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###### Department of Education

*Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:*                         84.031M.                    

Dates:

*Applications Available:*                     June 18, 2009.                

*Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:*                     July 20, 2009.                

*Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:*                     September 16, 2009.                

## Full Text of Announcement

## I. Funding Opportunity Description

*Purpose of Program:*                     The Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Program provides grants to: (1) Expand postbaccalaureate educational opportunities for, and improve the academic attainment of, Hispanic students; and (2) expand the postbaccalaureate academic offerings as well as enhance the program quality in the institutions of higher education that are educating the majority of Hispanic college students and helping large numbers of Hispanic and low-income students complete postsecondary degrees.                

### PPOHA Program Requirements

*Background:*                     The PPOHA Program is a new program established under sections 511 through 514 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). The PPOHA Program supports Hispanic-serving institutions that offer a postbaccalaureate certificate or degree granting program. To define the term “Hispanic-serving institution” for purposes of the PPOHA Program, Congress adopted the definition of that term in the existing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program authorized by sections 501 to 504 of the HEA. In addition, the PPOHA Program provides development grants like the HSI Program. Moreover, Congress also applied the general provisions of the HSI Program to the PPOHA Program.                     *See*                     Title V, Part C, sections 521-528, of the HEA. In light of the overlap of these definitions and requirements, the Secretary has determined that it is appropriate to adopt some of the requlatory requirements relating to eligibility criteria and tie-breaking factors from the HSI Program for use for the first grant competition in the PPOHA Program.                

*Eligibility Criteria (Use of 34 CFR 606.2(a) and (b), 606.3 through 606.5).*                     For purposes of the PPOHA Program, an eligible institution is an institution of higher education that: (1) Is an Hispanic-serving institution as defined in section 502 of the HEA; and (2) offers a postbaccalaureate certificate or degree granting program. As noted earlier in this notice, the term “Hispanic-serving institution” under section 502 of the HEA has already been defined in the regulations for the HSI Program. For the competition announced in this notice, the Secretary has decided to use the specific eligibility criteria for Hispanic-serving institution in 34 CFR 606.2(a) and (b) and 606.3, 606.4 and 606.5 of those regulations. The use of these                           ( print page 28914)                        regulations will enable applicants to determine whether they meet the definitional requirements of an Hispanic-serving institution under this program.                

*Tie-breaker for Development Grants (Use of 34 CFR 606.23(b)(1) and (b)(2)).*                     The PPOHA Program will be providing Development Grants like those currently awarded under the HSI Program. In light of the similar eligibility criteria for these two programs, the Secretary has decided to adopt for this first PPOHA Program competition the regulations for tie-breakers used in the HSI Program. These tie-breaker regulations are set forth in the                     *Review and Selection Process*                     section of this notice (section v.2.b.).                

*Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking:*                     Under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) the Department generally offers interested parties the opportunity to comment on proposed program requirements. Section 437(d)(1) of GEPA, however, allows the Secretary to exempt from rulemaking requirements, regulations governing the first grant competition under a new or substantially revised program authority. This is the first grant competition for this program under section 511 through 514 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), and therefore qualifies for this exemption. In order to ensure timely grant awards, the Secretary has decided to forego public comment on using the eligibility criteria from 34 CFR 606.2(a) (except (a)(2)) and (b) and 606.3 through 606.5 and the tie-breaker for development grants regulations from 34 CFR 606.23(b)(1) and (b)(2) for the PPOHA Program. These eligibility criteria and regulations will apply to the PPOHA Program FY 2009 grant competition only.                

*Program Authority:*20 U.S.C. 1102-1102c.                

*Applicable Regulations:*                     (a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) 34 CFR 606.2(a) (except (a)(2)) and (b), 606.3, 606.4, 606.5, and 606.23(b)(1) and (b)(2).                

## II. Award Information

*Type of Award:*                     Discretionary grant.                

*Estimated Available Funds:*                     $11,500,000.                

*Estimated Range of Awards:*                     $385,000-575,000.                

*Estimate Average Size of Awards:*                     $500,000 (for an Individual Development Grant).                

*Maximum Awards:*                     We will not fund any application for a PPOHA Program individual development grant at an amount exceeding $575,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. During our initial review of applications, we may choose not to further consider or review an application with a budget that exceeds the maximum amount. The Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the                     **Federal Register.**

*Estimated Number of Awards:*                     23 Individual Development Grants.                

# Note:

                        The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Applicants should periodically check the PPOHA Program Web site for further information. The address is:                         *http://www.ed.gov/​programs/​ppoha/​index.html.*

*Project Period:*                     Up to 60 months.                

## III. Eligibility Information

                    1.                     *Eligible Applicants:*                     Institutions of higher education (IHEs) that offer a postbaccalaureate certificate or postbaccalaureate degree program and qualify as eligible Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) under section 502 of the HEA. To qualify as an eligible HSI for the PPOHA Program under section 502 of the HEA, an IHE must—                

(a) Have an enrollment of needy students, as required by section 502(b) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(i));

(b) Have, except as provided in section 522(b) of the HEA, average educational and general expenditures that are low, per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student, in comparison with the average educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent undergraduate student of institutions that offer similar instruction (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(ii));

# Note:

To demonstrate an enrollment of needy students (paragraph (a) of this section) and low average educational and general expenditures per FTE undergraduate student (paragraph (b) of this section), an IHE must be designated as an “eligible institution” in accordance with 34 CFR 606.3 through 606.5 and the notice inviting applications for Designation as Eligible Institutions for FY 2009 (74 FR 3579). 

(c) Be accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association that the Secretary has determined to be a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training offered, or is making reasonable progress toward accreditation, according to such an agency or association (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(iv));

(d) Be legally authorized to provide, and provides within the State, an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor's degree (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(iii)); and

(e) Have an enrollment of undergraduate FTE students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5)(B)).

# Note 1:

Funds for the PPOHA Program will be awarded each fiscal year; thus, for this program, the “end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application” refers to the end of the fiscal year prior to the application due date. The end of the fiscal year occurs on September 30 for any given year. Therefore, for purposes of making the determination described in paragraph (e) of this section, IHEs must report their undergraduate Hispanic FTE percent based on the student enrollment count closest to, but not after, September 30, 2008.

# Note 2:

In considering applications for grants under this program, the Department will compare the data and documentation the institution relied on in its application with data reported to the Department's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the IHE's State-reported enrollment data, and the institutional annual report. If different percentages or data are reported in these various sources, the institution must, as part of the eligibility process, explain the reason for the differences. If the IPEDS data show that less than 25 percent of the institution's undergraduate full-time equivalent (FTE) students are Hispanic, the burden is on the institution to show that the IPEDS data are inaccurate. If the IPEDS data indicate that the institution has an undergraduate FTE less than 25 percent, and the institution fails to demonstrate that the IPEDS data are inaccurate, the institution will be considered ineligible.

# Note 3:

                        As noted elsewhere in this notice, to be eligible for a grant under the PPOHA Program, an institution must be designated as an eligible institution under 34 CFR 606.5. For this competition, the Notice Inviting Applications for Designation as Eligible Institutions for FY 2009 was published in the                         **Federal Register**                         on January 21, 2009 (74 FR 3579), and the deadline for applications was February 20, 2009. Only institutions that submitted the required application and received designation through that process are eligible to submit an application for this competition.                    

                    2.                     *Cost Sharing or Matching:*                     This program does not require cost sharing or matching.                

                    3.                     *Other:*                     An eligible HSI will not be awarded more than one Individual Development Grant under the PPOHA Program (20 U.S.C. 1101c(c)).                

## IV. Application and Submission Information

                    1.                     *Address To Request Application Package:*                     Dr. Maria E. Carrington, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 6033, Washington, DC 20006-8513. Telephone: (202) 502-7548 or by e-mail:                     *Maria.Carrington@ed.gov.*

                    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the                           ( print page 28915)                        Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.                

                    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 program contact person listed in this section.                

                    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) is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application. We have established mandatory page limits for the PPOHA Program—Individual Development Grant application. You must limit the section of the narrative that addresses the selection criteria to no more than 50 pages, using 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, except                      titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, captions, and all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs, which may be single-spaced.                
    - 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. An application submitted in any other font (including Times Roman and Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.

The page limit does not apply to the cover sheet; the budget section, including the budget narrative justification; the assurances and certifications, or the one-page abstract.

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:*                     July 20, 2009.                

Applications for grants under this program must be submitted electronically using the Electronic Grant Application site (e-Application) accessible through the Department's e-Grants system. For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or in paper format 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 accessible 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:*                     September 16, 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 in 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 the Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans Program—CFDA Number 84.031M must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department's e-Grants Web site 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 e-Grants 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—Non-Construction 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       ( print page 28916)                          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 hard-copy 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 e-Application 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 e-Application 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.                

*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 e-Application; 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: Dr. Maria E. Carrington, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 6033, Washington, DC 20006-8513. FAX: (202) 502-7861.

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 84.031M), 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 84.031M), 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

                    1.                     *Selection Criteria:*                     The selection criteria for this program are from section 75.210 of the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) (34 CFR 75.210) and are as follows. Applicants must address each of the selection criteria (separately for each proposed activity). The total weight of the selection criteria is 100 points; the weight of each criterion is noted in parentheses.                

                    (a)                     *Need for project.*                     (Maximum 20 points) In determining the need for the proposed project, the Secretary considers:                

(i) The magnitude of the need for the services to be provided or the activities to be carried out by the proposed project. (10 points)

(ii) The extent to which the proposed project will focus on serving or otherwise addressing the needs of disadvantaged individuals. (5 points)

                    (iii) The extent to which specific gaps or weaknesses in services, infrastructure, or opportunities have been identified and will be addressed by the proposed project, including the                           ( print page 28917)                        nature and magnitude of those gaps or weaknesses. (5 points)                

                    (b)                     *Quality of the project design.*                     (Maximum 15 points) In determining the quality of the design of the proposed project, the Secretary considers:                

(i) The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable. (10 points)

(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. (5 points)

                    (c)                     *Quality of project services.*                     (Maximum 15 points) 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. In addition, the Secretary considers:                

(i) 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. (10 points)

(ii) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed project reflect up-to-date knowledge from research and effective practice. (5 points)

                    (d)                     *Quality of project personnel.*                     (Maximum 10 points) 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. In addition, the Secretary considers:                

(i) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience, of the project director or principal investigator. (5 points)

(ii) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience, of key project personnel. (5 points)

                    (e)                     *Adequacy of resources.*                     (Maximum 5 points) In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed project, the Secretary considers:                

(i) The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the proposed project. (3 points)

(ii) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to the objectives, design, and potential significance of the proposed project. (2 points)

                    (f)                     *Quality of the management plan.*                     (Maximum 20 points) In determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed project, the Secretary considers:                

(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. (10 points)

(ii) The adequacy of procedures for ensuring feedback and continuous improvement in the operation of the proposed project. (5 points)

(iii) The adequacy of mechanisms for ensuring high-quality products and services from the proposed project. (5 points)

                    (g)                     *Quality of the project evaluation.*                     (Maximum 15 points) In determining the quality of the evaluation, the Secretary considers:                

(i) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the proposed project. (5 points)

(ii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and qualitative data to the extent possible. (5 points)

(iii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward achieving intended outcomes. (5 points)

                    2.                     *Review and Selection Process:*

(a) Applicants must provide, as an attachment to the application, the documentation the institution relied upon in determining that at least 25 percent of the institution's undergraduate FTE students are Hispanic.

# Note:

The 25 percent requirement applies only to undergraduate Hispanic students and is calculated based upon FTE students. Instructions for formatting and submitting the verification documentation to e-Application are in the application package for this competition.

(b) Tie-breaker for Development Grants. In tie-breaking situations for development grants, the Department will award one additional point to an application from an IHE that has an endowment fund for which the market value per FTE student is less than the comparable average per FTE student at a similar type IHE. We will also award one additional point to an application from an IHE that had expenditures for library materials per FTE student that are less than the comparable average per FTE student at a similar type IHE. (34 CFR 606.23(b)(1) and (b)(2))

For the purpose of these funding considerations, we will use 2006-2007 data.

If a tie remains after applying the tie-breaker mechanism above, priority will be given for Individual Development Grants to applicants that have the lowest endowment values per FTE student. (34 CFR 606.23(b)(1))

## 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 in 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 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                     *http://www.ed.gov/​fund/​grant/​apply/​appforms/​appforms.html.*

                    4.                     *Performance Measures:*                     The Secretary has established the following key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of the PPOHA Program:                

(a) The percentage change, over the five-year grant period, of the number of full-time degree-seeking graduate and professional students enrolled at HSIs currently receiving an award under this program.

(b) The percentage change, over the five-year grant period, of the number of master's, doctoral and first-professional degrees, and postbaccalaureate certificates awarded at HSIs currently receiving an award under this program.

                    (c) Cost per successful outcome: Federal cost per master's degree,                           ( print page 28918)                        doctoral and first-professional degree, and post baccalaureate certificate at HSIs currently receiving an award under this program.                

## VII. Agency Contacts

*For Further Information Contact:*                     Dr. Maria E. Carrington, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 6033, Washington, DC 20006-8513. Telephone: (202) 502-7548 or by e-mail:                     *Maria.Carrington@ed.gov.*

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. E9-14357 Filed 6-17-09; 8:45 am]

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