83 FR 22256 - Applications for New Awards; Centers for International Business Education Program

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 93 (May 14, 2018)

Page Range		22256-22260
FR Document		2018-10225

The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2018 for the Centers for International Business Education Program (CIBE), Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.220A.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 93 (Monday, May 14, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Applications for New Awards; Centers for International Business
Education 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 fiscal year (FY) 2018 for the Centers for
International Business Education Program (CIBE), Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.220A.

DATES:
Applications Available: May 14, 2018.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 13, 2018.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an
application, please refer to our 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Duvall, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,

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Room 258-54, Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7521.
Email: timothy.duvall@ed.gov.
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: The purpose of the CIBE Program is to provide
funding to institutions of higher education or consortia of such
institutions for curriculum development, research, and training on
issues of importance to U.S trade and competitiveness.
Priorities: This notice contains two competitive preference
priorities and one invitational priority. The competitive preference
priorities for fiscal year (FY) 2018 are from the notice of final
priorities for this program published in the Federal Register on June
3, 2014 (79 FR 31870).
Competitive Preference Priorities: For FY 2018, these priorities
are competitive preference priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we
award up to an additional five points depending on how well the
application meets Competitive Preference Priority 1, and up to an
additional five points depending on how well the application meets
Competitive Preference Priority 2. An applicant may receive a total of
up to 10 additional points under the competitive preference priorities.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1--Collaboration with a
Professional Association or Business (up to 5 points).
Applications that propose to collaborate with one or more
professional associations and/or businesses on activities designed to
expand employment opportunities for international business students,
such as internships and work-study opportunities.
Competitive Preference Priority 2--Collaboration with Minority-
Serving Institutions (MSIs) or Community Colleges (up to 5 points).
Applications that propose significant and sustained collaborative
activities with one or more Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) (as
defined in this notice) and/or with one or more community colleges (as
defined in this notice).
These activities must be designed to incorporate international,
intercultural, or global dimensions into the business curriculum of the
MSI(s) and/or community college(s). If an applicant institution is an
MSI (as defined in this notice), that institution may propose intra-
campus collaborative activities instead of, or in addition to,
collaborative activities with other MSIs or community colleges.
For the purpose of this priority:
Community college means an institution that meets the definition in
section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)
(20 U.S.C. 1058(f)); or an institution of higher education as defined
in section 101 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that awards degrees and
certificates, more than 50 percent of which are not bachelor's degrees
(or an equivalent) or master's, professional, or other advanced
degrees.
Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) means an institution that is
eligible to receive assistance under sections 316 through 320 of part A
of Title III, under part B of Title III, or under Title V of the HEA.
The institutions designated eligible under Title III and Title V may be
viewed at the following link: www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/idues/eligibility.html.
Invitational Priority: For FY 2018 and any subsequent year in which
we make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this
competition, this priority is an invitational priority. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(1), we do not give an application that meets this
invitational priority a competitive or absolute preference over other
applications.
This priority is:
Applications that propose programs or activities focused on
language instruction and/or performance testing and assessment to
strengthen the preparation of international business professionals.
Program Authority: Title VI, part B, HEA (20 U.S.C. 1130-1).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 76, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84,
86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines
to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement)
in 2 CFR part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the
Department in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The Uniform Administrative
Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal
Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the
Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) The notice of final priorities for
this program published in the Federal Register on June 3, 2014 (79 FR
31870).
Area of National Need: In accordance with section 601(c) of the HEA
(20 U.S.C. 1121(c)), the Secretary consulted with a wide range of
Federal agencies and received recommendations regarding national need
for expertise in foreign language and world regions. These agencies'
recommendations may be viewed on this web page: www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/index.html.

II. Award Information

Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $4,571,400.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2019 from the list of
unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $265,000-$305,000 per year.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $285,000 per year.
Estimated Number of Awards: 16.

Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice. The estimated range and average size of awards are based on
a single 12-month budget period. We may use FY 2018 funds to support
multiple 12-month budget periods for one or more grantees.

Project Period: Up to 48 months.

III. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs or consortia of IHEs.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program requires cost sharing or
matching. The matching requirement is described in section 612(e) of
the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1130-1(e)(2)(3)(4)). The HEA requires that the
Federal share of the cost of planning, establishing, and operating
centers under this program shall be--
a. Not more than 90 percent for the first year in which Federal
funds are received;
b. Not more than 70 percent for the second year; and
c. Not more than 50 percent for the third year and for each year
thereafter.
The non-Federal share of the cost of planning, establishing, and
operating centers under this program may be provided either in cash or
in-kind.
Waiver of non-Federal share: In the case of an IHE receiving a
grant under the CIBE Program and conducting outreach or consortium
activities with another IHE, in accordance with section 612(c)(2)(E) of
the HEA, the Secretary may waive a portion of the requirements for the
non-Federal share equal to the amount provided by the IHE receiving the
grant to the other IHE for carrying out the outreach or consortium
activities. Any such waiver is subject to

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the terms and conditions the Secretary may deem necessary for carrying
out the purposes of the program.
3. Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR 75.708(b) and (c), a grantee under
this competition may award subgrants--to directly carry out project
activities described in its application--to the following types of
entities: IHEs, non-profit organizations, professional organizations,
or businesses. The grantee may award subgrants to entities it has
identified in an approved application or that it selects through a
competition under procedures established by the grantee.
4. Other: (a) Reasonable and Necessary Costs: Applicants must
ensure that all costs included in the proposed budget are necessary and
reasonable to meet the goals and objectives of the proposed project.
Any costs determined by the Secretary to be unreasonable or unnecessary
will be removed from the final approved budget.
(b) Audits: (i) A non-Federal entity that expends $750,000 or more
during the non-Federal entity's fiscal year in Federal awards must have
a single or program-specific audit conducted for that year in
accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR part 200. (2 CFR 200.501(a))
(ii) A non-Federal entity that expends less than $750,000 during
the non-Federal entity's fiscal year in Federal awards is exempt from
Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR
200.503 (Relation to Other Audit Requirements), but records must be
available for review or audit by appropriate officials of the Federal
agency, pass-through entity, and Government Accountability Office. (2
CFR 200.501(d))

IV. Application and Submission Information

1. Application Submission Instructions: For information on how to
submit an application, please refer to our 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.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission:Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this program.
3. Recommended Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of
the application) is where you, the applicant, address the priorities,
selection criteria, and application requirements that reviewers use to
evaluate your application. We recommend that you (1) limit the
application narrative to no more than 50 pages and (2) use the
following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, except titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions. Charts, tables,
figures, and graphs in the application narrative may be single spaced
and will count toward the recommended page limit.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger, or no
smaller than 10 pitch (characters per inch). However, you may use a 10-
point font in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial.
The recommended page limit does not apply to Part I, the
Application for Federal Assistance face sheet (SF 424); the
supplemental SF 424 form; Part II, Budget Information--Non-Construction
Programs(ED 524); Part IV, the assurances, certifications, and the
response to section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act; the
table of contents; the one-page project abstract; the appendices; or
the line item budget. However, the recommended page limit does apply to
all of the application narrative section.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this program.
5. Award Basis: In determining whether to approve a grant award and
the amount of such award, the Department will consider, among other
things, the applicant's performance and use of funds under a previous
or existing award under any Department program (34 CFR 75.217(d)(3)(ii)
and 75.233(b). In assessing the applicant's performance and use of
funds under a previous or existing award, the Secretary will consider,
among other things, the outcomes the applicant has achieved and the
results of any Departmental grant monitoring, including the applicant's
progress in remedying any deficiencies identified in such monitoring.
6. Funding Restrictions: We specify unallowable costs in 34 CFR
660.40. We reference additional regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.

V. Application Review Information

1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are
from section 612 of the HEA and 34 CFR 75.209 and 75.210. The maximum
score for all of the selection criteria, taken together with the
maximum number of points awarded to applicants that address the
competitive preference priorities, is 110 points. The maximum score for
each criterion is indicated in parentheses.

Note: In addressing the selection criteria printed below, refer
to sections 611 and 612 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1130 and 1130-1).

(a) Meeting the purpose of the authorizing statute. (up to 20
points)
The Secretary reviews each application to determine how well the
applicant describes how it will establish and operate Centers for
International Business Education which--
(1) Will be national resources for the teaching of improved
business techniques, strategies, and methodologies which emphasize the
international context in which business is transacted;
(2) Will provide instruction in critical foreign languages and
international fields needed to provide understanding of the cultures
and customs of United States trading partners; and
(3) Will provide research and training in the international aspects
of trade, commerce, and other fields of study.
(b) Significance. (up to 20 points)
In determining the significance of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers--
(1) The national significance of the proposed project.
(2) The importance or magnitude of the results or outcomes likely
to be attained by the proposed project.

Note: You may discuss the significance of regional and local
activities to address selection criterion (b)(2).

(c) Quality of the project design. (up to 10 points)
In determining the quality of the design of the proposed project,
the Secretary considers--
(1) The extent to which the proposed activities constitute a
coherent, sustained program of research and development in the field,
including, as appropriate, a substantial addition to an ongoing line of
inquiry.
(d) Quality of the management plan. (up to 10 points)
In determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers--
(1) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives
of the

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proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly defined
responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing project
tasks.
(e) Quality of project personnel. (up to 10 points)
In determining the quality of project personnel, the Secretary
considers--
(1) The extent to which the applicant encourages applications for
employment from persons who are members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national
origin, gender, age, or disability.
(2) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of the project director or principal investigator.
(3) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of key project personnel.

Note: Briefly describe key staff and faculty in this section.
Supplemental materials should include resumes for staff, business
and other faculty, and some Advisory Board members, in alphabetical
order, two resumes per page, single-spaced. Provide title including
department, education, research and teaching experience, major
publications, awards, etc. Suggested maximum length: 20 pages, 40
resumes.

(f) Adequacy of resources. (up to 10 points)
In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed project,
the Secretary considers--
(1) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to the
objectives, design, and potential significance of the proposed project.
(2) The adequacy of support, including facilities, equipment,
supplies, and other resources from the applicant organization or the
lead applicant organization.
(g) Quality of the project evaluation. (up to 20 points)
(1) The Secretary considers the quality of the evaluation to be
conducted of the proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of the evaluation, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough,
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the
proposed project.
(ii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are appropriate
to the context within which the project operates.
(iii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide
timely guidance for quality assurance.
(iv) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide
performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward
achieving intended outcomes.

Note: Please carefully review the section on ``Guidance on
Developing an Evaluation Plan'' in the application package for
detailed instructions on how to address this criterion.
Note: Applicants should address these selection criteria only in
the context of the program requirements in section 612 of the HEA,
20 U.S.C. 1130-1.

2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), the past
performance of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as
the applicant's use of funds, achievement of project objectives, and
compliance with grant conditions. The Secretary may also consider
whether the applicant failed to submit a timely performance report or
submitted a report of unacceptable quality.
In addition, in making a competitive grant award, the Secretary
requires various assurances, including those applicable to Federal
civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or
activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department
(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 program 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 the System for Award Management. You may
review and comment on any information about yourself that a Federal
agency previously entered and that is currently in FAPIIS.
Please note that if the total value of your currently active
grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement contracts from the
Federal Government exceeds $10,000,000, the reporting requirements in 2
CFR part 200, Appendix XII, require you to report certain integrity
information to FAPIIS semiannually. Please review the requirements in 2
CFR part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant plus all the other Federal
funds you receive exceed $10,000,000.

VI. Award Administration Information

1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN); or we may send you an email containing a link to
access an electronic version of your GAN. We may notify you informally,
also.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Open Licensing Requirements: Unless an exception applies, if you
are awarded a grant under this competition, you will be required to
openly license to the public grant deliverables created in whole, or in
part, with Department grant funds. When the deliverable consists of
modifications to pre-existing works, the license extends only to those
modifications that can be separately identified and only to the extent
that open licensing is permitted under the terms of any licenses or
other legal restrictions on the use of pre-existing works.
Additionally, a grantee or subgrantee that is awarded competitive grant
funds must have a plan to disseminate these public grant deliverables.
This dissemination plan can be developed and submitted after your
application has been reviewed and selected for funding. For additional
information on the open licensing requirements please refer to 2 CFR
3474.20.
4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a grant under this competition,
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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.
Performance reports for the CIBE Program must be submitted
electronically into the office of International and Foreign Language
Education (IFLE) web-based reporting system, International Resource
Information System (IRIS). For information about IRIS and to view the
reporting instructions, 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. If
a grantee is provided additional funding for this purpose, the
Secretary establishes a data collection period.
5. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993, the following measures will be used by the
Department to evaluate the success of the CIBE Program:
(a) Percentage of CIBE Program participants who advanced in their
professional field two years after their participation.
(b) Percentage of CIBE projects that established or
internationalized a concentration, degree, or professional program with
a focus on or connection to international business over the course of
the CIBE grant period (long-term measure).
(c) Percentage of CIBE projects for which there was an increase in
the export business activities of the project's business industry
participants.
The information provided by grantees in their performance reports
submitted via the International Resource Information System (IRIS) will
be the source of data for these measures. Reporting screens for
institutions can be viewed at: http://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/CIBE.pdf.
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 achieving the goals and objectives of
the project; whether the grantee has expended funds in a manner that is
consistent with its approved application and budget; and, if the
Secretary has established performance measurement requirements, the
performance targets in the grantee's approved application.
In making a continuation award, the Secretary also considers
whether the grantee is operating in compliance with the assurances in
its approved application, including those applicable to Federal civil
rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities
receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department (34 CFR
100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).

VII. Other Information

Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format
(e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) 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 Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF you must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov.
Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you
can limit your search to documents published by the Department.

Dated: May 9, 2018.
Frank T. Brogan,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Delegated the Duties of the
Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy
Development, Delegated the Duties of the Assistant Secretary, Office of
Postsecondary Education.
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following issues: (1) Is this collection
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Per-Pupil Funding the quality, utility, and clarity of the SUMMARY: The Department of Education
information to be collected; and (5) how is issuing a notice inviting applications
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and might the Department minimize the for fiscal year (FY) 2018 for the Centers
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ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number
that written comments received in 84.220A.
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is considered public records. DATES:
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ADDRESSES: To access and review all the existing information collection. ADDRESSES: For the addresses for
documents related to the information Respondents/Affected Public: State, obtaining and submitting an
collection listed in this notice, please Local, and Tribal Governments. application, please refer to our Common
use http://www.regulations.gov by Total Estimated Number of Annual Instructions for Applicants to
searching the Docket ID number ED– Responses: 20. Department of Education Discretionary
2018–ICCD–0058. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual Grant Programs, published in the
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in response to this notice should be Burden Hours: 1,120. Federal Register on February 12, 2018
submitted electronically through the Abstract: This is a request to collect (83 FR 6003) and available at
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// critical information for the Application www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/
www.regulations.gov by selecting the for Flexibility for Equitable Per-pupil pdf/2018-02558.pdf.
Docket ID number or via postal mail, Funding, the instrument through which FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. local educational agencies (LEAs) apply Timothy Duvall, U.S. Department of
Please note that comments submitted by for flexibility to consolidate eligible Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,

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the terms and conditions the Secretary and application requirements that outlining funding restrictions in the
may deem necessary for carrying out the reviewers use to evaluate your Applicable Regulations section of this
purposes of the program. application. We recommend that you notice.
3. Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR (1) limit the application narrative to no
75.708(b) and (c), a grantee under this V. Application Review Information
more than 50 pages and (2) use the
competition may award subgrants—to following standards: 1. Selection Criteria: The selection
directly carry out project activities • A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5’’ x 11’’, on one side criteria for this program are from section
described in its application—to the only, with 1’’ margins at the top, 612 of the HEA and 34 CFR 75.209 and
following types of entities: IHEs, non- bottom, and both sides. 75.210. The maximum score for all of
profit organizations, professional • Double space (no more than three the selection criteria, taken together
organizations, or businesses. The lines per vertical inch) all text in the with the maximum number of points
grantee may award subgrants to entities application narrative, except titles, awarded to applicants that address the
it has identified in an approved headings, footnotes, quotations, competitive preference priorities, is 110
application or that it selects through a references, and captions. Charts, tables, points. The maximum score for each
competition under procedures figures, and graphs in the application criterion is indicated in parentheses.
established by the grantee. narrative may be single spaced and will Note: In addressing the selection criteria
4. Other: (a) Reasonable and count toward the recommended page printed below, refer to sections 611 and 612
Necessary Costs: Applicants must limit. of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1130 and 1130–1).
ensure that all costs included in the • Use a font that is either 12 point or (a) Meeting the purpose of the
proposed budget are necessary and larger, or no smaller than 10 pitch authorizing statute. (up to 20 points)
reasonable to meet the goals and (characters per inch). However, you may The Secretary reviews each
objectives of the proposed project. Any use a 10-point font in charts, tables, application to determine how well the
costs determined by the Secretary to be figures, and graphs. applicant describes how it will establish
unreasonable or unnecessary will be • Use one of the following fonts: and operate Centers for International
removed from the final approved Times New Roman, Courier, Courier Business Education which—
budget. New, or Arial. (1) Will be national resources for the
(b) Audits: (i) A non-Federal entity The recommended page limit does not teaching of improved business
that expends $750,000 or more during apply to Part I, the Application for techniques, strategies, and
the non-Federal entity’s fiscal year in Federal Assistance face sheet (SF 424); methodologies which emphasize the
Federal awards must have a single or the supplemental SF 424 form; Part II, international context in which business
program-specific audit conducted for Budget Information—Non-Construction is transacted;
that year in accordance with the Programs(ED 524); Part IV, the (2) Will provide instruction in critical
provisions of 2 CFR part 200. (2 CFR assurances, certifications, and the foreign languages and international
200.501(a)) response to section 427 of the General fields needed to provide understanding
(ii) A non-Federal entity that expends Education Provisions Act; the table of of the cultures and customs of United
less than $750,000 during the non- contents; the one-page project abstract; States trading partners; and
Federal entity’s fiscal year in Federal the appendices; or the line item budget. (3) Will provide research and training
awards is exempt from Federal audit However, the recommended page limit in the international aspects of trade,
requirements for that year, except as does apply to all of the application commerce, and other fields of study.
noted in 2 CFR 200.503 (Relation to narrative section. (b) Significance. (up to 20 points)
Other Audit Requirements), but records 4. Intergovernmental Review: This In determining the significance of the
must be available for review or audit by program is subject to Executive Order proposed project, the Secretary
appropriate officials of the Federal 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR considers—
agency, pass-through entity, and part 79. Information about (1) The national significance of the
Government Accountability Office. Intergovernmental Review of Federal proposed project.
(2 CFR 200.501(d)) Programs under Executive Order 12372 (2) The importance or magnitude of
is in the application package for this the results or outcomes likely to be
IV. Application and Submission program. attained by the proposed project.
Information 5. Award Basis: In determining Note: You may discuss the significance of
1. Application Submission whether to approve a grant award and regional and local activities to address
Instructions: For information on how to the amount of such award, the selection criterion (b)(2).
submit an application, please refer to Department will consider, among other (c) Quality of the project design. (up
our Common Instructions for Applicants things, the applicant’s performance and to 10 points)
to Department of Education use of funds under a previous or In determining the quality of the
Discretionary Grant Programs, existing award under any Department design of the proposed project, the
published in the Federal Register on program (34 CFR 75.217(d)(3)(ii) and Secretary considers—
February 12, 2018 (83 FR 6003) and 75.233(b). In assessing the applicant’s (1) The extent to which the proposed
available at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- performance and use of funds under a activities constitute a coherent,
2018-02-12/pdf/2018-02558.pdf. previous or existing award, the sustained program of research and
2. Content and Form of Application Secretary will consider, among other development in the field, including, as
Submission:Requirements concerning things, the outcomes the applicant has appropriate, a substantial addition to an
the content of an application, together achieved and the results of any ongoing line of inquiry.
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with the forms you must submit, are in Departmental grant monitoring, (d) Quality of the management plan.
the application package for this including the applicant’s progress in (up to 10 points)
program. remedying any deficiencies identified in In determining the quality of the
3. Recommended Page Limit: The such monitoring. management plan for the proposed
application narrative (Part III of the 6. Funding Restrictions: We specify project, the Secretary considers—
application) is where you, the applicant, unallowable costs in 34 CFR 660.40. We (1) The adequacy of the management
address the priorities, selection criteria, reference additional regulations plan to achieve the objectives of the

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proposed project on time and within assessment of progress toward achieving yourself that a Federal agency
budget, including clearly defined intended outcomes. previously entered and that is currently
responsibilities, timelines, and Note: Please carefully review the section in FAPIIS.
milestones for accomplishing project on ‘‘Guidance on Developing an Evaluation Please note that if the total value of
tasks. Plan’’ in the application package for detailed your currently active grants, cooperative
(e) Quality of project personnel. (up to instructions on how to address this criterion. agreements, and procurement contracts
10 points) Note: Applicants should address these from the Federal Government exceeds
In determining the quality of project selection criteria only in the context of the $10,000,000, the reporting requirements
personnel, the Secretary considers— program requirements in section 612 of the in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII,
HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1130–1.
(1) The extent to which the applicant require you to report certain integrity
encourages applications for employment 2. Review and Selection Process: We information to FAPIIS semiannually.
from persons who are members of remind potential applicants that in Please review the requirements in 2 CFR
groups that have traditionally been reviewing applications in any part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant
underrepresented based on race, color, discretionary grant competition, the plus all the other Federal funds you
national origin, gender, age, or Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR receive exceed $10,000,000.
disability. 75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the
applicant in carrying out a previous VI. Award Administration Information
(2) The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of the award, such as the applicant’s use of 1. Award Notices: If your application
project director or principal funds, achievement of project is successful, we notify your U.S.
investigator. objectives, and compliance with grant Representative and U.S. Senators and
(3) The qualifications, including conditions. The Secretary may also send you a Grant Award Notification
relevant training and experience, of key consider whether the applicant failed to (GAN); or we may send you an email
project personnel. submit a timely performance report or containing a link to access an electronic
submitted a report of unacceptable version of your GAN. We may notify
Note: Briefly describe key staff and faculty
in this section. Supplemental materials quality. you informally, also.
should include resumes for staff, business In addition, in making a competitive If your application is not evaluated or
and other faculty, and some Advisory Board grant award, the Secretary requires not selected for funding, we notify you.
members, in alphabetical order, two resumes various assurances, including those 2. Administrative and National Policy
per page, single-spaced. Provide title applicable to Federal civil rights laws Requirements: We identify
including department, education, research that prohibit discrimination in programs administrative and national policy
and teaching experience, major publications, or activities receiving Federal financial requirements in the application package
awards, etc. Suggested maximum length: 20 assistance from the Department (34 CFR and reference these and other
pages, 40 resumes. 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). requirements in the Applicable
(f) Adequacy of resources. (up to 10 3. Risk Assessment and Specific Regulations section of this notice.
points) Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR We reference the regulations outlining
In determining the adequacy of 200.205, before awarding grants under the terms and conditions of an award in
resources for the proposed project, the this program the Department conducts a the Applicable Regulations section of
Secretary considers— review of the risks posed by applicants. this notice and include these and other
(1) The extent to which the costs are Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the Secretary may specific conditions in the GAN. The
reasonable in relation to the objectives, impose specific conditions and, in GAN also incorporates your approved
design, and potential significance of the appropriate circumstances, high-risk application as part of your binding
proposed project. conditions on a grant if the applicant or commitments under the grant.
(2) The adequacy of support, grantee is not financially stable; has a 3. Open Licensing Requirements:
including facilities, equipment, history of unsatisfactory performance; Unless an exception applies, if you are
supplies, and other resources from the has a financial or other management awarded a grant under this competition,
applicant organization or the lead system that does not meet the standards you will be required to openly license
applicant organization. in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not to the public grant deliverables created
(g) Quality of the project evaluation. fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; in whole, or in part, with Department
(up to 20 points) or is otherwise not responsible. grant funds. When the deliverable
(1) The Secretary considers the 4. Integrity and Performance System: consists of modifications to pre-existing
quality of the evaluation to be If you are selected under this works, the license extends only to those
conducted of the proposed project. competition to receive an award that modifications that can be separately
(2) In determining the quality of the over the course of the project period identified and only to the extent that
evaluation, the Secretary considers the may exceed the simplified acquisition open licensing is permitted under the
following factors: threshold (currently $150,000), under 2 terms of any licenses or other legal
(i) The extent to which the methods CFR 200.205(a)(2) we must make a restrictions on the use of pre-existing
of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and judgment about your integrity, business works. Additionally, a grantee or
appropriate to the goals, objectives, and ethics, and record of performance under subgrantee that is awarded competitive
outcomes of the proposed project. Federal awards—that is, the risk posed grant funds must have a plan to
(ii) The extent to which the methods by you as an applicant—before we make disseminate these public grant
of evaluation are appropriate to the an award. In doing so, we must consider deliverables. This dissemination plan
context within which the project any information about you that is in the can be developed and submitted after
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operates. integrity and performance system your application has been reviewed and
(iii) The extent to which the methods (currently referred to as the Federal selected for funding. For additional
of evaluation will provide timely Awardee Performance and Integrity information on the open licensing
guidance for quality assurance. Information System (FAPIIS)), requirements please refer to 2 CFR
(iv) The extent to which the methods accessible through the System for 3474.20.
of evaluation will provide performance Award Management. You may review 4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a
feedback and permit periodic and comment on any information about grant under this competition, you must

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Applications Available: May 14, 2018.
Contact		Timothy Duvall, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 258-54, Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7521. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 22256