82 FR 19030 - Applications for New Awards; Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP)-Grants to State Entities; Correction.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 78 (April 25, 2017)

On March 27, 2017, we published in the Federal Register (82 FR 15196) a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2017 for the CSP Grants to State Entities program. This document clarifies the Department's interpretation of section 4303(e)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA); corrects the agency contact information and the types of activities a State entity may carry out directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements; and extends the deadlines for transmittal of applications and intergovernmental review.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19030-19031]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08362]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Applications for New Awards; Expanding Opportunity Through 
Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP)--Grants to State Entities; 
Correction.

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.282M.

SUMMARY: On March 27, 2017, we published in the Federal Register (82 FR 
15196) a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year 
(FY) 2017 for the CSP Grants to State Entities program. This document 
clarifies the Department's interpretation of section 4303(e)(1) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every 
Student Succeeds Act (ESEA); corrects the agency contact information 
and the types of activities a State entity may carry out directly or 
through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements; and extends the 
deadlines for transmittal of applications and intergovernmental review.

DATES: 
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 18, 2017.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 17, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Meeley, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W257, Washington, DC 20202-
5970. Telephone: (202) 453-6818, or by email: [email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device (TDD) for the deaf or a text 
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-
877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 27, 2017, we published in the 
Federal Register (82 FR 15196) a notice inviting applications for new 
awards for FY 2017 for the CSP Grants to State Entities program. We are 
clarifying the Department's interpretation of section 4303(e)(1) of the 
ESEA; correcting the agency contact information; and extending the 
deadlines for transmittal of applications and intergovernmental review 
to May 18, 2017 and July 17, 2017, respectively. In addition, we are 
correcting the statement regarding the types of activities a State 
entity may carry out under this program directly or through grants, 
contracts, or cooperative agreements (i.e., providing technical 
assistance and working with authorized public chartering agencies to 
improve authorizing quality).
    Section 4303(b)(2) authorizes State entities to ``provide technical 
assistance to eligible applicants and authorized public chartering 
agencies'' and to ``work with authorized public chartering agencies in 
the State to improve authorizing quality.'' This correction clarifies 
that a State entity may carry out the technical assistance and 
authorizing quality improvement activities specified in section 
4303(b)(2) of the ESEA directly or through grants, contracts, or 
cooperative agreements.
    All other requirements and conditions stated in the notice inviting 
applications remain the same.

Interpretation

    On page 15201, in the left column, in the second paragraph of the 
section entitled ``Eligible Applicants,'' we clarify the statement, 
``Under section 4303(e)(1) of the ESEA, no State entity may receive a 
grant under this program for use in a State in which a State entity is 
currently using a grant received under this program.'' Because the FY 
2017 CSP Grants to State Entities competition is the first such 
competition under the newly reauthorized CSP, all State entities, 
including State educational agencies (SEAs), in all States are eligible 
to apply for a grant, even if the State entity (including the SEA) is 
located in a State in which the SEA is currently using a grant awarded 
prior to FY 2017 under the previous authorization of the CSP. However, 
no applicant may receive a new award to conduct the same activities 
that are approved under an existing active grant; therefore, 
applications for new awards that are submitted by State entities 
located in States where the SEA has an active grant awarded prior to FY 
2017 under the previous authorization of the CSP should propose to 
conduct activities that are outside the scope of the active grant.

Corrections

    In FR Doc. No. 2017-06017, in the Federal Register of March 27, 
2017 (82 FR 15196), we make the following corrections:
    (a) On page 15196, in the middle column, after the words ``Deadline 
for Transmittal of Applications'', we remove the date ``May 11, 2017'' 
and replace it with the date ``May 18, 2017''.
    (b) On page 15196, in the middle column, after the words ``Deadline 
for Intergovernmental Review'', we remove the date ``July 10, 2017'' 
and replace it with the date ``July 17, 2017''.
    (c) On page 15202, in the first column, after the words ``Deadline 
for Transmittal of Applications'', we remove the date ``May 11, 2017'' 
and replace it with the date ``May 18, 2017''.
    (d) On page 15202, in the first column, after the words ``Deadline 
for Intergovernmental Review'', we remove the date ``July 10, 2017'' 
and replace it with the date ``July 17, 2017''.
    (e) On page 15202, in the middle column, in the last sentence of 
the first paragraph in the section entitled ``Funding Restrictions'', 
we replace the phrase ``activities authorized under this program'' with 
``activities authorized under section 4303(b)(2) of the ESEA''.
    (f) On page 15207, in the middle column, after the heading ``VII. 
Agency Contact'', we add the following contact information:
    For Further Information Contact: Kathryn Meeley, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W257, Washington, DC 20202-
5970. Telephone: (202) 453-6818, or by email: [email protected].
    If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-
8339.
    All other requirements and conditions stated in the notice inviting 
applications remain the same.
    Program Authority: Title IV, Part C of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7221-
7221j).
    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document

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and a copy of the application package in an accessible format (e.g., 
Braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the 
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    Dated: April 20, 2017.
Margo Anderson,
Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 2017-08362 Filed 4-24-17; 8:45 am]
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