[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51615-51616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24218]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Authorization of Subgrants for the High School Career and 
Technical Education Teacher Pathway Initiative

AGENCY: Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Education Department General Administrative 
Regulations, this notice authorizes grantees receiving awards under the 
High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher Pathway 
Initiative (CFDA 84.051D) to make subgrants, subject to the limitations 
described in this notice.

DATES: Grantees may begin making subgrants on November 7, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Messenger, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), Room 
11028, Washington, DC 20202-7241. Telephone: (202) 245-7840 or by fax 
at (202) 245-7170.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of Program: The purpose of the High School CTE Teacher 
Pathway Initiative is to improve CTE programs assisted under the Carl 
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (the Perkins Act) 
by increasing the supply of high school CTE teachers available to teach 
students in CTE programs that align to in-demand industry sectors or 
occupations in States and communities where shortages of such teachers 
exist.
    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2324.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 
and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to Agencies 
on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR 
part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 
CFR part 3485. (c) The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost 
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 
200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR 
part 3474. (d) The priorities and requirements in the notice inviting 
applications for this program, published June 13, 2017, in the Federal 
Register (82 FR 27047).
    Eligible Entities for Subgrants: The following entities are 
eligible to apply under this competition:
    (a) A State board designated or created consistent with State law 
as the sole State agency responsible for the administration of CTE in 
the State or for the supervision of the administration of CTE in the 
State;
    (b) A local educational agency (LEA) (including a public charter 
school that operates as an LEA), an area CTE school, an educational 
service agency, or a consortium of such entities, in each case, that 
receives assistance under section 131 of the Perkins Act; and
    (c) An eligible institution or consortium of eligible institutions 
that receives assistance under section 132 of the Perkins Act.
    Discussion: Recognizing that creating sustainable, new, or expanded 
pathways to recruit and retain CTE teachers will require collaborative 
approaches and coordination among several entities, the Department of 
Education has required that the applicants to the High School CTE 
Teacher Pathway Initiative create partnerships to carry out the 
activities proposed in the applications. The Office of Career, 
Technical, and Adult Education has determined that for some of the 
partnerships, subgranting may be appropriate and necessary to meet the 
purposes of the High School CTE Teacher Pathway Initiative, 
particularly for State eligible agencies that receive a High School CTE 
Teacher Pathway Initiative grant award, because many of the allowable 
activities are decided and implemented at the school district level. 
The current absence of subgranting authority limits the extent to which 
the program grantees and partners can most effectively collaborate to 
conduct the activities described in funded applications.
    Requirements: If the grantee uses this subgranting authority, the 
subgrants, consistent with 34 CFR 75.708(b)(2), must be used only to 
carry out directly those project activities described in the grantee's 
approved application. Consistent with 34 CFR 75.708(d), grantees must 
ensure that subgrants are awarded on the basis of the approved budget 
that is consistent with the grantee's approved application and all 
applicable Federal statutory, regulatory, and other requirements. 
Grantees have the authority to award subgrants to entities that have 
been identified in their applications as well as to those that are 
awarded a subgrant through a competitive award process. Grantees under 
the High School CTE Teacher Pathway Initiative must ensure that every 
subgrant includes any conditions required by Federal statutes and 
Executive orders and their implementing regulations. Grantees must 
ensure that subgrantees are aware of the requirements imposed upon them 
by Federal statutes and regulations, including the Federal anti-
discrimination laws listed in 34 CFR 75.500, and enforced by the 
Department.
    Note: This notice does not solicit applications.
    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, 
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the program contact person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free 
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Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System 
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    Dated: November 2, 2017.
Michael E. Wooten,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Delegated the Duties of the Assistant 
Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education.
[FR Doc. 2017-24218 Filed 11-6-17; 8:45 am]
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