83_FR_19639 83 FR 19553 - Applications for New Awards; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018-Defraying Costs of Enrolling Displaced Students Program

83 FR 19553 - Applications for New Awards; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018-Defraying Costs of Enrolling Displaced Students Program

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 86 (May 3, 2018)

Page Range19553-19555
FR Document2018-09418

The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2018 Defraying Costs of Enrolling Displaced Students Program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.938S.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Applications for New Awards; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018--
Defraying Costs of Enrolling Displaced Students Program

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting 
applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2018 Defraying Costs of Enrolling 
Displaced Students Program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 
(CFDA) number 84.938S.

DATES: 
    Applications Available: May 3, 2018.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 4, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The addresses pertinent to this program--including the 
addresses for obtaining and submitting an application--can be found 
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Davis, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 268-02, Washington, DC 20202-
6200. Telephone: (202) 453-7814. Email: [email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or 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: Under the Defraying Costs of Enrolling 
Displaced Students Program (DCEDS Program or DCEDS), we will award 
grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to help 
defray their unexpected expenses associated with enrolling displaced 
students from IHEs at which operations have been disrupted by a covered 
disaster or emergency (``qualifying displaced students''), namely 
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and the wildfires in calendar year 
2017 for which the President declared a major disaster or emergency 
under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191) (``covered disaster 
or emergency'').
    Exemption From Rulemaking: This program is exempt from the 
rulemaking requirements in section 437 of the General Education 
Provisions Act (GEPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232) and section 553 of the 
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553). Division B, 
Subdivision 1, Title VIII, ``Hurricane Education Recovery'' paragraph 
(6), of Public Law 115-123, the ``Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.'' 132 
Stat. 98.
    Program Authority: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Public Law 115-
123.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 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 open licensing requirement in 2 CFR 3474.20 does not 
apply for this program.


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

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
    Estimated Available Funds: $75,000,000.
    Estimated Maximum Award: $2,000,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $200,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 250.

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

    Project Period: The Department expects to allocate most of the 
available funds during FY 2018. We may reserve funds to help defray 
costs that extend into future fiscal years.

III. Eligibility Information

    1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions that meet the definition of 
``institution of higher education'' in section 101 or section 102(a)(1) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1001 and 
1002(a)(1)) if they have had unexpected expenses associated with 
enrolling displaced students from IHEs at which operations have been 
disrupted by a covered disaster or emergency.
    2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost 
sharing or matching.
    b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This program involves supplement-not-
supplant funding requirements. Grantees may not use DCEDS funds to 
supplant funds that have been or otherwise would have been used for the 
same purpose, including funds made available through the Federal

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Emergency Management Agency, a State, or a nonprofit relief 
organization, with the exception of unreimbursed funds that the grantee 
has already spent on unexpected expenses associated with enrolling 
displaced students from affected IHEs. Grantees may use DCEDS funds to 
supplement funds from other sources up to the full amount needed to 
fully pay the unexpected expenses.

IV. Application and Submission Information

    1. Address To Request Application Package: James Davis, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 268-02, 
Washington, DC 20202-6200. Telephone: (202) 453-7814. Email: 
[email protected].
    To obtain a copy via the internet, use the following address: 
http://www2.ed.gov/programs/dceds/applicant.html.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.
    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 program contact person listed in 
this section.
    2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Application contents 
shall include:
    a. A description of the applicant's activities, and unexpected 
expenses associated with enrolling displaced students from IHEs at 
which operations have been disrupted by a covered disaster or 
emergency, for which the applicant requests funding under this program.
    b. A list of the displaced students, by anonymous unique 
identifier, for whom the applicant engaged in the enrollment activities 
labeled (a) through (c) below under Selection Criteria (tuition, fees, 
room, and board) and now requests funding under this program, as a 
result of each covered disaster or emergency, including, for each 
student, (1) the institution from which the student was displaced, and 
(2) the covered disaster or emergency that resulted in the student 
being displaced.
    c. A description of the steps the applicant is taking to ensure 
accountability for the use of program funds and compliance with 
statutory requirements.
    d. The total amount of aid requested for the allowable enrollment 
activities labeled (a) through (c) below under Selection Criteria 
(tuition, fees, room, and board).

    Note: We may consider late applications after on-time 
applications are evaluated.

    Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted in 
one of two ways:
    a. Email an electronic version of your application in PDF (Portable 
Document Format) to [email protected], or
    b. Mail the original and two copies of your application by express 
mail service through the U.S. Postal Service or through a commercial 
carrier to James Davis, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 268-02, 
Washington, DC 20202-6200.
    The amount of time it can take to email 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 minutes before the 
application deadline to begin emailing your application.
    For information on requirements when submitting paper applications, 
please see Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of 
Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal 
Register on February 12, 2018 (83 FR 6003) and available at 
www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/pdf/2018-02558.pdf.
    3. Accommodations: 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. If the Department provides an accommodation or auxiliary aid 
to an individual with a disability in connection with the application 
process, the individual's application remains subject to all other 
requirements and limitations in this notice.
    4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive 
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. However, under 34 
CFR 79.8(a), we waive intergovernmental review in order to make awards 
in the applicable timeframe.
    5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding 
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section above.
    6. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification 
Number, and System for Award Management: To do business with the 
Department of Education, you must have a Data Universal Numbering 
System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer Identification Number, and you must 
maintain an active System for Award Management (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. 
For information on these requirements, please see Common Instructions 
for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, 
published in the Federal Register (83 FR 6003) and available at 
www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/pdf/2018-02558.pdf.
    You may access the electronic grant application for the DCEDS 
Program at https://www.ed.gov/hurricane-help.

    Note: Applications must be emailed or mailed as described above. 
Applications will not be accepted through www.grants.gov.

V. Application Review Information

    1. Selection Criteria: The Secretary establishes the following 
factors as criteria to be used in allocating these funds:
    (a) Total amount of tuition waived, not including any portion 
covered by Federal, State, or private aid, for qualifying displaced 
students;
    (b) Total amount of fees waived, not including any portion covered 
by Federal, State, or private aid, for qualifying displaced students;
    (c) Total amount of room and board costs incurred by the applicant, 
not including any portion covered by Federal, State, or private aid, in 
order to enroll qualifying displaced students;
    (d) Funds already received by the applicant to help defray the 
unexpected costs of enrolling qualifying displaced students. (To the 
extent that Federal, State, and private aid has already been subtracted 
from parts (a) through (c), do not count such amounts again in part (d) 
as funds already received. Please see the supplement-not-supplant 
information listed under Supplement-Not-Supplant.)

    Note: In this competition, only the costs of tuition, fees, 
room, and board are allowable. If, after awards are made, funds 
remain available to defray additional costs under this program, we 
may invite applications under a new competition.

    2. Review and Selection Process: Most funds will be awarded to IHEs 
that have enrolled displaced students during the 2017-2018 academic 
year.
    The Secretary may solicit, from any applicant at any time, 
additional information needed to process an application.
    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

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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 
(34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
    3. Risk Assessment and Specific 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 specific 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.
    5. Improper Payments--Additional Reporting: The Bipartisan Budget 
Act of 2018 designates this program to be ``susceptible to significant 
improper payments'' for purposes of the Improper Payments Information 
Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note). See Public Law 115-123, the 
``Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018,'' Division B, Subdivision 1, Title 
XII, Sec.  21208(a), Feb. 9, 2018; 132 Stat. 108. Grantees will be 
required to undertake significant additional reporting as we implement 
plans to identify and reduce improper payments. We will provide 
additional information after we make awards.

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 also may notify you 
informally.
    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, 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. 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. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance 
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, 
please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
    (c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the Secretary may provide a grantee 
with additional funding for data collection analysis and reporting. In 
this case the Secretary establishes a data collection period.

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) on request to 
the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may 
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of 
Federal Regulations 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 also may access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Registerby 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: April 30, 2018.
Frank T. Brogan,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Delegated the Duties of the 
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, Evaluation and Policy 
Development, Delegated the duties of Assistant Secretary, Office of 
Postsecondary Education.

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                                                apply if you have an exception under 2                  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                               Subdivision 1, Title VIII, ‘‘Hurricane
                                                CFR 170.110(b).                                                                                               Education Recovery’’ paragraph (6), of
                                                  (b) At the end of your project period,                Applications for New Awards;                          Public Law 115–123, the ‘‘Bipartisan
                                                you must submit a final performance                     Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018—                        Budget Act of 2018.’’ 132 Stat. 98.
                                                report, including financial information,                Defraying Costs of Enrolling Displaced                  Program Authority: Bipartisan Budget
                                                as directed by the Secretary. If you                    Students Program                                      Act of 2018, Public Law 115–123.
                                                receive a multiyear award, you must                                                                             Applicable Regulations: (a) The
                                                                                                        AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary                       Education Department General
                                                submit an annual performance report                     Education, Department of Education.
                                                that provides the most current                                                                                Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR
                                                                                                        ACTION: Notice.                                       parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 97, 98 and
                                                performance and financial expenditure
                                                information as directed by the Secretary                SUMMARY:    The Department of Education               99. (b) The Office of Management and
                                                under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary                      is issuing a notice inviting applications             Budget Guidelines to Agencies on
                                                may also require more frequent                          for the fiscal year (FY) 2018 Defraying               Governmentwide Debarment and
                                                performance reports under 34 CFR                        Costs of Enrolling Displaced Students                 Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR
                                                75.720(c). For specific requirements on                 Program, Catalog of Federal Domestic                  part 180, as adopted and amended as
                                                reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/                     Assistance (CFDA) number 84.938S.                     regulations of the Department in 2 CFR
                                                fund/grant/apply/appforms/                                                                                    part 3485. (c) The Uniform
                                                                                                        DATES:
                                                appforms.html.                                                                                                Administrative Requirements, Cost
                                                                                                           Applications Available: May 3, 2018.
                                                                                                                                                              Principles, and Audit Requirements for
                                                  (c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the                          Deadline for Transmittal of
                                                                                                                                                              Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as
                                                Secretary may provide a grantee with                    Applications: June 4, 2018.
                                                                                                                                                              adopted and amended as regulations of
                                                additional funding for data collection                  ADDRESSES: The addresses pertinent to                 the Department in 2 CFR part 3474.
                                                analysis and reporting. In this case the                this program—including the addresses
                                                Secretary establishes a data collection                 for obtaining and submitting an                         Note: The open licensing requirement in 2
                                                                                                                                                              CFR 3474.20 does not apply for this program.
                                                period.                                                 application—can be found under
                                                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.                              Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
                                                VII. Other Information
                                                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      apply to all applicants except federally
                                                  Accessible Format: Individuals with                   James Davis, U.S. Department of                       recognized Indian tribes.
                                                disabilities can obtain this document                   Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,                    II. Award Information
                                                and a copy of the pre-application and                   Room 268–02, Washington, DC 20202–
                                                the application package in an accessible                6200. Telephone: (202) 453–7814.                         Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
                                                format (e.g., braille, large print,                     Email: James.Davis@ed.gov.                               Estimated Available Funds:
                                                audiotape, or compact disc) on request                     If you use a telecommunications                    $75,000,000.
                                                to the program contact person listed                    device for the deaf (TDD) or a text                      Estimated Maximum Award:
                                                under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                           telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay               $2,000,000.
                                                                                                                                                                 Estimated Average Size of Awards:
                                                CONTACT.                                                Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
                                                                                                                                                              $200,000.
                                                  Electronic Access to This Document:                   8339.                                                    Estimated Number of Awards: 250.
                                                The official version of this document is                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              Note: The Department is not bound by any
                                                the document published in the Federal                                                                         estimates in this notice.
                                                Register. You may access to the official                Full Text of Announcement
                                                edition of the Federal Register and the                 I. Funding Opportunity Description                      Project Period: The Department
                                                Code of Federal Regulations via the                                                                           expects to allocate most of the available
                                                                                                           Purpose of Program: Under the                      funds during FY 2018. We may reserve
                                                Federal Digital System at www.gpo.gov/
                                                                                                        Defraying Costs of Enrolling Displaced                funds to help defray costs that extend
                                                fdsys. At this site you can view this
                                                                                                        Students Program (DCEDS Program or                    into future fiscal years.
                                                document, as well as all other
                                                                                                        DCEDS), we will award grants to eligible
                                                documents of this Department                                                                                  III. Eligibility Information
                                                                                                        institutions of higher education (IHEs)
                                                published in the Federal Register, in
                                                                                                        to help defray their unexpected                          1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions
                                                text or PDF. To use PDF you must have
                                                                                                        expenses associated with enrolling                    that meet the definition of ‘‘institution
                                                Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
                                                                                                        displaced students from IHEs at which                 of higher education’’ in section 101 or
                                                available free at the site.
                                                                                                        operations have been disrupted by a                   section 102(a)(1) of the Higher
                                                  You also may access documents of the                  covered disaster or emergency                         Education Act of 1965, as amended (20
                                                Department published in the Federal                     (‘‘qualifying displaced students’’),                  U.S.C. 1001 and 1002(a)(1)) if they have
                                                Register by using the article search                    namely Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and                   had unexpected expenses associated
                                                feature at www.federalregister.gov.                     Maria and the wildfires in calendar year              with enrolling displaced students from
                                                Specifically, through the advanced                      2017 for which the President declared a               IHEs at which operations have been
                                                search feature at this site, you can limit              major disaster or emergency under                     disrupted by a covered disaster or
                                                your search to documents published by                   section 401 or 501 of the Robert T.                   emergency.
                                                the Department.                                         Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency                   2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
                                                  Dated: April 30, 2018.                                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and                    program does not require cost sharing or
                                                Frank T. Brogan,                                        5191) (‘‘covered disaster or                          matching.
                                                                                                                                                                 b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This
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                                                Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and                emergency’’).
                                                Delegated the Duties of the Assistant                      Exemption From Rulemaking: This                    program involves supplement-not-
                                                Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and           program is exempt from the rulemaking                 supplant funding requirements.
                                                Policy Development, Delegated the Duties of             requirements in section 437 of the                    Grantees may not use DCEDS funds to
                                                the Assistant Secretary, Office of                      General Education Provisions Act                      supplant funds that have been or
                                                Postsecondary Education.                                (GEPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232) and section 553               otherwise would have been used for the
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–09417 Filed 5–2–18; 8:45 am]              of the Administrative Procedure Act                   same purpose, including funds made
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                                                Emergency Management Agency, a                             Note: We may consider late applications            maintain an active System for Award
                                                State, or a nonprofit relief organization,              after on-time applications are evaluated.             Management (SAM) registration with
                                                with the exception of unreimbursed                        Applications for grants under this                  current information while your
                                                funds that the grantee has already spent                competition may be submitted in one of                application is under review by the
                                                on unexpected expenses associated with                  two ways:                                             Department and, if you are awarded a
                                                enrolling displaced students from                         a. Email an electronic version of your              grant, during the project period. For
                                                affected IHEs. Grantees may use DCEDS                   application in PDF (Portable Document                 information on these requirements,
                                                funds to supplement funds from other                    Format) to DCEDSProgram@ed.gov, or                    please see Common Instructions for
                                                sources up to the full amount needed to                   b. Mail the original and two copies of              Applicants to Department of Education
                                                fully pay the unexpected expenses.                      your application by express mail service              Discretionary Grant Programs,
                                                                                                        through the U.S. Postal Service or                    published in the Federal Register (83
                                                IV. Application and Submission
                                                                                                        through a commercial carrier to James                 FR 6003) and available at www.gpo.gov/
                                                Information
                                                                                                        Davis, Office of Postsecondary                        fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/pdf/2018-
                                                   1. Address To Request Application                    Education, U.S. Department of                         02558.pdf.
                                                Package: James Davis, U.S. Department                   Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,                      You may access the electronic grant
                                                of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue                       Room 268–02, Washington, DC 20202–                    application for the DCEDS Program at
                                                SW, Room 268–02, Washington, DC                         6200.                                                 https://www.ed.gov/hurricane-help.
                                                20202–6200. Telephone: (202) 453–                         The amount of time it can take to                     Note: Applications must be emailed or
                                                7814. Email: James.Davis@ed.gov.                        email an application will vary                        mailed as described above. Applications will
                                                   To obtain a copy via the internet, use               depending on a variety of factors,                    not be accepted through www.grants.gov.
                                                the following address: http://                          including the size of the application and
                                                www2.ed.gov/programs/dceds/                             the speed of your internet connection.                V. Application Review Information
                                                applicant.html.                                         Therefore, we strongly recommend that                    1. Selection Criteria: The Secretary
                                                   If you use a telecommunications                      you do not wait until minutes before the              establishes the following factors as
                                                device for the deaf (TDD) or a text                     application deadline to begin emailing                criteria to be used in allocating these
                                                telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay                 your application.                                     funds:
                                                Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–                   For information on requirements                        (a) Total amount of tuition waived,
                                                8339.                                                   when submitting paper applications,                   not including any portion covered by
                                                   Individuals with disabilities can                    please see Common Instructions for                    Federal, State, or private aid, for
                                                obtain a copy of the application package                Applicants to Department of Education                 qualifying displaced students;
                                                in an accessible format (e.g., braille,                 Discretionary Grant Programs,                            (b) Total amount of fees waived, not
                                                large print, audiotape, or compact disc)                published in the Federal Register on                  including any portion covered by
                                                by contacting the program contact                       February 12, 2018 (83 FR 6003) and                    Federal, State, or private aid, for
                                                person listed in this section.                          available at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-                qualifying displaced students;
                                                   2. Content and Form of Application                   2018-02-12/pdf/2018-02558.pdf.                           (c) Total amount of room and board
                                                Submission: Application contents shall                    3. Accommodations: Individuals with                 costs incurred by the applicant, not
                                                include:                                                disabilities who need an                              including any portion covered by
                                                   a. A description of the applicant’s                  accommodation or auxiliary aid in                     Federal, State, or private aid, in order to
                                                activities, and unexpected expenses                     connection with the application process               enroll qualifying displaced students;
                                                associated with enrolling displaced                     should contact the person listed under                   (d) Funds already received by the
                                                students from IHEs at which operations                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If                   applicant to help defray the unexpected
                                                have been disrupted by a covered                        the Department provides an                            costs of enrolling qualifying displaced
                                                disaster or emergency, for which the                    accommodation or auxiliary aid to an                  students. (To the extent that Federal,
                                                applicant requests funding under this                   individual with a disability in                       State, and private aid has already been
                                                program.                                                connection with the application                       subtracted from parts (a) through (c), do
                                                   b. A list of the displaced students, by              process, the individual’s application                 not count such amounts again in part (d)
                                                anonymous unique identifier, for whom                   remains subject to all other                          as funds already received. Please see the
                                                the applicant engaged in the enrollment                 requirements and limitations in this                  supplement-not-supplant information
                                                activities labeled (a) through (c) below                notice.                                               listed under Supplement-Not-Supplant.)
                                                under Selection Criteria (tuition, fees,                  4. Intergovernmental Review: This                      Note: In this competition, only the costs of
                                                room, and board) and now requests                       program is subject to Executive Order                 tuition, fees, room, and board are allowable.
                                                funding under this program, as a result                 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR                   If, after awards are made, funds remain
                                                of each covered disaster or emergency,                  part 79. However, under 34 CFR 79.8(a),               available to defray additional costs under this
                                                including, for each student, (1) the                    we waive intergovernmental review in                  program, we may invite applications under a
                                                institution from which the student was                  order to make awards in the applicable                new competition.
                                                displaced, and (2) the covered disaster                 timeframe.                                              2. Review and Selection Process: Most
                                                or emergency that resulted in the                         5. Funding Restrictions: We reference               funds will be awarded to IHEs that have
                                                student being displaced.                                regulations outlining funding                         enrolled displaced students during the
                                                   c. A description of the steps the                    restrictions in the Applicable                        2017–2018 academic year.
                                                applicant is taking to ensure                           Regulations section above.                              The Secretary may solicit, from any
                                                accountability for the use of program                     6. Data Universal Numbering System
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                                                                                                                                                              applicant at any time, additional
                                                funds and compliance with statutory                     Number, Taxpayer Identification                       information needed to process an
                                                requirements.                                           Number, and System for Award                          application.
                                                   d. The total amount of aid requested                 Management: To do business with the                     We remind potential applicants that
                                                for the allowable enrollment activities                 Department of Education, you must                     in reviewing applications in any
                                                labeled (a) through (c) below under                     have a Data Universal Numbering                       discretionary grant competition, the
                                                Selection Criteria (tuition, fees, room,                System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer                   Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR
                                                and board).                                             Identification Number, and you must                   75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the


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                                                applicant in carrying out a previous                    identify and reduce improper payments.                Code of Federal Regulations via the
                                                award, such as the applicant’s use of                   We will provide additional information                Federal Digital System at www.gpo.gov/
                                                funds, achievement of project                           after we make awards.                                 fdsys. At this site you can view this
                                                objectives, and compliance with grant                                                                         document, as well as all other
                                                                                                        VI. Award Administration Information
                                                conditions. The Secretary may also                                                                            documents of this Department
                                                consider whether the applicant failed to                   1. Award Notices: If your application              published in the Federal Register, in
                                                submit a timely performance report or                   is successful, we notify your U.S.                    text or PDF. To use PDF you must have
                                                submitted a report of unacceptable                      Representative and U.S. Senators and                  Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
                                                quality.                                                send you a Grant Award Notification                   available free at the site.
                                                   In addition, in making a competitive                 (GAN); or we may send you an email                      You also may access documents of the
                                                grant award, the Secretary requires                     containing a link to access an electronic             Department published in the Federal
                                                various assurances, including those                     version of your GAN. We also may                      Registerby using the article search
                                                applicable to Federal civil rights laws                 notify you informally.                                feature at www.federalregister.gov.
                                                that prohibit discrimination in programs                   If your application is not evaluated or            Specifically, through the advanced
                                                or activities receiving Federal financial               not selected for funding, we notify you.              search feature at this site, you can limit
                                                assistance from the Department (34 CFR                     2. Administrative and National Policy              your search to documents published by
                                                100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).                Requirements: We identify                             the Department.
                                                   3. Risk Assessment and Specific                      administrative and national policy
                                                                                                                                                                Dated: April 30, 2018.
                                                Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR                       requirements in the application package
                                                200.205, before awarding grants under                   and reference these and other                         Frank T. Brogan,
                                                this competition the Department                         requirements in the Applicable                        Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and
                                                conducts a review of the risks posed by                 Regulations section of this notice.                   Delegated the Duties of the Assistant
                                                applicants. Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the                       We reference the regulations outlining             Secretary, Office of Policy, Evaluation and
                                                                                                                                                              Policy Development, Delegated the duties of
                                                Secretary may impose specific                           the terms and conditions of an award in               Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary
                                                conditions and, in appropriate                          the Applicable Regulations section of                 Education.
                                                circumstances, high-risk conditions on a                this notice and include these and other
                                                grant if the applicant or grantee is not                specific conditions in the GAN. The                   [FR Doc. 2018–09418 Filed 5–2–18; 8:45 am]
                                                financially stable; has a history of                    GAN also incorporates your approved                   BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
                                                unsatisfactory performance; has a                       application as part of your binding
                                                financial or other management system                    commitments under the grant.
                                                that does not meet the standards in 2                      3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a               DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                CFR part 200, subpart D; has not                        grant, you must ensure that you have in
                                                fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant;              place the necessary processes and                     Environmental Management Site-
                                                or is otherwise not responsible.                        systems to comply with the reporting                  Specific Advisory Board, Northern New
                                                   4. Integrity and Performance System:                 requirements in 2 CFR part 170 should                 Mexico
                                                If you are selected under this                          you receive funding. This does not                    AGENCY:   Department of Energy (DOE).
                                                competition to receive an award that                    apply if you have an exception under 2
                                                over the course of the project period                                                                         ACTION:   Notice of open meeting.
                                                                                                        CFR 170.110(b).
                                                may exceed the simplified acquisition                      (b) At the end of your project period,             SUMMARY:    This notice announces a
                                                threshold (currently $150,000), under 2                 you must submit a final performance                   meeting of the Environmental
                                                CFR 200.205(a)(2) we must make a                        report, including financial information,              Management Site-Specific Advisory
                                                judgment about your integrity, business                 as directed by the Secretary. The                     Board (EM SSAB), Northern New
                                                ethics, and record of performance under                 Secretary may also require more                       Mexico. The Federal Advisory
                                                Federal awards—that is, the risk posed                  frequent performance reports under 34                 Committee Act requires that public
                                                by you as an applicant—before we make                   CFR 75.720(c). For specific                           notice of this meeting be announced in
                                                an award. In doing so, we must consider                 requirements on reporting, please go to               the Federal Register.
                                                any information about you that is in the                www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/                          DATES: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 1:00
                                                integrity and performance system                        appforms/appforms.html.
                                                (currently referred to as the Federal                                                                         p.m.–5:15 p.m.
                                                                                                           (c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the
                                                Awardee Performance and Integrity                       Secretary may provide a grantee with                  ADDRESSES: Ohkay Conference Center,
                                                Information System (FAPIIS)),                           additional funding for data collection                Highway 68, 1 Mile North of Española,
                                                accessible through SAM. You may                         analysis and reporting. In this case the              Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico 87566.
                                                review and comment on any                               Secretary establishes a data collection               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                information about yourself that a                       period.                                               Menice Santistevan, Northern New
                                                Federal agency previously entered and                                                                         Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board
                                                that is currently in FAPIIS.                            VII. Other Information                                (NNMCAB), 94 Cities of Gold Road,
                                                   5. Improper Payments—Additional                         Accessible Format: Individuals with                Santa Fe, NM 87506. Phone (505) 995–
                                                Reporting: The Bipartisan Budget Act of                 disabilities can obtain this document                 0393; Fax (505) 989–1752 or Email:
                                                2018 designates this program to be                      and a copy of the application package in              Menice.Santistevan@em.doe.gov.
                                                ‘‘susceptible to significant improper                   an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                payments’’ for purposes of the Improper                 print, audiotape, or compact disc) on                   Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
                                                Payments Information Act of 2002 (31
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                                                                                                        request to the program contact person                 the Board is to make recommendations
                                                U.S.C. 3321 note). See Public Law 115–                  listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                  to DOE–EM and site management in the
                                                123, the ‘‘Bipartisan Budget Act of                     CONTACT.                                              areas of environmental restoration,
                                                2018,’’ Division B, Subdivision 1, Title                   Electronic Access to This Document:                waste management, and related
                                                XII, § 21208(a), Feb. 9, 2018; 132 Stat.                The official version of this document is              activities.
                                                108. Grantees will be required to                       the document published in the Federal
                                                undertake significant additional                        Register. You may access the official                 Tentative Agenda
                                                reporting as we implement plans to                      edition of the Federal Register and the               • Call to Order


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Document Created: 2018-05-02 23:48:14
Document Modified: 2018-05-02 23:48:14
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesApplications Available: May 3, 2018.
ContactJames Davis, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 268-02, Washington, DC 20202- 6200. Telephone: (202) 453-7814. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 19553 

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