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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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[CFDA Nos. 84.007, 84.032, 84.033, 84.038, 

84.063, 84.069, 84.268, 84.375, 84.376, and 

84.379] 

Student Assistance General 

Provisions, Federal Supplemental 

Educational Opportunity Grant, 

Federal Family Education Loan, 

Federal Work-Study, Federal Perkins 

Loan, Federal Pell Grant, Leveraging 

Educational Assistance Partnership, 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan, 

Academic Competitiveness Grant, 

National Science and Mathematics 

Access To Retain Talent Grant, and 

Teacher Education Assistance for 

College and Higher Education 

Programs 

ACTION: Notice of deadline dates for 

receipt of applications, reports, and 

other records for the 2008–2009 award 

year. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary announces 

deadline dates for the receipt of 

documents and other information from 

institutions and applicants for the 

Federal student aid programs authorized 

under Title IV of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as amended, for the 2008– 

2009 award year. The Federal student 

aid programs include the Federal 

Supplemental Educational Opportunity 

Grant, Federal Family Education Loan, 

Federal Work-Study, Federal Perkins 

Loan, Federal Pell Grant, Leveraging 

Educational Assistance Partnership, 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan, 

Academic Competitiveness Grant 

(ACG), National Science and 

Mathematics Access to Retain Talent 

Grant (National SMART Grant), and 

Teacher Education Assistance for 

College and Higher Education (TEACH) 

programs. 

These programs, administered by the 

U.S. Department of Education 

(Department), provide financial 

assistance to students attending eligible 

postsecondary educational institutions 

to help them pay their educational 

costs. 

Deadline and Submission Dates: See 

Tables A and B at the end of this notice. 

Table A—Deadline Dates for 

Application Processing and Receipt of 

Student Aid Reports (SARs) or 

Institutional Student Information 

Records (ISIRs) by Institutions 

Table A provides information and 

deadline dates for application 

processing, including receipt of the Free 

Application for Federal Student Aid 

(FAFSA) and corrections to and 

signatures for the FAFSA, receipt of 

SARs and ISIRs, and receipt of 

verification documents. 

The single date for the receipt of a 

FAFSA is June 30, 2009, regardless of 

the method that the applicant uses to 

submit the FAFSA. The deadline date 

for the receipt of a signature page for the 

FAFSA (if required), corrections, 

changes of addresses or schools, or 

requests for a duplicate SAR is 

September 21, 2009. Verification 

documents must be received by the 

institution no later than the earlier of 

120 days after the student’s last date of 

enrollment or September 28, 2009. 

For all Federal student aid programs 

except Parent PLUS, a SAR or ISIR with 

an official expected family contribution 

must be received by the institution no 

later than the earlier of the student’s last 

date of enrollment or September 28, 

2009. For purposes of only the Federal 

Pell Grant, ACG, or National SMART 

Grant programs, a valid SAR or valid 

ISIR for a student not meeting the 

conditions for a late disbursement must 

be received no later than the earlier of 

the student’s last date of enrollment or 

September 28, 2009. A valid SAR or 

valid ISIR for a student meeting the 

conditions for a late disbursement under 

the Federal Pell Grant, ACG, or National 

SMART Grant programs must be 

received according to the deadline dates 

provided in Table A. 

In accordance with the regulations in 

34 CFR 668.164(g)(4)(i), an institution 

may not make a late disbursement later 

than 180 days after the date of the 

institution’s determination that the 

student withdrew or, for a student who 

did not withdraw, 180 days after the 

date the student otherwise became 

ineligible. Table A provides that an 

institution must receive a valid SAR or 

valid ISIR no later than 180 days after 

its determination of a student’s 

withdrawal or, for a student who did 

not withdraw, 180 days after the date 

the student otherwise became ineligible, 

but not later than September 28, 2009. 

Table B—Federal Pell Grant, ACG, and 

National SMART Grant Programs 

Submission Dates for Disbursement 

Information by Institutions 

Table B provides the earliest 

submission and deadline dates for 

institutions to submit Federal Pell 

Grant, ACG, and National SMART Grant 

disbursement records to the 

Department’s Common Origination and 

Disbursement (COD) System and 

deadline dates for requests for 

administrative relief if the institution 

cannot meet the established deadline for 

specified reasons. 

In general, an institution must submit 

Federal Pell Grant, ACG, or National 

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SMART Grant disbursement records no 

later than 30 days after making a Federal 

Pell Grant, ACG, or National SMART 

Grant disbursement or becoming aware 

of the need to adjust a student’s 

previously reported Federal Pell Grant, 

ACG, or National SMART Grant 

disbursement. In accordance with the 

regulations in 34 CFR 668.164, we 

consider that Federal Pell Grant, ACG, 

and National SMART Grant funds are 

disbursed on the date that the 

institution: (a) Credits those funds to a 

student’s account in the institution’s 

general ledger or any subledger of the 

general ledger, or (b) pays those funds 

to a student directly. We consider that 

Federal Pell Grant, ACG, and National 

SMART Grant funds are disbursed even 

if an institution uses its own funds in 

advance of receiving program funds 

from the Department. An institution’s 

failure to submit disbursement records 

within the required 30-day timeframe 

may result in an audit or program 

review finding. In addition, the 

Secretary may initiate an adverse action, 

such as a fine or other penalty for such 

failure. 

Other Sources for Detailed Information 

We publish a detailed discussion of 

the Federal student aid application 

process in the following publications: 

• 2008–2009 Funding Education 

Beyond High School. 

• 2008–2009 Counselors and Mentors 

Handbook. 

• 2008–2009 ISIR Guide. 

• 2008–2009 Federal Student Aid 

Handbook. 

Additional information on the 

institutional reporting requirements for 

the Federal Pell Grant, ACG, and 

National SMART Grant programs is 

contained in the 2008–2009 COD 

Technical Reference. You may access 

this reference by selecting the 

‘‘Publications’’ link at the Information 

for Financial Aid Professionals Web site 

at: http://www.ifap.ed.gov. 

Applicable Regulations: The 

following regulations apply: (1) Student 

Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR 

part 668, (2) Federal Pell Grant Program, 

34 CFR part 690, and (3) Academic 

Competitiveness Grant and National 

Science and Mathematics Access to 

Retain Talent Grant Programs, 34 CFR 

part 691. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Harold McCullough, U.S. Department of 

Education, Federal Student Aid, 830 

First Street, NE., Union Center Plaza, 

Room 113E1, Washington, DC 20202– 

5345. Telephone: (202) 377–4030. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain this document 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. 

Electronic Access to This Document 

You may 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. 

You may also view this document in 

PDF at the following site: http:// 

www.ifap.ed.gov. 

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. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a, 

1070a–1, 1070b–1070b–4, 1070c–1070c–4, 

1070g, 1071–1087–2, 1087a–1087j, and 

1087aa–1087ii; 42 U.S.C. 2751–2756b. 

Dated: June 15, 2009. 

James F. Manning, 

Acting Chief Operating Officer, Federal 

Student Aid. 

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[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