Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/06/03/2015-13480/applications-for-new-awards-native-american-serving-nontribal-institutions-program
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Federal Register :: Applications for New Awards; Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions Program
Applications Available: June 3, 2015.
80 FR 31588
31588-31594 (7 pages)
2015-13480
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2015-13480 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2015-13480
Overview Information: Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) Program
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.031X.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 1, 2015.
Purpose of Program: The NASNTI Program provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) that have an undergraduate enrollment of at least 10 percent Native American students to assist such institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and carry out activities to improve and expand such institutions' capacity to serve Native American and low-income individuals.
Competitive Preference Priority 2 (up to 3 additional points).
Projects that are designed to leverage technology through implementing high-quality accessible digital tools, assessments, and materials that are Start Printed Page 31589aligned with rigorous college- and career-ready standards.
Projects that support activities that strengthen Native American language preservation and revitalization. Definitions: The following definitions are from the Supplemental Priorities and from 34 CFR 77.1 and apply to the priorities and selection criteria in this notice:
In developing logic models, applicants may want to use resources such as the Pacific Education Laboratory's Education Logic Model Application (http://relpacific.mcrel.org/​ resources/elm-app or http://files.eric.ed.gov/​fulltext/​ED544779.pdf) to help design their logic models.
Program Authority: Title III, part A, section 319 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1059f).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, 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 in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 607. (e) The Supplemental Priorities.
Estimated Available Funds: $3,113,000.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding $400,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the Federal Register.
1. Eligible Applicants: (a) An IHE is eligible to receive funds under the NASNTI Program if it qualifies as a Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution. At the time of application, IHEs applying for funds under the NASNTI Program must have an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 10 percent Native American, as defined as follows:
Native American means a person who is of a tribe, people, or culture that is indigenous to the United States.
At the time of submission of their applications, applicants must certify their total undergraduate headcount enrollment and that 10 percent of the IHE's enrollment is Native American. An assurance form, which is included in the application materials for this competition, must be signed by an official for the applicant and submitted.
To qualify as an eligible institution under the NASNTI Program, an institution must also be—
(iii) Designated as an “eligible institution” by demonstrating that it has: (A) an enrollment of needy students as described in 34 CFR 607.3; and (B) below average educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student as described in 34 CFR 607.4.
(b) A grantee under the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program, which is authorized by title V, part A of the HEA, may not receive a grant under any HEA, title III, part A program, including the NASNTI Program. Further, a current HSI Program grantee may not give up its HSI grant in order to receive a grant under any title III, part A program.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost sharing or matching unless funds are used for an endowment.
b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This program involves supplement-not-supplant funding requirements. Grant funds must be used to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the funds that would otherwise be available for the activities to be carried out under the grant and in no case supplant those funds (34 CFR 607.30(b)).Start Printed Page 31590
1. Address to Request Application Package: Bora Mpinja or Don Crews, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW., 6th floor, Washington, DC 20006-8513. You may contact these individuals at the following email addresses or telephone numbers: Bora.Mpinja@ed.gov; (202) 502-7629, Don.Crews@ed.gov; (202) 502-7574.
A “page” is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side only, with 1” margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. Page numbers and an identifier may be within the 1″ margins.
Once your SAM registration is active, you will need to allow 24 to 48 hours for the Start Printed Page 31591information to be available in Grants.gov and before you can submit an application through Grants.gov.
7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under the NASNTI Program must be submitted electronically unless you qualify for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in this section.
Applications for grants under the NASNTI Program, CFDA number 84.031X, 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 email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
You may access the electronic grant application for the NASNTI 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 84.031, not 84.031X).
If you submit an application after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date, please contact one of the people 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 Start Printed Page 31592affected 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.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Bora Mpinja, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 6023, Washington, DC 20006-8513. FAX: (202) 502-7681.
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.031X), LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.031X), 550 12th Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260
c. Quality of project services. (Maximum 10 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:
2. The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed project Start Printed Page 31593reflect up-to-date knowledge from research and effective practice. (5 points)
(b) 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 Start Printed Page 31594under 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: The Secretary has established the following key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of the NASNTI Program:
a. The percentage change, over the five-year period, in the number of full-time degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled at NASNTIs (Note: This is a long-term measure that will be used to periodically gauge performance);
b. The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students at two-year NASNTIs who were in their first year of postsecondary enrollment in the previous year and are enrolled in the current year at the same NASNTI;
c. The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at four-year NASNTIs who graduate within six years of enrollment; and
d. The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at two-year NASNTIs who graduate within three years of enrollment.
Bora Mpinja or Don Crews, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW., 6th floor, Washington, DC 20006-8513. You may contact these individuals at the following email addresses or telephone numbers: Bora.Mpinja@ed.gov; (202) 502-7629, Don.Crews@ed.gov; (202) 502-7574.
Applicants should periodically check the Department's Web site for the title III, part A programs for further information. The address is: www.ed.gov/​programs/​nasnti/​index.html.
[FR Doc. 2015-13480 Filed 6-2-15; 8:45 am]