82 FR 24695 - Applications for New Awards; Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 102 (May 30, 2017)

Page Range		24695-24701
FR Document		2017-11107

The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2018 for the Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers 84.305A, 84.305C, 84.305H, 84.305L, 84.324A, 84.324B, 84.324L, and 84.324N.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 102 (Tuesday, May 30, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 30, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Applications for New Awards; Education Research and Special
Education Research Grant Programs

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, 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) 2018 for the Education
Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs, Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers 84.305A, 84.305C, 84.305H,
84.305L, 84.324A, 84.324B, 84.324L, and 84.324N.

DATES: The dates when applications are available and the deadlines for
transmittal of applications invited under this notice are indicated in
the chart at the end of this notice and in the Requests for
Applications (RFAs) that are posted at the following Web sites: http://ies.ed.gov/funding and www.ed.gov/aout/offices/list/ies/programs.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The contact person associated with a
particular research competition is listed in the chart at the end of
this notice, as well as in the relevant RFA and application package.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-
877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

Purpose of Program: The Institute's purpose in awarding these
grants is to provide national leadership in expanding fundamental
knowledge and understanding of (1) developmental and school readiness
outcomes for infants and toddlers with or at risk for a disability, and
(2) education outcomes for all students from early childhood education
through postsecondary and adult education. The Institute's research
grant programs are designed to provide interested individuals and the
general public with reliable and valid information about education
practices that support learning and improve academic achievement and
access to education opportunities for all students. These interested
individuals include parents, educators, students, researchers, and
policymakers. In carrying out its grant programs, the Institute
provides support for programs of research in areas of demonstrated
national need.
Competitions in This Notice: The Institute will conduct 10 research
competitions in FY 2018 through two of its centers:
The Institute's National Center for Education Research (NCER) will
hold five competitions: One competition for education research; one
competition for education research and development centers; one
competition for partnerships and collaborations focused on problems of
practice or policy; and two competitions for low-cost, short-duration
evaluation of education interventions.
The Institute's National Center for Special Education Research
(NCSER) will hold five competitions: One competition for special
education research; one competition for research training programs in
special education; two competitions for low-cost, short-duration
evaluation of special education interventions; and one competition for
research networks focused on critical problems of policy and practice
in special education.

NCER Competitions

The Education Research Competition. Under this competition, NCER
will consider only applications that address one of the following 12
topics:
Cognition and Student Learning.
Early Learning Programs and Policies.
Education Leadership.

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Education Technology.
Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching.
English Learners.
Improving Education Systems.
Postsecondary and Adult Education.
Reading and Writing.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Education.
Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning.
Special Topics, which include:
Arts in Education.
Career and Technical Education.
Systemic Approaches to Educating Highly Mobile Students.
The Education Research and Development Centers Competition. Under
this competition, NCER will consider only applications that address one
of the following four topics:
Improving Education Outcomes for Disadvantaged
Students in Choice Schools.
Improving Rural Education.
Writing in Secondary Schools.
Exploring Science Teaching in Elementary School
Classrooms.
The Partnerships and Collaborations Focused on Problems of Practice
or Policy Competition. Under this competition, NCER will consider only
applications that address one of the following two topics:
Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in Education
Research.
Evaluation of State and Local Education Programs and
Policies.
The Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of Education Interventions
Competition. Under these two competitions, NCER will consider only
applications that address low-cost, short-duration evaluation of
education interventions.

NCSER Competitions

The Special Education Research Competition. Under this competition,
NCSER will consider only applications that address one of the following
11 topics:
Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Cognition and Student Learning in Special Education.
Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special
Education.
Families of Children with Disabilities.
Mathematics and Science Education.
Professional Development for Teachers and School-Based
Service Providers.
Reading, Writing, and Language Development.
Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning.
Special Education Policy, Finance, and Systems.
Technology for Special Education.
Transition Outcomes for Secondary Students with
Disabilities.
The Research Training Programs in Special Education Competition.
Under this competition, NCSER will consider only applications that
address one of the following three topics:
Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Special
Education and Early Intervention.
Early Career Development and Mentoring.
Methods Training Using Sequential, Multiple Assignment,
Randomized Trial (SMART) Designs for Adaptive Interventions in
Education.
The Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of Special Education
Interventions Competition. Under these two competitions, NCSER will
consider only applications that address low-cost, short-duration
evaluation of special education interventions.
The Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Policy and
Practice in Special Education Competition. Under this competition,
NCSER will consider only applications that address research on Multi-
Tiered Systems of Support under one of the following two topics:
Network Lead.
Research Team.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98,
and 99. In addition, the regulations in 34 CFR part 75 are applicable,
except for the provisions in 34 CFR 75.100, 75.101(b), 75.102, 75.103,
75.105, 75.109(a), 75.200, 75.201, 75.209, 75.210, 75.211, 75.217(a)-
(c), 75.219, 75.220, 75.221, 75.222, and 75.230. (b) The Office of
Management and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide
Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part 180, as adopted
and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3485. (c)
The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit
Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and
amended in 2 CFR part 3474.

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

II. Award Information

Types of Awards: Discretionary grants and cooperative agreements.
Fiscal Information: Although Congress has not yet enacted an
appropriation for FY 2018, the Institute is inviting applications for
these competitions now so that applicants can have adequate time to
prepare their applications. The Department may announce additional
topics later in 2017. The actual award of grants will depend on the
availability of funds.
Estimated Range of Awards: See chart at the end of this notice.
Estimated Size and Number of Awards: The size of the awards will
depend on the scope of the projects proposed. The number of awards made
under each competition will depend on the quality of the applications
received for that competition, the availability of funds, and the
following limits on awards for specific competitions and topics set by
the Institute. See the chart at the end of this notice for additional
information.
The Institute may waive any of the following limits on awards for a
specific competition or topic in the special case that the peer review
process results in a tie between two or more grant applications, making
it impossible to adhere to the limits without funding only some of the
equally ranked applications. In that case, the Institute may make a
larger number of awards to include all applications of the same rank.
For NCER's Education Research and Development Center competition,
we intend to fund one grant under the Choice Schools topic, one grant
under the Rural Education topic, one grant under the Writing topic, and
one grant under the Science Teaching topic.
For NCSER's Research Training Programs in Special Education
competition, we intend to fund no more than one grant under the Methods
Training Using SMART Designs for Adaptive Interventions in Education
topic.
For NCSER's Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of
Policy and Practice in Special Education competition, we intend to fund
one Network Lead grant and up to four Research Team grants. At least
two Research Team grants are needed to form the Network. If only one
Research Team grant is awarded, the grantee will conduct the project
independently. No Network Lead grant will be awarded unless at least
two Research Team grants are awarded.
Contingent on the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2019 from the list of
highly-rated unfunded applications from the FY 2018 competitions.

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

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Project Period: See chart at the end of this notice.

III. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants: Applicants that have the ability and
capacity to conduct scientifically valid research are eligible to
apply. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, nonprofit
and for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and
institutions of higher education, such as colleges and universities.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: These programs do not require cost
sharing or matching.

IV. Application and Submission Information

1. Request for Applications and Other Information: Information
regarding program and application requirements for the competitions
will be contained in the NCER and NCSER RFAs, which will be available
on or before June 8, 2017 on the Institute's Web site at: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/. Each competition will have its own application
package. The dates on which the application packages for these
competitions will be available are indicated in the chart at the end of
this notice.
The selection criteria and review procedures for the competitions
are contained in the RFAs. The RFAs also include information on the
maximum award available under each grant competition. Applications that
include proposed budgets higher than the relevant maximum award will
not be considered for an award.
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 listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in the chart at the end of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application are contained in the RFA for
the specific competition. The forms that must be submitted are in the
application package for the specific competition.
3. Submission Dates and Times: The deadline date for transmittal of
applications for each competition is indicated in the chart at the end
of this notice and in the RFAs for the competitions.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Application packages for grants under these competitions must be
obtained from and submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply
site (www.Grants.gov). For information (including dates and times)
about how to submit your application package electronically, or in
paper format by mail or hand delivery if you qualify for an exception
to the electronic submission requirement, please refer to the Other
Submission Requirements section below.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in the chart at
the end of this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the
application process, the individual's application remains subject to
all other requirements and limitations in this notice.
4. Intergovernmental Review: These competitions are not subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in CFR part 79.
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
these competitions 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 to the grant competitions contained in this notice
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.

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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 applications for the grant
competitions contained in this notice at www.Grants.gov. You must
search for the downloadable application package for each competition by
the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your
search (e.g., search for 84.305, not 84.305A).
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
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 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 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 the competition to ensure that
you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov
system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures
pertaining to Grants.gov under News and Events on the Department's G5
system home page at www.G5.gov. In addition, for specific guidance and
procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov, please
refer to the Grants.gov Web site at: www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/apply-for-grants.html.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your
application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
all information you typically provide on the following forms: The
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and
certifications.
You must upload any narrative sections and all other
attachments to your application as files in a read-only Portable
Document Format (PDF). Do not upload an interactive or fillable PDF
file. Any fillable PDF documents must be saved as flattened non-
fillable files. 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 project 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.
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 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 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 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.

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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: Ellie Pelaez, U.S.
Department of Education, 550 12th Street SW., Potomac Center Plaza,
Room 4107, Washington, DC 20202.
Fax: 202-245-6752.
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: [Identify the CFDA number, including suffix letter, for
the competition under which you are applying.]), LBJ Basement Level 1,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260.
You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.

We will not consider applications postmarked after the application
deadline date.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original
and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number: [Identify the CFDA number, including suffix letter, for
the competition under which you are applying.]), 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 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 these
competitions are provided in the RFAs.
2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), the past
performance of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as
the applicant's use of funds, achievement of project objectives, and
compliance with grant conditions. The Secretary may also consider
whether the applicant failed to submit a timely performance report or
submitted a report of unacceptable quality.
In addition, in making a competitive grant award, the Secretary
also requires various assurances including those applicable to Federal
civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or
activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department
of Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
3. Risk Assessment and Special Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.205, before awarding grants under these competitions the Department
conducts a review of the risks posed by applicants. Under 2 CFR
3474.10, the Secretary may impose special conditions and, in
appropriate circumstances, high-risk conditions on a grant if the
applicant or grantee is not financially stable; has a history of
unsatisfactory performance; has a financial or other management system
that does not meet the standards in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not
fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; or is otherwise not
responsible.
4. Integrity and Performance System: If you are selected under this
competition to receive an award that over the course of the project
period may exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (currently
$150,000), under 2 CFR 200.205(a)(2) we must make a judgment about your
integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under Federal
awards--that is, the risk posed by you as an applicant--before we make
an award. In doing so, we must consider any information about you that
is in the integrity and performance system (currently referred to as
the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System
(FAPIIS)), accessible through SAM. You may review and comment on any
information about yourself that a Federal agency previously entered and
that is currently in FAPIIS.
Please note that, if the total value of your currently active
grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement contracts from the
Federal Government exceeds $10,000,000, the reporting requirements in 2
CFR part 200, Appendix XII, require you to report certain integrity
information to FAPIIS semiannually. Please review the requirements in 2
CFR part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant

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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. Grant Administration: Applicants should budget for an annual
two-day meeting for project directors to be held in Washington, DC.
4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a grant under one of the
competitions announced in this notice, 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.
5. Performance Measures: To evaluate the overall success of its
education research and special education research grant programs, the
Institute annually assesses the percentage of projects that result in
peer-reviewed publications, the number of newly developed or modified
interventions with evidence of promise for improving student education
outcomes, and the number of Institute-supported interventions with
evidence of efficacy in improving student outcomes including school
readiness outcomes for young children and student academic outcomes and
social and behavioral competencies for school-age students. School
readiness outcomes include pre-reading, reading, pre-writing, early
mathematics, early science, and social-emotional skills that prepare
young children for school. Student academic outcomes include learning
and achievement in core academic content areas (reading, writing, math,
and science) and outcomes that reflect students' successful progression
through the education system (e.g., course and grade completion; high
school graduation; postsecondary enrollment, progress, and completion).
Social and behavioral competencies include social and emotional skills,
attitudes, and behaviors that are important to student's academic and
post-academic success. Additional education outcomes for students with
or at risk of a disability include developmental outcomes for infants
and toddlers (birth to age three) pertaining to cognitive,
communicative, linguistic, social, emotional, adaptive, functional, or
physical development; and developmental and functional outcomes that
improve education outcomes, transition to employment, independent
living, and postsecondary education for students with disabilities.
6. 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 meeting 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, whether
the grantee has met 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 RFA in an accessible format (e.g., Braille,
large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the appropriate
program contact person listed in the chart at the end of this notice.
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Dated: May 24, 2017.
Thomas Brock,
Commissioner of the National Center for Education Research, Delegated
the Duties of the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences.

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Deadline for
CFDA No. and name Application package transmittal of Estimated range of Project period For further
available applications awards * information contact
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National Center for Education Research (NCER)
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84.305A Education Research: June 22, 2017......... August 17, 2017....... $100,000 to $760,000. Up to 5 years........ Erin Higgins,
[ssquf] Cognition and Student [email protected].
Learning.
[ssquf] Early Learning Programs
and Policies.
[ssquf] Education Leadership...
[ssquf] Education Technology...
[ssquf] Effective Teachers and
Effective Teaching.
[ssquf] English Learners.......
[ssquf] Improving Education
Systems.

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[ssquf] Postsecondary and Adult
Education.
[ssquf] Reading and Writing....
[ssquf] Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics
Education.
[ssquf] Social and Behavioral
Context for Academic Learning.
[ssquf] Special Topics.........
[cir] Arts in Education....
[cir] Career and Technical
Education.
[cir] Systemic Approaches
to Educating Highly Mobile
Students.
84.305C Education Research and July 13, 2017......... September 21, 2017.... $1,000,000 to Up to 5 years........ Corinne Alfed,
Development Centers: $2,000,000. [email protected]
.
[ssquf] Improving Education
Outcomes for Disadvantaged
Students in Choice Schools.
[ssquf] Improving Rural
Education.
[ssquf] Writing in Secondary
Schools.
[ssquf] Exploring Science
Teaching in Elementary School
Classrooms.
84.305H Partnerships and June 22, 2017......... August 17, 2017....... $50,000 to $1,000,000 Up to 5 years........ Allen Ruby,
Collaborations Focused on Problems [email protected].
of Practice or Policy:
[ssquf] Researcher-Practitioner
Partnerships in Education
Research.
[ssquf] Evaluation of State and
Local Education Programs and
Policies.
84.305L-1 Low-Cost, Short-Duration June 22, 2017......... August 3, 2017........ $50,000 to $125,000.. Up to 2 years........ Phill Gagne,
Evaluation of Education [email protected].
Interventions
84.305L-2 Low-Cost, Short-Duration January 11, 2018...... March 1, 2018......... $50,000 to $125,000.. Up to 2 years........ Phill Gagne,
Evaluation of Education [email protected].
Interventions
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National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER)
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84.324A Special Education Research: June 22, 2017......... August 17, 2017....... $100,000 to $760,000. Up to 5 years........ Sarah Brasiel,
[ssquf] Autism Spectrum Disorders. [email protected]
.
[ssquf] Cognition and Student
Learning in Special Education.
[ssquf] Early Intervention and
Early Learning in Special
Education.
[ssquf] Families of Children
with Disabilities.
[ssquf] Mathematics and Science
Education.
[ssquf] Professional
Development for Teachers and
School-Based Service Providers.
[ssquf] Reading, Writing, and
Language Development.
[ssquf] Social and Behavioral
Outcomes to Support Learning.
[ssquf] Special Education
Policy, Finance, and Systems.
[ssquf] Technology for Special
Education.
[ssquf] Transition Outcomes for
Secondary Students with
Disabilities.
84.324B Research Training Programs June 22, 2017......... August 17, 2017....... $100,000 to $225,000. Up to 5 years........ Katherine Taylor,
in Special Education: [email protected].
[ssquf] Postdoctoral Research
Training Program in Special
Education and Early
Intervention.
[ssquf] Early Career
Development and Mentoring.
[ssquf] Methods Training Using
Sequential, Multiple
Assignment, Randomized Trial
(SMART) Designs for Adaptive
Interventions in Education.
84.324L-1 Low-Cost, Short-Duration June 22, 2017......... August 3, 2017........ $50,000 to $125,000.. Up to 2 years........ Kimberley Sprague,
Evaluation of Special Education [email protected]
Interventions .gov.
84.324L-2 Low-Cost, Short-Duration January 11, 2018...... March 1, 2018......... $50,000 to $125,000.. Up to 2 years........ Kimberley Sprague,
Evaluation of Special Education [email protected]
Interventions .gov.
84.324N Research Networks Focused July 13, 2017......... September 21, 2017.... $300,000 to Up to 5 years........ Amy Sussman,
on Critical Problems of Policy and $1,000,000. [email protected].
Practice in Special Education
[ssquf] Network Lead...........
[ssquf] Research Team..........
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* These estimates are annual amounts.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Note: If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.

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the comment period will not be schools. SSOCS is the only recurring telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
accepted. Written requests for federal survey collecting detailed Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.
information or comments submitted by information on the incidence, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
postal mail or delivery should be frequency, seriousness, and nature of
addressed to the Director of the violence affecting students and school Full Text of Announcement
Information Collection Clearance personnel from the school’s perspective. I. Funding Opportunity Description
Division, U.S. Department of Education, Data are also collected on frequency and Purpose of Program: The Institute’s
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room types of disciplinary actions taken for purpose in awarding these grants is to
224–84, Washington, DC 20202–4537. select offenses; perceptions of other provide national leadership in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For disciplinary problems, such as bullying, expanding fundamental knowledge and
specific questions related to collection verbal abuse and disorder in the understanding of (1) developmental and
activities, please contact NCES classroom; the presence and role of school readiness outcomes for infants
Information Collections at school security staff; parent and and toddlers with or at risk for a
NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. community involvement; staff training; disability, and (2) education outcomes
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The mental health services available to for all students from early childhood
Department of Education (ED), in students; and, school policies and education through postsecondary and
accordance with the Paperwork programs concerning crime and safety. adult education. The Institute’s research
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Prior administrations of SSOCS were grant programs are designed to provide
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general conducted in 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, interested individuals and the general
public and Federal agencies with an 2010, and 2016. This request is to public with reliable and valid
opportunity to comment on proposed, conduct the 2018 and 2020 information about education practices
revised, and continuing collections of administrations of SSOCS. that support learning and improve
information. This helps the Department Dated: May 24, 2017. academic achievement and access to
assess the impact of its information Kate Mullan, education opportunities for all students.
collection requirements and minimize Acting Director, Information Collection These interested individuals include
the public’s reporting burden. It also Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy parents, educators, students,
helps the public understand the Officer, Office of Management. researchers, and policymakers. In
Department’s information collection [FR Doc. 2017–11043 Filed 5–26–17; 8:45 am] carrying out its grant programs, the
requirements and provide the requested BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Institute provides support for programs
data in the desired format. ED is of research in areas of demonstrated
soliciting comments on the proposed national need.
information collection request (ICR) that DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Competitions in This Notice: The
is described below. The Department of Institute will conduct 10 research
Education is especially interested in Applications for New Awards; competitions in FY 2018 through two of
public comment addressing the Education Research and Special its centers:
following issues: (1) Is this collection Education Research Grant Programs The Institute’s National Center for
necessary to the proper functions of the AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, Education Research (NCER) will hold
Department; (2) will this information be Department of Education. five competitions: One competition for
processed and used in a timely manner; education research; one competition for
ACTION: Notice.
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; education research and development
(4) how might the Department enhance SUMMARY: The Department of Education centers; one competition for
the quality, utility, and clarity of the is issuing a notice inviting applications partnerships and collaborations focused
information to be collected; and (5) how for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2018 on problems of practice or policy; and
might the Department minimize the for the Education Research and Special two competitions for low-cost, short-
burden of this collection on the Education Research Grant Programs, duration evaluation of education
respondents, including through the use Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance interventions.
of information technology. Please note (CFDA) numbers 84.305A, 84.305C, The Institute’s National Center for
that written comments received in 84.305H, 84.305L, 84.324A, 84.324B, Special Education Research (NCSER)
response to this notice will be 84.324L, and 84.324N. will hold five competitions: One
considered public records. competition for special education
DATES: The dates when applications are
Title of Collection: School Survey on research; one competition for research
available and the deadlines for
Crime and Safety (SSOCS) 2018 and training programs in special education;
transmittal of applications invited under
2020. two competitions for low-cost, short-
this notice are indicated in the chart at
OMB Control Number: 1850–0761. duration evaluation of special education
the end of this notice and in the
Type of Review: A revision of an interventions; and one competition for
Requests for Applications (RFAs) that
existing information collection. research networks focused on critical
Respondents/Affected Public: are posted at the following Web sites:
http://ies.ed.gov/funding and problems of policy and practice in
Individual or Households. special education.
Total Estimated Number of Annual www.ed.gov/aout/offices/list/ies/
Responses: 7,692. programs.html. NCER Competitions
Total Estimated Number of Annual The
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Education Research Competition.
Burden Hours: 2,974. contact person associated with a Under this competition, NCER will
Abstract: The School Survey on Crime particular research competition is listed consider only applications that address
and Safety (SSOCS) is a nationally in the chart at the end of this notice, as one of the following 12 topics:
representative survey of elementary and well as in the relevant RFA and • Cognition and Student Learning.
secondary school principals that serves application package. • Early Learning Programs and
as the primary source of school-level If you use a telecommunications Policies.
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$Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 102 / Tuesday, May 30, 2017 / Notices 24701 Application Deadline for Estimated range For further information CFDA No. and name package transmittal of Project period of awards * contact available applications D Postsecondary and Adult Education. D Reading and Writing. D Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education. D Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning. D Special Topics. Æ Arts in Education. Æ Career and Technical Education. Æ Systemic Approaches to Educating Highly Mobile Students. 84.305C Education Research and Development July 13, 2017 ......... September 21, $1,000,000 to Up to 5 years .... Corinne Alfed, Centers: 2017. $2,000,000. Corinne.Alfed@ed.gov. D Improving Education Outcomes for Dis- advantaged Students in Choice Schools. D Improving Rural Education. D Writing in Secondary Schools. D Exploring Science Teaching in Elementary School Classrooms. 84.305H Partnerships and Collaborations Focused June 22, 2017 ........ August 17, 2017 ..... $50,000 to Up to 5 years .... Allen Ruby, Allen.Ruby@ on Problems of Practice or Policy: $1,000,000. ed.gov. D Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in Edu- cation Research. D Evaluation of State and Local Education Pro- grams and Policies. 84.305L–1 Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of June 22, 2017 ........ August 3, 2017 ....... $50,000 to Up to 2 years .... Phill Gagne, Phill.Gagne@ Education Interventions $125,000. ed.gov. 84.305L–2 Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of January 11, 2018 ... March 1, 2018 ........ $50,000 to Up to 2 years .... Phill Gagne, Phill.Gagne@ Education Interventions $125,000. ed.gov. National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) 84.324A Special Education Research: June 22, 2017 ........ August 17, 2017 ..... $100,000 to Up to 5 years .... Sarah Brasiel, D Autism Spectrum Disorders. $760,000. Sarah.Brasiel@ed.gov. D Cognition and Student Learning in Special Education. D Early Intervention and Early Learning in Spe- cial Education. D Families of Children with Disabilities. D Mathematics and Science Education. D Professional Development for Teachers and School-Based Service Providers. D Reading, Writing, and Language Develop- ment. D Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning. D Special Education Policy, Finance, and Sys- tems. D Technology for Special Education. D Transition Outcomes for Secondary Students with Disabilities. 84.324B Research Training Programs in Special June 22, 2017 ........ August 17, 2017 ..... $100,000 to Up to 5 years .... Katherine Taylor, Kath- Education: $225,000. erine.Taylor@ed.gov. D Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Special Education and Early Intervention. D Early Career Development and Mentoring. D Methods Training Using Sequential, Multiple Assignment, Randomized Trial (SMART) De- signs for Adaptive Interventions in Education. 84.324L–1 Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of June 22, 2017 ........ August 3, 2017 ....... $50,000 to Up to 2 years .... Kimberley Sprague, Kim- Special Education Interventions $125,000. berley.Sprague@ed.gov. 84.324L–2 Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of January 11, 2018 ... March 1, 2018 ........ $50,000 to Up to 2 years .... Kimberley Sprague, Kim- Special Education Interventions $125,000. berley.Sprague@ed.gov. 84.324N Research Networks Focused on Critical July 13, 2017 ......... September 21, $300,000 to Up to 5 years .... Amy Sussman, Problems of Policy and Practice in Special Edu- 2017. $1,000,000. Amy.Sussman@ed.gov. cation D Network Lead. D Research Team. * These estimates are annual amounts. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Note: If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2017–11107 Filed 5–26–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:59 May 26, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\30MYN1.SGM 30MYN1$

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