82_FR_23081 82 FR 22985 - Applications for New Awards; Technical Assistance and Dissemination To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities-National Center To Enhance Educational Systems To Promote the Use of Practices Supported by Evidence

82 FR 22985 - Applications for New Awards; Technical Assistance and Dissemination To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities-National Center To Enhance Educational Systems To Promote the Use of Practices Supported by Evidence

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 96 (May 19, 2017)

Page Range22985-22994
FR Document2017-10248

The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2017 for Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--National Center to Enhance Educational Systems to Promote the Use of Practices Supported by Evidence, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.326K.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Applications for New Awards; Technical Assistance and 
Dissemination To Improve Services and Results for Children With 
Disabilities--National Center To Enhance Educational Systems To Promote 
the Use of Practices Supported by Evidence

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting 
applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2017 for Technical 
Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for 
Children with Disabilities--National Center to Enhance Educational 
Systems to Promote the Use of Practices Supported by Evidence, Catalog 
of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.326K.

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DATES: 
    Applications Available: May 19, 2017.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 3, 2017.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 1, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Coffey, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5134, Potomac Center Plaza, 
Washington, DC 20202-5108. Telephone: (202) 245-7373.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a a 
text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, 
at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Technical Assistance and 
Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with 
Disabilities program is to promote academic achievement and to improve 
results for children with disabilities by providing technical 
assistance (TA), supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating 
useful information, and implementing activities that are supported by 
scientifically based research.
    Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(v), this priority 
is from allowable activities specified in the statute (see sections 663 
and 681(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); 
20 U.S.C. 1463 and U.S.C. 1481).
    Absolute Priority: For FY 2017 and any subsequent year in which we 
make awards from the list of unfunded applications 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: National Center to Enhance Educational Systems to 
Promote the Use of Practices Supported by Evidence.

Background

    The purpose of this priority is to fund a cooperative agreement to 
establish and operate a national center to provide technical assistance 
(TA) directly to States, educational service agencies (ESAs), local 
educational agencies (LEAs), and charter management organizations in 
those States to help create the conditions necessary for educators to 
make full and sustained use of instructional and leadership practices 
supported by evidence (as defined in this notice). Because they are an 
essential part of this effort, the Center will also provide this TA to 
other Department-funded TA centers and to organizations that prepare 
district superintendents.
    Despite the increasing availability of practices supported by 
evidence in literacy, math, science, and behavior support, such as 
those found in the What Works Clearinghouse, and a significant amount 
of money and time spent on professional development, the progress of 
students with disabilities has not significantly improved over time 
(Burns & Darling-Hammond, 2014; Cook & Odom, 2013; TNTP, 2015; What 
Works Clearinghouse Publications, available at http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Publication#/ContentTypeId:3).
    In 2003, 28 percent of students with disabilities scored at or 
above basic--this denotes partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and 
skills that are fundamental for proficient work at the grade assessed--
in reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). 
In 2015, 30 percent of students with disabilities scored at or above 
basic in reading, only a 2 percent increase over a span of 12 years 
(U.S. Department of Education, 2015).
    Although there are pockets of excellence, the practices available 
from the What Works Clearinghouse and many other sources are generally 
not implemented as intended or broadly enough to have a major impact on 
the achievement of students with disabilities (Burns & Ysseldyke, 2009; 
Klingner, Boardman, & McMaster, 2013). Practices supported by evidence 
will improve results for students with disabilities only when 
successfully implemented and sustained.
    Successful local implementation will depend on: (1) Infrastructure, 
such as professional development, data systems, and implementation 
teams, that supports educators' acquisition and use of the necessary 
skills; and (2) alignment among national, State, and district policies 
(Coburn, Hill, & Spillane, 2016; Tseng, 2012).
    Strengthening infrastructure and aligning policies can be 
accomplished through strong leadership throughout the State education 
system, including at the SEA, ESA (where available), and LEA levels 
(Endsley et al., 2014; Fullan, Bertani, & Quinn, 2004; McIntosh, 
Mercer, Nese, Strickland-Cohen, & Hoselton, 2015; Sanders, 2012). 
Although there has been some exploration of how leaders at each level 
can best support the scaling up of instructional and leadership 
practices, more focused efforts are needed (Sanders, 2012; Tseng, 
2012). Further, while there are examples of ESAs that have supported 
districts' efforts to implement practices supported by evidence, little 
is known regarding how ESAs can best assist SEAs to work with LEAs in 
the implementation and scaling up of practices that improve results for 
students with disabilities (Endsley et al., 2014; Rock et al., 2009).
    This Center is intended to address all of these needs by helping 
States strengthen the alignment of policy and practice and further 
develop States' infrastructure.

Priority

    The purpose of this priority is to fund a cooperative agreement to 
establish and operate a Center to achieve, at a minimum, the following:
    (1) Increased capacity of the SEA, ESAs (where available), LEAs, 
and charter management organizations in selected States to build an 
infrastructure to support educators' implementation of instructional 
and leadership practices supported by evidence;
    (2) Increased capacity of OSEP-funded TA centers to support SEA, 
ESA, LEA, and charter management organizations' systemic change efforts 
to support implementation of instructional and leadership practices 
that lead to improved outcomes for students with disabilities;
    (3) Increased knowledge, skills, and competencies of LEA 
superintendents and other leaders related to identifying and supporting 
implementation of practices that lead to improved outcomes for students 
with disabilities; and
    (4) Increased body of knowledge on building an infrastructure that 
supports implementation of practices that lead to improved outcomes for 
students with disabilities.
    In addition to these programmatic requirements, to be considered 
for funding under this priority, applicants must meet the application 
and administrative requirements in this priority, which are:
    (a) Demonstrate, in the narrative section of the application under 
``Significance of the Project,'' how the proposed project will--
    (1) Address State and TA center needs related to developing 
infrastructure that supportsLEAs and charter management organizations' 
ability to implement, scale up, and sustain the use of instructional 
and leadership practices supported by evidence. To meet this 
requirement the applicant must--
    (i) Present applicable State, regional, and local data 
demonstrating the current needs related to building capacity to 
implement, scale up, and sustain the use of practices supported by 
evidence;

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    (ii) Demonstrate knowledge of current educational issues and policy 
initiatives for supporting implementation and scaling up of practices 
supported by evidence;
    (2) Establish partnerships with a minimum of two organizations that 
prepare district superintendents and one charter management 
organization to integrate training related to developing an 
infrastructure to support implementation into their preparation.
    (3) Collaborate with other OSEP-funded centers (see 
www.osepideasthatwork.org/find-center-or-grant/find-a-center) to 
support States' efforts to build infrastructure that enables States to 
reach their State-identified measureable results as described in their 
Statewide Systemic Improvement Plans.
    (b) Demonstrate, in the narrative section of the application under 
``Quality of the Project Services,'' how the proposed project will--
    (1) Ensure equal access and treatment for members of groups that 
have traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national 
origin, gender, age, or disability. To meet this requirement, the 
applicant must describe how it will--
    (i) Identify the needs of the intended recipients for TA and 
information; and
    (ii) Ensure that services and products meet the needs of the 
intended recipients of the grant;
    (2) Achieve its goals, objectives, and intended outcomes. To meet 
this requirement, the applicant must provide--
    (i) Measurable intended project outcomes; and
    (ii) The logic model by which the proposed project will achieve its 
intended outcomes. A logic model used in connection with this priority 
communicates how a project will achieve its intended outcomes and 
provides a framework for both the formative and summative evaluations 
of the project;
    (3) Use a conceptual framework to develop project plans and 
activities, describing any underlying concepts, assumptions, 
expectations, beliefs, or theories, as well as the presumed 
relationships or linkages among these variables, and any empirical 
support for this framework;

    Note:  Rather than use the definition of ``logic model'' in 
section 77.1(c) of EDGAR, OSEP uses the definition in paragraph 
(b)(2)(ii) of these application requirements. This definition, 
unlike the definition in 34 CFR 77.1(c), differentiates between 
logic models and conceptual frameworks. The following Web sites 
provide more information on logic models: www.osepideasthatwork.org/logicModel and www.osepideasthatwork.org/resources-grantees/program-areas/ta-ta/tad-project-logic-model-and-conceptual-framework.

    (4) Be based on current research and make use of practices 
supported by evidence. To meet this requirement, the applicant must 
describe--
    (i) The current research on infrastructure development that builds 
capacity in SEAs and LEAs to implement, scale up, and sustain the use 
of practices supported by evidence;
    (ii) The current research about adult learning principles and 
implementation or improvement science that will inform the proposed TA; 
and
    (iii) How the proposed project will incorporate current research 
and practices supported by evidence in the development and delivery of 
its products and services;
    (5) Develop products and provide services that are of high quality 
and sufficient intensity and duration to achieve the intended outcomes 
of the proposed project. To address this requirement, the applicant 
must describe--
    (i) How it proposes to identify or develop the knowledge base;
    (ii) Its proposed approach to universal, general TA,\1\ which must 
identify the intended recipients of the products and services under 
this approach;
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    \1\ ``Universal, general TA'' means TA and information provided 
to independent users through their own initiative, resulting in 
minimal interaction with TA center staff and including one-time, 
invited or offered conference presentations by TA center staff. This 
category of TA also includes information or products, such as 
newsletters, guidebooks, or research syntheses, downloaded from the 
TA center's Web site by independent users. Brief communications by 
TA center staff with recipients, either by telephone or email, are 
also considered universal, general TA.
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    (iii) Its proposed approach to targeted, specialized TA,\2\ which 
must identify--
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    \2\ ``Targeted, specialized TA'' means TA services based on 
needs common to multiple recipients and not extensively 
individualized. A relationship is established between the TA 
recipient and one or more TA center staff. This category of TA 
includes one-time, labor-intensive events, such as facilitating 
strategic planning or hosting regional or national conferences. It 
can also include episodic, less labor-intensive events that extend 
over a period of time, such as facilitating a series of conference 
calls on single or multiple topics that are designed around the 
needs of the recipients. Facilitating communities of practice can 
also be considered targeted, specialized TA.
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    (A) The intended recipients of the products and services under this 
approach; and
    (B) Its proposed approach to measure the readiness of potential TA 
recipients to work with the project, assessing, at a minimum, their 
current infrastructure, available resources, and ability to build 
capacity at the local level; and
    (iv) Its proposed approach to intensive, sustained TA,\3\ which 
must identify--
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    \3\ ``Intensive, sustained TA'' means TA services often provided 
on-site and requiring a stable, ongoing relationship between the TA 
center staff and the TA recipient. ``TA services'' are defined as 
negotiated series of activities designed to reach a valued outcome. 
This category of TA should result in changes to policy, program, 
practice, or operations that support increased recipient capacity or 
improved outcomes at one or more systems levels.
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    (A) The intended recipients of the products and services under this 
approach;
    (B) Its proposed approach to measure the readiness of the SEAs, 
ESAs, and LEAs to work with the project, including their commitment to 
the initiative, alignment of the initiative to their needs, current 
infrastructure, available resources, and ability to build capacity at 
the local level;
    (C) Its proposed plan for assisting SEAs to build or enhance 
training systems that include professional development based on adult 
learning principles and coaching; and
    (D) Its proposed plan for working with appropriate levels of the 
education system (e.g., SEAs, ESAs, districts, schools, families) to 
ensure that there is communication between each level and that there 
are systems in place to support implementation of practices supported 
by evidence;
    (6) Develop products and implement services that maximize 
efficiency. To address this requirement, the applicant must describe--
    (i) How the proposed project will use technology to achieve the 
intended project outcomes;
    (ii) With whom the proposed project will collaborate and the 
intended outcomes of this collaboration; and
    (iii) How the proposed project will use non-project resources to 
achieve the intended project outcomes.
    (c) In the narrative section of the application under ``Quality of 
the Evaluation Plan,'' include an evaluation plan for the project. The 
evaluation plan must describe: measures of progress in implementation, 
including the criteria for determining the extent to which the 
project's products and services have reached its target population; 
measures of intended outcomes or results of the project's activities in 
order to evaluate those activities; and a plan for determining how well 
the goals or objectives of the proposed project, as described in its 
logic model, have been met.
    (d) Demonstrate, in the narrative section of the application under 
``Adequacy of Project Resources,'' how--

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    (1) The proposed project will encourage applications for employment 
from persons who are members of groups that have traditionally been 
underrepresented based on race, color, national origin, gender, age, or 
disability, as appropriate;
    (2) The proposed key project personnel, consultants, and 
subcontractors have the qualifications and experience to carry out the 
proposed activities and achieve the project's intended outcomes;
    (3) The applicant and any key partners have adequate resources to 
carry out the proposed activities; and
    (4) The proposed costs are reasonable in relation to the 
anticipated results and benefits.
    (e) Demonstrate, in the narrative section of the application under 
``Quality of the Management Plan,'' how--
    (1) The proposed management plan will ensure that the project's 
intended outcomes will be achieved on time and within budget. To 
address this requirement, the applicant must describe--
    (i) Clearly defined responsibilities for key project personnel, 
consultants, and subcontractors, as applicable; and
    (ii) Timelines and milestones for accomplishing the project tasks;
    (2) Allocation of key project personnel and any consultants and 
subcontractors and how these allocations are appropriate and adequate 
to achieve the project's intended outcomes;
    (3) The proposed management plan will ensure that the products and 
services provided are of high quality, relevant, and useful to 
recipients; and
    (4) The proposed project will benefit from a diversity of 
perspectives, including those of families, educators, TA providers, 
researchers, and policy makers, among others, in its development and 
operation.
    (f) Address the following application requirements. The applicant 
must--
    (1) Include, in Appendix A, a logic model that depicts, at a 
minimum, the goals, activities, outputs, and intended outcomes of the 
proposed project.
    (2) Include, in Appendix A, a conceptual framework for the project;
    (3) Include, in Appendix A, personnel-loading charts and timelines, 
as applicable, to illustrate the management plan described in the 
narrative;
    (4) Include, in the budget, attendance at the following:
    (i) A one and one-half day kick-off meeting in Washington, DC, 
after receipt of the award, and an annual planning meeting in 
Washington, DC, with the OSEP project officer and other relevant staff 
during each subsequent year of the project period.

    Note:  Within 30 days of receipt of the award, a post-award 
teleconference must be held between the OSEP project officer and the 
grantee's project director or other authorized representative.

    (ii) A two and one-half day project directors' conference in 
Washington, DC, during each year of the project period;
    (iii) Two annual two-day trips to attend Department briefings, 
Department-sponsored conferences, and other meetings, as requested by 
OSEP; and
    (iv) A one-day intensive 3+2 review meeting in Washington, DC, 
during the last half of the second year of the project period;
    (5) Include, in the budget, a line item for an annual set-aside of 
five percent of the grant amount to support emerging needs that are 
consistent with the proposed project's intended outcomes, as those 
needs are identified in consultation with and approved by the OSEP 
project officer. With approval from the OSEP project officer, the 
project must reallocate any remaining funds from this annual set-aside 
no later than the end of the third quarter of each budget period;
    (6) Maintain a Web site, with an easy-to-navigate design, that 
meets government or industry-recognized standards for accessibility; 
and
    (7) Include, in Appendix A, an assurance to assist OSEP with the 
transfer of pertinent resources and products and to maintain the 
continuity of services to States during the transition to this new 
award period, as appropriate.

Fourth and Fifth Years of the Project

    In deciding whether to continue funding the project for the fourth 
and fifth years, the Secretary will consider the requirements of 34 CFR 
75.253(a), as well as--
    (a) The recommendation of a 3+2 review team consisting of experts 
selected by the Secretary. This review will be conducted during a one-
day intensive meeting that will be held during the last half of the 
second year of the project period;
    (b) The timeliness and assessment of how well the requirements of 
the negotiated cooperative agreement have been or are being met by the 
project; and
    (c) The quality, relevance, and usefulness of the project's 
products and services and the extent to which the project's products 
and services are aligned with the project's objectives and likely to 
result in the project achieving its intended outcomes.

References

Burns, D., & Darling-Hammond, L. (2014). Teaching around the world: 
What can TALIS tell us? Stanford, CA: Stanford Center for 
Opportunity Policy in Education.
Burns, M.K., & Ysseldyke, J.E. (2009). Reported prevalence of 
evidence-based instructional practices in special education. The 
Journal of Special Education, 43(1), 3-11.
Coburn, C.E., Hill, H.C., & Spillane, J. P. (2016). Alignment and 
accountability in policy design and implementation: The Common Core 
State Standards and implementation research. Educational Researcher, 
45(4), 243-251. doi: 10.3102/0013189X16651080.
Cook, B.G., & Odom, S.L. (2013). Evidence-based practices and 
implementation science in special education. Exceptional Children, 
79(2), 135-144.
Endsley, M., Speth, T., Akey, T., Krasnoff, B., Barton, R., Singh, 
M., Fantz, T. (2014). Coordination of instructional services by 
Washington State's Educational Service Districts (REL 2015-041). 
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education 
Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional 
Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest. Retrieved 
from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs.
Fullan, M., Bertani, A., & Quinn, J. (2004). New lessons for 
districtwide reform. Educational Leadership, 61(7), 42.
Klingner, J.K., Boardman, A.G., & McMaster, K.L. (2013). What does 
it take to scale up and sustain eevidence-based practices? 
Exceptional Children, 79(2), 195-211.
McIntosh, K., Mercer, S.H., Nese, R.N., Strickland-Cohen, M.K., & 
Hoselton, R. (2015). Predictors of sistained Implementation of 
school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports. Journal 
of Positive Behavior Interventions, 18(4). doi: 10.1177/
1098300715599737.
Rock, M.L., Gregg, M., Howard, P.W., Ploessl, D.M., Maughn, S., 
Gable, R.A., & Zigmond, N.P. (2009). See me, hear me, coach me. 
Journal of Staff Development, 30(3), 24.
Sanders, M.G. (2012). Achieving scale at the district level: A 
longitudinal multiple case study of a partnership reform. 
Educational Administration Quarterly, 48(1), 154-186.
TNTP. (2015). The mirage: Confronting the hard truth about our quest 
for teacher development. Washington, DC.
Tseng, V. (2012). The uses of research in policy and practice. 
Washington, DC: Society for Research in Child Development.
U.S. Department of Education. (2015). National assessment of 
educational progress (NAEP), 2015 Mathematics and Reading 
Assessments. Retrieved from http://www.nationsreportcard.gov/reading_math_2015/#?grade=4.

Definitions

    For the purposes of this priority:

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    Strong theory means a rationale for the proposed process, product, 
strategy, or practice that includes a logic model.
    Supported by evidence means supported by at least strong theory.
    Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: Under the Administrative Procedure 
Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553) the Department generally offers interested 
parties the opportunity to comment on proposed priorities. Section 
681(d) of IDEA, however, makes the public comment requirements of the 
APA inapplicable to the priority in this notice.
    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1463 and 1481.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 
97, 98, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to 
Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 
2 CFR part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department 
in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost 
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 
200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR 
part 3474.

    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 to IHEs only.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Cooperative agreement.
    Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested 
$54,345,000 for the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve 
Services and Results for Children With Disabilities program for FY 
2017, of which we intend to use an estimated $1,100,000 for this 
competition. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on final 
congressional action. However, we are inviting applications to allow 
enough time to complete the grant process if Congress appropriates 
funds for this program.
    Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of 
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2018 from the list of 
unfunded applications from this competition.
    Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a 
budget exceeding $1,100,000 for a single budget period of 12 months.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

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

    Project Period: Up to 60 months.

III. Eligibility Information

    1. Eligible Applicants: SEAs; LEAs, including public charter 
schools that operate as LEAs under State law; IHEs; other public 
agencies; private nonprofit organizations; freely associated States and 
outlying areas; Indian tribes or tribal organizations; and for-profit 
organizations.
    2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost 
sharing or matching.
    3. Eligible Subgrantees: (a) Under 34 CFR 75.708(b) and (c) a 
grantee may award subgrants--to directly carry out project activities 
described in its application--to the following types of entities: IHEs 
and private nonprofit organizations suitable to carry out the 
activities proposed in the application.
    (b) The grantee may award subgrants to entities it has identified 
in an approved application.
    4. Other General Requirements:
    (a) Recipients of funding under this competition must make positive 
efforts to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with 
disabilities (see section 606 of the IDEA).
    (b) Each applicant for, and recipient of, funding must, with 
respect to the aspects of their proposed project relating to the 
absolute priority, involve individuals with disabilities, or parents of 
individuals with disabilities ages birth through 26, in planning, 
implementing, and evaluating the project (see section 682(a)(1)(A) of 
the IDEA).

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 
TDD or a 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 package from ED Pubs, be sure to 
identify this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.326K.
    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. We recommend that you--(1) 
limit Part III to no more than 70 pages, and (2) use 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, reference citations, and captions, as well as 
all text in charts, tables, figures, graphs, and screen shots.
     Use a font that is 12 point or larger.
     Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier, 
Courier New, or Arial.
    The recommended page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover 
sheet; Part II, the budget section, including the narrative budget 
justification; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; or the 
abstract (follow the guidance provided in the application package for 
completing the abstract), the table of contents, the list of priority 
requirements, the resumes, the reference list, the letters of support, 
or the appendices. However, the recommended page limit does apply to 
all of Part III, the application narrative, including all text in 
charts, tables, figures, graphs, and screen shots.
    3. Submission Dates and Times:
    Applications Available: May 19, 2017.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 3, 2017.
    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

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in connection with the application process should contact the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 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.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 1, 2017.
    4. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is subject to 
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. 
Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under 
Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this 
competition.
    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), 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: 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 National Center to Enhance 
Educational Systems to Promote the Use of Practices Supported by 
Evidence competition, CFDA number 84.326K, 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 National 
Center to Enhance Educational Systems to Promote the Use of Practices 
Supported by Evidence 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 84.326, not 84.326K).
    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.

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     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 Portable 
Document Format (PDF). Do not upload an interactive or fillable PDF 
file. If you upload a file type other than a read-only 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 narrative--is critical to a 
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. 
Additional, detailed information on how to attach files is in the 
application instructions.
     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 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 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: Jennifer Coffey, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5134, Potomac 
Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-5108. FAX: (202) 245-7590.
    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 84.326K), 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 
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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 84.326K), 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 listed in the application package.
    a. Significance (10 points).
    (1) The Secretary considers the significance of the proposed 
project.
    (2) In determining the significance of the proposed project, the 
Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) The potential contribution of the proposed project to increased 
knowledge or understanding of educational problems, issues, or 
effective strategies;
    (ii) The likelihood that the proposed project will result in system 
change or improvement;
    (iii) The extent to which the proposed project is likely to build 
local capacity to provide, improve, or expand services that address the 
needs of the target population;
    (iv) The likely utility of the products (such as information, 
materials, processes, or techniques) that will result from the proposed 
project, including the potential for their being used effectively in a 
variety of other settings; and
    (v) The importance or magnitude of the results or outcomes likely 
to be attained by the proposed project.
    b. Quality of project services (25 points).
    (1) The Secretary considers the quality of the services to be 
provided by the proposed project.
    (2) In determining the quality of the services to be provided by 
the proposed project, the Secretary considers the quality and 
sufficiency of strategies for ensuring equal access and treatment for 
eligible project participants who are members of groups that have 
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national 
origin, gender, age, or disability.
    (3) In addition, the Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed 
project are appropriate to the needs of the intended recipients or 
beneficiaries of those services;
    (ii) The extent to which entities that are to be served by the 
proposed technical assistance project demonstrate support for the 
project;
    (iii) The extent to which the services to be provided by the 
proposed project reflect up-to-date knowledge from research and 
effective practice;
    (iv) The likely impact of the services to be provided by the 
proposed project on the intended recipients of those services;
    (v) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed 
project involve the collaboration of appropriate partners for 
maximizing the effectiveness of project services; and
    (vi) The extent to which the technical assistance services to be 
provided by the proposed project involve the use of efficient 
strategies, including the use of technology, as appropriate, and the 
leveraging of non-project resources.
    c. Quality of project personnel (20 points).
    (1) The Secretary considers the quality of the personnel who will 
carry out the proposed project.
    (2) In determining the quality of project personnel, the Secretary 
considers the extent to which the applicant encourages applications for 
employment from persons who are members of groups that have 
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national 
origin, gender, age, or disability.
    (3) In addition, the Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience, 
of key project personnel; and
    (ii) The qualifications, including relevant training and 
experience, of project consultants or subcontractors.
    d. Adequacy of resources (10 points).
    (1) The Secretary considers the adequacy of resources for the 
proposed project.
    (2) In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed 
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) The adequacy of support, including facilities, equipment, 
supplies, and other resources, from the applicant organization or the 
lead applicant organization;
    (ii) The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the 
proposed project; and
    (iii) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to 
the number of persons to be served and to the anticipated results and 
benefits.
    e. Quality of the management plan (15 points).
    (1) The Secretary considers the quality of the management plan for 
the proposed project.
    (2) In determining the quality of the management plan for the 
proposed project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives 
of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly 
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing 
project tasks;
    (ii) The adequacy of procedures for ensuring feedback and 
continuous improvement in the operation of the proposed project;
    (iii) The adequacy of mechanisms for ensuring high-quality products 
and services from the proposed project;
    (iv) The extent to which the time commitments of the project 
director and principal investigator and other key project personnel are 
appropriate and adequate to meet the objectives of the proposed 
project; and
    (v) How the applicant will ensure that a diversity of perspectives 
are brought to bear in the operation of the proposed project, including 
those of parents, teachers, the business community, a variety of 
disciplinary and professional fields, recipients or beneficiaries of 
services, or others, as appropriate.
    f. Quality of project evaluation (20 points).

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    (1) The Secretary considers the quality of the evaluation to be 
conducted of the proposed project.
    (2) In determining the quality of the evaluation, the Secretary 
considers the following factors:
    (i) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough, 
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the 
proposed project;
    (ii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide 
performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward 
achieving intended outcomes;
    (iii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide 
timely guidance for quality assurance;
    (iv) The extent to which the evaluation will provide guidance about 
effective strategies suitable for replication or testing in other 
settings;
    (v) The extent to which the methods of evaluation provide for 
examining the effectiveness of project implementation strategies; and
    (vi) The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use 
of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the 
intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and 
qualitative data to the extent possible.
    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. Additional Review and Selection Process Factors: In the past, 
the Department has had difficulty finding peer reviewers for certain 
competitions because so many individuals who are eligible to serve as 
peer reviewers have conflicts of interest. The standing panel 
requirements under section 682(b) of IDEA also have placed additional 
constraints on the availability of reviewers. Therefore, the Department 
has determined that for some discretionary grant competitions, 
applications may be separated into two or more groups and ranked and 
selected for funding within specific groups. This procedure will make 
it easier for the Department to find peer reviewers by ensuring that 
greater numbers of individuals who are eligible to serve as reviewers 
for any particular group of applicants will not have conflicts of 
interest. It also will increase the quality, independence, and fairness 
of the review process, while permitting panel members to review 
applications under discretionary grant competitions for which they also 
have submitted applications.
    4. 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.
    5. 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.
    4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and 
Results Act of 1993, the Department has established a set of 
performance measures, including long-term measures, that are designed 
to yield information on various aspects of the effectiveness and 
quality of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve 
Services and Results for Children With Disabilities program. For 
purposes of this priority, the Center will use these measures, which 
focus on the extent to which projects provide high-quality products and 
services, the relevance of project products and services to educational 
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intervention policy and practice, and the use of products and services 
to improve educational and early intervention policy and practice.
    Projects funded under this competition are required to submit data 
on these measures as directed by OSEP.
    Grantees will be required to report information on their project's 
performance in annual and final performance reports to the Department 
(34 CFR 75.590).
    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 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. 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) by contacting 
the Management Support Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW., room 5113, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 
20202-2500. Telephone: (202) 245-7363. If you use a TDD or a TTY, call 
the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
    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 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: May 16, 2017.
Ruth E. Ryder,
Deputy Director, Office of Special Education Programs, delegated the 
duties of the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 
Rehabilitative Services.
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                                                                                                            224–84, Washington, DC 20202–4537.                    opportunities for eligible students by
                                                    entry into postsecondary education; (7)                                                                       encouraging college preparation and
                                                    education or counseling services                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:      For             student persistence in secondary school
                                                    designed to improve the financial and                   specific questions related to collection              and postsecondary education; and to
                                                    economic literacy of students or the                    activities, please contact Bernadette                 strengthen the financial ability of the
                                                    students’ parents, including financial                  Miles, 202–453–7892.                                  institution to serve the academic needs
                                                    planning for postsecondary education;                                                                         of these students.
                                                    and (8) projects funded for at least two                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       The
                                                    years under the program must provide                    Department of Education (ED), in                        Dated: May 16, 2017
                                                    instruction in mathematics through pre-                 accordance with the Paperwork                         Kate Mullan,
                                                    calculus; laboratory science; foreign                   Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.                Acting Director, Information Collection
                                                    language; composition; and literature.                  3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general                  Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
                                                                                                            public and Federal agencies with an                   Officer, Office of Management.
                                                      Dated: May 16, 2017.
                                                                                                            opportunity to comment on proposed,                   [FR Doc. 2017–10191 Filed 5–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    Kate Mullan,
                                                                                                            revised, and continuing collections of                BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
                                                    Acting Director, Information Collection
                                                                                                            information. This helps the Department
                                                    Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
                                                    Officer, Office of Management.                          assess the impact of its information
                                                                                                            collection requirements and minimize                  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–10244 Filed 5–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            the public’s reporting burden. It also
                                                    BILLING CODE 4000–01–P                                                                                        Applications for New Awards;
                                                                                                            helps the public understand the
                                                                                                                                                                  Technical Assistance and
                                                                                                            Department’s information collection
                                                                                                                                                                  Dissemination To Improve Services
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                 requirements and provide the requested
                                                                                                                                                                  and Results for Children With
                                                                                                            data in the desired format. ED is
                                                                                                                                                                  Disabilities—National Center To
                                                                                                            soliciting comments on the proposed
                                                    [Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0015]                                                                               Enhance Educational Systems To
                                                                                                            information collection request (ICR) that
                                                                                                                                                                  Promote the Use of Practices
                                                    Agency Information Collection                           is described below. The Department of
                                                                                                                                                                  Supported by Evidence
                                                    Activities; Submission to the Office of                 Education is especially interested in
                                                    Management and Budget for Review                        public comment addressing the                         AGENCY:  Office of Special Education and
                                                    and Approval; Comment Request;                          following issues: (1) Is this collection              Rehabilitative Services, Department of
                                                    Application for Grants Under the                        necessary to the proper functions of the              Education.
                                                    Predominantly Black Institutions                        Department; (2) will this information be              ACTION: Notice.
                                                    Formula Grant Program                                   processed and used in a timely manner;
                                                                                                            (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;               SUMMARY:   The Department of Education
                                                    AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary                         (4) how might the Department enhance                  is issuing a notice inviting applications
                                                    Education (OPE), Department of                          the quality, utility, and clarity of the              for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2017
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                                                    Education (ED).                                         information to be collected; and (5) how              for Technical Assistance and
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                         might the Department minimize the                     Dissemination to Improve Services and
                                                                                                            burden of this collection on the                      Results for Children with Disabilities—
                                                    SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                       respondents, including through the use                National Center to Enhance Educational
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is                  of information technology. Please note                Systems to Promote the Use of Practices
                                                    proposing a reinstatement of a                          that written comments received in                     Supported by Evidence, Catalog of
                                                    previously approved information                         response to this notice will be                       Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
                                                    collection.                                             considered public records.                            number 84.326K.


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                                                    DATES:                                                  will also provide this TA to other                    implement practices supported by
                                                       Applications Available: May 19, 2017.                Department-funded TA centers and to                   evidence, little is known regarding how
                                                       Deadline for Transmittal of                          organizations that prepare district                   ESAs can best assist SEAs to work with
                                                    Applications: July 3, 2017.                             superintendents.                                      LEAs in the implementation and scaling
                                                       Deadline for Intergovernmental                          Despite the increasing availability of             up of practices that improve results for
                                                    Review: September 1, 2017.                              practices supported by evidence in                    students with disabilities (Endsley et al.,
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        literacy, math, science, and behavior                 2014; Rock et al., 2009).
                                                    Jennifer Coffey, U.S. Department of                     support, such as those found in the                      This Center is intended to address all
                                                    Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,                     What Works Clearinghouse, and a                       of these needs by helping States
                                                    Room 5134, Potomac Center Plaza,                        significant amount of money and time                  strengthen the alignment of policy and
                                                    Washington, DC 20202–5108.                              spent on professional development, the                practice and further develop States’
                                                    Telephone: (202) 245–7373.                              progress of students with disabilities                infrastructure.
                                                       If you use a telecommunications                      has not significantly improved over time
                                                    device for the deaf (TDD) or a a text                   (Burns & Darling-Hammond, 2014; Cook                  Priority
                                                    telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay                 & Odom, 2013; TNTP, 2015; What                           The purpose of this priority is to fund
                                                    Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–                 Works Clearinghouse Publications,                     a cooperative agreement to establish and
                                                    8339.                                                   available at http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/              operate a Center to achieve, at a
                                                                                                            Publication#/ContentTypeId:3).                        minimum, the following:
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                               In 2003, 28 percent of students with                  (1) Increased capacity of the SEA,
                                                    Full Text of Announcement                               disabilities scored at or above basic—                ESAs (where available), LEAs, and
                                                                                                            this denotes partial mastery of                       charter management organizations in
                                                    I. Funding Opportunity Description
                                                                                                            prerequisite knowledge and skills that                selected States to build an infrastructure
                                                       Purpose of Program: The purpose of                   are fundamental for proficient work at                to support educators’ implementation of
                                                    the Technical Assistance and                            the grade assessed—in reading on the                  instructional and leadership practices
                                                    Dissemination to Improve Services and                   National Assessment of Educational                    supported by evidence;
                                                    Results for Children with Disabilities                  Progress (NAEP). In 2015, 30 percent of                  (2) Increased capacity of OSEP-funded
                                                    program is to promote academic                          students with disabilities scored at or               TA centers to support SEA, ESA, LEA,
                                                    achievement and to improve results for                  above basic in reading, only a 2 percent              and charter management organizations’
                                                    children with disabilities by providing                 increase over a span of 12 years (U.S.                systemic change efforts to support
                                                    technical assistance (TA), supporting                   Department of Education, 2015).                       implementation of instructional and
                                                    model demonstration projects,                              Although there are pockets of
                                                                                                                                                                  leadership practices that lead to
                                                    disseminating useful information, and                   excellence, the practices available from
                                                                                                                                                                  improved outcomes for students with
                                                    implementing activities that are                        the What Works Clearinghouse and
                                                                                                            many other sources are generally not                  disabilities;
                                                    supported by scientifically based
                                                                                                            implemented as intended or broadly                       (3) Increased knowledge, skills, and
                                                    research.
                                                       Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR                  enough to have a major impact on the                  competencies of LEA superintendents
                                                    75.105(b)(2)(v), this priority is from                  achievement of students with                          and other leaders related to identifying
                                                    allowable activities specified in the                   disabilities (Burns & Ysseldyke, 2009;                and supporting implementation of
                                                    statute (see sections 663 and 681(d) of                 Klingner, Boardman, & McMaster,                       practices that lead to improved
                                                    the Individuals with Disabilities                       2013). Practices supported by evidence                outcomes for students with disabilities;
                                                    Education Act (IDEA); 20 U.S.C. 1463                    will improve results for students with                and
                                                    and U.S.C. 1481).                                       disabilities only when successfully                      (4) Increased body of knowledge on
                                                       Absolute Priority: For FY 2017 and                   implemented and sustained.                            building an infrastructure that supports
                                                    any subsequent year in which we make                       Successful local implementation will               implementation of practices that lead to
                                                    awards from the list of unfunded                        depend on: (1) Infrastructure, such as                improved outcomes for students with
                                                    applications from this competition, this                professional development, data systems,               disabilities.
                                                    priority is an absolute priority. Under 34              and implementation teams, that                           In addition to these programmatic
                                                    CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only                      supports educators’ acquisition and use               requirements, to be considered for
                                                    applications that meet this priority.                   of the necessary skills; and (2)                      funding under this priority, applicants
                                                       This priority is: National Center to                 alignment among national, State, and                  must meet the application and
                                                    Enhance Educational Systems to                          district policies (Coburn, Hill, &                    administrative requirements in this
                                                    Promote the Use of Practices Supported                  Spillane, 2016; Tseng, 2012).                         priority, which are:
                                                    by Evidence.                                               Strengthening infrastructure and                      (a) Demonstrate, in the narrative
                                                                                                            aligning policies can be accomplished                 section of the application under
                                                    Background                                              through strong leadership throughout                  ‘‘Significance of the Project,’’ how the
                                                      The purpose of this priority is to fund               the State education system, including at              proposed project will—
                                                    a cooperative agreement to establish and                the SEA, ESA (where available), and                      (1) Address State and TA center needs
                                                    operate a national center to provide                    LEA levels (Endsley et al., 2014; Fullan,             related to developing infrastructure that
                                                    technical assistance (TA) directly to                   Bertani, & Quinn, 2004; McIntosh,                     supportsLEAs and charter management
                                                    States, educational service agencies                    Mercer, Nese, Strickland-Cohen, &                     organizations’ ability to implement,
                                                    (ESAs), local educational agencies                      Hoselton, 2015; Sanders, 2012).                       scale up, and sustain the use of
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                                                    (LEAs), and charter management                          Although there has been some                          instructional and leadership practices
                                                    organizations in those States to help                   exploration of how leaders at each level              supported by evidence. To meet this
                                                    create the conditions necessary for                     can best support the scaling up of                    requirement the applicant must—
                                                    educators to make full and sustained                    instructional and leadership practices,                  (i) Present applicable State, regional,
                                                    use of instructional and leadership                     more focused efforts are needed                       and local data demonstrating the current
                                                    practices supported by evidence (as                     (Sanders, 2012; Tseng, 2012). Further,                needs related to building capacity to
                                                    defined in this notice). Because they are               while there are examples of ESAs that                 implement, scale up, and sustain the
                                                    an essential part of this effort, the Center            have supported districts’ efforts to                  use of practices supported by evidence;


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                                                       (ii) Demonstrate knowledge of current                www.osepideasthatwork.org/logicModel and                    (iv) Its proposed approach to
                                                    educational issues and policy initiatives               www.osepideasthatwork.org/resources-                     intensive, sustained TA,3 which must
                                                    for supporting implementation and                       grantees/program-areas/ta-ta/tad-project-                identify—
                                                                                                            logic-model-and-conceptual-framework.                       (A) The intended recipients of the
                                                    scaling up of practices supported by
                                                    evidence;                                                 (4) Be based on current research and                   products and services under this
                                                       (2) Establish partnerships with a                    make use of practices supported by                       approach;
                                                    minimum of two organizations that                       evidence. To meet this requirement, the                     (B) Its proposed approach to measure
                                                    prepare district superintendents and                    applicant must describe—                                 the readiness of the SEAs, ESAs, and
                                                    one charter management organization to                    (i) The current research on                            LEAs to work with the project,
                                                    integrate training related to developing                infrastructure development that builds                   including their commitment to the
                                                    an infrastructure to support                            capacity in SEAs and LEAs to                             initiative, alignment of the initiative to
                                                    implementation into their preparation.                  implement, scale up, and sustain the                     their needs, current infrastructure,
                                                       (3) Collaborate with other OSEP-                     use of practices supported by evidence;                  available resources, and ability to build
                                                    funded centers (see                                       (ii) The current research about adult                  capacity at the local level;
                                                    www.osepideasthatwork.org/find-center-                  learning principles and implementation                      (C) Its proposed plan for assisting
                                                    or-grant/find-a-center) to support States’              or improvement science that will inform                  SEAs to build or enhance training
                                                    efforts to build infrastructure that                    the proposed TA; and                                     systems that include professional
                                                    enables States to reach their State-                      (iii) How the proposed project will                    development based on adult learning
                                                    identified measureable results as                       incorporate current research and                         principles and coaching; and
                                                    described in their Statewide Systemic                   practices supported by evidence in the                      (D) Its proposed plan for working with
                                                    Improvement Plans.                                      development and delivery of its                          appropriate levels of the education
                                                       (b) Demonstrate, in the narrative                    products and services;                                   system (e.g., SEAs, ESAs, districts,
                                                    section of the application under                          (5) Develop products and provide                       schools, families) to ensure that there is
                                                    ‘‘Quality of the Project Services,’’ how                services that are of high quality and                    communication between each level and
                                                    the proposed project will—                              sufficient intensity and duration to                     that there are systems in place to
                                                       (1) Ensure equal access and treatment                achieve the intended outcomes of the                     support implementation of practices
                                                    for members of groups that have                         proposed project. To address this                        supported by evidence;
                                                    traditionally been underrepresented                     requirement, the applicant must                             (6) Develop products and implement
                                                    based on race, color, national origin,                  describe—                                                services that maximize efficiency. To
                                                    gender, age, or disability. To meet this                  (i) How it proposes to identify or                     address this requirement, the applicant
                                                    requirement, the applicant must                         develop the knowledge base;                              must describe—
                                                                                                              (ii) Its proposed approach to                             (i) How the proposed project will use
                                                    describe how it will—
                                                                                                            universal, general TA,1 which must                       technology to achieve the intended
                                                       (i) Identify the needs of the intended
                                                                                                            identify the intended recipients of the                  project outcomes;
                                                    recipients for TA and information; and                                                                              (ii) With whom the proposed project
                                                       (ii) Ensure that services and products               products and services under this
                                                                                                            approach;                                                will collaborate and the intended
                                                    meet the needs of the intended
                                                                                                              (iii) Its proposed approach to targeted,               outcomes of this collaboration; and
                                                    recipients of the grant;                                                                                            (iii) How the proposed project will
                                                                                                            specialized TA,2 which must identify—
                                                       (2) Achieve its goals, objectives, and                 (A) The intended recipients of the                     use non-project resources to achieve the
                                                    intended outcomes. To meet this                         products and services under this                         intended project outcomes.
                                                    requirement, the applicant must                         approach; and                                               (c) In the narrative section of the
                                                    provide—                                                  (B) Its proposed approach to measure                   application under ‘‘Quality of the
                                                       (i) Measurable intended project                      the readiness of potential TA recipients                 Evaluation Plan,’’ include an evaluation
                                                    outcomes; and                                           to work with the project, assessing, at a                plan for the project. The evaluation plan
                                                       (ii) The logic model by which the                    minimum, their current infrastructure,                   must describe: measures of progress in
                                                    proposed project will achieve its                       available resources, and ability to build                implementation, including the criteria
                                                    intended outcomes. A logic model used                   capacity at the local level; and                         for determining the extent to which the
                                                    in connection with this priority                                                                                 project’s products and services have
                                                    communicates how a project will                            1 ‘‘Universal, general TA’’ means TA and              reached its target population; measures
                                                    achieve its intended outcomes and                       information provided to independent users through        of intended outcomes or results of the
                                                    provides a framework for both the                       their own initiative, resulting in minimal
                                                                                                                                                                     project’s activities in order to evaluate
                                                    formative and summative evaluations of                  interaction with TA center staff and including one-
                                                                                                            time, invited or offered conference presentations by     those activities; and a plan for
                                                    the project;                                            TA center staff. This category of TA also includes       determining how well the goals or
                                                       (3) Use a conceptual framework to                    information or products, such as newsletters,            objectives of the proposed project, as
                                                    develop project plans and activities,                   guidebooks, or research syntheses, downloaded
                                                                                                                                                                     described in its logic model, have been
                                                    describing any underlying concepts,                     from the TA center’s Web site by independent
                                                                                                            users. Brief communications by TA center staff with      met.
                                                    assumptions, expectations, beliefs, or                  recipients, either by telephone or email, are also          (d) Demonstrate, in the narrative
                                                    theories, as well as the presumed                       considered universal, general TA.                        section of the application under
                                                    relationships or linkages among these                      2 ‘‘Targeted, specialized TA’’ means TA services
                                                                                                                                                                     ‘‘Adequacy of Project Resources,’’
                                                    variables, and any empirical support for                based on needs common to multiple recipients and
                                                                                                                                                                     how—
                                                    this framework;                                         not extensively individualized. A relationship is
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                                                                                                            established between the TA recipient and one or
                                                       Note: Rather than use the definition of              more TA center staff. This category of TA includes         3 ‘‘Intensive, sustained TA’’ means TA services

                                                    ‘‘logic model’’ in section 77.1(c) of EDGAR,            one-time, labor-intensive events, such as facilitating   often provided on-site and requiring a stable,
                                                    OSEP uses the definition in paragraph                   strategic planning or hosting regional or national       ongoing relationship between the TA center staff
                                                    (b)(2)(ii) of these application requirements.           conferences. It can also include episodic, less labor-   and the TA recipient. ‘‘TA services’’ are defined as
                                                                                                            intensive events that extend over a period of time,      negotiated series of activities designed to reach a
                                                    This definition, unlike the definition in 34            such as facilitating a series of conference calls on     valued outcome. This category of TA should result
                                                    CFR 77.1(c), differentiates between logic               single or multiple topics that are designed around       in changes to policy, program, practice, or
                                                    models and conceptual frameworks. The                   the needs of the recipients. Facilitating                operations that support increased recipient capacity
                                                    following Web sites provide more                        communities of practice can also be considered           or improved outcomes at one or more systems
                                                    information on logic models:                            targeted, specialized TA.                                levels.



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                                                       (1) The proposed project will                        staff during each subsequent year of the              References
                                                    encourage applications for employment                   project period.                                       Burns, D., & Darling-Hammond, L. (2014).
                                                    from persons who are members of                           Note: Within 30 days of receipt of the                  Teaching around the world: What can
                                                    groups that have traditionally been                     award, a post-award teleconference must be                TALIS tell us? Stanford, CA: Stanford
                                                    underrepresented based on race, color,                  held between the OSEP project officer and                 Center for Opportunity Policy in
                                                    national origin, gender, age, or                        the grantee’s project director or other                   Education.
                                                    disability, as appropriate;                             authorized representative.                            Burns, M.K., & Ysseldyke, J.E. (2009).
                                                       (2) The proposed key project                            (ii) A two and one-half day project                    Reported prevalence of evidence-based
                                                    personnel, consultants, and                                                                                       instructional practices in special
                                                                                                            directors’ conference in Washington,                      education. The Journal of Special
                                                    subcontractors have the qualifications                  DC, during each year of the project                       Education, 43(1), 3–11.
                                                    and experience to carry out the                         period;                                               Coburn, C.E., Hill, H.C., & Spillane, J. P.
                                                    proposed activities and achieve the                        (iii) Two annual two-day trips to                      (2016). Alignment and accountability in
                                                    project’s intended outcomes;                            attend Department briefings,                              policy design and implementation: The
                                                       (3) The applicant and any key                        Department-sponsored conferences, and                     Common Core State Standards and
                                                    partners have adequate resources to                     other meetings, as requested by OSEP;                     implementation research. Educational
                                                    carry out the proposed activities; and                  and                                                       Researcher, 45(4), 243–251. doi: 10.3102/
                                                       (4) The proposed costs are reasonable                   (iv) A one-day intensive 3+2 review                    0013189X16651080.
                                                    in relation to the anticipated results and              meeting in Washington, DC, during the                 Cook, B.G., & Odom, S.L. (2013). Evidence-
                                                                                                                                                                      based practices and implementation
                                                    benefits.                                               last half of the second year of the project               science in special education. Exceptional
                                                       (e) Demonstrate, in the narrative                    period;                                                   Children, 79(2), 135–144.
                                                    section of the application under                           (5) Include, in the budget, a line item            Endsley, M., Speth, T., Akey, T., Krasnoff, B.,
                                                    ‘‘Quality of the Management Plan,’’                     for an annual set-aside of five percent of                Barton, R., Singh, M., Fantz, T. (2014).
                                                    how—                                                    the grant amount to support emerging                      Coordination of instructional services by
                                                       (1) The proposed management plan                     needs that are consistent with the                        Washington State’s Educational Service
                                                    will ensure that the project’s intended                 proposed project’s intended outcomes,                     Districts (REL 2015–041). Washington,
                                                    outcomes will be achieved on time and                   as those needs are identified in                          DC: U.S. Department of Education,
                                                    within budget. To address this                          consultation with and approved by the                     Institute of Education Sciences, National
                                                                                                                                                                      Center for Education Evaluation and
                                                    requirement, the applicant must                         OSEP project officer. With approval                       Regional Assistance, Regional
                                                    describe—                                               from the OSEP project officer, the                        Educational Laboratory Northwest.
                                                       (i) Clearly defined responsibilities for             project must reallocate any remaining                     Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/
                                                    key project personnel, consultants, and                 funds from this annual set-aside no later                 edlabs.
                                                    subcontractors, as applicable; and                      than the end of the third quarter of each             Fullan, M., Bertani, A., & Quinn, J. (2004).
                                                       (ii) Timelines and milestones for                    budget period;                                            New lessons for districtwide reform.
                                                    accomplishing the project tasks;                           (6) Maintain a Web site, with an easy-                 Educational Leadership, 61(7), 42.
                                                       (2) Allocation of key project personnel              to-navigate design, that meets                        Klingner, J.K., Boardman, A.G., & McMaster,
                                                    and any consultants and subcontractors                                                                            K.L. (2013). What does it take to scale up
                                                                                                            government or industry-recognized
                                                                                                                                                                      and sustain eevidence-based practices?
                                                    and how these allocations are                           standards for accessibility; and                          Exceptional Children, 79(2), 195–211.
                                                    appropriate and adequate to achieve the                    (7) Include, in Appendix A, an                     McIntosh, K., Mercer, S.H., Nese, R.N.,
                                                    project’s intended outcomes;                            assurance to assist OSEP with the                         Strickland-Cohen, M.K., & Hoselton, R.
                                                       (3) The proposed management plan                     transfer of pertinent resources and                       (2015). Predictors of sistained
                                                    will ensure that the products and                       products and to maintain the continuity                   Implementation of school-wide positive
                                                    services provided are of high quality,                  of services to States during the                          behavioral interventions and supports.
                                                    relevant, and useful to recipients; and                 transition to this new award period, as                   Journal of Positive Behavior
                                                       (4) The proposed project will benefit                appropriate.                                              Interventions, 18(4). doi: 10.1177/
                                                    from a diversity of perspectives,                                                                                 1098300715599737.
                                                    including those of families, educators,                 Fourth and Fifth Years of the Project                 Rock, M.L., Gregg, M., Howard, P.W., Ploessl,
                                                                                                               In deciding whether to continue                        D.M., Maughn, S., Gable, R.A., &
                                                    TA providers, researchers, and policy
                                                                                                                                                                      Zigmond, N.P. (2009). See me, hear me,
                                                    makers, among others, in its                            funding the project for the fourth and                    coach me. Journal of Staff Development,
                                                    development and operation.                              fifth years, the Secretary will consider                  30(3), 24.
                                                       (f) Address the following application                the requirements of 34 CFR 75.253(a), as              Sanders, M.G. (2012). Achieving scale at the
                                                    requirements. The applicant must—                       well as—                                                  district level: A longitudinal multiple
                                                       (1) Include, in Appendix A, a logic                     (a) The recommendation of a 3+2                        case study of a partnership reform.
                                                    model that depicts, at a minimum, the                   review team consisting of experts                         Educational Administration Quarterly,
                                                    goals, activities, outputs, and intended                selected by the Secretary. This review                    48(1), 154–186.
                                                    outcomes of the proposed project.                       will be conducted during a one-day                    TNTP. (2015). The mirage: Confronting the
                                                       (2) Include, in Appendix A, a                        intensive meeting that will be held                       hard truth about our quest for teacher
                                                    conceptual framework for the project;                   during the last half of the second year                   development. Washington, DC.
                                                                                                                                                                  Tseng, V. (2012). The uses of research in
                                                       (3) Include, in Appendix A,                          of the project period;                                    policy and practice. Washington, DC:
                                                    personnel-loading charts and timelines,                    (b) The timeliness and assessment of                   Society for Research in Child
                                                    as applicable, to illustrate the                        how well the requirements of the                          Development.
                                                                                                            negotiated cooperative agreement have
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                                                    management plan described in the                                                                              U.S. Department of Education. (2015).
                                                    narrative;                                              been or are being met by the project; and                 National assessment of educational
                                                       (4) Include, in the budget, attendance                  (c) The quality, relevance, and                        progress (NAEP), 2015 Mathematics and
                                                    at the following:                                       usefulness of the project’s products and                  Reading Assessments. Retrieved from
                                                       (i) A one and one-half day kick-off                  services and the extent to which the                      http://www.nationsreportcard.gov/
                                                    meeting in Washington, DC, after receipt                project’s products and services are                       reading_math_2015/#?grade=4.
                                                    of the award, and an annual planning                    aligned with the project’s objectives and
                                                    meeting in Washington, DC, with the                     likely to result in the project achieving             Definitions
                                                    OSEP project officer and other relevant                 its intended outcomes.                                  For the purposes of this priority:


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                                                      Strong theory means a rationale for                     Project Period: Up to 60 months.                    large print, audiotape, or compact disc)
                                                    the proposed process, product, strategy,                                                                      by contacting the person or team listed
                                                                                                            III. Eligibility Information
                                                    or practice that includes a logic model.                                                                      under Accessible Format in section VIII
                                                      Supported by evidence means                              1. Eligible Applicants: SEAs; LEAs,                of this notice.
                                                    supported by at least strong theory.                    including public charter schools that                    2. Content and Form of Application
                                                      Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking:                        operate as LEAs under State law; IHEs;                Submission: Requirements concerning
                                                    Under the Administrative Procedure Act                  other public agencies; private nonprofit              the content and form of an application,
                                                    (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553) the Department                     organizations; freely associated States               together with the forms you must
                                                    generally offers interested parties the                 and outlying areas; Indian tribes or                  submit, are in the application package
                                                    opportunity to comment on proposed                      tribal organizations; and for-profit                  for this competition.
                                                    priorities. Section 681(d) of IDEA,                     organizations.                                           Page Limit: The application narrative
                                                    however, makes the public comment                          2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This                  (Part III of the application) is where you,
                                                    requirements of the APA inapplicable to                 program does not require cost sharing or              the applicant, address the selection
                                                    the priority in this notice.                            matching.                                             criteria that reviewers use to evaluate
                                                      Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1463                        3. Eligible Subgrantees: (a) Under 34              your application. We recommend that
                                                    and 1481.                                               CFR 75.708(b) and (c) a grantee may                   you—(1) limit Part III to no more than
                                                      Applicable Regulations: (a) The                       award subgrants—to directly carry out                 70 pages, and (2) use the following
                                                    Education Department General                            project activities described in its                   standards:
                                                    Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR                    application—to the following types of                    • A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ × 11″, on one side
                                                    parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98,               entities: IHEs and private nonprofit                  only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
                                                    and 99. (b) The Office of Management                    organizations suitable to carry out the               and both sides.
                                                    and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on                    activities proposed in the application.                  • Double-space (no more than three
                                                    Governmentwide Debarment and                               (b) The grantee may award subgrants                lines per vertical inch) all text in the
                                                    Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR                    to entities it has identified in an                   application narrative, including titles,
                                                    part 180, as adopted and amended as                     approved application.                                 headings, footnotes, quotations,
                                                    regulations of the Department in 2 CFR                     4. Other General Requirements:                     reference citations, and captions, as well
                                                    part 3485. (c) The Uniform                                 (a) Recipients of funding under this               as all text in charts, tables, figures,
                                                    Administrative Requirements, Cost                       competition must make positive efforts                graphs, and screen shots.
                                                    Principles, and Audit Requirements for                  to employ and advance in employment                      • Use a font that is 12 point or larger.
                                                    Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as                    qualified individuals with disabilities                  • Use one of the following fonts:
                                                    adopted and amended as regulations of                   (see section 606 of the IDEA).                        Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
                                                    the Department in 2 CFR part 3474.                         (b) Each applicant for, and recipient              New, or Arial.
                                                      Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79               of, funding must, with respect to the                    The recommended page limit does not
                                                    apply to all applicants except federally                aspects of their proposed project                     apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II,
                                                    recognized Indian tribes.                               relating to the absolute priority, involve            the budget section, including the
                                                                                                            individuals with disabilities, or parents             narrative budget justification; Part IV,
                                                      Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86               of individuals with disabilities ages                 the assurances and certifications; or the
                                                    apply to IHEs only.                                     birth through 26, in planning,                        abstract (follow the guidance provided
                                                                                                            implementing, and evaluating the                      in the application package for
                                                    II. Award Information
                                                                                                            project (see section 682(a)(1)(A) of the              completing the abstract), the table of
                                                       Type of Award: Cooperative                           IDEA).                                                contents, the list of priority
                                                    agreement.                                                                                                    requirements, the resumes, the reference
                                                       Estimated Available Funds: The                       IV. Application and Submission
                                                                                                                                                                  list, the letters of support, or the
                                                    Administration has requested                            Information
                                                                                                                                                                  appendices. However, the
                                                    $54,345,000 for the Technical                              1. Address to Request Application                  recommended page limit does apply to
                                                    Assistance and Dissemination to                         Package: You can obtain an application                all of Part III, the application narrative,
                                                    Improve Services and Results for                        package via the internet or from the                  including all text in charts, tables,
                                                    Children With Disabilities program for                  Education Publications Center (ED                     figures, graphs, and screen shots.
                                                    FY 2017, of which we intend to use an                   Pubs).                                                   3. Submission Dates and Times:
                                                    estimated $1,100,000 for this                              To obtain a copy via the internet, use                Applications Available: May 19, 2017.
                                                    competition. The actual level of                        the following address: www.ed.gov/                       Deadline for Transmittal of
                                                    funding, if any, depends on final                       fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html.                Applications: July 3, 2017.
                                                    congressional action. However, we are                      To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write,                 Applications for grants under this
                                                    inviting applications to allow enough                   fax, or call: ED Pubs, U.S. Department                competition must be submitted
                                                    time to complete the grant process if                   of Education, P.O. Box 22207,                         electronically using the Grants.gov
                                                    Congress appropriates funds for this                    Alexandria, VA 22304. Telephone, toll                 Apply site (Grants.gov). For information
                                                    program.                                                free: 1–877–433–7827. FAX: (703) 605–                 (including dates and times) about how
                                                       Contingent upon the availability of                  6794. If you use a TDD or a TTY, call,                to submit your application
                                                    funds and the quality of applications,                  toll free: 1–877–576–7734.                            electronically, or in paper format by
                                                    we may make additional awards in FY                        You can contact ED Pubs at its Web                 mail or hand delivery if you qualify for
                                                    2018 from the list of unfunded                          site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at its
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                                                                                                                                                                  an exception to the electronic
                                                    applications from this competition.                     email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.                    submission requirement, please refer to
                                                       Maximum Award: We will reject any                       If you request an application package              Other Submission Requirements in
                                                    application that proposes a budget                      from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this                section IV of this notice.
                                                    exceeding $1,100,000 for a single budget                competition as follows: CFDA number                      We do not consider an application
                                                    period of 12 months.                                    84.326K.                                              that does not comply with the deadline
                                                       Estimated Number of Awards: 1.                          Individuals with disabilities can                  requirements.
                                                      Note: The Department is not bound by any              obtain a copy of the application package                 Individuals with disabilities who
                                                    estimates in this notice.                               in an accessible format (e.g., braille,               need an accommodation or auxiliary aid


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                                                    in connection with the application                      register your DUNS number and TIN.                    Exception to Electronic Submission
                                                    process should contact the person listed                We strongly recommend that you                        Requirement.
                                                    under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                           register early.                                          You may access the electronic grant
                                                    CONTACT. If the Department provides an                     Note: Once your SAM registration is active,
                                                                                                                                                                  application for the National Center to
                                                    accommodation or auxiliary aid to an                    it may be 24 to 48 hours before you can               Enhance Educational Systems to
                                                    individual with a disability in                         access the information in, and submit an              Promote the Use of Practices Supported
                                                    connection with the application                         application through, Grants.gov.                      by Evidence competition at
                                                    process, the individual’s application                                                                         www.Grants.gov. You must search for
                                                                                                               If you are currently registered with
                                                    remains subject to all other                                                                                  the downloadable application package
                                                                                                            SAM, you may not need to make any
                                                    requirements and limitations in this                                                                          for this competition by the CFDA
                                                                                                            changes. However, please make certain
                                                    notice.                                                                                                       number. Do not include the CFDA
                                                                                                            that the TIN associated with your DUNS                number’s alpha suffix in your search
                                                       Deadline for Intergovernmental
                                                                                                            number is correct. Also note that you                 (e.g., search for 84.326, not 84.326K).
                                                    Review: September 1, 2017.
                                                                                                            will need to update your registration                    Please note the following:
                                                       4. Intergovernmental Review: This
                                                                                                            annually. This may take three or more                    • When you enter the Grants.gov site,
                                                    competition is subject to Executive
                                                                                                            business days.                                        you will find information about
                                                    Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
                                                                                                               Information about SAM is available at              submitting an application electronically
                                                    CFR part 79. Information about
                                                                                                            www.SAM.gov. To further assist you                    through the site, as well as the hours of
                                                    Intergovernmental Review of Federal
                                                                                                            with obtaining and registering your                   operation.
                                                    Programs under Executive Order 12372
                                                    is in the application package for this
                                                                                                            DUNS number and TIN in SAM or                            • Applications received by
                                                                                                            updating your existing SAM account,                   Grants.gov are date and time stamped.
                                                    competition.
                                                       5. Funding Restrictions: We reference                we have prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet,                 Your application must be fully
                                                    regulations outlining funding                           which you can find at: www2.ed.gov/                   uploaded and submitted and must be
                                                    restrictions in the Applicable                          fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html.                       date and time stamped by the
                                                    Regulations section of this notice.                        In addition, if you are submitting your            Grants.gov system no later than 4:30:00
                                                       6. Data Universal Numbering System                   application via Grants.gov, you must (1)              p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
                                                    Number, Taxpayer Identification                         be designated by your organization as an              application deadline date. Except as
                                                    Number, and System for Award                            Authorized Organization Representative                otherwise noted in this section, we will
                                                    Management: To do business with the                     (AOR); and (2) register yourself with                 not accept your application if it is
                                                    Department of Education, you must—                      Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these                received—that is, date and time
                                                       a. Have a Data Universal Numbering                   steps are outlined at the following                   stamped by the Grants.gov system—after
                                                    System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer                     Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/                  4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
                                                    Identification Number (TIN);                            web/grants/register.html.                             the application deadline date. We do
                                                       b. Register both your DUNS number                       7. Other Submission Requirements:                  not consider an application that does
                                                    and TIN with the System for Award                       Applications for grants under this                    not comply with the deadline
                                                    Management (SAM), the Government’s                      competition must be submitted                         requirements. When we retrieve your
                                                    primary registrant database;                            electronically unless you qualify for an              application from Grants.gov, we will
                                                       c. Provide your DUNS number and                      exception to this requirement in                      notify you if we are rejecting your
                                                    TIN on your application; and                            accordance with the instructions in this              application because it was date and time
                                                       d. Maintain an active SAM                            section.                                              stamped by the Grants.gov system after
                                                    registration with current information                      a. Electronic Submission of                        4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
                                                    while your application is under review                  Applications.                                         the application deadline date.
                                                    by the Department and, if you are                          Applications for grants under the                     • The amount of time it can take to
                                                    awarded a grant, during the project                     National Center to Enhance Educational                upload an application will vary
                                                    period.                                                 Systems to Promote the Use of Practices               depending on a variety of factors,
                                                       You can obtain a DUNS number from                    Supported by Evidence competition,                    including the size of the application and
                                                    Dun and Bradstreet at the following                     CFDA number 84.326K, must be                          the speed of your internet connection.
                                                    Web site: http://fedgov.dnb.com/                        submitted electronically using the                    Therefore, we strongly recommend that
                                                    webform. A DUNS number can be                           Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site                  you do not wait until the application
                                                    created within one to two business days.                at www.Grants.gov. Through this site,                 deadline date to begin the submission
                                                       If you are a corporate entity, agency,               you will be able to download a copy of                process through Grants.gov.
                                                    institution, or organization, you can                   the application package, complete it                     • You should review and follow the
                                                    obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue                  offline, and then upload and submit                   Education Submission Procedures for
                                                    Service. If you are an individual, you                  your application. You may not email an                submitting an application through
                                                    can obtain a TIN from the Internal                      electronic copy of a grant application to             Grants.gov that are included in the
                                                    Revenue Service or the Social Security                  us.                                                   application package for this competition
                                                    Administration. If you need a new TIN,                     We will reject your application if you             to ensure that you submit your
                                                    please allow two to five weeks for your                 submit it in paper format unless, as                  application in a timely manner to the
                                                    TIN to become active.                                   described elsewhere in this section, you              Grants.gov system. You can also find the
                                                       The SAM registration process can take                qualify for one of the exceptions to the              Education Submission Procedures
                                                    approximately seven business days, but                  electronic submission requirement and                 pertaining to Grants.gov under News
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                                                    may take upwards of several weeks,                      submit, no later than two weeks before                and Events on the Department’s G5
                                                    depending on the completeness and                       the application deadline date, a written              system home page at www.G5.gov. In
                                                    accuracy of the data you enter into the                 statement to the Department that you                  addition, for specific guidance and
                                                    SAM database. Thus, if you think you                    qualify for one of these exceptions.                  procedures for submitting an
                                                    might want to apply for Federal                         Further information regarding                         application through Grants.gov, please
                                                    financial assistance under a program                    calculation of the date that is two weeks             refer to the Grants.gov Web site at:
                                                    administered by the Department, please                  before the application deadline date is               www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/
                                                    allow sufficient time to obtain and                     provided later in this section under                  apply-for-grants.html.


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                                                       • You will not receive additional                    been successfully validated by                 application in paper format, if you are
                                                    point value because you submit your                     Grants.gov, it must also meet the              unable to submit an application through
                                                    application in electronic format, nor                   Department’s application requirements          the Grants.gov system because––
                                                    will we penalize you if you qualify for                 as specified in this notice and in the            • You do not have access to the
                                                    an exception to the electronic                          application instructions. Disqualifying        internet; or
                                                    submission requirement, as described                    errors could include, for instance,               • You do not have the capacity to
                                                    elsewhere in this section, and submit                   failure to upload attachments in a read-       upload large documents to the
                                                    your application in paper format.                       only PDF; failure to submit a required         Grants.gov system;
                                                       • You must submit all documents                      part of the application; or failure to meet    and
                                                    electronically, including all information               applicant eligibility requirements. It is         • No later than two weeks before the
                                                    you typically provide on the following                  your responsibility to ensure that your        application deadline date (14 calendar
                                                    forms: The Application for Federal                      submitted application has met all of the       days or, if the fourteenth calendar day
                                                    Assistance (SF 424), the Department of                  Department’s requirements.                     before the application deadline date
                                                    Education Supplemental Information for                     • We may request that you provide us        falls on a Federal holiday, the next
                                                    SF 424, Budget Information—Non-                         original signatures on forms at a later        business day following the Federal
                                                    Construction Programs (ED 524), and all                 date.                                          holiday), you mail or fax a written
                                                    necessary assurances and certifications.                   Application Deadline Date Extension
                                                                                                                                                           statement to the Department, explaining
                                                       • You must upload any narrative                      in Case of Technical Issues with the
                                                                                                                                                           which of the two grounds for an
                                                    sections and all other attachments to                   Grants.gov System: If you are
                                                                                                                                                           exception prevents you from using the
                                                    your application as files in a read-only                experiencing problems submitting your
                                                                                                                                                           internet to submit your application.
                                                    Portable Document Format (PDF). Do                      application through Grants.gov, please
                                                                                                                                                              If you mail your written statement to
                                                    not upload an interactive or fillable PDF               contact the Grants.gov Support Desk,
                                                    file. If you upload a file type other than                                                             the Department, it must be postmarked
                                                                                                            toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must
                                                    a read-only PDF (e.g., Word, Excel,                                                                    no later than two weeks before the
                                                                                                            obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case
                                                    WordPerfect, etc.) or submit a password-                                                               application deadline date. If you fax
                                                                                                            Number and must keep a record of it.
                                                    protected file, we will not review that                    If you are prevented from                   your written statement to the
                                                    material. Please note that this could                   electronically submitting your                 Department, we must receive the faxed
                                                    result in your application not being                    application on the application deadline        statement no later than two weeks
                                                    considered for funding because the                      date because of technical problems with        before the application deadline date.
                                                    material in question—for example, the                   the Grants.gov system, we will grant you          Address and mail or fax your
                                                    application narrative—is critical to a                  an extension until 4:30:00 p.m.,               statement to: Jennifer Coffey, U.S.
                                                    meaningful review of your proposal. For                 Washington, DC time, the following             Department of Education, 400 Maryland
                                                    that reason it is important to allow                    business day to enable you to transmit         Avenue SW., Room 5134, Potomac
                                                    yourself adequate time to upload all                    your application electronically or by          Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–
                                                    material as PDF files. The Department                   hand delivery. You also may mail your          5108. FAX: (202) 245–7590.
                                                    will not convert material from other                    application by following the mailing              Your paper application must be
                                                    formats to PDF. Additional, detailed                    instructions described elsewhere in this       submitted in accordance with the mail
                                                    information on how to attach files is in                notice.                                        or hand-delivery instructions described
                                                    the application instructions.                              If you submit an application after          in this notice.
                                                       • After you electronically submit                    4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on             b. Submission of Paper Applications
                                                    your application, you will receive from                 the application deadline date, please          by Mail.
                                                    Grants.gov an automatic notification of                 contact the person listed under FOR               If you qualify for an exception to the
                                                    receipt that contains a Grants.gov                      FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and                electronic submission requirement, you
                                                    tracking number. This notification                      provide an explanation of the technical        may mail (through the U.S. Postal
                                                    indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not               problem you experienced with                   Service or a commercial carrier) your
                                                    receipt by the Department. Grants.gov                   Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov          application to the Department. You
                                                    will also notify you automatically by                   Support Desk Case Number. We will              must mail the original and two copies
                                                    email if your application met all the                   accept your application if we can              of your application, on or before the
                                                    Grants.gov validation requirements or if                confirm that a technical problem               application deadline date, to the
                                                    there were any errors (such as                          occurred with the Grants.gov system            Department at the following address:
                                                    submission of your application by                       and that the problem affected your             U.S. Department of Education,
                                                    someone other than a registered                         ability to submit your application by          Application Control Center, Attention:
                                                    Authorized Organization                                 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on          (CFDA Number 84.326K), LBJ Basement
                                                    Representative, or inclusion of an                      the application deadline date. We will         Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
                                                    attachment with a file name that                        contact you after we determine whether         Washington, DC 20202–4260.
                                                    contains special characters). You will be               your application will be accepted.                You must show proof of mailing
                                                    given an opportunity to correct any                                                                    consisting of one of the following:
                                                                                                               Note: The extensions to which we refer in      (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
                                                    errors and resubmit, but you must still                 this section apply only to the unavailability
                                                    meet the deadline for submission of                     of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov
                                                                                                                                                           postmark.
                                                    applications.                                           system. We will not grant you an extension        (2) A legible mail receipt with the
                                                       Once your application is successfully                                                               date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
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                                                                                                            if you failed to fully register to submit your
                                                    validated by Grants.gov, the Department                 application to Grants.gov before the           Postal Service.
                                                    will retrieve your application from                     application deadline date and time or if the      (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
                                                    Grants.gov and send you an email with                   technical problem you experienced is           receipt from a commercial carrier.
                                                    a unique PR/Award number for your                       unrelated to the Grants.gov system.               (4) Any other proof of mailing
                                                    application.                                               Exception to Electronic Submission          acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
                                                       These emails do not mean that your                   Requirement: You qualify for an                Department of Education.
                                                    application is without any disqualifying                exception to the electronic submission            If you mail your application through
                                                    errors. While your application may have                 requirement, and may submit your               the U.S. Postal Service, we do not


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                                                    accept either of the following as proof                 to provide, improve, or expand services               based on race, color, national origin,
                                                    of mailing:                                             that address the needs of the target                  gender, age, or disability.
                                                      (1) A private metered postmark.                       population;                                              (3) In addition, the Secretary
                                                      (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by                  (iv) The likely utility of the products            considers the following factors:
                                                    the U.S. Postal Service.                                (such as information, materials,                         (i) The qualifications, including
                                                      Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not                processes, or techniques) that will result            relevant training and experience, of key
                                                    uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before              from the proposed project, including the              project personnel; and
                                                    relying on this method, you should check                potential for their being used effectively               (ii) The qualifications, including
                                                    with your local post office.                            in a variety of other settings; and                   relevant training and experience, of
                                                      We will not consider applications                        (v) The importance or magnitude of                 project consultants or subcontractors.
                                                    postmarked after the application                        the results or outcomes likely to be                     d. Adequacy of resources (10 points).
                                                    deadline date.                                          attained by the proposed project.                        (1) The Secretary considers the
                                                      c. Submission of Paper Applications                      b. Quality of project services (25                 adequacy of resources for the proposed
                                                    by Hand Delivery.                                       points).                                              project.
                                                      If you qualify for an exception to the                   (1) The Secretary considers the                       (2) In determining the adequacy of
                                                    electronic submission requirement, you                  quality of the services to be provided by             resources for the proposed project, the
                                                    (or a courier service) may deliver your                 the proposed project.                                 Secretary considers the following
                                                    paper application to the Department by                     (2) In determining the quality of the              factors:
                                                    hand. You must deliver the original and                 services to be provided by the proposed                  (i) The adequacy of support, including
                                                    two copies of your application by hand,                 project, the Secretary considers the                  facilities, equipment, supplies, and
                                                    on or before the application deadline                   quality and sufficiency of strategies for             other resources, from the applicant
                                                    date, to the Department at the following                ensuring equal access and treatment for               organization or the lead applicant
                                                    address: U.S. Department of Education,                  eligible project participants who are                 organization;
                                                    Application Control Center, Attention:                  members of groups that have                              (ii) The extent to which the budget is
                                                    (CFDA Number 84.326K), 550 12th                         traditionally been underrepresented                   adequate to support the proposed
                                                    Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center                   based on race, color, national origin,                project; and
                                                    Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.                       gender, age, or disability.                              (iii) The extent to which the costs are
                                                      The Application Control Center                           (3) In addition, the Secretary                     reasonable in relation to the number of
                                                    accepts hand deliveries daily between                   considers the following factors:                      persons to be served and to the
                                                    8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington,                    (i) The extent to which the services to            anticipated results and benefits.
                                                    DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays,                     be provided by the proposed project are                  e. Quality of the management plan (15
                                                    and Federal holidays.                                   appropriate to the needs of the intended              points).
                                                                                                            recipients or beneficiaries of those                     (1) The Secretary considers the
                                                       Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper                                                                    quality of the management plan for the
                                                                                                            services;
                                                    Applications: If you mail or hand deliver
                                                                                                               (ii) The extent to which entities that             proposed project.
                                                    your application to the Department—
                                                       (1) You must indicate on the envelope                are to be served by the proposed                         (2) In determining the quality of the
                                                    and—if not provided by the Department—in                technical assistance project demonstrate              management plan for the proposed
                                                    Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number,                  support for the project;                              project, the Secretary considers the
                                                    including suffix letter, if any, of the                    (iii) The extent to which the services             following factors:
                                                    competition under which you are submitting              to be provided by the proposed project                   (i) The adequacy of the management
                                                    your application; and                                   reflect up-to-date knowledge from                     plan to achieve the objectives of the
                                                       (2) The Application Control Center will              research and effective practice;                      proposed project on time and within
                                                    mail to you a notification of receipt of your              (iv) The likely impact of the services             budget, including clearly defined
                                                    grant application. If you do not receive this
                                                                                                            to be provided by the proposed project                responsibilities, timelines, and
                                                    notification within 15 business days from the
                                                    application deadline date, you should call              on the intended recipients of those                   milestones for accomplishing project
                                                    the U.S. Department of Education                        services;                                             tasks;
                                                    Application Control Center at (202) 245–                   (v) The extent to which the services                  (ii) The adequacy of procedures for
                                                    6288.                                                   to be provided by the proposed project                ensuring feedback and continuous
                                                                                                            involve the collaboration of appropriate              improvement in the operation of the
                                                    V. Application Review Information                       partners for maximizing the                           proposed project;
                                                       1. Selection Criteria: The selection                 effectiveness of project services; and                   (iii) The adequacy of mechanisms for
                                                    criteria for this competition are listed in                (vi) The extent to which the technical             ensuring high-quality products and
                                                    the application package.                                assistance services to be provided by the             services from the proposed project;
                                                       a. Significance (10 points).                         proposed project involve the use of                      (iv) The extent to which the time
                                                       (1) The Secretary considers the                      efficient strategies, including the use of            commitments of the project director and
                                                    significance of the proposed project.                   technology, as appropriate, and the                   principal investigator and other key
                                                       (2) In determining the significance of               leveraging of non-project resources.                  project personnel are appropriate and
                                                    the proposed project, the Secretary                        c. Quality of project personnel (20                adequate to meet the objectives of the
                                                    considers the following factors:                        points).                                              proposed project; and
                                                       (i) The potential contribution of the                   (1) The Secretary considers the                       (v) How the applicant will ensure that
                                                                                                            quality of the personnel who will carry               a diversity of perspectives are brought to
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                                                    proposed project to increased
                                                    knowledge or understanding of                           out the proposed project.                             bear in the operation of the proposed
                                                    educational problems, issues, or                           (2) In determining the quality of                  project, including those of parents,
                                                    effective strategies;                                   project personnel, the Secretary                      teachers, the business community, a
                                                       (ii) The likelihood that the proposed                considers the extent to which the                     variety of disciplinary and professional
                                                    project will result in system change or                 applicant encourages applications for                 fields, recipients or beneficiaries of
                                                    improvement;                                            employment from persons who are                       services, or others, as appropriate.
                                                       (iii) The extent to which the proposed               members of groups that have                              f. Quality of project evaluation (20
                                                    project is likely to build local capacity               traditionally been underrepresented                   points).


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                                                       (1) The Secretary considers the                      discretionary grant competitions,                     VI. Award Administration Information
                                                    quality of the evaluation to be                         applications may be separated into two                   1. Award Notices: If your application
                                                    conducted of the proposed project.                      or more groups and ranked and selected                is successful, we notify your U.S.
                                                       (2) In determining the quality of the                for funding within specific groups. This              Representative and U.S. Senators and
                                                    evaluation, the Secretary considers the                 procedure will make it easier for the                 send you a Grant Award Notification
                                                    following factors:                                      Department to find peer reviewers by                  (GAN); or we may send you an email
                                                       (i) The extent to which the methods                  ensuring that greater numbers of                      containing a link to access an electronic
                                                    of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and               individuals who are eligible to serve as              version of your GAN. We may notify
                                                    appropriate to the goals, objectives, and               reviewers for any particular group of                 you informally, also.
                                                    outcomes of the proposed project;                       applicants will not have conflicts of
                                                       (ii) The extent to which the methods                                                                          If your application is not evaluated or
                                                                                                            interest. It also will increase the quality,          not selected for funding, we notify you.
                                                    of evaluation will provide performance                  independence, and fairness of the                        2. Administrative and National Policy
                                                    feedback and permit periodic                            review process, while permitting panel                Requirements: We identify
                                                    assessment of progress toward achieving                 members to review applications under                  administrative and national policy
                                                    intended outcomes;                                      discretionary grant competitions for
                                                       (iii) The extent to which the methods                                                                      requirements in the application package
                                                                                                            which they also have submitted                        and reference these and other
                                                    of evaluation will provide timely                       applications.
                                                    guidance for quality assurance;                                                                               requirements in the Applicable
                                                                                                               4. Risk Assessment and Special                     Regulations section of this notice.
                                                       (iv) The extent to which the
                                                                                                            Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR                        We reference the regulations outlining
                                                    evaluation will provide guidance about
                                                                                                            200.205, before awarding grants under                 the terms and conditions of an award in
                                                    effective strategies suitable for
                                                                                                            this competition the Department                       the Applicable Regulations section of
                                                    replication or testing in other settings;
                                                                                                            conducts a review of the risks posed by               this notice and include these and other
                                                       (v) The extent to which the methods
                                                                                                            applicants. Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the                  specific conditions in the GAN. The
                                                    of evaluation provide for examining the
                                                                                                            Secretary may impose special                          GAN also incorporates your approved
                                                    effectiveness of project implementation
                                                                                                            conditions and, in appropriate                        application as part of your binding
                                                    strategies; and
                                                       (vi) The extent to which the methods                 circumstances, high risk conditions on a              commitments under the grant.
                                                    of evaluation include the use of                        grant if the applicant or grantee is not                 3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a
                                                    objective performance measures that are                 financially stable; has a history of                  grant under this competition, you must
                                                    clearly related to the intended outcomes                unsatisfactory performance; has a                     ensure that you have in place the
                                                    of the project and will produce                         financial or other management system                  necessary processes and systems to
                                                    quantitative and qualitative data to the                that does not meet the standards in 2                 comply with the reporting requirements
                                                    extent possible.                                        CFR part 200, subpart D; has not                      in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive
                                                       2. Review and Selection Process: We                  fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant;            funding under the competition. This
                                                    remind potential applicants that in                     or is otherwise not responsible.                      does not apply if you have an exception
                                                    reviewing applications in any                              5. Integrity and Performance System:               under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
                                                    discretionary grant competition, the                    If you are selected under this                           (b) At the end of your project period,
                                                    Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR                    competition to receive an award that                  you must submit a final performance
                                                    75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the               over the course of the project period                 report, including financial information,
                                                    applicant in carrying out a previous                    may exceed the simplified acquisition                 as directed by the Secretary. If you
                                                    award, such as the applicant’s use of                   threshold (currently $150,000), under 2               receive a multiyear award, you must
                                                    funds, achievement of project                           CFR 200.205(a)(2), we must make a                     submit an annual performance report
                                                    objectives, and compliance with grant                   judgment about your integrity, business               that provides the most current
                                                    conditions. The Secretary may also                      ethics, and record of performance under               performance and financial expenditure
                                                    consider whether the applicant failed to                Federal awards—that is, the risk posed                information as directed by the Secretary
                                                    submit a timely performance report or                   by you as an applicant—before we make                 under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary
                                                    submitted a report of unacceptable                      an award. In doing so, we must consider               may also require more frequent
                                                    quality.                                                any information about you that is in the              performance reports under 34 CFR
                                                       In addition, in making a competitive                 integrity and performance system                      75.720(c). For specific requirements on
                                                    grant award, the Secretary requires                     (currently referred to as the Federal                 reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/
                                                    various assurances, including those                     Awardee Performance and Integrity                     fund/grant/apply/appforms/
                                                    applicable to Federal civil rights laws                 Information System (FAPIIS)),                         appforms.html.
                                                    that prohibit discrimination in programs                accessible through SAM. You may                          4. Performance Measures: Under the
                                                    or activities receiving Federal financial               review and comment on any                             Government Performance and Results
                                                    assistance from the Department of                       information about yourself that a                     Act of 1993, the Department has
                                                    Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4,                  Federal agency previously entered and                 established a set of performance
                                                    108.8, and 110.23).                                     that is currently in FAPIIS.                          measures, including long-term
                                                       3. Additional Review and Selection                      Please note that, if the total value of            measures, that are designed to yield
                                                    Process Factors: In the past, the                       your currently active grants, cooperative             information on various aspects of the
                                                    Department has had difficulty finding                   agreements, and procurement contracts                 effectiveness and quality of the
                                                    peer reviewers for certain competitions                 from the Federal Government exceeds                   Technical Assistance and Dissemination
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                                                    because so many individuals who are                     $10,000,000, the reporting requirements               to Improve Services and Results for
                                                    eligible to serve as peer reviewers have                in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII,                      Children With Disabilities program. For
                                                    conflicts of interest. The standing panel               require you to report certain integrity               purposes of this priority, the Center will
                                                    requirements under section 682(b) of                    information to FAPIIS semiannually.                   use these measures, which focus on the
                                                    IDEA also have placed additional                        Please review the requirements in 2 CFR               extent to which projects provide high-
                                                    constraints on the availability of                      part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant                 quality products and services, the
                                                    reviewers. Therefore, the Department                    plus all the other Federal funds you                  relevance of project products and
                                                    has determined that for some                            receive exceed $10,000,000.                           services to educational and early


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                                                    intervention policy and practice, and                   search feature at this site, you can limit               Accession Number: 20170512–5125.
                                                    the use of products and services to                     your search to documents published by                    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/2/17.
                                                    improve educational and early                           the Department.                                          Docket Numbers: ER17–1591–000.
                                                    intervention policy and practice.                         Dated: May 16, 2017.                                   Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
                                                       Projects funded under this
                                                                                                            Ruth E. Ryder,                                        L.L.C.
                                                    competition are required to submit data
                                                    on these measures as directed by OSEP.                  Deputy Director, Office of Special Education             Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
                                                       Grantees will be required to report                  Programs, delegated the duties of the                 Amendment to Service Agreement No.
                                                                                                            Assistant Secretary for Special Education and         1442; Queue No. NQ123 to be effective
                                                    information on their project’s                          Rehabilitative Services.
                                                    performance in annual and final                                                                               6/2/2015.
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2017–10248 Filed 5–18–17; 8:45 am]              Filed Date: 5/12/17.
                                                    performance reports to the Department
                                                    (34 CFR 75.590).                                        BILLING CODE 4000–01–P                                   Accession Number: 20170512–5134.
                                                       5. Continuation Awards: In making a                                                                           Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/2/17.
                                                    continuation award under 34 CFR                                                                                  Docket Numbers: ER17–1592–000.
                                                    75.253, the Secretary considers, among                  DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                     Applicants: Arizona Public Service
                                                    other things: Whether a grantee has                                                                           Company.
                                                    made substantial progress in achieving                  Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                                                                            Commission                                               Description: Notice of Cancellation of
                                                    the goals and objectives of the project;                                                                      Rate Schedule No. 45 of Arizona Public
                                                    whether the grantee has expended funds                                                                        Service Company.
                                                                                                            Combined Notice of Filings #2
                                                    in a manner that is consistent with its                                                                          Filed Date: 5/12/17.
                                                    approved application and budget; and,                      Take notice that the Commission                       Accession Number: 20170512–5140.
                                                    if the Secretary has established                        received the following electric corporate
                                                                                                                                                                     Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/2/17.
                                                    performance measurement                                 filings:
                                                    requirements, the performance targets in                   Docket Numbers: EC17–116–000.                         Docket Numbers: ER17–1593–000.
                                                    the grantee’s approved application.                        Applicants: Verde Energy USA Inc.,                    Applicants: Combined Locks Energy
                                                       In making a continuation award, the                  Verde Energy USA New York, LLC,                       Center, LLC.
                                                    Secretary also considers whether the                    Verde Energy USA Trading, LLC.                           Description: Tariff Cancellation:
                                                    grantee is operating in compliance with                    Description: Application of Verde                  Cancellation of Market Based Rate Tariff
                                                    the assurances in its approved                          Energy USA Inc., et. al. for                          to be effective 5/13/2017.
                                                    application, including those applicable                 Authorization Under Section 203 of the                   Filed Date: 5/12/17.
                                                    to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit              Federal Power Act and Requests for                       Accession Number: 20170512–5172.
                                                    discrimination in programs or activities                Waivers, Confidential Treatment and                      Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/2/17.
                                                    receiving Federal financial assistance                  Expedited Action.                                        Docket Numbers: ER17–1594–000.
                                                    from the Department (34 CFR 100.4,                         Filed Date: 5/12/17.                                  Applicants: Archer Energy, LLC.
                                                    104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).                          Accession Number: 20170512–5167.                      Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
                                                    VII. Other Information                                     Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/2/17.                    Application for Market Based Rate
                                                       Accessible Format: Individuals with                     Take notice that the Commission                    Authority to be effective 7/15/2017.
                                                    disabilities can obtain this document                   received the following electric rate                     Filed Date: 5/12/17.
                                                    and a copy of the application package in                filings:                                                 Accession Number: 20170512–5173.
                                                    an accessible format (e.g., braille, large                 Docket Numbers: ER17–105–003;                         Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/2/17.
                                                    print, audiotape, or compact disc) by                   ER17–104–003.                                            The filings are accessible in the
                                                    contacting the Management Support                          Applicants: Broadview Energy JN,                   Commission’s eLibrary system by
                                                    Services Team, U.S. Department of                       LLC, Broadview Energy KW, LLC.                        clicking on the links or querying the
                                                    Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,                        Description: Notice of Non-Material                docket number.
                                                    room 5113, Potomac Center Plaza,                        Change in Status of Broadview Energy                     Any person desiring to intervene or
                                                    Washington, DC 20202–2500.                              JN, LLC, ET AL.                                       protest in any of the above proceedings
                                                    Telephone: (202) 245–7363. If you use a                    Filed Date: 5/12/17.                               must file in accordance with Rules 211
                                                    TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at                  Accession Number: 20170512–5131.                   and 214 of the Commission’s
                                                    1–800–877–8339.                                            Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/2/17.
                                                                                                                                                                  Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
                                                       Electronic Access to This Document:                     Docket Numbers: ER17–1589–000.                     385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
                                                    The official version of this document is                   Applicants: ISO New England Inc.,                  time on the specified comment date.
                                                    the document published in the Federal                   Vermont Transco, LLC.                                 Protests may be considered, but
                                                    Register. Free internet access to the                      Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:                 intervention is necessary to become a
                                                    official edition of the Federal Register                Vermont Transco LLC Request for                       party to the proceeding.
                                                    and the Code of Federal Regulations is                  Approval of Updated Depreciation Rates                   eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
                                                    available via the Federal Digital System                to be effective 7/1/2017.                             information relating to filing
                                                    at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you                    Filed Date: 5/12/17.                               requirements, interventions, protests,
                                                    can view this document, as well as all                     Accession Number: 20170512–5111.                   service, and qualifying facilities filings
                                                    other documents of this Department                         Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/2/17.                    can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
                                                    published in the Federal Register, in                      Docket Numbers: ER17–1590–000.
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                                                                                                                                                                  docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
                                                    text or PDF. To use PDF you must have                      Applicants: PJM Interconnection,                   other information, call (866) 208–3676
                                                    Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is                          L.L.C.                                                (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
                                                    available free at the site.                                Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
                                                       You may also access documents of the                                                                         Dated: May 12, 2017.
                                                                                                            Revisions to OA Schedule 1 and OATT
                                                    Department published in the Federal                     Att K-Appx RE Operating Reserve                       Kimberly D. Bose,
                                                    Register by using the article search                    Demand Curve to be effective 7/12/                    Secretary.
                                                    feature at: www.federalregister.gov.                    2017.                                                 [FR Doc. 2017–10121 Filed 5–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    Specifically, through the advanced                         Filed Date: 5/12/17.                               BILLING CODE 6717–01–P




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Document Created: 2018-11-08 08:47:00
Document Modified: 2018-11-08 08:47:00
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesApplications Available: May 19, 2017.
ContactJennifer Coffey, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5134, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-5108. Telephone: (202) 245-7373.
FR Citation82 FR 22985 

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