80_FR_47112 80 FR 46961 - Applications for New Awards; Demonstration and Training: Career Pathways for Individuals With Disabilities

80 FR 46961 - Applications for New Awards; Demonstration and Training: Career Pathways for Individuals With Disabilities

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 151 (August 6, 2015)

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FR Document2015-19294

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 151 (Thursday, August 6, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 151 (Thursday, August 6, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Applications for New Awards; Demonstration and Training: Career 
Pathways for Individuals With Disabilities

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Overview Information:
    Demonstration and Training: Career Pathways for Individuals with 
Disabilities.
    Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 
2015.

    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.235N.

DATES: Applications Available: August 6, 2015.
    Date of Pre-Application Webinar: August 13, 2015.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 8, 2015.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Demonstration and Training 
Program is to provide competitive grants to, or enter into contracts 
with, eligible entities to expand and improve rehabilitation and other 
services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 
(Rehabilitation Act), or to further the purposes and policies in 
sections 2(b) and 2(c) of the Rehabilitation Act by supporting 
activities that increase the provision, extent, availability, and 
scope, as well as improve the quality of rehabilitation services under 
the Rehabilitation Act.
    Priority: This notice includes one absolute priority. This priority 
is from the notice of final priority for this program (NFP), published 
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
    Absolute Priority: For FY 2015 and any subsequent year in which we 
make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition, 
this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we 
consider only applications that meet this priority.
    This priority is:
    Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities.
    Note: The full text of this priority is included in the notice of 
final priority for this program, published elsewhere in this issue of 
the Federal Register, and in the application package for this 
competition.
    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 773(b).
    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 in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) 34 CFR part 373. 
(e) The NFP.
    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 only to institutions 
of higher education (IHEs).

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Discretionary grant.
    Estimated Available Funds: $3,500,000 annually.
    Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of 
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2016 from the list of 
unfunded applicants from this competition.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $575,000-$875,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $725,000.
    Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a 
budget exceeding $875,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The 
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 
may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the Federal 
Register.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 4.
    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
    Project Period: Up to 60 months.
    Continuing the Fourth and Fifth Years of the Project: In deciding 
whether to continue funding the projects awarded through this 
competition for the fourth and fifth years, the Department, as part of 
the review of the application narrative and annual performance reports, 
will consider the degree to which the projects demonstrate substantial 
progress toward their goals and objectives regarding--
    (a) The number of distinct career pathways accessed and/or created 
through the project, and the recognized postsecondary credentials and 
occupational clusters in each;
    (b) The number of eligible individuals who entered each career 
pathway;
    (c) The number of eligible individuals who attained one or more 
recognized secondary or postsecondary credentials;
    (d) The number of eligible individuals who achieved competitive 
integrated employment in each career pathway; and

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    (e) The corresponding weekly wage and employer benefits received by 
these individuals.

III. Eligibility Information

    1. Eligible Applicants: A State VR agency or State VR agencies 
applying as a group in accordance with 34 CFR 75.128.
    2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost sharing of 10 percent of the 
total cost of the project is required of grantees under the 
Demonstration and Training Program. Any program income that may be 
incurred during the period of performance may only be directed towards 
advancing activities in the approved grant application and may not be 
used towards the 10 percent match requirement.

IV. Application and Submission Information

    1. Address to Request Application Package: You can obtain an 
application package via the Internet, from the Education Publications 
Center (ED Pubs), or from the program office. To obtain a copy via the 
Internet, use the following address: www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html.
    To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the following: 
ED Pubs, U.S. Department of Education, P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria, VA 
22304. Telephone, toll free: 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (703) 605-6794. If 
you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), call, toll free: 1-877-576-7734.
    You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at 
its email address: [email protected].
    If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify 
this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.235N.
    To obtain a copy from the program office, contact the person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
    Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application 
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, 
or compact disc) 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 competition.
    Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application) 
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that 
reviewers use to evaluate your application. Because of the limited time 
available to review applications and make a recommendation for funding, 
we strongly encourage applicants to limit the application narrative to 
no more than 45 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, including titles, headings, 
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as 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.
    In addition to the page-limit guidance on the application narrative 
section, we recommend that you adhere to the following page limits, 
using the standards listed above: (1) The abstract should be no more 
than one page, (2) the resumes of key personnel should be no more than 
two pages per person, and (3) the bibliography should be no more than 
three pages. The only optional materials that will be accepted are 
letters of support. Please note that our reviewers are not required to 
read optional materials.
    Please note that any funded applicant's application abstract will 
be made available to the public.
    3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: August 6, 
2015.
    Date of Pre-Application Webinar: Interested parties are invited to 
participate in a pre-application webinar. The pre-application webinar 
with staff from the Department will be held on August 13, 2015. The 
webinar will be recorded. For further information about the pre-
application webinar, contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 8, 2015.
    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.7. 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 subject to 
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. However, 
under 34 CFR 79.8(a), we waive intergovernmental review in order to 
make an award by the end of FY 2015.
    5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding 
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
    6. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification 
Number, and System for Award Management: To do business with the 
Department of Education, you must--
    a. Have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and a 
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);
    b. Register both your DUNS number and TIN with the System for Award 
Management (SAM) (formerly the Central Contractor Registry (CCR)), the 
Government's primary registrant database;
    c. Provide your DUNS number and TIN on your application; and
    d. Maintain an active SAM registration with current information 
while your application is under review by the Department and, if you 
are awarded a grant, during the project period.
    You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number 
can be created within one to two business days.
    If you are a corporate entity, agency, institution, or 
organization, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service. 
If you are an individual, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal 
Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. If you need a 
new TIN, please allow two to five weeks for your TIN to become active.
    The SAM registration process can take approximately seven business 
days, but may take upwards of several weeks, depending on the 
completeness and accuracy of the data entered into the SAM database by 
an entity. Thus, if you

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think you might want to apply for Federal financial assistance under a 
program administered by the Department, please allow sufficient time to 
obtain and register your DUNS number and TIN. We strongly recommend 
that you register early.
    Note: Once your SAM registration is active, you will need to allow 
24 to 48 hours for the information to be available in Grants.gov and 
before you can submit an application through Grants.gov.
    If you are currently registered with SAM, you may not need to make 
any changes. However, please make certain that the TIN associated with 
your DUNS number is correct. Also note that you will need to update 
your registration annually. This may take three or more business days.
    Information about SAM is available at www.SAM.gov. To further 
assist you with obtaining and registering your DUNS number and TIN in 
SAM or updating your existing SAM account, we have prepared a SAM.gov 
Tip Sheet, which you can find at: www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html.
    In addition, if you are submitting your application via Grants.gov, 
you must (1) be designated by your organization as an Authorized 
Organization Representative (AOR); and (2) register yourself with 
Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these steps are outlined at the 
following Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html.
    7. 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 Demonstration and Training: Career Pathways for Individuals 
with Disabilities, CFDA number 84.235N, 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.
    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 
Demonstration and Training: Career Pathways for Individuals with 
Disabilities competition 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 84.235, not 84.235N).
    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 under News and Events on the Department's G5 
system home page at www.G5.gov.
     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 upload any narrative sections and all other 
attachments to your application as files in a PDF (Portable Document) 
read-only, non-modifiable format. Do not upload an interactive or 
fillable PDF file. If you upload a file type other than a read-only, 
non-modifiable PDF 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 email. This second notification 
indicates that the Department has received your application and has 
assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified 
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

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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 
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: Felipe Lulli, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5054, Potomac 
Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 20202-2800. FAX: (202) 245-7592.
    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 
84.235N), 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 84.235N), 550 12th Street SW., Room 7039, 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 and are listed in the application package.
    2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants 
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition, 
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), the past 
performance of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as 
the applicant's use of funds, achievement of project objectives, and 
compliance with grant conditions. The Secretary may also consider 
whether the applicant failed to submit a timely performance report or 
submitted a report of unacceptable quality.
    In addition, in making a competitive grant award, the Secretary 
also requires various assurances including those applicable to Federal 
civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or 
activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department 
of Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
    3. Special Conditions: Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the Secretary may 
impose special conditions and, in appropriate circumstances, high-risk 
conditions on a grant if the applicant or grantee is not financially 
stable; has a history of unsatisfactory performance; has a financial or 
other management system that does not meet the standards in 2 CFR part 
200, subpart D; has not fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; or 
is otherwise not responsible.

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); or we may send you an email containing a link to 
access an electronic version of your 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

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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: (a) If you apply for a grant under this competition, 
you must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and 
systems to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170 
should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply 
if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
    (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 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: The Government Performance and Results Act 
of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal departments and agencies to improve the 
effectiveness of programs by engaging in strategic planning, setting 
outcome-related goals for programs, and measuring program results 
against those goals.
    The purpose of this priority is to demonstrate promising practices 
in the use of career pathways to help VR-eligible individuals with 
disabilities, including youth with disabilities, to acquire marketable 
skills and recognized postsecondary credentials necessary to secure 
competitive integrated employment in high-demand, high-quality 
occupations, as measured by the following project outcomes, at a 
minimum: (a) Increase the number of distinct career pathways accessed 
or created by the participating State VR agency(ies) for eligible 
individuals seeking competitive integrated employment in related 
occupational clusters; (b) Increase the number and percentage of VR-
eligible individuals who achieve competitive integrated employment 
within each of the project's career pathways; and (c) Increase the 
average weekly wage and employer benefits of VR-eligible individuals 
participating in each of the project's career pathways, as compared to 
those of non-participating eligible individuals.
    Grantees' progress in achieving these performance measures will be 
evaluated based on the careful review of their annual financial and 
performance reports.
    5. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award under 34 CFR 
75.253, the Secretary considers, among other things: Whether a grantee 
has made substantial progress in achieving the goals and objectives of 
the project; whether the grantee has expended funds in a manner that is 
consistent with its approved application and budget; and, if the 
Secretary has established performance measurement requirements, the 
performance targets in the grantee's approved application. In making a 
continuation grant, the Secretary also considers whether the grantee is 
operating in compliance with the assurances in its approved 
application, including those applicable to Federal civil rights laws 
that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities receiving 
Federal financial assistance from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 
106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).

VII. Agency Contact

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Felipe Lulli, U.S. Department of 
Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, 400 Maryland Avenue 
SW., Room 5054, PCP, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-
7425 or by email: [email protected].
    If you use a TDD or a TTY, 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 compact disc) on request to 
the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
in section VII of this notice.
    Electronic Access to This Document: 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 via the Federal Digital System 
at: www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys. At this site 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). To use PDF 
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the 
site.
    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Register by using the article search feature at: 
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.

    Dated: July 31, 2015.
Michael K. Yudin,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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                                                                                                      Education.
                                              of the stock assessment and input data.                                                                       Principles, and Audit Requirements for
                                                                                                      ACTION: Notice.                                       Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as
                                              Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
                                                                                                        Overview Information:                               adopted and amended in 2 CFR part
                                              appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
                                                                                                        Demonstration and Training: Career                  3474. (d) 34 CFR part 373. (e) The NFP.
                                              Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery                                                                                 Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part
                                              Management Councils and NOAA                            Pathways for Individuals with
                                                                                                      Disabilities.                                         79 apply to all applicants except
                                              Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,                                                                          federally recognized Indian tribes.
                                              Highly Migratory Species Management                       Notice inviting applications for new
                                                                                                      awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015.                       Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part
                                              Division, and Southeast Fisheries                                                                             86 apply only to institutions of higher
                                              Science Center. Participants include:                     Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance              education (IHEs).
                                              data collectors and database managers;                  (CFDA) Number: 84.235N.
                                                                                                      DATES:  Applications Available: August                II. Award Information
                                              stock assessment scientists, biologists,
                                              and researchers; constituency                           6, 2015.                                                 Type of Award: Discretionary grant.
                                              representatives including fishermen,                       Date of Pre-Application Webinar:                      Estimated Available Funds:
                                              environmentalists, and non-                             August 13, 2015.                                      $3,500,000 annually.
                                                                                                         Deadline for Transmittal of                           Contingent upon the availability of
                                              governmental organizations (NGOs);
                                                                                                      Applications: September 8, 2015.                      funds and the quality of applications,
                                              international experts; and staff of
                                                                                                                                                            we may make additional awards in FY
                                              Councils, Commissions, and state and                    Full Text of Announcement                             2016 from the list of unfunded
                                              federal agencies.                                       I. Funding Opportunity Description                    applicants from this competition.
                                                The items of discussion in the post                      Purpose of Program: The purpose of                    Estimated Range of Awards:
                                              Data Workshop II webinar are as                         the Demonstration and Training                        $575,000–$875,000.
                                              follows:                                                                                                         Estimated Average Size of Awards:
                                                                                                      Program is to provide competitive grants
                                                                                                                                                            $725,000.
                                                Participants will finalize data                       to, or enter into contracts with, eligible               Maximum Award: We will reject any
                                              recommendations from the Data Workshop II               entities to expand and improve                        application that proposes a budget
                                              and provide early modeling advice.                      rehabilitation and other services                     exceeding $875,000 for a single budget
                                                                                                      authorized under the Rehabilitation Act               period of 12 months. The Assistant
                                                 Although non-emergency issues not                    of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation
                                              contained in this agenda may come                                                                             Secretary for Special Education and
                                                                                                      Act), or to further the purposes and                  Rehabilitative Services may change the
                                              before this group for discussion, those                 policies in sections 2(b) and 2(c) of the
                                              issues may not be the subject of formal                                                                       maximum amount through a notice
                                                                                                      Rehabilitation Act by supporting                      published in the Federal Register.
                                              action during this meeting. Action will                 activities that increase the provision,                  Estimated Number of Awards: 4.
                                              be restricted to those issues specifically              extent, availability, and scope, as well                 Note: The Department is not bound by
                                              identified in this notice and any issues                as improve the quality of rehabilitation              any estimates in this notice.
                                              arising after publication of this notice                services under the Rehabilitation Act.                   Project Period: Up to 60 months.
                                              that require emergency action under                        Priority: This notice includes one                    Continuing the Fourth and Fifth Years
                                              section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens                  absolute priority. This priority is from              of the Project: In deciding whether to
                                              Fishery Conservation and Management                     the notice of final priority for this                 continue funding the projects awarded
                                              Act, provided the public has been                       program (NFP), published elsewhere in                 through this competition for the fourth
                                              notified of the intent to take final action             this issue of the Federal Register.                   and fifth years, the Department, as part
                                              to address the emergency.                                  Absolute Priority: For FY 2015 and                 of the review of the application
                                                                                                      any subsequent year in which we make                  narrative and annual performance
                                              Special Accommodations                                  awards from the list of unfunded                      reports, will consider the degree to
                                                                                                      applicants from this competition, this                which the projects demonstrate
                                                This meeting is accessible to people
                                                                                                      priority is an absolute priority. Under 34            substantial progress toward their goals
                                              with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
                                                                                                      CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only                     and objectives regarding—
                                              aids should be directed to the SEDAR                    applications that meet this priority.                    (a) The number of distinct career
                                              office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10                         This priority is:                                  pathways accessed and/or created
                                              business days prior to the meeting.                        Career Pathways for Individuals with               through the project, and the recognized
                                                Note: The times and sequence specified in             Disabilities.                                         postsecondary credentials and
                                              this agenda are subject to change.                         Note: The full text of this priority is            occupational clusters in each;
                                                                                                      included in the notice of final priority                 (b) The number of eligible individuals
                                                 Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.                    for this program, published elsewhere in              who entered each career pathway;
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                                                Dated: July 31, 2015.                                 this issue of the Federal Register, and                  (c) The number of eligible individuals
                                                                                                      in the application package for this                   who attained one or more recognized
                                              Tracey L. Thompson,
                                                                                                      competition.                                          secondary or postsecondary credentials;
                                              Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable              Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 773(b).                  (d) The number of eligible individuals
                                              Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.              Applicable Regulations: (a) The                    who achieved competitive integrated
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–19234 Filed 8–5–15; 8:45 am]              Education Department General                          employment in each career pathway;
                                              BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                  Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR                  and


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                                                (e) The corresponding weekly wage                     time available to review applications                   We do not consider an application
                                              and employer benefits received by these                 and make a recommendation for                         that does not comply with the deadline
                                              individuals.                                            funding, we strongly encourage                        requirements.
                                                                                                      applicants to limit the application                     Individuals with disabilities who
                                              III. Eligibility Information                                                                                  need an accommodation or auxiliary aid
                                                                                                      narrative to no more than 45 pages,
                                                 1. Eligible Applicants: A State VR                   using the following standards:                        in connection with the application
                                              agency or State VR agencies applying as                    • A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side            process should contact the person listed
                                              a group in accordance with 34 CFR                       only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,             under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                              75.128.                                                 and both sides.                                       CONTACT in section VII of this notice. If
                                                 2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost                       • Double space (no more than three                 the Department provides an
                                              sharing of 10 percent of the total cost of              lines per vertical inch) all text in the              accommodation or auxiliary aid to an
                                              the project is required of grantees under               application narrative, including titles,              individual with a disability in
                                              the Demonstration and Training                          headings, footnotes, quotations,                      connection with the application
                                              Program. Any program income that may                    references, and captions, as well as all              process, the individual’s application
                                              be incurred during the period of                        text in charts, tables, figures, and                  remains subject to all other
                                              performance may only be directed                        graphs.                                               requirements and limitations in this
                                              towards advancing activities in the                        • Use a font that is either 12 point or            notice.
                                              approved grant application and may not                  larger or no smaller than 10 pitch                      4. Intergovernmental Review: This
                                              be used towards the 10 percent match                    (characters per inch).                                competition is subject to Executive
                                              requirement.                                               • Use one of the following fonts:                  Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
                                                                                                      Times New Roman, Courier, Courier                     CFR part 79. However, under 34 CFR
                                              IV. Application and Submission                          New, or Arial. An application submitted
                                              Information                                                                                                   79.8(a), we waive intergovernmental
                                                                                                      in any other font (including Times                    review in order to make an award by the
                                                 1. Address to Request Application                    Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be                    end of FY 2015.
                                              Package: You can obtain an application                  accepted.                                               5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
                                              package via the Internet, from the                         In addition to the page-limit guidance             regulations outlining funding
                                              Education Publications Center (ED                       on the application narrative section, we              restrictions in the Applicable
                                              Pubs), or from the program office. To                   recommend that you adhere to the                      Regulations section of this notice.
                                              obtain a copy via the Internet, use the                 following page limits, using the                        6. Data Universal Numbering System
                                              following address: www.ed.gov/fund/                     standards listed above: (1) The abstract              Number, Taxpayer Identification
                                              grant/apply/grantapps/index.html.                       should be no more than one page, (2)                  Number, and System for Award
                                                 To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write,                the resumes of key personnel should be                Management: To do business with the
                                              fax, or call the following: ED Pubs, U.S.               no more than two pages per person, and                Department of Education, you must—
                                              Department of Education, P.O. Box                       (3) the bibliography should be no more                  a. Have a Data Universal Numbering
                                              22207, Alexandria, VA 22304.                            than three pages. The only optional                   System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer
                                              Telephone, toll free: 1–877–433–7827.                   materials that will be accepted are                   Identification Number (TIN);
                                              FAX: (703) 605–6794. If you use a                       letters of support. Please note that our                b. Register both your DUNS number
                                              telecommunications device for the deaf                  reviewers are not required to read                    and TIN with the System for Award
                                              (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call,                  optional materials.                                   Management (SAM) (formerly the
                                              toll free: 1–877–576–7734.                                 Please note that any funded                        Central Contractor Registry (CCR)), the
                                                 You can contact ED Pubs at its Web                   applicant’s application abstract will be              Government’s primary registrant
                                              site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at its                    made available to the public.                         database;
                                              email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.                         3. Submission Dates and Times:                       c. Provide your DUNS number and
                                                 If you request an application from ED                Applications Available: August 6, 2015.               TIN on your application; and
                                              Pubs, be sure to identify this                             Date of Pre-Application Webinar:                     d. Maintain an active SAM
                                              competition as follows: CFDA number                     Interested parties are invited to                     registration with current information
                                              84.235N.                                                participate in a pre-application webinar.             while your application is under review
                                                 To obtain a copy from the program                    The pre-application webinar with staff                by the Department and, if you are
                                              office, contact the person listed under                 from the Department will be held on                   awarded a grant, during the project
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in                      August 13, 2015. The webinar will be                  period.
                                              section VII of this notice.                             recorded. For further information about                 You can obtain a DUNS number from
                                                 Individuals with disabilities can                    the pre-application webinar, contact the              Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number
                                              obtain a copy of the application package                person listed under FOR FURTHER                       can be created within one to two
                                              in an accessible format (e.g., braille,                 INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of                 business days.
                                              large print, audiotape, or compact disc)                this notice.                                            If you are a corporate entity, agency,
                                              by contacting the person or team listed                    Deadline for Transmittal of                        institution, or organization, you can
                                              under Accessible Format in section VIII                 Applications: September 8, 2015.                      obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue
                                              of this notice.                                            Applications for grants under this                 Service. If you are an individual, you
                                                 2. Content and Form of Application                   competition must be submitted                         can obtain a TIN from the Internal
                                              Submission: Requirements concerning                     electronically using the Grants.gov                   Revenue Service or the Social Security
                                              the content of an application, together                 Apply site (Grants.gov). For information              Administration. If you need a new TIN,
                                              with the forms you must submit, are in                  (including dates and times) about how                 please allow two to five weeks for your
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                                              the application package for this                        to submit your application                            TIN to become active.
                                              competition.                                            electronically, or in paper format by                   The SAM registration process can take
                                                 Page Limit: The application narrative                mail or hand delivery if you qualify for              approximately seven business days, but
                                              (Part III of the application) is where you,             an exception to the electronic                        may take upwards of several weeks,
                                              the applicant, address the selection                    submission requirement, please refer to               depending on the completeness and
                                              criteria that reviewers use to evaluate                 section IV.7. Other Submission                        accuracy of the data entered into the
                                              your application. Because of the limited                Requirements of this notice.                          SAM database by an entity. Thus, if you


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                                              think you might want to apply for                       before the application deadline date is               submission requirement, as described
                                              Federal financial assistance under a                    provided later in this section under                  elsewhere in this section, and submit
                                              program administered by the                             Exception to Electronic Submission                    your application in paper format.
                                              Department, please allow sufficient time                Requirement.                                             • You must submit all documents
                                              to obtain and register your DUNS                           You may access the electronic grant                electronically, including all information
                                              number and TIN. We strongly                             application for the Demonstration and                 you typically provide on the following
                                              recommend that you register early.                      Training: Career Pathways for                         forms: the Application for Federal
                                                 Note: Once your SAM registration is                  Individuals with Disabilities                         Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
                                              active, you will need to allow 24 to 48                 competition at www.Grants.gov. You                    Education Supplemental Information for
                                              hours for the information to be available               must search for the downloadable                      SF 424, Budget Information—Non-
                                              in Grants.gov and before you can submit                 application package for this competition              Construction Programs (ED 524), and all
                                              an application through Grants.gov.                      by the CFDA number. Do not include                    necessary assurances and certifications.
                                                 If you are currently registered with                 the CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your                   • You must upload any narrative
                                              SAM, you may not need to make any                       search (e.g., search for 84.235, not                  sections and all other attachments to
                                              changes. However, please make certain                   84.235N).                                             your application as files in a PDF
                                              that the TIN associated with your DUNS                     Please note the following:                         (Portable Document) read-only, non-
                                              number is correct. Also note that you                      • When you enter the Grants.gov site,              modifiable format. Do not upload an
                                              will need to update your registration                   you will find information about                       interactive or fillable PDF file. If you
                                              annually. This may take three or more                   submitting an application electronically              upload a file type other than a read-
                                              business days.                                          through the site, as well as the hours of             only, non-modifiable PDF or submit a
                                                 Information about SAM is available at                operation.                                            password-protected file, we will not
                                              www.SAM.gov. To further assist you                         • Applications received by Grants.gov              review that material.
                                              with obtaining and registering your                     are date and time stamped. Your                          • Your electronic application must
                                              DUNS number and TIN in SAM or                           application must be fully uploaded and                comply with any page-limit
                                              updating your existing SAM account,                     submitted and must be date and time                   requirements described in this notice.
                                              we have prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet,                   stamped by the Grants.gov system no                      • After you electronically submit
                                              which you can find at: www2.ed.gov/                     later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC               your application, you will receive from
                                              fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html.                         time, on the application deadline date.               Grants.gov an automatic notification of
                                                 In addition, if you are submitting your              Except as otherwise noted in this                     receipt that contains a Grants.gov
                                              application via Grants.gov, you must (1)                section, we will not accept your                      tracking number. (This notification
                                              be designated by your organization as an                application if it is received—that is, date           indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not
                                              Authorized Organization Representative                  and time stamped by the Grants.gov                    receipt by the Department.) The
                                              (AOR); and (2) register yourself with                   system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington,                Department then will retrieve your
                                              Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these                  DC time, on the application deadline                  application from Grants.gov and send a
                                              steps are outlined at the following                     date. We do not consider an application               second notification to you by email.
                                              Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/                    that does not comply with the deadline                This second notification indicates that
                                              web/grants/register.html.                               requirements. When we retrieve your                   the Department has received your
                                                 7. Other Submission Requirements:                    application from Grants.gov, we will                  application and has assigned your
                                              Applications for grants under this                      notify you if we are rejecting your                   application a PR/Award number (an ED-
                                              competition must be submitted                           application because it was date and time              specified identifying number unique to
                                              electronically unless you qualify for an                stamped by the Grants.gov system after                your application).
                                              exception to this requirement in                        4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on                    • We may request that you provide us
                                              accordance with the instructions in this                the application deadline date.                        original signatures on forms at a later
                                              section.                                                   • The amount of time it can take to                date.
                                                 a. Electronic Submission of                          upload an application will vary                          Application Deadline Date Extension
                                              Applications. Applications for grants                   depending on a variety of factors,                    in Case of Technical Issues with the
                                              under the Demonstration and Training:                   including the size of the application and             Grants.gov System: If you are
                                              Career Pathways for Individuals with                    the speed of your Internet connection.                experiencing problems submitting your
                                              Disabilities, CFDA number 84.235N,                      Therefore, we strongly recommend that                 application through Grants.gov, please
                                              must be submitted electronically using                  you do not wait until the application                 contact the Grants.gov Support Desk,
                                              the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply                     deadline date to begin the submission                 toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must
                                              site at www.Grants.gov. Through this                    process through Grants.gov.                           obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case
                                              site, you will be able to download a                       • You should review and follow the                 Number and must keep a record of it.
                                              copy of the application package,                        Education Submission Procedures for                      If you are prevented from
                                              complete it offline, and then upload and                submitting an application through                     electronically submitting your
                                              submit your application. You may not                    Grants.gov that are included in the                   application on the application deadline
                                              email an electronic copy of a grant                     application package for this competition              date because of technical problems with
                                              application to us.                                      to ensure that you submit your                        the Grants.gov system, we will grant you
                                                 We will reject your application if you               application in a timely manner to the                 an extension until 4:30:00 p.m.,
                                              submit it in paper format unless, as                    Grants.gov system. You can also find the              Washington, DC time, the following
                                              described elsewhere in this section, you                Education Submission Procedures                       business day to enable you to transmit
                                              qualify for one of the exceptions to the                pertaining to Grants.gov under News                   your application electronically or by
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                                              electronic submission requirement and                   and Events on the Department’s G5                     hand delivery. You also may mail your
                                              submit, no later than two weeks before                  system home page at www.G5.gov.                       application by following the mailing
                                              the application deadline date, a written                   • You will not receive additional                  instructions described elsewhere in this
                                              statement to the Department that you                    point value because you submit your                   notice.
                                              qualify for one of these exceptions.                    application in electronic format, nor                    If you submit an application after
                                              Further information regarding                           will we penalize you if you qualify for               4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
                                              calculation of the date that is two weeks               an exception to the electronic                        the application deadline date, please


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                                              contact the person listed under FOR                       b. Submission of Paper Applications                 the CFDA number, including suffix
                                              FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in                          by Mail. If you qualify for an exception              letter, if any, of the competition under
                                              section VII of this notice and provide an               to the electronic submission                          which you are submitting your
                                              explanation of the technical problem                    requirement, you may mail (through the                application; and
                                              you experienced with Grants.gov, along                  U.S. Postal Service or a commercial                      (2) The Application Control Center
                                              with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case                   carrier) your application to the                      will mail to you a notification of receipt
                                              Number. We will accept your                             Department. You must mail the original                of your grant application. If you do not
                                              application if we can confirm that a                    and two copies of your application, on                receive this notification within 15
                                              technical problem occurred with the                     or before the application deadline date,              business days from the application
                                              Grants.gov system and that that problem                 to the Department at the following                    deadline date, you should call the U.S.
                                              affected your ability to submit your                    address: U.S. Department of Education,                Department of Education Application
                                              application by 4:30:00 p.m.,                            Application Control Center, Attention:                Control Center at (202) 245–6288.
                                              Washington, DC time, on the                             (CFDA Number 84.235N), LBJ Basement                   V. Application Review Information
                                              application deadline date. The                          Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
                                              Department will contact you after a                     Washington, DC 20202–4260.                               1. Selection Criteria: The selection
                                              determination is made on whether your                     You must show proof of mailing                      criteria for this competition are from 34
                                              application will be accepted.                           consisting of one of the following:                   CFR 75.210 and are listed in the
                                                 Note: The extensions to which we                       (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service             application package.
                                              refer in this section apply only to the                 postmark.                                                2. Review and Selection Process: We
                                              unavailability of, or technical problems                  (2) A legible mail receipt with the                 remind potential applicants that in
                                              with, the Grants.gov system. We will not                date of mailing stamped by the U.S.                   reviewing applications in any
                                              grant you an extension if you failed to                 Postal Service.                                       discretionary grant competition, the
                                              fully register to submit your application                 (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or             Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR
                                              to Grants.gov before the application                    receipt from a commercial carrier.                    75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the
                                              deadline date and time or if the                          (4) Any other proof of mailing                      applicant in carrying out a previous
                                              technical problem you experienced is                    acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.               award, such as the applicant’s use of
                                              unrelated to the Grants.gov system.                     Department of Education.                              funds, achievement of project
                                                 Exception to Electronic Submission                     If you mail your application through                objectives, and compliance with grant
                                              Requirement: You qualify for an                         the U.S. Postal Service, we do not                    conditions. The Secretary may also
                                              exception to the electronic submission                  accept either of the following as proof               consider whether the applicant failed to
                                              requirement, and may submit your                        of mailing:                                           submit a timely performance report or
                                              application in paper format, if you are                   (1) A private metered postmark.                     submitted a report of unacceptable
                                              unable to submit an application through                   (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by             quality.
                                              the Grants.gov system because—                          the U.S. Postal Service.                                 In addition, in making a competitive
                                                 • You do not have access to the                        If your application is postmarked after             grant award, the Secretary also requires
                                              Internet; or                                            the application deadline date, we will                various assurances including those
                                                 • You do not have the capacity to                    not consider your application.                        applicable to Federal civil rights laws
                                              upload large documents to the                             Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not              that prohibit discrimination in programs
                                              Grants.gov system;                                      uniformly provide a dated postmark.                   or activities receiving Federal financial
                                                 and                                                  Before relying on this method, you                    assistance from the Department of
                                                 • No later than two weeks before the                 should check with your local post                     Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4,
                                              application deadline date (14 calendar                  office.                                               108.8, and 110.23).
                                              days or, if the fourteenth calendar day                   c. Submission of Paper Applications                    3. Special Conditions: Under 2 CFR
                                              before the application deadline date                    by Hand Delivery.                                     3474.10, the Secretary may impose
                                              falls on a Federal holiday, the next                      If you qualify for an exception to the              special conditions and, in appropriate
                                              business day following the Federal                      electronic submission requirement, you                circumstances, high-risk conditions on a
                                              holiday), you mail or fax a written                     (or a courier service) may deliver your               grant if the applicant or grantee is not
                                              statement to the Department, explaining                 paper application to the Department by                financially stable; has a history of
                                              which of the two grounds for an                         hand. You must deliver the original and               unsatisfactory performance; has a
                                              exception prevents you from using the                   two copies of your application by hand,               financial or other management system
                                              Internet to submit your application.                    on or before the application deadline                 that does not meet the standards in 2
                                                 If you mail your written statement to                date, to the Department at the following              CFR part 200, subpart D; has not
                                              the Department, it must be postmarked                   address: U.S. Department of Education,                fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant;
                                              no later than two weeks before the                      Application Control Center, Attention:                or is otherwise not responsible.
                                              application deadline date. If you fax                   (CFDA Number 84.235N), 550 12th
                                              your written statement to the                           Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center                 VI. Award Administration Information
                                              Department, we must receive the faxed                   Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.                        1. Award Notices: If your application
                                              statement no later than two weeks                         The Application Control Center                      is successful, we notify your U.S.
                                              before the application deadline date.                   accepts hand deliveries daily between                 Representative and U.S. Senators and
                                                 Address and mail or fax your                         8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington,               send you a Grant Award Notification
                                              statement to: Felipe Lulli, U.S.                        DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays,                   (GAN); or we may send you an email
                                              Department of Education, 400 Maryland                   and Federal holidays.                                 containing a link to access an electronic
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                                              Avenue SW., Room 5054, Potomac                            Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of                   version of your GAN. We may notify
                                              Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC                      Paper Applications: If you mail or hand               you informally, also.
                                              20202–2800. FAX: (202) 245–7592.                        deliver your application to the                          If your application is not evaluated or
                                                 Your paper application must be                       Department—                                           not selected for funding, we notify you.
                                              submitted in accordance with the mail                     (1) You must indicate on the envelope                  2. Administrative and National Policy
                                              or hand delivery instructions described                 and—if not provided by the                            Requirements: We identify
                                              in this notice.                                         Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424                   administrative and national policy


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                                              requirements in the application package                 benefits of VR-eligible individuals                     You may also access documents of the
                                              and reference these and other                           participating in each of the project’s                Department published in the Federal
                                              requirements in the Applicable                          career pathways, as compared to those                 Register by using the article search
                                              Regulations section of this notice.                     of non-participating eligible individuals.            feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
                                                We reference the regulations outlining                   Grantees’ progress in achieving these              Specifically, through the advanced
                                              the terms and conditions of an award in                 performance measures will be evaluated                search feature at this site, you can limit
                                              the Applicable Regulations section of                   based on the careful review of their                  your search to documents published by
                                              this notice and include these and other                 annual financial and performance                      the Department.
                                              specific conditions in the GAN. The                     reports.                                                Dated: July 31, 2015.
                                              GAN also incorporates your approved                        5. Continuation Awards: In making a                Michael K. Yudin,
                                              application as part of your binding                     continuation award under 34 CFR
                                              commitments under the grant.                                                                                  Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
                                                                                                      75.253, the Secretary considers, among                Rehabilitative Services.
                                                3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a                  other things: Whether a grantee has
                                              grant under this competition, you must                                                                        [FR Doc. 2015–19294 Filed 8–5–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                      made substantial progress in achieving
                                              ensure that you have in place the                       the goals and objectives of the project;
                                                                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
                                              necessary processes and systems to                      whether the grantee has expended funds
                                              comply with the reporting requirements                  in a manner that is consistent with its
                                              in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive                                                                          DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                                                                                                      approved application and budget; and,
                                              funding under the competition. This                     if the Secretary has established
                                              does not apply if you have an exception                                                                       President’s Advisory Commission on
                                                                                                      performance measurement                               Educational Excellence for African
                                              under 2 CFR 170.110(b).                                 requirements, the performance targets in
                                                 (b) At the end of your project period,                                                                     Americans
                                                                                                      the grantee’s approved application. In
                                              you must submit a final performance                                                                           AGENCY:  President’s Advisory
                                                                                                      making a continuation grant, the
                                              report including financial information,                                                                       Commission on Educational Excellence
                                                                                                      Secretary also considers whether the
                                              as directed by the Secretary. If you                                                                          for African Americans, U.S. Department
                                                                                                      grantee is operating in compliance with
                                              receive a multi-year award, you must                                                                          of Education.
                                                                                                      the assurances in its approved
                                              submit an annual performance report                                                                           ACTION: Announcement of an open
                                              that provides the most current                          application, including those applicable
                                                                                                      to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit            meeting.
                                              performance and financial expenditure
                                              information as directed by the Secretary                discrimination in programs or activities
                                                                                                      receiving Federal financial assistance                SUMMARY:   This notice sets forth the
                                              under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary                                                                            schedule and agenda of the meeting of
                                              may also require more frequent                          from the Department (34 CFR 100.4,
                                                                                                      104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).                     the President’s Advisory Commission
                                              performance reports under 34 CFR                                                                              on Educational Excellence for African
                                              75.720(c). For specific requirements on                 VII. Agency Contact                                   Americans. The notice also describes
                                              reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/                                                                           the functions of the Commission. Notice
                                              fund/grant/apply/appforms/                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                            of the meeting is required by section
                                              appforms.html.                                          Felipe Lulli, U.S. Department of
                                                                                                                                                            10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
                                                 4. Performance Measures: The                         Education, Rehabilitation Services
                                                                                                                                                            Committee Act and intended to notify
                                              Government Performance and Results                      Administration, 400 Maryland Avenue
                                                                                                                                                            the public of its opportunity to attend.
                                              Act of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal                      SW., Room 5054, PCP, Washington, DC
                                                                                                      20202–2800. Telephone: (202) 245–7425                 DATES: The President’s Advisory
                                              departments and agencies to improve
                                              the effectiveness of programs by                        or by email: felipe.lulli@ed.gov.                     Commission on Educational Excellence
                                              engaging in strategic planning, setting                   If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the                 for African Americans meeting will be
                                              outcome-related goals for programs, and                 FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.                    held on September 14, 2015 at 9:00
                                              measuring program results against those                                                                       a.m.–4:00 p.m. on Capitol Hill in room
                                                                                                      VIII. Other Information                               1539 Longworth House Office Building
                                              goals.
                                                 The purpose of this priority is to                      Accessible Format: Individuals with                (New Jersey Avenue and Independence
                                              demonstrate promising practices in the                  disabilities can obtain this document                 SE., Washington, DC).
                                              use of career pathways to help VR-                      and a copy of the application package in              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              eligible individuals with disabilities,                 an accessible format (e.g., braille, large            David J. Johns, White House Initiative
                                              including youth with disabilities, to                   print, audiotape, or compact disc) on                 on Educational Excellence for African
                                              acquire marketable skills and                           request to the program contact person                 Americans, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
                                              recognized postsecondary credentials                    listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                  Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202)
                                              necessary to secure competitive                         CONTACT in section VII of this notice.                453–5721.
                                              integrated employment in high-demand,                      Electronic Access to This Document:                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                              high-quality occupations, as measured                   The official version of this document is                Statutory Authority and Function:
                                              by the following project outcomes, at a                 the document published in the Federal                 The President’s Advisory Commission
                                              minimum: (a) Increase the number of                     Register. Free Internet access to the                 on Educational Excellence for African
                                              distinct career pathways accessed or                    official edition of the Federal Register              Americans is established under
                                              created by the participating State VR                   and the Code of Federal Regulations is                Executive Order 13621, dated July 26,
                                              agency(ies) for eligible individuals                    available via the Federal Digital System              2012 and extended by Executive Order
                                              seeking competitive integrated                          at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you               13621. The Commission is governed by
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                                              employment in related occupational                      can view this document, as well as all                the provisions of the Federal Advisory
                                              clusters; (b) Increase the number and                   other documents of this Department                    Committee Act (FACA) (P.L. 92–463; as
                                              percentage of VR-eligible individuals                   published in the Federal Register, in                 amended, 5 U.S.C.A., Appendix 2)
                                              who achieve competitive integrated                      text or Adobe Portable Document                       which sets forth standards for the
                                              employment within each of the project’s                 Format (PDF). To use PDF you must                     formation and use of advisory
                                              career pathways; and (c) Increase the                   have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is                   committees. The purpose of the
                                              average weekly wage and employer                        available free at the site.                           Commission is to advise the President


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesApplications Available: August 6, 2015.
ContactFelipe Lulli, U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5054, PCP, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245- 7425 or by email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 46961 

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