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those resulting from statutory 

requirements and those we have 

determined as necessary for 

administering this program effectively 

and efficiently. 

In assessing the potential costs and 

benefits—both quantitative and 

qualitative—of this proposed regulatory 

action, we have determined that the 

benefits of the proposed requirements, 

definitions, and selection criteria justify 

the costs. 

We have determined, also, that this 

proposed regulatory action does not 

unduly interfere with State, local, and 

tribal governments in the exercise of 

their governmental functions. 

Discussion of Costs and Benefits: 

Elsewhere in this notice we discuss 

the potential costs and benefits, both 

quantitative and qualitative, of the 

proposed evaluation requirements. We 

also discuss the benefits of the other 

proposed requirements, definitions and 

selection criteria. 

In addition, we do not believe the 

proposed requirements, definitions, and 

selection criteria will increase the 

amount of time it takes to prepare an 

application. During the first competition 

under this program, the Department 

estimated that community-based 

organizations would spend 120 hours 

preparing an application, and we 

continue to believe that is a correct 

estimate. The application package for 

the NHCTEP (approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget through June 

30, 2010 under 1830–0564) included the 

same requirements, definitions, and 

selection criteria that are in this notice. 

We also believe that these proposed 

requirements, definitions, and selection 

criteria will improve the ability of 

eligible applicants to write applications 

that better address the purposes of the 

NHCTEP and to operate projects that are 

consistent with the Act. 

Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can 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 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: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Dated: January 16, 2009. 

Troy R. Justesen, 

Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult 

Education. 

[FR Doc. E9–1456 Filed 1–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education; Overview Information: 

Native Hawaiian Education Program; 

Notice Inviting Applications for New 

Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.362A. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: January 23, 

2009. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 24, 2009. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Native Hawaiian Education program 

is to support innovative projects that 

enhance the educational services 

provided to Native Hawaiian children 

and adults. These projects may include 

those activities authorized under section 

7205(a)(3) of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (ESEA). 

Note: Construction, renovation, or 

modernization of any elementary school, 

secondary school, or structure related to an 

elementary school or secondary school, run 

by the Department of Education of the State 

of Hawaii, that serves a predominantly 

Native Hawaiian student body will be a 

permissible activity under this competition 

only if Congress specifically authorizes the 

use of FY 2009 funds for that purpose. 

Priorities: In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(iv), competitive preference 

priorities (a) through (d) are from 

section 7205(a)(2) of the ESEA (20 

U.S.C. 7515(a)(2)). Competitive 

preference priority (e) is from the notice 

of final discretionary grant priorities for 

FY 2009, published in the Federal 

Register on November 21, 2008 (73 FR 

70627). 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2009 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applicants from this 

competition, these priorities are 

competitive preference priorities. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award up to 

an additional five points (total) to an 

application, depending on how well the 

application meets one or more of these 

priorities. 

These priorities are: 

(a) Projects that are designed to 

address beginning reading and literacy 

among students in kindergarten through 

third grade. 

(b) Projects that are designed to 

address the needs of at-risk children and 

youth. 

(c) Projects that are designed to 

address the needs in fields or 

disciplines in which Native Hawaiians 

are underemployed. 

(d) Projects that are designed to 

address the use of the Hawaiian 

language in instruction. 

(e) Projects that support activities and 

interventions aimed at improving the 

academic achievement of secondary 

school students who are at greatest risk 

of not meeting challenging State 

academic standards and not completing 

high school. 

Note: In order to receive additional points 

under a competitive preference priority, an 

application should provide adequate and 

sufficient information that clearly 

substantiates its claim that it meets each 

priority addressed. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7511– 

7517. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 

85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The notice of 

final discretionary grant priorities for 

FY 2009, published in the Federal 

Register on November 21, 2008 (73 FR 

70627). 

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: The 

Administration’s budget request for FY 

2009 does not include funds for this 

program. However, we are inviting 

applications to allow enough time to 

complete the grant process before the 

end of the current fiscal year if Congress 

appropriates funds for this program. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in FY 

2010 from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition. 

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Estimated Range of Awards: 

$250,000–$950,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$425,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 21 (7 

for novice applicants; 14 for non-novice 

applicants, including previous grantees 

under the Native Hawaiian Education 

program). The Department will rank and 

fund two groups of applicants 

separately: The novice applicants will 

comprise one group, and non-novice 

applicants will comprise the second 

group. If we do not receive a sufficient 

number of high-quality applications 

from novice applicants, funds set aside 

for novice applicants may be used to 

fund non-novice applicants, including 

previous grantees under the Native 

Hawaiian Education Program. Further 

information regarding our review of 

these two groups of applications, 

including the definition of novice 

applicant, is in section V.2. of this 

notice. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 36 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Native 

Hawaiian educational organizations; 

Native Hawaiian community-based 

organizations; public and private 

nonprofit organizations, agencies, and 

institutions with experience in 

developing or operating Native 

Hawaiian programs or programs of 

instruction in the Native Hawaiian 

language; and consortia of the 

previously mentioned organizations, 

agencies, and institutions. 

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 

program office. To obtain a copy via the 

Internet, use either of the following 

addresses: www.grants.gov or 

www.ed.gov/programs/nathawaiian/ 

applicant.html. 

To obtain a copy from the program 

office, contact: Joanne Osborne, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., room 3E214, Washington, 

DC 20202–6200. Telephone: (202) 401– 

1265 or by e-mail: 

joanne.osborne@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

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 

competition. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

is where you, the applicant, address the 

selection criteria that reviewers use to 

evaluate your application. You must 

limit the application narrative to no 

more than 25 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. 

• 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 or Arial Narrow) will not be 

accepted. 

The page limit does not apply to the 

cover sheet; the budget section, 

including the narrative budget 

justification; the assurances and 

certifications; the abstract; the resumes; 

or the appendices. However, the page 

limit does apply to all of the application 

narrative section. 

Our reviewers will not read any pages 

of your application that exceed the page 

limit. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: January 23, 

2009. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 24, 2009. 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically using the Grants.gov 

Apply site (Grants.gov). 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 

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. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

competition is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

5. Funding Restrictions: Under section 

7205(b) of the ESEA, not more than five 

percent of funds provided to a grantee 

under this competition for any fiscal 

year may be used for administrative 

purposes. We reference additional 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

6. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

competition 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 

Native Hawaiian Education program, 

CFDA Number 84.362A, must be 

submitted electronically using the 

Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site 

at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, 

you will be able to download a copy of 

the application package, complete it 

offline, and then upload and submit 

your application. You may not e-mail an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

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. 

You may access the electronic grant 

application for the Native Hawaiian 

Education program at www.Grants.gov. 

You must search for the downloadable 

application package for this competition 

by the CFDA number. Do not include 

the CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your 

search (e.g., search for 84.362, not 

84.362A). 

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Please note the following: 

• When you enter the Grants.gov site, 

you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site, as well as the hours of 

operation. 

• Applications received by Grants.gov 

are date and time stamped. Your 

application must be fully uploaded and 

submitted and must be date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system no 

later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC 

time, on the application deadline date. 

Except as otherwise noted in this 

section, we will not accept your 

application if it is received—that is, date 

and time stamped by the Grants.gov 

system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date. We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. When we retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov, we will 

notify you if we are rejecting your 

application because it was date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system after 

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

the application deadline date. 

• The amount of time it can take to 

upload an application will vary 

depending on a variety of factors, 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your Internet connection. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

• You should review and follow the 

Education Submission Procedures for 

submitting an application through 

Grants.gov that are included in the 

application package for this competition 

to ensure that you submit your 

application in a timely manner to the 

Grants.gov system. You can also find the 

Education Submission Procedures 

pertaining to Grants.gov at http://eGrants.ed.gov/help/ 

GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf. 

• To submit your application via 

Grants.gov, you must complete all steps 

in the Grants.gov registration process 

(see www.grants.gov/applicants/ 

get_registered.jsp). These steps include 

(1) registering your organization, a 

multi-part process that includes 

registration with the Central Contractor 

Registry (CCR); (2) registering yourself 

as an Authorized Organization 

Representative (AOR); and (3) getting 

authorized as an AOR by your 

organization. Details on these steps are 

outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step 

Registration Guide (see www.grants.gov/ 

section910/ 

Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf). 

You also must provide on your 

application the same D–U–N–S Number 

used with this registration. Please note 

that the registration process may take 

five or more business days to complete, 

and you must have completed all 

registration steps to allow you to submit 

successfully an application via 

Grants.gov. In addition you will need to 

update your CCR registration on an 

annual basis. This may take three or 

more business days to complete. 

• 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: 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. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive from 

Grants.gov an automatic notification of 

receipt that contains a Grants.gov 

tracking number. (This notification 

indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not 

receipt by the Department.) The 

Department then will retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov and send a 

second notification to you by e-mail. 

This second notification indicates that 

the Department has received your 

application and has assigned your 

application a PR/Award number (an EDspecified identifying number unique to 

your application). 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of Technical Issues with the 

Grants.gov System: If you are 

experiencing problems submitting your 

application through Grants.gov, please 

contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, 

toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must 

obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number and must keep a record of it. 

If you are prevented from 

electronically submitting your 

application on the application deadline 

date because of technical problems with 

the Grants.gov system, we will grant you 

an extension until 4:30:00 p.m., 

Washington, DC, time, the following 

business day to enable you to transmit 

your application electronically or by 

hand delivery. You also may mail your 

application by following the mailing 

instructions described elsewhere in this 

notice. 

If you submit an application after 

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

the application deadline date, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in 

section VII of this notice and provide an 

explanation of the technical problem 

you experienced with Grants.gov, along 

with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number. We will accept your 

application if we can confirm that a 

technical problem occurred with the 

Grants.gov system and that that problem 

affected your ability to submit your 

application by 4:30:00 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date. The 

Department will contact you after a 

determination is made on whether your 

application will be accepted. 

Note: The extensions to which we refer in 

this section apply only to the unavailability 

of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov 

system. We will not grant you an extension 

if you failed to fully register to submit your 

application to Grants.gov before the 

application deadline date and time or if the 

technical problem you experienced is 

unrelated to the Grants.gov system. 

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 

the Grants.gov system because— 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to the 

Grants.gov system; 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 prevent 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. 

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Address and mail or fax your 

statement to: Joanne Osborne, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., room 3E214, Washington, 

DC 20202–6200. FAX: (202) 260–8969. 

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 84.362A) 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 84.362A) 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 

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 competition are from 34 

CFR 75.210. The maximum possible 

score for all criteria is 100 points. The 

maximum possible score for each 

criterion is indicated in parentheses. 

The selection criteria for this 

competition are as follows: 

a. Need for project (10 points). The 

Secretary considers the need for the 

proposed project. In determining the 

need for the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers the following 

factors: (i) The magnitude of the need 

for the services to be provided or the 

activities to be carried out by the 

proposed project; and (ii) 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 nature and magnitude of 

those gaps or weaknesses. 

b. Quality of the project design (30 

points). The Secretary considers the 

quality of the design of the proposed 

project. In determining the quality of the 

design of the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers the following 

factors: (i) The extent to which the 

design for implementing and evaluating 

the proposed project will result in 

information to guide possible 

replication of project activities or 

strategies, including information about 

the effectiveness of the approach or 

strategies employed by the project; (ii) 

the extent to which the design of the 

proposed project reflects up-to-date 

knowledge from research and effective 

practice; (iii) the extent to which the 

proposed project will establish linkages 

with other appropriate agencies and 

organizations providing services to the 

target population; and (iv) the extent to 

which the proposed project is part of a 

comprehensive effort to improve 

teaching and learning and support 

rigorous academic standards for 

students. 

c. Quality of project services (15 

points). The Secretary considers the 

quality of the services to be provided by 

the proposed project. 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 the following factors: (i) The 

likely impact of the services to be 

provided by the proposed project on the 

intended recipients of those services; (ii) 

the likelihood that the services to be 

provided by the proposed project will 

lead to improvements in the 

achievement of students as measured 

against rigorous academic standards; 

and (iii) the extent to which the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

involve the collaboration of appropriate 

partners for maximizing the 

effectiveness of project services. 

d. Quality of the management plan 

(20 points). The Secretary considers the 

quality of the management plan for the 

proposed project. In determining the 

quality of the management plan for the 

proposed project, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: (i) The 

adequacy of procedures for ensuring 

feedback and continuous improvement 

in the operation of the proposed project; 

(ii) the adequacy of mechanisms for 

ensuring high-quality products and 

services from the proposed project; and 

(iii) 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. 

e. Adequacy of Resources (5 points). 

The Secretary considers the adequacy of 

resources for the proposed project. In 

determining the adequacy of resources 

for the proposed project, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: (i) The 

relevance and demonstrated 

commitment of each partner in the 

proposed project to the implementation 

and success of the project; (ii) 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; and (iii) the potential for 

continued support of the project after 

Federal funding ends, including, as 

appropriate, the demonstrated 

commitment of appropriate entities to 

such support. 

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f. Quality of the project evaluation (20 

points). The Secretary considers the 

quality of the evaluation to be 

conducted of the proposed project. In 

determining the quality of the 

evaluation, the Secretary considers the 

following factors: (i) The extent to 

which the methods of evaluation 

provide for examining the effectiveness 

of project implementation strategies; 

and (ii) the extent to which the methods 

of evaluation will provide timely 

guidance for quality assurance. 

2. Review of Applications—Novice 

Applicants and Non-Novice Applicants. 

The Department will rank and fund two 

groups of applicants separately: novice 

applicants will comprise one group, and 

non-novice applicants, including 

previous grantees under the Native 

Hawaiian Education program, will 

comprise the second group. If we do not 

receive a sufficient number of high 

quality applications from novice 

applicants, funds set aside for novice 

applicants may be used to fund 

applications submitted by non-novice 

applicants. 

An applicant is considered a ‘‘novice 

applicant’’ if it meets the following 

criteria in 34 CFR 75.225(a)(1) and (b): 

The applicant must— 

(i) Have never received a grant or 

subgrant under the Native Hawaiian 

Education program; 

(ii) Have never been a member of a 

group application, submitted in 

accordance with 34 CFR 75.127 through 

75.129, that received a grant under the 

Native Hawaiian Education program; 

and 

(iii) Have not had an active 

discretionary grant from the Federal 

Government in the five years before the 

deadline date for applications in this 

competition. For purposes of this 

requirement, a grant is active until the 

end of the grant’s project or funding 

period, including any extensions of 

those periods that extend the grantee’s 

authority to obligate funds. 

34 CFR 75.225(a)(2) addresses the 

requirements for group applications 

submitted by novice applicants. In the 

case of a group application submitted in 

accordance with 34 CFR 75.127 through 

75.129, each group member must meet 

the requirements in 34 CFR 75.225(a)(1) 

and (b), previously described in this 

section of the notice, in order to qualify 

as a novice applicant. 

All applicants should follow the 

instructions in the application package 

to ensure they properly indicate in their 

application their status as a novice or 

non-novice applicant. 

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 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. 

4. Performance Measures: Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department has 

developed the following performance 

measures for evaluating the overall 

effectiveness of the Native Hawaiian 

Education program: 

(1) The percentage of Native Hawaiian 

students in schools served by the 

program who meet or exceed 

proficiency standards in reading, 

mathematics, and science on the State 

assessments; 

(2) The percentage of Native Hawaiian 

children participating in early education 

programs who consistently demonstrate 

school readiness in literacy as measured 

by the Hawaii School Readiness 

Assessment (HSRA); 

(3) The percentage of students in 

schools served by the program who 

graduate from high school with a regular 

high school diploma in four years; and 

(4) The percentage of students 

participating in a Hawaiian language 

program conducted under the Native 

Hawaiian Education Program who meet 

or exceed proficiency standards in 

reading on a test of the Hawaiian 

language. 

All grantees will be expected to 

submit an annual performance report 

that includes data addressing these 

performance measures, to the extent that 

they apply to the grantee’s project. 

VII. Agency Contact 

For Further Information Contact: 

Joanne Osborne, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 3E214, Washington, DC 20202– 

6200. Telephone: (202) 401–1265 or by 

e-mail: joanne.osborne@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: 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: gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html. 

Dated: January 16, 2009. 

Kerri L. Briggs, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. E9–1524 Filed 1–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records—TRIO Programs Annual 

Performance Report (APR) System 

(TRIO APR) 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

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