolution; and 

(iv) Leadership, relationship-building, 

and outreach. 

(3) Strategic planning, including— 

(i) Assessments of the State’s program 

priorities, challenges, needs, and 

opportunities in implementing the 

expanded VR program provisions and 

other benefits and services under the 

Rehabilitation Act, as amended by 

WIOA. Strategic assessments may 

include targeted reviews of the Unified 

or Combined State Plans, monitoring 

reports, Annual Client Assistance 

Program Report (RSA–227), other State 

Plans and reports, and input from 

agency leadership and staff, SRC 

members, clients, applicants, and other 

key stakeholders; 

(ii) Development of the individual 

CAPs’ strategic goals and action plans 

(including their particular training or 

technical assistance needs), based on 

identified program priorities, 

challenges, needs, and opportunities; 

and 

(iii) Strategic outreach and 

engagement with State VR agencies, 

SRCs, and other stakeholders associated 

with the programs and services 

authorized under the Rehabilitation Act 

to increase collaboration in support of 

improved service delivery and outcomes 

in the State. 

(4) Resource management, 

including— 

(i) Budgeting and financial oversight 

practices in support of strategic goals 

and objectives, consistent with 

Generally Accepted Accounting 

Practices; and 

(ii) Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, 

at 2 CFR part 200, pertinent to CAP and 

VR program operations. 

(b) Comprehensive plan for the 

provision of training and technical 

assistance on the required subject areas 

and topics, based on a comprehensive 

assessment of CAP professionals’ needs. 

The training and technical assistance 

plan must describe the following: 

(1) Subject areas and topics, 

specifically, how they will be 

prioritized and made available in the 

initial year and subsequent years of the 

project; 

(2) Training activities, consisting of 

both established training modules and 

ad hoc training responsive to emerging 

circumstances or trends; 

(3) Technical assistance, consisting of 

individualized assistance on applying 

principles and practices from training 

on the required subject areas and topics, 

as well as consultation on options for 

applying existing law, regulations, and 

RSA-issued guidance to specific factual 

circumstances that arise in the course of 

CAP professionals’ individual or 

systems advocacy efforts; 

(4) Training and technical assistance 

curricula, materials, and tools, which 

may incorporate the resources 

developed by current and former RSA 

VR technical assistance centers and 

demonstration projects, available at the 

National Clearinghouse of 

Rehabilitation Training Materials; 

(5) Information delivery methods, 

including in-person and virtual 

activities, communities of practice, 

social media, and searchable databases; 

and 

(6) State-of-the-art communication 

tools and platforms, including an 

interactive project website, distance 

learning and convening technologies, 

and searchable databases. 

The comprehensive needs assessment 

may comprise selective reviews, on a 

national basis, of RSA–227s, Unified or 

Combined State Plans, RSA State 

monitoring reports, other State Plans 

and reports, and input from CAP 

professionals and key stakeholders, 

including VR agency and SRC 

representatives. 

(c) Quality control processes to ensure 

that training and technical assistance 

activities and materials are updated to 

reflect the statutory and regulatory 

changes in the Rehabilitation Act, as 

amended by WIOA, the RSA policy 

guidance updates, and future 

reauthorizations of the Rehabilitation 

Act. 

(d) Coordination with and leveraging 

the resources of RSA’s vocational 

rehabilitation technical assistance 

centers and other Federal or nonFederal programs, including the 

National Technical Assistance Center on 

Transition and the recently funded RSA 

technical assistance centers on Quality 

Employment and Quality Management 

in the development and delivery of CAP 

Training project activities, curriculum, 

materials, and tools. 

(e) Coordination with the entity 

providing training and technical 

assistance to the Protection and 

Advocacy of Individual Rights program, 

consistent with section 509 of the 

Rehabilitation Act. 

(f) Comprehensive evaluation plan 

based on performance measures 

established in this notice inviting 

applications, consistent with the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act. 

CAP Training performance will be 

assessed based on the following 

considerations: 

(a) Increased capacity to provide 

individual and systems advocacy, 

alternative dispute resolution, and 

outreach to unserved or underserved 

populations, as reported by the CAP 

professionals. 

(b) Trends in pertinent CAP services, 

including individual and systems 

advocacy. 

(c) Relationship between the observed 

CAP services trends and the training 

and technical assistance provided under 

this priority. 

The performance evaluation will be 

based on a variety of quantitative and 

qualitative data sources, including, but 

not limited to: 

(a) RSA–227; 

(b) Pre- and post-training assessments; 

(c) Questionnaires, surveys, and focus 

groups; 

(d) Success stories; and 

(e) Peer reviews. 

The evaluation plan must include a 

logic model that outlines the proposed 

project activities, outputs, outcomes, 

baselines, and targets. The plan also 

must describe how the evaluation 

results will be used to promote 

continuous program improvement 

throughout the grant’s period of 

performance. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 

772(a)(1). 

Note: Projects will be awarded and must be 

operated in a manner consistent with the 

nondiscrimination requirements contained in 

the Federal civil rights laws. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

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 Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as 

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the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) 

The regulations for this program in 34 

CFR parts 385 and 390. (e) The NFP. 

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 grant. 

Estimated Available Funds: $308,000. 

Maximum Award: We will not make 

an award exceeding $308,000 for a 

single budget period of 12 months. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 1. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: States and 

public or private nonprofit agencies and 

organizations, including Indian Tribes 

and institutions of higher education. 

Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, 

under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate 

your nonprofit status by providing: (1) Proof 

that the Internal Revenue Service currently 

recognizes the applicant as an organization to 

which contributions are tax deductible under 

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

Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing 

body or the State attorney general certifying 

that the organization is a nonprofit 

organization operating within the State and 

that no part of its net earnings may lawfully 

benefit any private shareholder or individual; 

(3) a certified copy of the applicant’s 

certificate of incorporation or similar 

document if it clearly establishes the 

nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any 

item described above if that item applies to 

a State or national parent organization, 

together with a statement by the State or 

parent organization that the applicant is a 

local nonprofit affiliate. 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: Under 

34 CFR 390.40, a grantee must 

contribute to the cost of a project under 

this program in an amount satisfactory 

to the Secretary. The part of the costs to 

be borne by the grantee is determined by 

the Secretary at the time of the grant 

award. For the purposes of this 

competition, the grantee is required to 

contribute at least 10 percent of the total 

cost of the project under this program. 

Furthermore, given the importance of 

cost sharing funds to the long-term 

success of the project, eligible entities 

must identify appropriate non-Federal 

funds in the proposed budget. 

b. 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 

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

intro.html. 

c. Administrative Cost Limitation: 

This program does not include any 

program-specific limitation on 

administrative expenses. All 

administrative expenses must be 

reasonable and necessary and conform 

to Cost Principles described in 2 CFR 

part 200, subpart E, of the Uniform 

Guidance. 

3. Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR 

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

competition may not award subgrants to 

entities to directly carry out project 

activities described in its application. 

Under 34 CFR 75.708(e), a grantee may 

contract for supplies, equipment, and 

other services in accordance with 2 CFR 

part 200. 

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 

February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768) and 

available at www.govinfo.gov/content/ 

pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf, 

which contain requirements and 

information on how to submit an 

application. 

2. Submission of Proprietary 

Information: Given the types of projects 

that may be proposed in applications for 

the CAP Training competition, your 

application may include business 

information that you consider 

proprietary. In 34 CFR 5.11 we define 

‘‘business information’’ and describe the 

process we use in determining whether 

any of that information is proprietary 

and, thus, protected from disclosure 

under Exemption 4 of the Freedom of 

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

amended). 

Because we plan to make successful 

applications available to the public, you 

may wish to request confidentiality of 

business information. 

Consistent with Executive Order 

12600, please designate in your 

application any information that you 

believe is exempt from disclosure under 

Exemption 4. In the appropriate 

Appendix section of your application, 

under ‘‘Other Attachments Form,’’ 

please list the page number or numbers 

on which we can find this information. 

For additional information please see 34 

CFR 5.11(c). 

3. Intergovernmental Review: This 

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 no 

more than 45 pages and (2) use the 

following standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ x 11′′, on one side 

only, with 1′′ margins at the top, bottom, 

and both sides. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, including titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions, as well as all 

text in charts, tables, figures, and 

graphs. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. 

The recommended page limit does not 

apply to the cover sheet; 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 the application narrative. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from 34 

CFR 390.30 and 34 CFR 75.210, have a 

maximum score of 100 points, and are 

as follows: 

(a) Relevance to State-Federal 

rehabilitation service program. (10 

points) 

(1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

that the proposed project appropriately 

relates to the mission of the StateFederal rehabilitation service programs. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows that the 

proposed project can be expected to 

improve the skills and competence of— 

(i) Personnel engaged in the 

administration or delivery of 

rehabilitation services; and 

(ii) Others with an interest in the 

delivery of rehabilitation services. 

(b) Quality of the project design. (15 

points) 

(1) The Secretary considers the 

quality of the design of the proposed 

project. 


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(2) In determining the quality of the 

design of the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(i) The extent to which the goals, 

objectives, and outcomes to be achieved 

by the proposed project are clearly 

specified and measurable. 

(ii) 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. 

(c) Quality of project services. (20 

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 equal access and treatment for 

eligible project participants who are 

members of groups that have 

traditionally been underrepresented 

based on race, color, national origin, 

gender, age, or disability. 

(3) In addition, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: 

(i) The extent to which the training or 

professional development services to be 

provided by the proposed project are of 

sufficient quality, intensity, and 

duration to lead to improvements in 

practice among the recipients of those 

services. 

(ii) The extent to which the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

are appropriate to the needs of the 

intended recipients or beneficiaries of 

those services. 

(d) Quality of project personnel. (15 

points) 

(1) The Secretary considers the 

quality of the personnel who will carry 

out the proposed project. 

(2) In determining the quality of 

project personnel, the Secretary 

considers the extent to which the 

applicant encourages applications for 

employment from persons who are 

members of groups that have 

traditionally been underrepresented 

based on race, color, national origin, 

gender, age, or disability. 

(3) In addition, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: 

(i) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of key 

project personnel. 

(ii) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of 

project consultants or subcontractors. 

(e) Adequacy of resources. (10 points) 

(1) The Secretary considers the 

adequacy of resources for the proposed 

project. 

(2) In determining the adequacy of 

resources for the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(i) The extent to which the costs are 

reasonable in relation to the number of 

persons to be served and to the 

anticipated results and benefits. 

(ii) The adequacy of support, 

including facilities, equipment, 

supplies, and other resources, from the 

applicant organization or the lead 

applicant organization. 

(f) 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 adequacy of the management 

plan to achieve the objectives of the 

proposed project on time and within 

budget, including clearly defined 

responsibilities, timelines, and 

milestones for accomplishing project 

tasks. 

(ii) 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. 

(g) Quality of the project evaluation. 

(15 points) 

(1) The Secretary considers the 

quality of the evaluation to be 

conducted of the proposed project. 

(2) In determining the quality of the 

evaluation, the Secretary considers the 

following factors: 

(i) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and 

appropriate to the goals, objectives, and 

outcomes of the proposed project. 

(ii) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation will provide performance 

feedback and permit periodic 

assessment of progress toward achieving 

intended outcomes. 

2. Review and Selection Process: We 

remind potential applicants that in 

reviewing applications in any 

discretionary grant competition, the 

Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 

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

applicant in carrying out a previous 

award, such as the applicant’s use of 

funds, achievement of project 

objectives, and compliance with grant 

conditions. The Secretary may also 

consider whether the applicant failed to 

submit a timely performance report or 

submitted a report of unacceptable 

quality. 

In addition, in making a competitive 

grant award, the Secretary requires 

various assurances, including those 

applicable to Federal civil rights laws 

that prohibit discrimination in programs 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department (34 CFR 

100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

3. Risk Assessment and Specific 

Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 

200.206, before awarding grants under 

this competition the Department 

conducts a review of the risks posed by 

applicants. Under 2 CFR 200.208, the 

Secretary may impose specific 

conditions, and under 2 CFR 3474.10, in 

appropriate circumstances, high-risk 

conditions on a grant if the applicant or 

grantee is not financially stable; has a 

history of unsatisfactory performance; 

has a financial or other management 

system that does not meet the standards 

in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not 

fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; 

or is otherwise not responsible. 

4. Integrity and Performance System: 

If you are selected under this 

competition to receive an award that 

over the course of the project period 

may exceed the simplified acquisition 

threshold (currently $250,000), under 2 

CFR 200.206(a)(2) we must make a 

judgment about your integrity, business 

ethics, and record of performance under 

Federal awards—that is, the risk posed 

by you as an applicant—before we make 

an award. In doing so, we must consider 

any information about you that is in the 

integrity and performance system 

(currently referred to as the Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity 

Information System (FAPIIS)), 

accessible through the System for 

Award Management. You may review 

and comment on any information about 

yourself that a Federal agency 

previously entered and that is currently 

in FAPIIS. 

Please note that, if the total value of 

your currently active grants, cooperative 

agreements, and procurement contracts 

from the Federal Government exceeds 

$10,000,000, the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 200, appendix XII, require 

you to report certain integrity 

information to FAPIIS semiannually. 

Please review the requirements in 2 CFR 

part 200, appendix XII, if this grant plus 

all the other Federal funds you receive 

exceed $10,000,000. 

5. In General: In accordance with the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

guidance located at 2 CFR part 200, all 

applicable Federal laws, and relevant 

Executive guidance, the Department 

will review and consider applications 

for funding pursuant to this notice 

inviting applications in accordance 

with: 

(a) Selecting recipients most likely to 

be successful in delivering results based 

on the program objectives through an 


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objective process of evaluating Federal 

award applications (2 CFR 200.205); 

(b) Prohibiting the purchase of certain 

telecommunication and video 

surveillance services or equipment in 

alignment with section 889 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act of 

2019 (Pub. L. 115–232) (2 CFR 200.216); 

(c) Providing a preference, to the 

extent permitted by law, to maximize 

use of goods, products, and materials 

produced in the United States (2 CFR 

200.322); and 

(d) Terminating agreements in whole 

or in part to the greatest extent 

authorized by law if an award no longer 

effectuates the program goals or agency 

priorities (2 CFR 200.340). 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN); or we may send you an email 

containing a link to access an electronic 

version of your GAN. We may notify 

you informally, also. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: We identify 

administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

and reference these and other 

requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Open Licensing Requirements: 

Unless an exception applies, if you are 

awarded a grant under this competition, 

you will be required to openly license 

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 

deliverables. This dissemination plan 

can be developed and submitted after 

your application has been reviewed and 

selected for funding. For additional 

information on the open licensing 

requirements please refer to 2 CFR 

3474.20. 

4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under this competition, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding under the competition. This 

does not apply if you have an exception 

under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. If you 

receive a multiyear award, you must 

submit semiannual and annual 

performance reports that provide 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. 

5. Performance Measures: The 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal 

departments and agencies to improve 

the effectiveness of their programs by 

engaging in strategic planning, setting 

outcomes-related goals, and measuring 

results against those goals. 

The GPRA performance measures for 

this program are as follows: 

(1) The number and percentage of 

cases closed in the VR client or 

applicant’s favor. 

(2) The number and percentage of 

individual cases resolved through 

Alternative Dispute Resolution. 

(3) The percentage of individual CAP 

programs reporting that their systemic 

advocacy resulted in a change in policy 

or practice of an agency. 

(4) The number of non-litigation 

systemic activities not involving 

individual representation that resulted 

in the change of one or more policies or 

practices of an agency. 

The program performance measures 

for this program are as follows: 

(1) The number and percentage of 

CAP professionals reporting increased 

capacity to provide individual and 

systems advocacy on the expanded VR 

service provisions and opportunities 

under WIOA, as a result of the training 

and technical assistance activities under 

this priority. 

(2) The number and percentage of 

CAP professionals reporting increased 

capacity to reach priority unserved or 

underserved populations in their States, 

as a result of the training and technical 

assistance activities under this priority. 

(3) The number and percentage of 

CAP professionals reporting increased 

strategic planning and resource 

management capabilities, as a result of 

the training and technical assistance 

activities under this priority. 

The CAP Training grantee must 

collect the quantitative and qualitative 

data necessary to track and report on the 

GPRA and program measures, including 

an estimated total number of CAP 

professionals nationwide. 

Annual project progress toward 

meeting the performance measures and 

project goals must be posted on the 

project website. 

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 Test Format (RTF) or 

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

file, braille, large print, audiotape, or 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

view this document, as well as all other 

documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Portable Document Format 

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You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

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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. 

David Cantrell, 

Deputy Director, Office of Special Education 

Programs, delegated the authority to perform 

the functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for the Office of Special Education 

and Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13190 Filed 6–17–21; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER10–2923–006; 

ER13–1422–008; ER16–454–002; ER18– 

2448–003; ER20–1648–003. 

Applicants: Sunbury Generation LP, 

Ebensburg Power Company, Seward 

Generation, LLC, Robindale Retail 

Power Services, LLC, Inter-Power/ 

AhlCon Partners, L.P. 

Description: Triennial Market Power 

Analysis for Northeast Region of 

Sunbury Generation LP, et al. 

Filed Date: 6/14/21. 

Accession Number: 20210614–5175. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/13/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER19–2722–004. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: Motion of PJM 

Interconnection, L.L.C. submits 

Extension of Effective Date. 

Filed Date: 6/7/21. 

Accession Number: 20210607–5188. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/18/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER20–71–004; 

ER20–72–004; ER20–75–004; ER20–76– 

006; ER20–77–004; ER20–79–004. 

Applicants: Coachella Hills Wind, 

LLC, Coachella Wind Holdings, LLC, 

Oasis Alta, LLC, Painted Hills Wind 

Holdings, LLC, Tehachapi Plains Wind, 

LLC, Voyager Wind IV Expansion, LLC. 

Description: Notice of Non-Material 

Change in Status of Coachella Hills 

Wind, LLC, et al. 

Filed Date: 6/14/21. 

Accession Number: 20210614–5176. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER20–1491–003. 

Applicants: Wind Wall 1 LLC. 

Description: Notice of Change in 

Status of Wind Wall 1 LLC. 

Filed Date: 6/15/21. 

Accession Number: 20210615–5120. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2008–000. 

Applicants: Louisiana Generating 

LLC. 

Description: Request to Recover Costs 

Associated with Acting as a Local 

Balancing Authority of Louisiana 

Generating LLC. 

Filed Date: 5/27/21. 

Accession Number: 20210527–5077. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/7/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2139–000. 

Applicants: Florida Power & Light 

Company. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: FPL 

& Seminole NITSA No. 162 New 

Delivery Point to be effective 7/1/2021. 

Filed Date: 6/15/21. 

Accession Number: 20210615–5118. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2140–000. 

Applicants: Haystack Wind Project, 

LLC. 

Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: 

Application for Market-Based Rate 

Authorization and Requests for Waivers, 

et al. to be effective 8/16/2021. 

Filed Date: 6/15/21. 

Accession Number: 20210615–5132. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2141–000. 

Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: E&P 

Agreement for Noosa Energy Storage SA 

2100 EP–30 to be effective 6/16/2021. 

Filed Date: 6/15/21. 

Accession Number: 20210615–5134. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2142–000. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Original WMPA, Service Agreement No. 

6090; Queue No. AF2–367 to be 

effective 5/17/2021. 

Filed Date: 6/16/21. 

Accession Number: 20210616–5025. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/7/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2143–000. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Original WMPA, Service Agreement No. 

6089; Queue No. AF2–368 to be 

effective 5/17/2021. 

Filed Date: 6/16/21. 

Accession Number: 20210616–5029. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/7/21. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: June 16, 2021. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13163 Filed 6–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL21–76–000] 

Bluestone Farm Solar, LLC; Notice of 

Institution of Section 206 Proceeding 

and Refund Effective Date 

On June 15, 2021, the Commission 

issued an order in Docket No. EL21–76– 

000, pursuant to section 206 of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 

824e, instituting an investigation into 

whether Bluestone Farm Solar, LLC’s 

proposed rate schedule is unjust, 

unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or 

preferential, or otherwise unlawful. 

Bluestone Farm Solar, LLC, 175 FERC 

¶ 61,221 (2021). 

The refund effective date in Docket 

No. EL21–76–000, established pursuant 

to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the 

date of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Any interested person desiring to be 

heard in Docket No. EL21–76–000 must 

file a notice of intervention or motion to 

intervene, as appropriate, with the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

in accordance with Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 (2020), 

within 21 days of the date of issuance 

of the order. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (http://

www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 


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