81 FR 53476 - Applications for New Awards; Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind Program

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 156 (August 12, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-19270

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 156 (Friday, August 12, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 156 (Friday, August 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53476-53481]
From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19270]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Applications for New Awards; Training of Interpreters for
Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals Who Are
Deaf-Blind Program

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

ACTION: Notice.

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Overview Information

Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of
Hearing and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind Program Notice inviting
applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2016.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.160D.

DATES
Applications Available: August 12, 2016.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 12, 2016.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

Purpose of Program: Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(Rehabilitation Act), as amended by the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act, the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) makes
grants to public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations,
including institutions of higher education (IHE), to establish
interpreter training programs or to provide financial assistance for
ongoing interpreter training programs to train a sufficient number of
qualified interpreters throughout the country. The grants are designed
to train interpreters to effectively interpret and transliterate using
spoken, visual, and tactile modes of communication; ensure the
maintenance of the interpreting skills of qualified interpreters; and
provide opportunities for interpreters to improve their skills in order
to meet both the highest standards approved by certifying associations
and the communication needs of individuals who are deaf or hard of
hearing and individuals who are deaf-blind.
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 2016, this priority is an absolute
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that
meet this priority.
This priority is:

Interpreter Training in Specialized Areas

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 772(f).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82,
84, 86, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to
Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in
2 CFR part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department
in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part
200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR
part 3474. (d) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 396. (e)
The NFP.

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized American Indian tribes.

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.

II. Award Information

Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $1,600,000.
Contingent upon availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2017 and FY 2018 from
the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $375,000-$400,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $385,000.
Maximum Award Amount: We will reject any application that proposes
a budget exceeding $400,000 for a single budget period of 12 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 4.

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Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.

Note: Under 34 CFR 75.562(c), an indirect cost reimbursement on
a training grant is limited to the recipient's actual indirect
costs, as determined by its negotiated indirect cost rate agreement,
or eight percent of a modified total direct cost base, whichever
amount is less. Indirect costs in excess of the limit may not be
charged directly, used to satisfy matching or cost-sharing
requirements, or charged to another Federal award.

Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Continuing the Fourth and Fifth Years of the Project: In deciding
whether to continue funding the Training of Interpreters for
Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals Who Are
Deaf-Blind program for the fourth and fifth years, the Department will
conduct a one-day intensive review meeting during the third quarter of
the third year of the project period. Specific details of this review
and evaluation criteria will be determined post-award.

III. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants: States and public or nonprofit agencies and
organizations, including American Indian tribes and IHEs.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: The Commissioner may award grants to
public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations to pay part of
the costs for interpreter training programs (section 302(f)(1)(A) of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973). Therefore, in order to be considered
for funding, applicants must identify in the application budget and
budget narrative a percentage of match towards the total cost of the
project. It is up to the applicant to determine an appropriate
percentage for the match contribution. To calculate match, applicants
may use the match-calculator available at: https://rsa.ed.gov/match-calculator.cfm.

IV. Application and Submission Information

1. Address to Request Application Package: You can obtain an
application package via the Internet or from the Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet, use the following
address: www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html. To obtain a
copy from ED Pubs, write, fax, or call: 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: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application package from ED Pubs, be sure to
identify this program or competition as follows: CFDA number 84.160D.
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 and form 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) a bibliography should be no more
than three pages. Appendix A must include: (1) A logic model; and (2)
person-loading charts and timelines. There are no page limits or
standards for materials in Appendix A. 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 12, 2016.
Date of Pre-Application Teleconference: Interested parties are
invited to submit questions to the following email address:
TSPDgrants@ed.gov. In the subject line of the email, please insert the
text ``CFDA 84.160D''. Interested parties are invited to participate in
a pre-application teleconference with staff from the Department on
August 18, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The teleconference number
is: 888-843-6165, and the passcode is: 7905685. For further information
about the pre-application teleconference, contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 12, 2016.
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 Other Submission Requirements in section
IV 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 2016.
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);

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b. Register both your DUNS number and TIN with the System for Award
Management (SAM), 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 at the
following Web site: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. 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 you enter into the SAM database.
Thus, if you 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, it may be 24 to 48
hours before you can access the information in, and 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: http://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 Training of Interpreters for
Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals Who Are
Deaf-Blind Program 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 Training of
Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and
Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind Program at www.Grants.gov. You must
search for the downloadable application package for this competition by
the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your
search (e.g., search for 84.160, not 84.160D).
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. In addition, for specific guidance and
procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov, please
refer to the Grants.gov Web site at: www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/apply-for-grants.html.
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 read-only, non-modifiable
Portable Document Format (PDF). Do not upload an interactive or
fillable PDF file. If you upload a file type other than a read-only,
non-modifiable PDF (e.g., Word, Excel, WordPerfect, etc.) or submit a
password-protected file, we will not review that material. Please note
that this could result in your application not being considered for
funding because the material in question--for example, the application
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meaningful review of your proposal. For that reason, it is important to
allow yourself adequate time to upload all material as PDF files. The
Department will not convert material from other formats to PDF.
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. Grants.gov
will also notify you automatically by email if your application met all
the Grants.gov validation requirements or if there were any errors
(such as submission of your application by someone other than a
registered Authorized Organization Representative or inclusion of an
attachment with a file name that contains special characters). You will
be given an opportunity to correct any errors and resubmit, but you
must still meet the deadline for submission of applications.
Once your application is successfully validated by Grants.gov, the
Department will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send you
an email with a unique PR/Award number for your application.
These emails do not mean that your application is without any
disqualifying errors. While your application may have been successfully
validated by Grants.gov, it must also meet the Department's application
requirements as specified in this notice and in the application
instructions. Disqualifying errors could include, for instance, failure
to upload attachments in a read-only, non-modifiable PDF; failure to
submit a required part of the application; or failure to meet applicant
eligibility requirements. It is your responsibility to ensure that your
submitted application has met all of the Department's requirements.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues
with the Grants.gov System: If you are experiencing problems submitting
your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov
Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline date because of technical
problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension
until 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically or by hand
delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing
instructions described elsewhere in this notice.
If you submit an application after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this
notice and provide an explanation of the technical problem you
experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk
Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that the
problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. We will
contact you after we determine 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: Kristen Rhinehart-
Fernandez, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room
5062, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. FAX: (202) 245-
7591.
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 84.160D), 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.

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.

We will not consider applications postmarked after the application
deadline date.

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 84.160D), 550 12th

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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 of EDGAR 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
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. Risk Assessment and Special Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.205, before awarding grants under this competition, the Department
conducts a review of the risks posed by applicants. 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.
4. Integrity and Performance System: If you are selected under this
competition to receive an award that over the course of the project
period may exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (currently
$150,000), under 2 CFR 200.205(a)(2) we must make a judgment about your
integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under Federal
awards--that is, the risk posed by you as an applicant--before we make
an award. In doing so, we must consider any information about you that
is in the integrity and performance system (currently referred to as
the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System
(FAPIIS)), accessible through SAM. You may review and comment on any
information about yourself that a Federal agency previously entered and
that is currently in FAPIIS.
Please note that, if the total value of your currently active
grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement contracts from the
Federal government exceeds $10,000,000, the reporting requirements in 2
CFR part 200, Appendix XII, require you to report certain integrity
information to FAPIIS semiannually. Please review the requirements in 2
CFR part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant plus all the other Federal
funds you receive exceed $10,000,000.

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 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 multiyear 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.
(c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the Secretary may provide a grantee
with additional funding for data collection analysis and reporting. In
this case, the Secretary establishes a data collection period.
4. Performance Measures: The Government Performance and Results Act
of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal departments and agencies to improve the
effectiveness of their programs by engaging in strategic planning,
setting outcome-related goals for programs, and measuring program
results against those goals.
The performance measures for this program are as follows:
(1) The number of working interpreters enrolled in specialized
training.
(2) The number and percentage of working interpreters who
successfully complete specialized training.
(3) The number and percentage of working interpreters who
successfully completed specialized training who subsequently obtained
employment in the area(s) for which they were prepared.
(4) The number and percentage of working interpreters who
successfully completed specialized training who subsequently advanced
in employment in the areas(s) for which they were prepared.
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.

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In making a continuation award, 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: Kristen Rhinehart-Fernandez, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5062, Potomac
Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-6103 or
by email: Kristen.Rhinehart@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the Federal Relay Service, toll
free, at 1-800-877-8339.

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Dated: August 9, 2016.
Sue Swenson,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services.
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Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center that does not meet the standards in 2 comply with the reporting requirements
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. CFR part 200, subpart D; has not in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive
The Application Control Center fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; funding under the competition. This
accepts hand deliveries daily between or is otherwise not responsible. does not apply if you have an exception
8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 4. Integrity and Performance System: under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, If you are selected under this (b) At the end of your project period,
and Federal holidays. competition to receive an award that you must submit a final performance
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of over the course of the project period report, including financial information,
Paper Applications: If you mail or hand may exceed the simplified acquisition as directed by the Secretary. If you
deliver your application to the threshold (currently $150,000), under 2 receive a multiyear award, you must
Department— CFR 200.205(a)(2) we must make a submit an annual performance report
(1) You must indicate on the envelope judgment about your integrity, business that provides the most current
and—if not provided by the ethics, and record of performance under performance and financial expenditure
Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424 Federal awards—that is, the risk posed information as directed by the Secretary
the CFDA number, including suffix by you as an applicant—before we make under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary
letter, if any, of the competition under an award. In doing so, we must consider may also require more frequent
which you are submitting your any information about you that is in the performance reports under 34 CFR
application; and integrity and performance system 75.720(c). For specific requirements on
(2) The Application Control Center (currently referred to as the Federal reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/
will mail to you a notification of receipt Awardee Performance and Integrity fund/grant/apply/appforms/
of your grant application. If you do not Information System (FAPIIS)), appforms.html.
receive this notification within 15 accessible through SAM. You may (c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the
business days from the application review and comment on any Secretary may provide a grantee with
deadline date, you should call the U.S. information about yourself that a additional funding for data collection
Department of Education Application Federal agency previously entered and analysis and reporting. In this case, the
Control Center at (202) 245–6288. that is currently in FAPIIS. Secretary establishes a data collection
V. Application Review Information Please note that, if the total value of period.
your currently active grants, cooperative 4. Performance Measures: The
1. Selection Criteria: The selection agreements, and procurement contracts Government Performance and Results
criteria for this competition are from 34 from the Federal government exceeds Act of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal
CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and are listed in $10,000,000, the reporting requirements departments and agencies to improve
the application package. in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII, the effectiveness of their programs by
2. Review and Selection Process: We require you to report certain integrity engaging in strategic planning, setting
remind potential applicants that in information to FAPIIS semiannually. outcome-related goals for programs, and
reviewing applications in any Please review the requirements in 2 CFR measuring program results against those
discretionary grant competition, the part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant goals.
Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR plus all the other Federal funds you The performance measures for this
75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the receive exceed $10,000,000. program are as follows:
applicant in carrying out a previous (1) The number of working
award, such as the applicant’s use of VI. Award Administration Information interpreters enrolled in specialized
funds, achievement of project 1. Award Notices: If your application training.
objectives, and compliance with grant is successful, we notify your U.S. (2) The number and percentage of
conditions. The Secretary may also Representative and U.S. Senators and working interpreters who successfully
consider whether the applicant failed to send you a Grant Award Notification complete specialized training.
submit a timely performance report or (GAN), or we may send you an email (3) The number and percentage of
submitted a report of unacceptable containing a link to access an electronic working interpreters who successfully
quality. version of your GAN. We may notify completed specialized training who
In addition, in making a competitive you informally, also. subsequently obtained employment in
grant award, the Secretary requires If your application is not evaluated or the area(s) for which they were
various assurances including those not selected for funding, we notify you. prepared.
applicable to Federal civil rights laws 2. Administrative and National Policy (4) The number and percentage of
that prohibit discrimination in programs Requirements: We identify working interpreters who successfully
or activities receiving Federal financial administrative and national policy completed specialized training who
assistance from the Department of requirements in the application package subsequently advanced in employment
Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, and reference these and other in the areas(s) for which they were
108.8, and 110.23). requirements in the Applicable prepared.
3. Risk Assessment and Special Regulations section of this notice. 5. Continuation Awards: In making a
Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR We reference the regulations outlining continuation award under 34 CFR
200.205, before awarding grants under the terms and conditions of an award in 75.253, the Secretary considers, among
this competition, the Department the Applicable Regulations section of other things: Whether a grantee has
conducts a review of the risks posed by this notice and include these and other made substantial progress in achieving
applicants. Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the specific conditions in the GAN. The the goals and objectives of the project;
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Secretary may impose special GAN also incorporates your approved whether the grantee has expended funds
conditions and, in appropriate application as part of your binding in a manner that is consistent with its
circumstances, high-risk conditions on a commitments under the grant. approved application and budget; and,
grant if the applicant or grantee is not 3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a if the Secretary has established
financially stable; has a history of grant under this competition, you must performance measurement
unsatisfactory performance; has a ensure that you have in place the requirements, the performance targets in
financial or other management system necessary processes and systems to the grantee’s approved application.

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FR Citation		81 FR 53476