28924 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 116 / Thursday, June 18, 2009 / Notices 

[FR Doc. E9–14355 Filed 6–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–C 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Postsecondary Education; 

Overview Information; Fund for the 

Improvement of Postsecondary 

Education (FIPSE)—Special Focus 

Competition: Graduate Programs at 

Institutions of Higher Education 

Serving Hispanic Americans; Notice 

Inviting Applications for New Awards 

for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.116V. 

Dates: Applications Available: June 

18, 2009. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: August 3, 2009. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: October 1, 2009. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The Fund for the 

Improvement of Postsecondary 

Education (FIPSE) supports innovative 

grants and cooperative agreements to 

improve postsecondary education. It 

supports reforms, innovations, and 

significant improvements of 

postsecondary education that respond to 

problems of national significance and 

serve as national models. Under the 

FIPSE Program, the Secretary may make 

grants for special projects concerning 

areas of national need. 

Priority: Under this competition, we 

are particularly interested in 

applications that meet the following 

invitational priority. 

Invitational Priority: For FY 2009 this 

priority is an invitational priority. 

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not 

give an application that meets this 

invitational priority a competitive or 

absolute preference over other 

applications. 

This priority is: 

Under this priority we are particularly 

interested in projects that propose 

innovative efforts to expand graduatelevel academic offerings at colleges that 

enroll a significant number of Hispanic 

American students. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1138–1138d. 

Applicable Regulations: The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 84, 

85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. 

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 

(IHEs) only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$10,000,000. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$200,000–$300,000 for a two-year 

project period. $100,000–$150,000 for a 

one-year project period. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$250,000 for a two-year project period. 

$125,000 for a one-year project period. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding $300,000 for a two-year 

project period or $150,000 for a one-year 

project period. The Assistant Secretary 

for Postsecondary Education may 

change the maximum amount through a 

notice published in the Federal 

Register. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 40. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 24 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants 

IHEs, other public and private 

nonprofit institutions and agencies, and 

combinations of these institutions and 

agencies. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching 

This program does not require cost 

sharing or matching. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address To Request Application 

Package 

You can obtain an application 

package via the Internet or from the 

Education Publications Center (ED 

Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet, 

use the following address: http://egrants.ed.gov. To obtain a copy from ED 

Pubs, write, fax, or call the following: 

Education Publications Center, P.O. Box 

1398, Jessup, MD 20794–1398. 

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

FAX: (301) 470–1244. If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD), call, toll free: 1–877–576–7734. 

You can contact ED Pubs at its Web 

site, also: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ 

edpubs.html or at its e-mail address: 

edpubs@inet.ed.gov. 

If you request an application from ED 

Pubs, be sure to identify this program or 

competition as follows: CFDA number 

84.116V. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

in an accessible format (e.g., braille, 

large print, audiotape, or computer 

diskette) by contacting the person or 

team listed under Accessible Format in 

Section VIII of this notice. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

Requirements concerning the content 

of an application, together with the 

forms you must submit, are in the 

application package for this program. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

(Part III of the application) is the section 

in which the applicant addresses most 

of the selection criteria that reviewers 

use to evaluate the application. The 

application narrative must be limited to 

no more than 20 pages, using the 

following standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ × 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, except titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions. Charts, tables, 

figures, and graphs in the application 

narrative may be single spaced and will 

count toward the page limit. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger, or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). However, you may 

use a 10 point font in charts, tables, 

figures, and graphs. 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. An application submitted 

in any other font (including Times 

Roman and Arial Narrow) will not be 

accepted. 

• The page limit does not apply to 

Part I, the title page; Part II, the budget 

summary form (ED Form 524); Part IV, 

assurances, certifications, and the 

response to Section 427 of the General 

Education Provisions Act (GEPA); the 

table of contents; the project abstract; or 

the appendix. The appendix may 

include only the project evaluation 

chart, summaries of the qualifications of 

key personnel, letters of support, and 

references. If you include any 

attachments or appendices not 

specifically requested, these items will 

be counted as part of the program 

narrative (Part III) for purposes of the 

page limit requirement. 

We will reject your application if you 

exceed the page limit. 

3. Submission Dates and Times 

Applications Available: June 18, 2009. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: August 3, 2009. 

Applications for grants under this 

program must be submitted 

electronically using the Electronic Grant 

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Application System (e-Application) 

accessible through the Department’s eGrants system. For information 

(including dates and times) about how 

to submit your application 

electronically, or by mail or hand 

delivery if you qualify for an exception 

to the electronic submission 

requirement, please refer to section IV. 

6. Other Submission Requirements of 

this notice. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in Section VII of this notice. If 

the Department provides an 

accommodation or auxiliary aid to an 

individual with a disability in 

connection with the application 

process, the individual’s application 

remains subject to all other 

requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: October 1, 2009. 

4. Intergovernmental Review 

This program 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 

program. 

5. Funding Restrictions 

We reference regulations outlining 

funding restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

6. Other Submission Requirements 

Applications for grants under this 

program must be submitted 

electronically unless you qualify for an 

exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications 

Applications for grants under this 

FIPSE Special Focus Competition— 

CFDA number 84.116V must be 

submitted electronically using eApplication, accessible through the 

Department’s e-Grants portal page at: 

http://e-grants.ed.gov. 

We will reject your application if you 

submit it in paper format unless, as 

described elsewhere in this section, you 

qualify for one of the exceptions to the 

electronic submission requirement and 

submit, no later than two weeks before 

the application deadline date, a written 

statement to the Department that you 

qualify for one of these exceptions. 

Further information regarding 

calculation of the date that is two weeks 

before the application deadline date is 

provided later in this section under 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement. 

While completing your electronic 

application, you will be entering data 

online that will be saved into a 

database. You may not e-mail an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

Please note the following: 

• You must complete the electronic 

submission of your grant application by 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. E– 

Application will not accept an 

application for this program after 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the application 

process. 

• The hours of operation of the eGrants Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday 

until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 

a.m. Thursday until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, 

Washington, DC time. Please note that, 

because of maintenance, the system is 

unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on 

Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and 

between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 

6:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, 

DC time. Any modifications to these 

hours are posted on the e-Grants Web 

site. 

• You will not receive additional 

point value because you submit your 

application in electronic format, nor 

will we penalize you if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, as described 

elsewhere in this section, and submit 

your application in paper format. 

• You must submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

you typically provide on the following 

forms: the Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information for 

SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

You must attach any narrative sections 

of your application as files in a .DOC 

(document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF 

(Portable Document) format. If you 

upload a file type other than the three 

file types specified in this paragraph or 

submit a password protected file, we 

will not review that material. 

• Your electronic application must 

comply with any page limit 

requirements described in this notice. 

• Prior to submitting your electronic 

application, you may wish to print a 

copy of it for your records. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive an 

automatic acknowledgment that will 

include a PR/Award number (an 

identifying number unique to your 

application). 

• Within three working days after 

submitting your electronic application, 

fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center after 

following these steps: 

(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application. 

(2) The applicant’s Authorizing 

Representative must sign this form. 

(3) Place the PR/Award number in the 

upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424. 

(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center at (202) 

245–6272. 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on other forms at a 

later date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of e-Application Unavailability: 

If you are prevented from electronically 

submitting your application on the 

application deadline date because eApplication is unavailable, we will 

grant you an extension of one business 

day to enable you to transmit your 

application electronically, by mail, or by 

hand delivery. We will grant this 

extension if— 

(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an 

electronic application for this 

competition; and 

(2) (a) E–Application is unavailable 

for 60 minutes or more between the 

hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date; or 

(b) E–Application is unavailable for 

any period of time between 3:30 p.m. 

and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, 

on the application deadline date. 

We must acknowledge and confirm 

these periods of unavailability before 

granting you an extension. To request 

this extension or to confirm our 

acknowledgment of any system 

unavailability, you may contact either 

(1) the person listed elsewhere in this 

notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) 

the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336– 

8930. If e-Application is unavailable 

due to technical problems with the 

system and, therefore, the application 

deadline is extended, an e-mail will be 

sent to all registered users who have 

initiated an e-Application. Extensions 

referred to in this section apply only to 

the unavailability of e-Application. 

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Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement: You qualify for an 

exception to the electronic submission 

requirement, and may submit your 

application in paper format, if you are 

unable to submit an application through 

e-Application because— 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to eApplication; 

and 

• No later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date (14 calendar 

days or, if the fourteenth calendar day 

before the application deadline date 

falls on a Federal holiday, the next 

business day following the Federal 

holiday), you mail or fax a written 

statement to the Department, explaining 

which of the two grounds for an 

exception prevents you from using the 

Internet to submit your application. If 

you mail your written statement to the 

Department, it must be postmarked no 

later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date. If you fax 

your written statement to the 

Department, we must receive the faxed 

statement no later than two weeks 

before the application deadline date. 

Address and mail or fax your 

statement to: Levenia Ishmell, Fund for 

the Improvement of Postsecondary 

Education, U.S. Department of 

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 

6147, Washington, DC 20006–8544. 

FAX: (202) 502–7877. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand delivery instructions described 

in this notice. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications by 

Mail 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

may mail (through the U.S. Postal 

Service or a commercial carrier) your 

application to the Department. You 

must mail the original and two copies 

of your application, on or before the 

application deadline date, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.116V), LBJ Basement 

Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

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

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

If your application is postmarked after 

the application deadline date, we will 

not consider your application. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before 

relying on this method, you should check 

with your local post office. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications by 

Hand Delivery 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

(or a courier service) may deliver your 

paper application to the Department by 

hand. You must deliver the original and 

two copies of your application, by hand, 

on or before the application deadline 

date, to the Department at the following 

address: U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.116V), 550 12th 

Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center 

Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

The Application Control Center 

accepts hand deliveries daily between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, 

and Federal holidays. 

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper 

Applications: If you mail or hand deliver 

your application to the Department— 

(1) You must indicate on the envelope 

and—if not provided by the Department—in 

Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, 

including suffix letter, if any, of the 

competition under which you are submitting 

your application; and 

(2) The Application Control Center will 

mail to you a notification of receipt of your 

grant application. If you do not receive this 

grant notification within 15 business days 

from the application deadline date, you 

should call the U.S. Department of Education 

Application Control Center at (202) 245– 

6288. 

V. Application Review Information 

Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this program are from 34 CFR 

75.210 and are listed in the application 

package. 

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). 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. Reporting 

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 multi-year award, you must submit an 

annual performance report that provides 

the most current performance and 

financial expenditure information as 

directed by the Secretary in 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 

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

appforms.html. 

4. Performance Measures 

Under the Government Performance 

and Results Act of 1993, the following 

measures will be used by the 

Department in assessing the 

performance of this program: 

(1) The percentage of funded grantees 

reporting project dissemination to 

others; and 

(2) The percentage of funded projects 

reporting institutionalization on their 

home campuses. 

If funded, you will be asked to collect 

and report data on these measures in 

your project’s annual performance 

report (34 CFR 75.590). Applicants are 

also advised to consider these two 

measures in conceptualizing the design, 

implementation, and evaluation of the 

proposed project because of their 

importance in the application review 

process. Collection of data on these 

measures should be a part of the project 

evaluation plan, along with measures of 

progress on goals and objectives that are 

specific to your project. 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Levenia Ishmell, Fund for the 

Improvement of Postsecondary 

Education, U.S. Department of 

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Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 

6147, Washington, DC 20006–8544. 

Telephone: (202) 502–7500 or by e-mail: 

Levenia.Ishmell@ed.gov. The agency 

contact person does not mail 

application materials and does not 

accept applications. 

If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll 

free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or computer diskette) 

on request to the program contact 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT in Section VII of 

this notice. 

Electronic Access to this Document: 

You can view this document, as well as 

all other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF) on the Internet at the 

following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ 

fedregister. 

To use PDF, you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1– 

888–293–6498; or in the Washington, 

DC, area at (202) 512–1530. 

Note: The official version of this document 

is the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the Code 

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO 

Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Delegation of Authority: The Secretary 

of Education has delegated authority to 

Daniel T. Madzelan, Director, 

Forecasting and Policy Analysis for the 

Office of Postsecondary Education to 

perform the functions of the Assistant 

Secretary for Postsecondary Education 

Dated: June 15, 2009. 

Daniel T. Madzelan, 

Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis. 

[FR Doc. E9–14349 Filed 6–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Postsecondary Education; 

Overview Information; Fund for the 

Improvement of Postsecondary 

Education (FIPSE)—Special Focus 

Competition: College Course Materials 

Rental Initiative; Notice Inviting 

Applications for New Awards for Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2009 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.116Y. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: June 18, 2009. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: August 3, 2009. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: October 1, 2009. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The Fund for the 

Improvement of Postsecondary 

Education (FIPSE) supports innovative 

grants and cooperative agreements to 

improve postsecondary education. It 

supports reforms, innovations, and 

significant improvements of 

postsecondary education that respond to 

problems of national significance and 

serve as national models. Under the 

FIPSE Program, the Secretary may make 

grants for special projects concerning 

areas of national need. 

Priority: Under this competition, we 

are particularly interested in 

applications that meet the following 

invitational priority. 

Invitational Priority: For FY 2009 this 

priority is an invitational priority. 

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not 

give an application that meets this 

invitational priority a competitive or 

absolute preference over other 

applications. 

This priority is: 

Under this priority we are particularly 

interested in projects that propose 

innovative efforts to increase 

opportunities for students to rent 

college course materials. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1138–1138d. 

Applicable Regulations: The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 84, 

85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. 

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 

(IHEs) only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$10,000,000. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$200,000–$300,000 for a two-year 

project period. $100,000–$150,000 for a 

one-year project period. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$250,000 for a two-year project period. 

$125,000 for a one-year project period. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding $300,000 for a two-year 

project period or $150,000 for a one-year 

project period. The Assistant Secretary 

for Postsecondary Education may 

change the maximum amount through a 

notice published in the Federal 

Register. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 40. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 24 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants 

IHEs, other public and private 

nonprofit institutions and agencies, and 

combinations of these institutions and 

agencies. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching 

This program does not require cost 

sharing or matching. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address To Request Application 

Package 

You can obtain an application 

package via the Internet or from the 

Education Publications Center (ED 

Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet, 

use the following address: http:// 

e-grants.ed.gov. To obtain a copy from 

ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the 

following: Education Publications 

Center, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 

20794–1398. Telephone, toll free: 1– 

877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–1244. If 

you use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1–877– 

576–7734. 

You can contact ED Pubs at its Web 

site, also: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ 

edpubs.html or at its e-mail address: 

edpubs@inet.ed.gov. 

If you request an application from ED 

Pubs, be sure to identify this program or 

competition as follows: CFDA number 

84.116Y. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

in an accessible format (e.g., braille, 

large print, audiotape, or computer 

diskette) by contacting the person or 

team listed under Accessible Format in 

Section VIII of this notice. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

Requirements concerning the content 

of an application, together with the 

forms you must submit, are in the 

application package for this program. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

(Part III of the application) is the section 

in which the applicant addresses most 

of the selection criteria that reviewers 

use to evaluate the application. The 

application narrative must be limited to