83_FR_24399 83 FR 24297 - Applications for New Awards; National Resource Centers Program for Foreign Language and Area Studies or Foreign Language and International Studies and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program

83 FR 24297 - Applications for New Awards; National Resource Centers Program for Foreign Language and Area Studies or Foreign Language and International Studies and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 102 (May 25, 2018)

Page Range24297-24305
FR Document2018-11261

The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2018 for the National Resource Centers (NRC) Program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.015A, and the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) Program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.015B.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 102 (Friday, May 25, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Applications for New Awards; National Resource Centers Program 
for Foreign Language and Area Studies or Foreign Language and 
International Studies and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships 
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 National Resource 
Centers (NRC) Program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 
number 84.015A, and the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships 
(FLAS) Program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 
84.015B.

DATES: 
    Applications Available: May 25, 2018.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 25, 2018.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 23, 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 (Africa, International, 
Middle East, and Russia and Eastern Europe) U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 258-54, Washington, DC 20202-
4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7521. Email: timothy.duvall@ed.gov; Carolyn 
Collins (Canada, Latin America, and Western Europe), Room 258-30, 
Telephone: (202) 453-7854. Email: carolyn.collins@ed.gov; Cheryl Gibbs 
(Asia), Room 257-15, Telephone: (202) 453-5690. Email: 
cheryl.gibbs@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 Programs

National Resource Centers Program
    The NRC Program provides grants to institutions of higher education 
(IHEs) or consortia of IHEs to establish, strengthen, and operate 
comprehensive and undergraduate centers that will be national resources 
for: (a) Teaching of modern foreign languages; (b) instruction in 
fields needed to provide a full understanding of world regions where 
the modern foreign languages are used; (c) research and training in 
international studies and international and foreign language aspects of 
professional and other fields of study; and (d) instruction and 
research on issues in world affairs.
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program
    The FLAS Program allocates academic year and summer fellowships to 
IHEs and consortia of IHEs to assist meritorious undergraduate and 
graduate students receiving modern foreign language training in 
combination with area studies, international studies, or the 
international aspects of professional studies. FLAS fellowships may 
also assist graduate students engaged in predissertation level study, 
preparation for dissertation research, dissertation research abroad, or 
dissertation writing.
    Priorities: This notice contains two absolute priorities and two 
competitive preference priorities for the NRC Program. Absolute 
Priority 1 is from section 602(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
as amended (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1122(e)). Absolute Priority 2 is from the 
program regulations (34 CFR 656.23). The competitive preference 
priorities are from the notice of final priorities for the NRC Program 
published in the Federal Register on May 30, 2014 (79 FR 31028). This 
notice also contains two competitive preference priorities for the FLAS 
Program. Competitive Preference Priority 1 is from the program 
regulations (34 CFR 657.22) and Competitive Preference Priority 2 is 
from the notice of final priorities for the FLAS Program published in 
the Federal Register on May 30, 2014 (79 FR 31031).
NRC Program
    Absolute Priorities: For FY 2018, these priorities are absolute 
priorities for the NRC Program. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider 
only applications that meet these priorities.
    These priorities are:
    Absolute Priority 1.

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    Applications that provide (1) an explanation of how the activities 
funded by the grant will reflect diverse perspectives and a wide range 
of views and generate debate on world regions and international 
affairs; and (2) a description of how the applicant will encourage 
government service in areas of national need, as identified by the 
Secretary, as well as in areas of need in the education, business, and 
non-profit sectors.
    Absolute Priority 2.
    Applications that provide for teacher training activities on the 
language, languages, area studies, or thematic focus of the Center.
    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 application may receive a total 
of up to 10 additional points under the competitive preference 
priorities.
    These priorities are:
    Competitive Preference Priority 1--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 
curriculum of the MSI(s) or community college(s), and to improve 
foreign language, area, and intercultural studies or international 
business instruction at the MSI(s) or community college(s). If an 
applicant institution is an MSI or a community college, 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 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.
    Competitive Preference Priority 2--Collaborative Activities with 
Teacher Education Programs (up to 5 points).
    Applications that propose collaborative activities with units such 
as schools or colleges of education, schools of liberal arts and 
sciences, post-baccalaureate teacher education programs, teacher 
education programs, and teacher preparation programs on or off the NRC 
campus. These collaborative activities are designed to support the 
integration of an international, intercultural, or global dimension and 
world languages into teacher education, and/or to promote the 
preparation and credentialing of more foreign language teachers in less 
commonly taught languages (LCTLs) for which there is a demand for 
additional teachers to meet existing and expected future kindergarten 
through grade 12 language program needs.
FLAS Program
    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 application may receive a total 
of up to 10 additional points under the competitive preference 
priorities.
    Competitive Preference Priority 1--FLAS Fellowships for Students 
who Demonstrate Financial Need (up to 5 points).
    Applications that propose to give preference when awarding 
fellowships to undergraduate students, graduate students, or both, who 
demonstrate financial need as indicated by the students' expected 
family contribution, as determined under part F of title IV of the HEA. 
This need determination will be based on the students' financial 
circumstances and not on other aid.
    The applicant must describe how it will ensure that all fellows who 
receive such preference show potential for high academic achievement 
based on such indices as grade point average, class ranking, or similar 
measures that the institution may determine.
    Competitive Preference Priority 2--Academic Year FLAS Fellowships 
Awarded in the Less Commonly Taught Languages (up to 5 points).
    Applications that propose to award at least 25 percent of academic 
year FLAS fellowships in modern foreign languages other than French, 
German, and Spanish.

    Note:  Under 34 CFR 657.22(a), the Secretary may designate 
specific languages as a priority for the allocation of fellowships. 
For FLAS Competitive Preference Priority 2, we took into 
consideration the findings in the recent Modern Language Association 
of America (MLA) survey \1\ of fall 2016 undergraduate and graduate 
enrollments in language courses at 2,547 postsecondary institutions 
in the United States. Of 1,417,921 total enrollments, the three 
most-studied modern foreign languages included Spanish with 712,240 
enrollments or 50 percent; French with 175,667 enrollments or 12 
percent; and German with 80,594 enrollments or 6 percent. Together, 
these three languages represented 968,501 or 68 percent of 
enrollments. Other languages, with 34,830 enrollments, constituted 
25 percent of enrollments for the same period.
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    \1\ Modern Language Association of America, ``Enrollments in 
Languages Other Than English in United States Institutions of Higher 
Education, Summer 2016 and Fall 2016: Preliminary Report'' (February 
2018) (p. 13).
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    The findings in the MLA survey are consistent with the 
definition of LCTLs used by the Center for Advanced Research on 
Language Acquisition (CARLA).\2\ CARLA defines LCTLs as ``all of the 
world's languages except English, French, German, and Spanish.''

    \2\ Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, 
University of Minnesota, available at www.carla.umn.edu.
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    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1122.
    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 regulations in 34 CFR parts 655, 
656, and 657. (e) The notices of final priorities for these programs 
published in the Federal Register on May 30, 2014 (79 FR 31028, 79 FR 
31031).
    Areas 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 
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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.
    Diverse Perspectives and Areas of National Need: Section 602(e) of 
the HEA requires that each IHE or consortium of IHEs include the 
following information in NRC grant applications:
    (1) An explanation of how the activities funded by the grant will 
reflect diverse perspectives and a wide range of views and generate 
debate on world regions and international affairs; and
    (2) A description of how the applicant will encourage government 
service in areas of national need, as identified by the Secretary, as 
well as in areas of need in the education, business, and non-profit 
sectors.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
    Estimated NRC Available Funds: $22,743,107.
    Africa ($2,370,700); Canada ($425,000); East Asia ($3,467,200); 
International ($1,655,000); Latin America ($3,482,017); Middle East 
($3,375,000); Russia and Eastern Europe ($2,605,000); South Asia 
($1,906,340); Southeast Asia ($1,898,850); and Western Europe 
($1,558,000).
    Estimated Range of Awards: $188,000-$270,000 per year.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $215,000 per year.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 100.
    Estimated FLAS Available Funds: $30,343,000.
    Africa ($3,357,000); Canada ($349,500); East Asia ($5,419,000); 
International ($2,454,000); Latin America ($4,456,500); Middle East 
($3,526,500); Russia and Eastern Europe ($3,583,500); South Asia 
($2,713,500); Southeast Asia ($2,449,500); and Western Europe 
($2,034,000).
    Estimated Range of Awards: $154,500-$351,000 per year.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $202,500 per year.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 105.
    FLAS Fellowship Subsistence Allowances: The subsistence allowance 
for a graduate student academic year fellowship is $15,000; the 
subsistence allowance for an undergraduate student academic year 
fellowship is $5,000. The subsistence allowance for a summer fellowship 
is $2,500 for graduate and undergraduate students.
    FLAS Fellowship Institutional Payments: The institutional payment 
for a graduate student academic year fellowship is $18,000; the 
institutional payment for an undergraduate student academic year 
fellowship is $10,000. The institutional payment for a summer 
fellowship is $5,000 for graduate and undergraduate students.
    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 these competitions.

    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. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: These programs do not require cost 
sharing or matching.
    b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: The NRC Program involves supplement-
not-supplant funding requirements. Under 34 CFR 656.33(b)(3), grant 
funds may not be used to supplant funds normally used by applicants for 
purposes of this program.
    3. Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR 75.708(b) and (c), a grantee under the 
NRC Program 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 
competition under procedures established by the grantee. However, a 
grantee under the FLAS Program may not award subgrants to entities to 
directly carry out project activities described in its application.
    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 
(GAO). (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. 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.
    3. Funding Restrictions: We specify unallowable costs in 34 CFR 
656.30(b) and 657.33. We reference additional regulations outlining 
funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this 
notice.
    4. 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 for single institution 
applications, and to no more than 60 pages for consortia applications 
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.

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    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); the detailed line item budget; Part IV, the 
assurances and certifications, and the response to section 427 of the 
General Education Provisions Act; the project abstract, the table of 
contents, the list of acronyms, the response to the diverse 
perspectives/areas of need requirements, the NRC/FLAS project profile 
form, and the appendices (curriculum vitae, course list, performance 
measure form; letters of support). However, the recommended page limit 
does apply to all of the application narrative.
    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). 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.

V. Application Review Information

    1. General: For the FY 2018 NRC and FLAS competitions, all 
applications will be assigned to peer review panels based on the 
country, thematic focus, international studies, or world region such as 
Africa, Asia, or the Middle East. All applicant institutions specify 
their respective categories in their NRC and FLAS applications. The 
readers who serve on the peer review panels are selected for the 
specialized area studies, international studies, and modern foreign 
language expertise needed to review, score, and rank the assigned 
applications in each distinct category. For the NRC and FLAS 
competitions, the Department will select applications for funding 
consideration from each distinct peer review panel based on the ranking 
of the applications within that panel.
    2. Selection Criteria: The maximum score for all of the NRC 
selection criteria, taken together with the maximum number of points 
awarded to applicants that address the competitive preference 
priorities, is 175 points. The maximum score for all of the FLAS 
selection criteria, taken together with the maximum number of points 
awarded to applicants that address the competitive preference 
priorities, is 145 points.

NRC Program

    The Secretary uses the following selection criteria from 34 CFR 
656.21 to evaluate an NRC application for a comprehensive Center:
    (a) Program planning and budget (up to 25 points). The Secretary 
reviews each application to determine--
    (1) The extent to which the activities for which the applicant 
seeks funding are of high quality and directly related to the purpose 
of the National Resource Centers Program;
    (2) The extent to which the applicant provides a development plan 
or timeline demonstrating how the proposed activities will contribute 
to a strengthened program and whether the applicant uses its resources 
and personnel effectively to achieve the proposed objectives;
    (3) The extent to which the costs of the proposed activities are 
reasonable in relation to the objectives of the program; and
    (4) The long-term impact of the proposed activities on the 
institution's undergraduate, graduate, and professional training 
programs.
    (b) Quality of staff resources (up to 15 points). The Secretary 
reviews each application to determine--
    (1) The extent to which teaching faculty and other staff are 
qualified for the current and proposed Center activities and training 
programs, are provided professional development opportunities 
(including overseas experience), and participate in teaching, 
supervising, and advising students;
    (2) The adequacy of Center staffing and oversight arrangements, 
including outreach and administration and the extent to which faculty 
from a variety of departments, professional schools, and the library 
are involved; and
    (3) The extent to which the applicant, as part of its 
nondiscriminatory employment practices, encourages applications for 
employment from persons who are members of groups that have been 
traditionally underrepresented, such as members of racial or ethnic 
minority groups, women, persons with disabilities, and the elderly.
    (c) Impact and evaluation (up to 30 points). The Secretary reviews 
each application to determine--
    (1) The extent to which the Center's activities and training 
programs have a significant impact on the university, community, 
region, and the Nation as shown through indices such as enrollments, 
graduate placement data, participation rates for events, and usage of 
Center resources; and the extent to which the applicant supplies a 
clear description of how the applicant will provide equal access and 
treatment of eligible project participants who are members of groups 
that have been traditionally underrepresented, such as members of 
racial or ethnic minority groups, women, persons with disabilities, and 
the elderly;
    (2) The extent to which the applicant provides an evaluation plan 
that is comprehensive and objective and that will produce quantifiable, 
outcome-measure-oriented data; and the extent to which recent 
evaluations have been used to improve the applicant's program;
    (3) The degree to which activities of the Center address national 
needs, and generate information for and disseminate information to the 
public; and
    (4) The applicant's record of placing students into post-graduate 
employment, education, or training in areas of national need and the 
applicant's stated efforts to increase the number of such students that 
go into such placements.
    (d) Commitment to the subject area on which the Center focuses (up 
to 10 points). The Secretary reviews each application to determine the 
extent to which the institution provides financial and other support to 
the operation of the Center, teaching staff for the Center's subject 
area, library resources, linkages with institutions abroad, outreach 
activities, and qualified students in fields related to the Center.
    (e) Strength of library (up to 10 points). The Secretary reviews 
each application to determine--
    (1) The strength of the institution's library holdings (both print 
and non-print, English and foreign language) in the subject area and at 
the educational levels (graduate, professional, undergraduate) on which 
the Center focuses; and the extent to which the institution provides 
financial support for the acquisition of library materials and for 
library staff in the subject area of the Center; and
    (2) The extent to which research materials at other institutions 
are available to students through cooperative arrangements with other 
libraries or on-line databases and the extent to which teachers, 
students, and faculty from other institutions are able to access the 
library's holdings.
    (f) Quality of the Center's non-language instructional program (up 
to 20 points). The Secretary reviews each application to determine--

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    (1) The quality and extent of the Center's course offerings in a 
variety of disciplines, including the extent to which courses in the 
Center's subject matter are available in the institution's professional 
schools;
    (2) The extent to which the Center offers depth of specialized 
course coverage in one or more disciplines of the Center's subject 
area;
    (3) The extent to which the institution employs a sufficient number 
of teaching faculty to enable the Center to carry out its purposes and 
the extent to which instructional assistants are provided with pedagogy 
training; and
    (4) The extent to which interdisciplinary courses are offered for 
undergraduate and graduate students.
    (g) Quality of the Center's language instructional program (up to 
20 points). The Secretary reviews each application to determine--
    (1) The extent to which the Center provides instruction in the 
languages of the Center's subject area and the extent to which students 
enroll in the study of the languages of the subject area through 
programs or instruction offered by the Center or other providers;
    (2) The extent to which the Center provides three or more levels of 
language training and the extent to which courses in disciplines other 
than language, linguistics, and literature are offered in appropriate 
foreign languages;
    (3) Whether sufficient numbers of language faculty are available to 
teach the languages and levels of instruction described in the 
application and the extent to which language teaching staff (including 
faculty and instructional assistants) have been exposed to current 
language pedagogy training appropriate for performance-based teaching; 
and
    (4) The quality of the language program as measured by the 
performance-based instruction being used or developed, the adequacy of 
resources for language teaching and practice, and language proficiency 
requirements.
    (h) Quality of curriculum design (up to 15 points). The Secretary 
reviews each application to determine--
    (1) The extent to which the Center's curriculum has incorporated 
undergraduate instruction in the applicant's area or topic of 
specialization into baccalaureate degree programs (for example, major, 
minor, or certificate programs) and the extent to which these programs 
and their requirements (including language requirements) are 
appropriate for a Center in this subject area and will result in an 
undergraduate training program of high quality;
    (2) The extent to which the Center's curriculum provides training 
options for graduate students from a variety of disciplines and 
professional fields and the extent to which these programs and their 
requirements (including language requirements) are appropriate for a 
Center in this subject area and result in graduate training programs of 
high quality; and
    (3) The extent to which the Center provides academic and career 
advising services for students; the extent to which the Center has 
established formal arrangements for students to conduct research or 
study abroad and the extent to which these arrangements are used; and 
the extent to which the institution facilitates student access to other 
institutions' study abroad and summer language programs.
    (i) Outreach activities (up to 20 points). The Secretary reviews 
each application to determine the extent to which the Center 
demonstrates a significant and measurable regional and national impact 
of, and faculty and professional school involvement in, domestic 
outreach activities that involve--
    (1) Elementary and secondary schools;
    (2) Postsecondary institutions; and
    (3) Business, media, and the general public.
    (j) Degree to which priorities are served (up to 10 points). If, 
under the provisions of Sec.  656.23, the Secretary establishes 
competitive priorities for Centers, the Secretary considers the degree 
to which those priorities are being served.
    The Secretary uses the following selection criteria from 34 CFR 
656.22 to evaluate an NRC application for an undergraduate Center:
    (a) Program planning and budget (up to 25 points). The Secretary 
reviews each application to determine--
    (1) The extent to which the activities for which the applicant 
seeks funding are of high quality and directly related to the purpose 
of the National Resource Centers Program;
    (2) The extent to which the applicant provides a development plan 
or timeline demonstrating how the proposed activities will contribute 
to a strengthened program and whether the applicant uses its resources 
and personnel effectively to achieve the proposed objectives;
    (3) The extent to which the costs of the proposed activities are 
reasonable in relation to the objectives of the program; and
    (4) The long-term impact of the proposed activities on the 
institution's undergraduate training program.
    (b) Quality of staff resources (up to 15 points). The Secretary 
reviews each application to determine--
    (1) The extent to which teaching faculty and other staff are 
qualified for the current and proposed Center activities and training 
programs, are provided professional development opportunities 
(including overseas experience), and participate in teaching, 
supervising, and advising students;
    (2) The adequacy of Center staffing and oversight arrangements, 
including outreach and administration and the extent to which faculty 
from a variety of departments, professional schools, and the library 
are involved; and
    (3) The extent to which the applicant, as part of its 
nondiscriminatory employment practices, encourages applications for 
employment from persons who are members of groups that have been 
traditionally underrepresented, such as members of racial or ethnic 
minority groups, women, persons with disabilities, and the elderly.
    (c) Impact and evaluation (up to 30 points). The Secretary reviews 
each application to determine--
    (1) The extent to which the Center's activities and training 
programs have a significant impact on the university, community, 
region, and the Nation as shown through indices such as enrollments, 
graduate placement data, participation rates for events, and usage of 
Center resources; the extent to which students matriculate into 
advanced language and area or international studies programs or related 
professional programs; and the extent to which the applicant supplies a 
clear description of how the applicant will provide equal access and 
treatment of eligible project participants who are members of groups 
that have been traditionally underrepresented, such as members of 
racial or ethnic minority groups, women, persons with disabilities, and 
the elderly;
    (2) The extent to which the applicant provides an evaluation plan 
that is comprehensive and objective and that will produce quantifiable, 
outcome-measure-oriented data; and the extent to which recent 
evaluations have been used to improve the applicant's program;
    (3) The degree to which activities of the Center address national 
needs, and generate information for and disseminate information to the 
public; and
    (4) The applicant's record of placing students into post-graduate 
employment, education, or training in areas of national need and the 
applicant's stated efforts to increase the

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number of such students that go into such placements.
    (d) Commitment to the subject area on which the Center focuses (up 
to 10 points). The Secretary reviews each application to determine the 
extent to which the institution provides financial and other support to 
the operation of the Center, teaching staff for the Center's subject 
area, library resources, linkages with institutions abroad, outreach 
activities, and qualified students in fields related to the Center.
    (e) Strength of library (up to 10 points). The Secretary reviews 
each application to determine--
    (1) The strength of the institution's library holdings (both print 
and non-print, English and foreign language) in the subject area and at 
the educational levels (graduate, professional, undergraduate) on which 
the Center focuses; and the extent to which the institution provides 
financial support for the acquisition of library materials and for 
library staff in the subject area of the Center; and
    (2) The extent to which research materials at other institutions 
are available to students through cooperative arrangements with other 
libraries or on-line databases and the extent to which teachers, 
students, and faculty from other institutions are able to access the 
library's holdings.
    (f) Quality of the Center's non-language instructional program (up 
to 20 points). The Secretary reviews each application to determine--
    (1) The quality and extent of the Center's course offerings in a 
variety of disciplines;
    (2) The extent to which the Center offers depth of specialized 
course coverage in one or more disciplines of the Center's subject 
area;
    (3) The extent to which the institution employs a sufficient number 
of teaching faculty to enable the Center to carry out its purposes and 
the extent to which instructional assistants are provided with pedagogy 
training; and
    (4) The extent to which interdisciplinary courses are offered for 
undergraduate students.
    (g) Quality of the Center's language instructional program (up to 
20 points). The Secretary reviews each application to determine--
    (1) The extent to which the Center provides instruction in the 
languages of the Center's subject area and the extent to which students 
enroll in the study of the languages of the subject area through 
programs offered by the Center or other providers;
    (2) The extent to which the Center provides three or more levels of 
language training and the extent to which courses in disciplines other 
than language, linguistics, and literature are offered in appropriate 
foreign languages;
    (3) Whether sufficient numbers of language faculty are available to 
teach the languages and levels of instruction described in the 
application and the extent to which language teaching staff (including 
faculty and instructional assistants) have been exposed to current 
language pedagogy training appropriate for performance-based teaching; 
and
    (4) The quality of the language program as measured by the 
performance-based instruction being used or developed, the adequacy of 
resources for language teaching and practice, and language proficiency 
requirements.
    (h) Quality of curriculum design (up to 15 points). The Secretary 
reviews each application to determine--
    (1) The extent to which the Center's curriculum has incorporated 
undergraduate instruction in the applicant's area or topic of 
specialization into baccalaureate degree programs (for example, major, 
minor, or certificate programs) and the extent to which these programs 
and their requirements (including language requirements) are 
appropriate for a Center in this subject area and will result in an 
undergraduate training program of high quality; and
    (2) The extent to which the Center provides academic and career 
advising services for students; the extent to which the Center has 
established formal arrangements for students to conduct research or 
study abroad and the extent to which these arrangements are used; and 
the extent to which the institution facilitates student access to other 
institutions' study abroad and summer language programs.
    (i) Outreach activities (up to 20 points). The Secretary reviews 
each application to determine the extent to which the Center 
demonstrates a significant and measurable regional and national impact 
of, and faculty and professional school involvement in, domestic 
outreach activities that involve--
    (1) Elementary and secondary schools;
    (2) Postsecondary institutions; and
    (3) Business, media and the general public.
    (j) Degree to which priorities are served (up to 10 points). If, 
under the provisions of Sec.  656.23, the Secretary establishes 
competitive priorities for Centers, the Secretary considers the degree 
to which those priorities are being served.

FLAS Program

    The Secretary uses the following selection criteria from 34 CFR 
657.21 to evaluate an institutional application for an allocation of 
FLAS fellowships:
    (a) Quality of staff resources (up to 15 points). The Secretary 
reviews each application to determine--
    (1) The extent to which teaching faculty and other staff are 
qualified for the current and proposed activities and training 
programs, are provided professional development opportunities 
(including overseas experience), and participate in teaching, 
supervising, and advising students;
    (2) The adequacy of applicant staffing and oversight arrangements 
and the extent to which faculty from a variety of departments, 
professional schools, and the library are involved; and
    (3) The extent to which the applicant, as part of its 
nondiscriminatory employment practices, encourages applications for 
employment from persons who are members of groups that have been 
traditionally underrepresented, such as members of racial or ethnic 
minority groups, women, persons with disabilities, and the elderly.
    (b) Impact and evaluation (up to 25 points). The Secretary reviews 
each application to determine--
    (1) The extent to which the applicant's activities and training 
programs have contributed to an improved supply of specialists on the 
program's subject as shown through indices such as undergraduate and 
graduate enrollments and placement data; and the extent to which the 
applicant supplies a clear description of how the applicant will 
provide equal access and treatment of eligible project participants who 
are members of groups that have been traditionally underrepresented, 
such as members of racial or ethnic minority groups, women, persons 
with disabilities, and the elderly;
    (2) The extent to which the applicant provides an evaluation plan 
that is comprehensive and objective and that will produce quantifiable, 
outcome-measure-oriented data; and the extent to which recent 
evaluations have been used to improve the applicant's program;
    (3) The degree to which fellowships awarded by the applicant 
address national needs; and
    (4) The applicant's record of placing students into post-graduate 
employment, education, or training in areas of national need and the 
applicant's stated efforts to increase the number of such students that 
go into such placements.

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    (c) Commitment to the subject area on which the applicant or 
program focuses (up to 10 points). The Secretary reviews each 
application to determine--
    (1) The extent to which the institution provides financial and 
other support to the operation of the applicant, teaching staff for the 
applicant's subject area, library resources, and linkages with 
institutions abroad; and
    (2) The extent to which the institution provides financial support 
to students in fields related to the applicant's teaching program.
    (d) Strength of library (up to 10 points). The Secretary reviews 
each application to determine--
    (1) The strength of the institution's library holdings (both print 
and non-print, English and foreign language) for students; and the 
extent to which the institution provides financial support for the 
acquisition of library materials and for library staff in the subject 
area of the applicant; and
    (2) The extent to which research materials at other institutions 
are available to students through cooperative arrangements with other 
libraries or on-line databases.
    (e) Quality of the applicant's non-language instructional program 
(up to 20 points). The Secretary reviews each application to 
determine--
    (1) The quality and extent of the applicant's course offerings in a 
variety of disciplines, including the extent to which courses in the 
applicant's subject matter are available in the institution's 
professional schools;
    (2) The extent to which the applicant offers depth of specialized 
course coverage in one or more disciplines on the applicant's subject 
area;
    (3) The extent to which the institution employs a sufficient number 
of teaching faculty to enable the applicant to carry out its purposes 
and the extent to which instructional assistants are provided with 
pedagogy training; and
    (4) The extent to which interdisciplinary courses are offered for 
students.
    (f) Quality of the applicant's language instructional program (up 
to 20 points). The Secretary reviews each application to determine--
    (1) The extent to which the applicant provides instruction in the 
languages of the applicant's subject area and the extent to which 
students enroll in the study of the languages of the subject area 
through programs or instruction offered by the applicant or other 
providers;
    (2) The extent to which the applicant provides three or more levels 
of language training and the extent to which courses in disciplines 
other than language, linguistics, and literature are offered in 
appropriate foreign languages;
    (3) Whether sufficient numbers of language faculty are available to 
teach the languages and levels of instruction described in the 
application and the extent to which language teaching staff (including 
faculty and instructional assistants) have been exposed to current 
language pedagogy training appropriate for performance-based teaching; 
and
    (4) The quality of the language program as measured by the 
performance-based instruction being used or developed, the adequacy of 
resources for language teaching and practice, and language proficiency 
requirements.
    (g) Quality of curriculum design (up to 20 points). The Secretary 
reviews each application to determine--
    (1) The extent to which the applicant's curriculum provides 
training options for students from a variety of disciplines and 
professional fields and the extent to which these programs and their 
requirements (including language requirements) are appropriate for an 
applicant in this subject area and result in graduate training programs 
of high quality;
    (2) The extent to which the applicant provides academic and career 
advising services for students; and
    (3) The extent to which the applicant has established formal 
arrangements for students to conduct research or study abroad and the 
extent to which these arrangements are used; and the extent to which 
the institution facilitates student access to other institutions' study 
abroad and summer language programs.
    (h) Foreign language and area studies fellowships awardee selection 
procedures (up to 15 points). The Secretary reviews each application to 
determine whether the selection plan is of high quality, showing how 
awards will be advertised, how students apply, what selection criteria 
are used, who selects the fellows, when each step will take place, and 
how the process will result in awards being made to correspond to any 
announced priorities.
    (i) Priorities (up to 10 points). If one or more competitive 
priorities have been established under Sec.  657.22, the Secretary 
reviews each application for information that shows the extent to which 
the Center or program meets these priorities.

    Note: Applicants should address these selection criteria only in 
the context of the program requirements in sections 601 and 602 of 
the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1121-1122.

    3. 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).
    4. Risk Assessment and Specific Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 
200.205, before awarding grants under these programs 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.
    5. Integrity and Performance System: If you are selected under this 
competition to receive an award that over the course of the project 
period may exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (currently 
$150,000), under 2 CFR 200.205(a)(2) we must make a judgment about your 
integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under Federal 
awards--that is, the risk posed by you as an applicant--before we make 
an award. In doing so, we must consider any information about you that 
is in the integrity and performance system (currently referred to as 
the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System 
(FAPIIS)), accessible through 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

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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 
part 3474.20.
    4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a grant under this competition, 
you must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and 
systems to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170, 
should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply 
if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
    (b) At the end of your project period, you must submit a final 
performance report, including financial information, as directed by the 
Secretary. If you receive a multiyear award, you must submit an annual 
performance report that provides the most current performance and 
financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34 
CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance 
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, 
please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
    Performance reports for the NRC Program and the FLAS Program must 
be submitted electronically into the Office of International and 
Foreign Language Education 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: (a) Under the Government Performance and 
Results Act of 1993, the following measures will be used by the 
Department to evaluate the success of the NRC Program:
    1. Percentage of priority languages defined by the Secretary of 
Education taught at NRCs.
    2. Percentage of NRC grants teaching intermediate or advanced 
courses in priority languages as defined by the Secretary of Education.
    3. Percentage of NRCs that increased the number of intermediate or 
advanced level language courses in the priority and/or LCTLs during the 
course of the grant period.
    4. Percentage of NRCs that increased the number of certificate, 
minor, or major degree programs in the priority and/or LCTLs, area 
studies, or international studies during the course of the four-year 
grant period.
    5. Percentage of less and least commonly taught languages as 
defined by the Secretary of Education taught at title VI NRCs.
    6. Cost per NRC that increased the number of intermediate or 
advanced level language courses in the priority and/or LCTLs during the 
course of the grant period.
    (b) The following measures will be used by the Department to 
evaluate the success of the FLAS Program:
    1. Percentage of FLAS-graduated fellows who secured employment that 
utilizes their foreign language and area studies skills within eight 
years after graduation, based on the FLAS tracking survey.
    2. Percentage of FLAS master's and doctoral graduates who studied 
priority languages as defined by the Secretary of Education.
    3. Percentage of FLAS fellows who increased their foreign language 
reading, writing, and/or listening/speaking scores by at least one 
proficiency level.
    The information provided by grantees in their performance reports 
submitted via IRIS will be the source of data for these measures. 
Reporting screens for institutions can be viewed at:

http://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/NRC.pdf
http://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/FLAS.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 persons 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 may also access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Register by using the article search feature at: 
www.federalregister.gov.

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    Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you 
can limit your search to documents published by the Department.

    Dated: May 22, 2018.
Frank T. Brogan,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Delegated the Duties of 
Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy 
Development, Delegated the Duties of the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
Postsecondary Education.
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                                              Education Office (DLNSEO) and                             Dated: May 22, 2018.                                Full Text of Announcement
                                              Director, National Security Education                   Shelly E. Finke,                                      I. Funding Opportunity Description
                                              Program (NSEP) Ms. Veronica Daigle,                     Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
                                              Performing the Duties of the Assistant                  Officer, Department of Defense.                       Purpose of Programs
                                              Secretary of Defense (Readiness) and                    [FR Doc. 2018–11286 Filed 5–24–18; 8:45 am]           National Resource Centers Program
                                              Chair NSEB Mr. Fred Drummond,                           BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
                                                                                                                                                               The NRC Program provides grants to
                                              Deputy Assistant Secretary Of Defense
                                                                                                                                                            institutions of higher education (IHEs)
                                              (Force Education & Training) and DoD                                                                          or consortia of IHEs to establish,
                                              Senior Language Authority 10:30 a.m.:                                                                         strengthen, and operate comprehensive
                                                                                                      DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                                              Updates to the Board and Discussion Dr.                                                                       and undergraduate centers that will be
                                              Michael Nugent, Director DLNSEO/                        Applications for New Awards; National                 national resources for: (a) Teaching of
                                              Director NSEP 11:00 a.m.: Class of 2018                 Resource Centers Program for Foreign                  modern foreign languages; (b)
                                              Boren Scholars and Fellows Ms. Alison                   Language and Area Studies or Foreign                  instruction in fields needed to provide
                                              Patz, Associate Director of Outreach and                Language and International Studies                    a full understanding of world regions
                                              Service, NSEP Ms. Chelsea Sypher,                       and Foreign Language and Area                         where the modern foreign languages are
                                              Head of NSEP Programs, Institute of                     Studies Fellowships Program                           used; (c) research and training in
                                              International Education 11:30 a.m.:                                                                           international studies and international
                                              National Engagement: State Roadmap                      AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary
                                                                                                                                                            and foreign language aspects of
                                                                                                      Education, Department of Education.
                                              Partnerships Mr. Howard Stephenson,                                                                           professional and other fields of study;
                                              State Senator, State of Utah Mr. Bob                    ACTION: Notice.                                       and (d) instruction and research on
                                              Behning, State Representative, State of                                                                       issues in world affairs.
                                                                                                      SUMMARY: The Department of Education
                                              Indiana Dr. Dianna Murphy, Associate                    is issuing a notice inviting applications             Foreign Language and Area Studies
                                              Director, University of Wisconsin,                      for fiscal year (FY) 2018 for the National            Fellowships Program
                                              Madison Dr. Winnie Brownell, Dean                       Resource Centers (NRC) Program,
                                              Emerita, University of Rhode Island                                                                              The FLAS Program allocates academic
                                                                                                      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance                year and summer fellowships to IHEs
                                              12:30 p.m.: Working Lunch with Boren                    (CFDA) number 84.015A, and the                        and consortia of IHEs to assist
                                              Scholars and Fellows 1:30 p.m.: Critical                Foreign Language and Area Studies                     meritorious undergraduate and graduate
                                              Skills Initiatives: Internships,                        Fellowships (FLAS) Program, Catalog of                students receiving modern foreign
                                              Clearances, National Language Service                   Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)                    language training in combination with
                                              Corps Dr. Michael Nugent Mr. Jim                        number 84.015B.                                       area studies, international studies, or
                                              Seacord, Acting Director Human Capital                  DATES:                                                the international aspects of professional
                                              Management Office, Office of the Under                     Applications Available: May 25, 2018.              studies. FLAS fellowships may also
                                              Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) 2:30                   Deadline for Transmittal of                        assist graduate students engaged in
                                              p.m.: Board Working Group Overview                      Applications: June 25, 2018.                          predissertation level study, preparation
                                              and Key Takeaways Dr. Esther Brimmer,                      Deadline for Intergovernmental                     for dissertation research, dissertation
                                              Executive Director and CEO, NAFSA:                      Review: August 23, 2018.                              research abroad, or dissertation writing.
                                              Association of International Educators                  ADDRESSES: For the addresses for                         Priorities: This notice contains two
                                              3:30 p.m.: Board Discussion 4:15 p.m.:                  obtaining and submitting an                           absolute priorities and two competitive
                                              Adjourn Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant                 application, please refer to our Common               preference priorities for the NRC
                                              to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102–3.140                   Instructions for Applicants to                        Program. Absolute Priority 1 is from
                                              through 102–3.165, and the availability                 Department of Education Discretionary                 section 602(e) of the Higher Education
                                              of space, this meeting is open to the                   Grant Programs, published in the                      Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20
                                              public. Seating is on a first-come basis.               Federal Register on February 12, 2018                 U.S.C. 1122(e)). Absolute Priority 2 is
                                                                                                      (83 FR 6003) and available at                         from the program regulations (34 CFR
                                                Written Statements: Pursuant to 102–
                                                                                                      www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/                  656.23). The competitive preference
                                              3.140 and sections 10(a)(3) of the                                                                            priorities are from the notice of final
                                                                                                      pdf/2018-02558.pdf.
                                              Federal Advisory Committee Act of                                                                             priorities for the NRC Program
                                              1972, the public or interested                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                      Timothy Duvall (Africa, International,                published in the Federal Register on
                                              organizations may submit written                                                                              May 30, 2014 (79 FR 31028). This notice
                                              statements to the Department of Defense                 Middle East, and Russia and Eastern
                                                                                                      Europe) U.S. Department of Education,                 also contains two competitive
                                              National Security Education Board                                                                             preference priorities for the FLAS
                                                                                                      400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 258–
                                              about its mission and functions. Written                                                                      Program. Competitive Preference
                                                                                                      54, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
                                              statements may be submitted at any                                                                            Priority 1 is from the program
                                                                                                      Telephone: (202) 453–7521. Email:
                                              time or in response to the stated agenda                timothy.duvall@ed.gov; Carolyn Collins                regulations (34 CFR 657.22) and
                                              of the planned meeting. All written                     (Canada, Latin America, and Western                   Competitive Preference Priority 2 is
                                              statements shall be submitted to the                    Europe), Room 258–30, Telephone:                      from the notice of final priorities for the
                                              Designated Federal Official for the                     (202) 453–7854. Email: carolyn.collins@               FLAS Program published in the Federal
                                              National Security Education Board, and                  ed.gov; Cheryl Gibbs (Asia), Room 257–                Register on May 30, 2014 (79 FR 31031).
                                              this individual will ensure that the                    15, Telephone: (202) 453–5690. Email:                 NRC Program
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                                              written statements are provided to the                  cheryl.gibbs@ed.gov.
                                              membership for their consideration.                                                                             Absolute Priorities: For FY 2018, these
                                                                                                         If you use a telecommunications
                                              Contact information for the Designated                                                                        priorities are absolute priorities for the
                                                                                                      device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
                                              Federal Official can be obtained from                                                                         NRC Program. Under 34 CFR
                                                                                                      telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
                                              the GSA’s FACA Database—http://                                                                               75.105(c)(3), we consider only
                                                                                                      Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
                                                                                                                                                            applications that meet these priorities.
                                              facadatabase.gov/.                                      8339.
                                                                                                                                                              These priorities are:
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                                                 Applications that provide (1) an                     through 320 of part A of title III, under             Awarded in the Less Commonly Taught
                                              explanation of how the activities funded                part B of title III, or under title V of the          Languages (up to 5 points).
                                              by the grant will reflect diverse                       HEA.                                                     Applications that propose to award at
                                              perspectives and a wide range of views                     The institutions designated eligible               least 25 percent of academic year FLAS
                                              and generate debate on world regions                    under title III and title V may be viewed             fellowships in modern foreign languages
                                              and international affairs; and (2) a                    at the following link: www2.ed.gov/                   other than French, German, and
                                              description of how the applicant will                   about/offices/list/ope/idues/                         Spanish.
                                              encourage government service in areas                   eligibility.html.                                       Note: Under 34 CFR 657.22(a), the
                                              of national need, as identified by the                     Competitive Preference Priority 2—                 Secretary may designate specific languages as
                                              Secretary, as well as in areas of need in               Collaborative Activities with Teacher                 a priority for the allocation of fellowships.
                                              the education, business, and non-profit                 Education Programs (up to 5 points).                  For FLAS Competitive Preference Priority 2,
                                              sectors.                                                   Applications that propose                          we took into consideration the findings in the
                                                 Absolute Priority 2.                                 collaborative activities with units such              recent Modern Language Association of
                                                 Applications that provide for teacher                as schools or colleges of education,                  America (MLA) survey 1 of fall 2016
                                              training activities on the language,                    schools of liberal arts and sciences,                 undergraduate and graduate enrollments in
                                                                                                      post-baccalaureate teacher education                  language courses at 2,547 postsecondary
                                              languages, area studies, or thematic
                                                                                                                                                            institutions in the United States. Of
                                              focus of the Center.                                    programs, teacher education programs,                 1,417,921 total enrollments, the three most-
                                                 Competitive Preference Priorities: For               and teacher preparation programs on or                studied modern foreign languages included
                                              FY 2018, these priorities are competitive               off the NRC campus. These collaborative               Spanish with 712,240 enrollments or 50
                                              preference priorities. Under 34 CFR                     activities are designed to support the                percent; French with 175,667 enrollments or
                                              75.105(c)(2)(i), we award up to an                      integration of an international,                      12 percent; and German with 80,594
                                              additional five points depending on                     intercultural, or global dimension and                enrollments or 6 percent. Together, these
                                              how well the application meets                          world languages into teacher education,               three languages represented 968,501 or 68
                                              Competitive Preference Priority 1, and                  and/or to promote the preparation and                 percent of enrollments. Other languages, with
                                                                                                                                                            34,830 enrollments, constituted 25 percent of
                                              up to an additional five points                         credentialing of more foreign language                enrollments for the same period.
                                              depending on how well the application                   teachers in less commonly taught                        The findings in the MLA survey are
                                              meets Competitive Preference Priority 2.                languages (LCTLs) for which there is a                consistent with the definition of LCTLs used
                                              An application may receive a total of up                demand for additional teachers to meet                by the Center for Advanced Research on
                                              to 10 additional points under the                       existing and expected future                          Language Acquisition (CARLA).2 CARLA
                                              competitive preference priorities.                      kindergarten through grade 12 language                defines LCTLs as ‘‘all of the world’s
                                                 These priorities are:                                program needs.                                        languages except English, French, German,
                                                 Competitive Preference Priority 1—                                                                         and Spanish.’’
                                              Collaboration with Minority-Serving                     FLAS Program                                            Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1122.
                                              Institutions (MSIs) or Community                           Competitive Preference Priorities: For               Applicable Regulations: (a) The
                                              Colleges (up to 5 points).                              FY 2018, these priorities are competitive             Education Department General
                                                 Applications that propose significant                preference priorities. Under 34 CFR                   Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR
                                              and sustained collaborative activities                  75.105(c)(2)(i), we award up to an                    parts 75, 76, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97,
                                              with one or more Minority-Serving                       additional five points depending on                   98, and 99. (b) The Office of
                                              Institutions (MSIs) (as defined in this                 how well the application meets                        Management and Budget Guidelines to
                                              notice) and/or with one or more                         Competitive Preference Priority 1, and                Agencies on Governmentwide
                                              community colleges (as defined in this                  up to an additional five points                       Debarment and Suspension
                                              notice). These activities must be                       depending on how well the application                 (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part 180, as
                                              designed to incorporate international,                  meets Competitive Preference Priority 2.              adopted and amended as regulations of
                                              intercultural, or global dimensions into                An application may receive a total of up              the Department in 2 CFR part 3485. (c)
                                              the curriculum of the MSI(s) or                         to 10 additional points under the                     The Uniform Administrative
                                              community college(s), and to improve                    competitive preference priorities.                    Requirements, Cost Principles, and
                                              foreign language, area, and intercultural                  Competitive Preference Priority 1—                 Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
                                              studies or international business                       FLAS Fellowships for Students who                     in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and
                                              instruction at the MSI(s) or community                  Demonstrate Financial Need (up to 5                   amended as regulations of the
                                              college(s). If an applicant institution is              points).                                              Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) The
                                              an MSI or a community college, that                        Applications that propose to give                  regulations in 34 CFR parts 655, 656,
                                              institution may propose intra-campus                    preference when awarding fellowships                  and 657. (e) The notices of final
                                              collaborative activities instead of, or in              to undergraduate students, graduate                   priorities for these programs published
                                              addition to, collaborative activities with              students, or both, who demonstrate                    in the Federal Register on May 30, 2014
                                              other MSIs or community colleges.                       financial need as indicated by the                    (79 FR 31028, 79 FR 31031).
                                                 For the purpose of this priority:                    students’ expected family contribution,                 Areas of National Need: In
                                                 Community college means an                           as determined under part F of title IV of             accordance with section 601(c) of the
                                              institution that meets the definition in                the HEA. This need determination will                 HEA (20 U.S.C. 1121(c)), the Secretary
                                              section 312(f) of the HEA (20 U.S.C.                    be based on the students’ financial                   consulted with a wide range of Federal
                                              1058(f)); or an institution of higher                   circumstances and not on other aid.                   agencies and received recommendations
                                              education as defined in section 101 of                     The applicant must describe how it                 regarding national need for expertise in
                                              the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1001) that awards                    will ensure that all fellows who receive
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                                                                                                                                                               1 Modern Language Association of America,
                                              degrees and certificates, more than 50                  such preference show potential for high
                                                                                                                                                            ‘‘Enrollments in Languages Other Than English in
                                              percent of which are not bachelor’s                     academic achievement based on such                    United States Institutions of Higher Education,
                                              degrees (or an equivalent) or master’s,                 indices as grade point average, class                 Summer 2016 and Fall 2016: Preliminary Report’’
                                              professional, or other advanced degrees.                ranking, or similar measures that the                 (February 2018) (p. 13).
                                                 Minority-Serving Institution (MSI)                   institution may determine.                             2 Center for Advanced Research on Language
                                              means an institution that is eligible to                   Competitive Preference Priority 2—                 Acquisition, University of Minnesota, available at
                                              receive assistance under sections 316                   Academic Year FLAS Fellowships                        www.carla.umn.edu.



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                                              foreign language and world regions.                     payment for an undergraduate student                  awards is exempt from Federal audit
                                              These agencies’ recommendations may                     academic year fellowship is $10,000.                  requirements for that year, except as
                                              be viewed on this web page:                             The institutional payment for a summer                noted in 2 CFR 200.503 (Relation to
                                              www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/                     fellowship is $5,000 for graduate and                 Other Audit Requirements), but records
                                              iegps/index.html.                                       undergraduate students.                               must be available for review or audit by
                                                Diverse Perspectives and Areas of                        Contingent upon the availability of                appropriate officials of the Federal
                                              National Need: Section 602(e) of the                    funds and the quality of applications,                agency, pass-through entity, and
                                              HEA requires that each IHE or                           we may make additional awards in FY                   Government Accountability Office
                                              consortium of IHEs include the                          2019 from the list of unfunded                        (GAO). (2 CFR 200.501(d).)
                                              following information in NRC grant                      applications from these competitions.
                                                                                                                                                            IV. Application and Submission
                                              applications:                                             Note: The Department is not bound by any
                                                (1) An explanation of how the                                                                               Information
                                                                                                      estimates in this notice. The estimated range
                                              activities funded by the grant will                     and average size of awards are based on a                1. Application Submission
                                              reflect diverse perspectives and a wide                 single 12-month budget period. We may use             Instructions: For information on how to
                                              range of views and generate debate on                   FY 2018 funds to support multiple 12-month            submit an application, please refer to
                                              world regions and international affairs;                budget periods for one or more grantees.              our Common Instructions for Applicants
                                              and                                                       Project Period: Up to 48 months.                    to Department of Education
                                                (2) A description of how the applicant                                                                      Discretionary Grant Programs,
                                                                                                      III. Eligibility Information
                                              will encourage government service in                                                                          published in the Federal Register on
                                              areas of national need, as identified by                   1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs or                    February 12, 2018 (83 FR 6003) and
                                              the Secretary, as well as in areas of need              consortia of IHEs.                                    available at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-
                                              in the education, business, and non-                       2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: These              2018-02-12/pdf/2018-02558.pdf.
                                              profit sectors.                                         programs do not require cost sharing or                  2. Intergovernmental Review: This
                                                                                                      matching.                                             program is subject to Executive Order
                                              II. Award Information                                      b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: The
                                                                                                                                                            12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
                                                 Type of Award: Discretionary grants.                 NRC Program involves supplement-not-
                                                                                                                                                            part 79. Information about
                                                 Estimated NRC Available Funds:                       supplant funding requirements. Under
                                                                                                                                                            Intergovernmental Review of Federal
                                              $22,743,107.                                            34 CFR 656.33(b)(3), grant funds may
                                                                                                                                                            Programs under Executive Order 12372
                                                 Africa ($2,370,700); Canada                          not be used to supplant funds normally
                                                                                                                                                            is in the application package for this
                                              ($425,000); East Asia ($3,467,200);                     used by applicants for purposes of this
                                                                                                                                                            program.
                                              International ($1,655,000); Latin                       program.
                                                                                                         3. Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR                          3. Funding Restrictions: We specify
                                              America ($3,482,017); Middle East                                                                             unallowable costs in 34 CFR 656.30(b)
                                              ($3,375,000); Russia and Eastern Europe                 75.708(b) and (c), a grantee under the
                                                                                                      NRC Program may award subgrants—to                    and 657.33. We reference additional
                                              ($2,605,000); South Asia ($1,906,340);                                                                        regulations outlining funding
                                              Southeast Asia ($1,898,850); and                        directly carry out project activities
                                                                                                      described in its application—to the                   restrictions in the Applicable
                                              Western Europe ($1,558,000).                                                                                  Regulations section of this notice.
                                                 Estimated Range of Awards:                           following types of entities: IHEs, non-
                                                                                                      profit organizations, professional                       4. Recommended Page Limit: The
                                              $188,000-$270,000 per year.
                                                                                                      organizations, or businesses. The                     application narrative (Part III of the
                                                 Estimated Average Size of Awards:
                                                                                                      grantee may award subgrants to entities               application) is where you, the applicant,
                                              $215,000 per year.
                                                 Estimated Number of Awards: 100.                     it has identified in an approved                      address the priorities, selection criteria,
                                                 Estimated FLAS Available Funds:                      application or that it selects through                and application requirements that
                                              $30,343,000.                                            competition under procedures                          reviewers use to evaluate your
                                                 Africa ($3,357,000); Canada                          established by the grantee. However, a                application. We recommend that you (1)
                                              ($349,500); East Asia ($5,419,000);                     grantee under the FLAS Program may                    limit the application narrative to no
                                              International ($2,454,000); Latin                       not award subgrants to entities to                    more than 50 pages for single institution
                                              America ($4,456,500); Middle East                       directly carry out project activities                 applications, and to no more than 60
                                              ($3,526,500); Russia and Eastern Europe                 described in its application.                         pages for consortia applications and (2)
                                              ($3,583,500); South Asia ($2,713,500);                     4. Other: (a) Reasonable and                       use the following standards:
                                              Southeast Asia ($2,449,500); and                        Necessary Costs: Applicants must                         • A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
                                              Western Europe ($2,034,000).                            ensure that all costs included in the                 only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
                                                 Estimated Range of Awards:                           proposed budget are necessary and                     and both sides.
                                              $154,500–$351,000 per year.                             reasonable to meet the goals and                         • Double space (no more than three
                                                 Estimated Average Size of Awards:                    objectives of the proposed project. Any               lines per vertical inch) all text in the
                                              $202,500 per year.                                      costs determined by the Secretary to be               application narrative, except titles,
                                                 Estimated Number of Awards: 105.                     unreasonable or unnecessary will be                   headings, footnotes, quotations,
                                                 FLAS Fellowship Subsistence                          removed from the final approved                       references, and captions. Charts, tables,
                                              Allowances: The subsistence allowance                   budget.                                               figures, and graphs in the application
                                              for a graduate student academic year                       (b) Audits: (i) A non-Federal entity               narrative may be single spaced and will
                                              fellowship is $15,000; the subsistence                  that expends $750,000 or more during                  count toward the recommended page
                                              allowance for an undergraduate student                  the non-Federal entity’s fiscal year in               limit.
                                              academic year fellowship is $5,000. The                 Federal awards must have a single or                     • Use a font that is either 12 point or
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                                              subsistence allowance for a summer                      program-specific audit conducted for                  larger, or no smaller than 10 pitch
                                              fellowship is $2,500 for graduate and                   that year in accordance with the                      (characters per inch). However, you may
                                              undergraduate students.                                 provisions of 2 CFR part 200. (2 CFR                  use a 10-point font in charts, tables,
                                                 FLAS Fellowship Institutional                        200.501(a).)                                          figures, and graphs.
                                              Payments: The institutional payment for                    (ii) A non-Federal entity that expends                • Use one of the following fonts:
                                              a graduate student academic year                        less than $750,000 during the non-                    Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
                                              fellowship is $18,000; the institutional                Federal entity’s fiscal year in Federal               New, or Arial.


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                                                 The recommended page limit does not                  awarded to applicants that address the                participation rates for events, and usage
                                              apply to Part I, the Application for                    competitive preference priorities, is 145             of Center resources; and the extent to
                                              Federal Assistance face sheet (SF 424);                 points.                                               which the applicant supplies a clear
                                              the supplemental SF 424 form; Part II,                                                                        description of how the applicant will
                                                                                                      NRC Program
                                              Budget Information—Non-Construction                                                                           provide equal access and treatment of
                                              Programs (ED 524); the detailed line                       The Secretary uses the following                   eligible project participants who are
                                              item budget; Part IV, the assurances and                selection criteria from 34 CFR 656.21 to              members of groups that have been
                                              certifications, and the response to                     evaluate an NRC application for a                     traditionally underrepresented, such as
                                              section 427 of the General Education                    comprehensive Center:                                 members of racial or ethnic minority
                                              Provisions Act; the project abstract, the                  (a) Program planning and budget (up                groups, women, persons with
                                              table of contents, the list of acronyms,                to 25 points). The Secretary reviews                  disabilities, and the elderly;
                                              the response to the diverse perspectives/               each application to determine—                           (2) The extent to which the applicant
                                              areas of need requirements, the NRC/                       (1) The extent to which the activities             provides an evaluation plan that is
                                              FLAS project profile form, and the                      for which the applicant seeks funding                 comprehensive and objective and that
                                              appendices (curriculum vitae, course                    are of high quality and directly related              will produce quantifiable, outcome-
                                              list, performance measure form; letters                 to the purpose of the National Resource               measure-oriented data; and the extent to
                                              of support). However, the recommended                   Centers Program;                                      which recent evaluations have been
                                              page limit does apply to all of the                        (2) The extent to which the applicant              used to improve the applicant’s
                                              application narrative.                                  provides a development plan or                        program;
                                                 5. Award Basis: In determining                       timeline demonstrating how the                           (3) The degree to which activities of
                                              whether to approve a grant award and                    proposed activities will contribute to a              the Center address national needs, and
                                              the amount of such award, the                           strengthened program and whether the                  generate information for and
                                              Department will consider, among other                   applicant uses its resources and                      disseminate information to the public;
                                              things, the applicant’s performance and                 personnel effectively to achieve the                  and
                                              use of funds under a previous or                        proposed objectives;                                     (4) The applicant’s record of placing
                                              existing award under any Department                        (3) The extent to which the costs of
                                                                                                                                                            students into post-graduate
                                              program (34 CFR 75.217(d)(3)(ii) and                    the proposed activities are reasonable in
                                                                                                                                                            employment, education, or training in
                                              75.233). In assessing the applicant’s                   relation to the objectives of the program;
                                                                                                                                                            areas of national need and the
                                              performance and use of funds under a                    and
                                                                                                                                                            applicant’s stated efforts to increase the
                                              previous or existing award, the                            (4) The long-term impact of the
                                                                                                                                                            number of such students that go into
                                              Secretary will consider, among other                    proposed activities on the institution’s
                                                                                                                                                            such placements.
                                              things, the outcomes the applicant has                  undergraduate, graduate, and
                                                                                                      professional training programs.                          (d) Commitment to the subject area on
                                              achieved and the results of any
                                                                                                         (b) Quality of staff resources (up to 15           which the Center focuses (up to 10
                                              Departmental grant monitoring,
                                                                                                      points). The Secretary reviews each                   points). The Secretary reviews each
                                              including the applicant’s progress in
                                                                                                      application to determine—                             application to determine the extent to
                                              remedying any deficiencies identified in
                                                                                                         (1) The extent to which teaching                   which the institution provides financial
                                              such monitoring.
                                                                                                      faculty and other staff are qualified for             and other support to the operation of the
                                              V. Application Review Information                       the current and proposed Center                       Center, teaching staff for the Center’s
                                                1. General: For the FY 2018 NRC and                   activities and training programs, are                 subject area, library resources, linkages
                                              FLAS competitions, all applications will                provided professional development                     with institutions abroad, outreach
                                              be assigned to peer review panels based                 opportunities (including overseas                     activities, and qualified students in
                                              on the country, thematic focus,                         experience), and participate in teaching,             fields related to the Center.
                                              international studies, or world region                  supervising, and advising students;                      (e) Strength of library (up to 10
                                              such as Africa, Asia, or the Middle East.                  (2) The adequacy of Center staffing                points). The Secretary reviews each
                                              All applicant institutions specify their                and oversight arrangements, including                 application to determine—
                                              respective categories in their NRC and                  outreach and administration and the                      (1) The strength of the institution’s
                                              FLAS applications. The readers who                      extent to which faculty from a variety of             library holdings (both print and non-
                                              serve on the peer review panels are                     departments, professional schools, and                print, English and foreign language) in
                                              selected for the specialized area studies,              the library are involved; and                         the subject area and at the educational
                                              international studies, and modern                          (3) The extent to which the applicant,             levels (graduate, professional,
                                              foreign language expertise needed to                    as part of its nondiscriminatory                      undergraduate) on which the Center
                                              review, score, and rank the assigned                    employment practices, encourages                      focuses; and the extent to which the
                                              applications in each distinct category.                 applications for employment from                      institution provides financial support
                                              For the NRC and FLAS competitions,                      persons who are members of groups that                for the acquisition of library materials
                                              the Department will select applications                 have been traditionally                               and for library staff in the subject area
                                              for funding consideration from each                     underrepresented, such as members of                  of the Center; and
                                              distinct peer review panel based on the                 racial or ethnic minority groups,                        (2) The extent to which research
                                              ranking of the applications within that                 women, persons with disabilities, and                 materials at other institutions are
                                              panel.                                                  the elderly.                                          available to students through
                                                2. Selection Criteria: The maximum                       (c) Impact and evaluation (up to 30                cooperative arrangements with other
                                              score for all of the NRC selection                      points). The Secretary reviews each                   libraries or on-line databases and the
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                                              criteria, taken together with the                       application to determine—                             extent to which teachers, students, and
                                              maximum number of points awarded to                        (1) The extent to which the Center’s               faculty from other institutions are able
                                              applicants that address the competitive                 activities and training programs have a               to access the library’s holdings.
                                              preference priorities, is 175 points. The               significant impact on the university,                    (f) Quality of the Center’s non-
                                              maximum score for all of the FLAS                       community, region, and the Nation as                  language instructional program (up to
                                              selection criteria, taken together with                 shown through indices such as                         20 points). The Secretary reviews each
                                              the maximum number of points                            enrollments, graduate placement data,                 application to determine—


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                                                 (1) The quality and extent of the                       (2) The extent to which the Center’s                 (b) Quality of staff resources (up to 15
                                              Center’s course offerings in a variety of               curriculum provides training options for              points). The Secretary reviews each
                                              disciplines, including the extent to                    graduate students from a variety of                   application to determine—
                                              which courses in the Center’s subject                   disciplines and professional fields and                 (1) The extent to which teaching
                                              matter are available in the institution’s               the extent to which these programs and                faculty and other staff are qualified for
                                              professional schools;                                   their requirements (including language                the current and proposed Center
                                                 (2) The extent to which the Center                   requirements) are appropriate for a                   activities and training programs, are
                                              offers depth of specialized course                      Center in this subject area and result in             provided professional development
                                              coverage in one or more disciplines of                  graduate training programs of high                    opportunities (including overseas
                                              the Center’s subject area;                              quality; and                                          experience), and participate in teaching,
                                                 (3) The extent to which the institution                 (3) The extent to which the Center                 supervising, and advising students;
                                              employs a sufficient number of teaching                 provides academic and career advising                   (2) The adequacy of Center staffing
                                              faculty to enable the Center to carry out               services for students; the extent to                  and oversight arrangements, including
                                              its purposes and the extent to which                    which the Center has established formal               outreach and administration and the
                                              instructional assistants are provided                   arrangements for students to conduct                  extent to which faculty from a variety of
                                              with pedagogy training; and                             research or study abroad and the extent               departments, professional schools, and
                                                 (4) The extent to which                              to which these arrangements are used;                 the library are involved; and
                                              interdisciplinary courses are offered for               and the extent to which the institution                 (3) The extent to which the applicant,
                                                                                                      facilitates student access to other                   as part of its nondiscriminatory
                                              undergraduate and graduate students.
                                                                                                      institutions’ study abroad and summer                 employment practices, encourages
                                                 (g) Quality of the Center’s language
                                                                                                      language programs.                                    applications for employment from
                                              instructional program (up to 20 points).
                                                                                                         (i) Outreach activities (up to 20                  persons who are members of groups that
                                              The Secretary reviews each application
                                                                                                      points). The Secretary reviews each                   have been traditionally
                                              to determine—
                                                                                                      application to determine the extent to                underrepresented, such as members of
                                                 (1) The extent to which the Center
                                                                                                      which the Center demonstrates a                       racial or ethnic minority groups,
                                              provides instruction in the languages of
                                                                                                      significant and measurable regional and               women, persons with disabilities, and
                                              the Center’s subject area and the extent
                                                                                                      national impact of, and faculty and                   the elderly.
                                              to which students enroll in the study of                                                                        (c) Impact and evaluation (up to 30
                                              the languages of the subject area through               professional school involvement in,
                                                                                                                                                            points). The Secretary reviews each
                                              programs or instruction offered by the                  domestic outreach activities that
                                                                                                                                                            application to determine—
                                              Center or other providers;                              involve—                                                (1) The extent to which the Center’s
                                                 (2) The extent to which the Center                      (1) Elementary and secondary schools;              activities and training programs have a
                                              provides three or more levels of                           (2) Postsecondary institutions; and                significant impact on the university,
                                              language training and the extent to                        (3) Business, media, and the general               community, region, and the Nation as
                                              which courses in disciplines other than                 public.                                               shown through indices such as
                                              language, linguistics, and literature are                  (j) Degree to which priorities are                 enrollments, graduate placement data,
                                              offered in appropriate foreign languages;               served (up to 10 points). If, under the               participation rates for events, and usage
                                                 (3) Whether sufficient numbers of                    provisions of § 656.23, the Secretary                 of Center resources; the extent to which
                                              language faculty are available to teach                 establishes competitive priorities for                students matriculate into advanced
                                              the languages and levels of instruction                 Centers, the Secretary considers the                  language and area or international
                                              described in the application and the                    degree to which those priorities are                  studies programs or related professional
                                              extent to which language teaching staff                 being served.                                         programs; and the extent to which the
                                              (including faculty and instructional                       The Secretary uses the following                   applicant supplies a clear description of
                                              assistants) have been exposed to current                selection criteria from 34 CFR 656.22 to              how the applicant will provide equal
                                              language pedagogy training appropriate                  evaluate an NRC application for an                    access and treatment of eligible project
                                              for performance-based teaching; and                     undergraduate Center:                                 participants who are members of groups
                                                 (4) The quality of the language                         (a) Program planning and budget (up                that have been traditionally
                                              program as measured by the                              to 25 points). The Secretary reviews                  underrepresented, such as members of
                                              performance-based instruction being                     each application to determine—                        racial or ethnic minority groups,
                                              used or developed, the adequacy of                         (1) The extent to which the activities             women, persons with disabilities, and
                                              resources for language teaching and                     for which the applicant seeks funding                 the elderly;
                                              practice, and language proficiency                      are of high quality and directly related                (2) The extent to which the applicant
                                              requirements.                                           to the purpose of the National Resource               provides an evaluation plan that is
                                                 (h) Quality of curriculum design (up                 Centers Program;                                      comprehensive and objective and that
                                              to 15 points). The Secretary reviews                       (2) The extent to which the applicant              will produce quantifiable, outcome-
                                              each application to determine—                          provides a development plan or                        measure-oriented data; and the extent to
                                                 (1) The extent to which the Center’s                 timeline demonstrating how the                        which recent evaluations have been
                                              curriculum has incorporated                             proposed activities will contribute to a              used to improve the applicant’s
                                              undergraduate instruction in the                        strengthened program and whether the                  program;
                                              applicant’s area or topic of                            applicant uses its resources and                        (3) The degree to which activities of
                                              specialization into baccalaureate degree                personnel effectively to achieve the                  the Center address national needs, and
                                              programs (for example, major, minor, or                 proposed objectives;                                  generate information for and
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                                              certificate programs) and the extent to                    (3) The extent to which the costs of               disseminate information to the public;
                                              which these programs and their                          the proposed activities are reasonable in             and
                                              requirements (including language                        relation to the objectives of the program;              (4) The applicant’s record of placing
                                              requirements) are appropriate for a                     and                                                   students into post-graduate
                                              Center in this subject area and will                       (4) The long-term impact of the                    employment, education, or training in
                                              result in an undergraduate training                     proposed activities on the institution’s              areas of national need and the
                                              program of high quality;                                undergraduate training program.                       applicant’s stated efforts to increase the


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                                              number of such students that go into                    which courses in disciplines other than               FLAS Program
                                              such placements.                                        language, linguistics, and literature are                The Secretary uses the following
                                                 (d) Commitment to the subject area on                offered in appropriate foreign languages;             selection criteria from 34 CFR 657.21 to
                                              which the Center focuses (up to 10                         (3) Whether sufficient numbers of                  evaluate an institutional application for
                                              points). The Secretary reviews each                     language faculty are available to teach               an allocation of FLAS fellowships:
                                              application to determine the extent to                  the languages and levels of instruction                  (a) Quality of staff resources (up to 15
                                              which the institution provides financial                described in the application and the                  points). The Secretary reviews each
                                              and other support to the operation of the               extent to which language teaching staff               application to determine—
                                              Center, teaching staff for the Center’s                 (including faculty and instructional                     (1) The extent to which teaching
                                              subject area, library resources, linkages               assistants) have been exposed to current              faculty and other staff are qualified for
                                              with institutions abroad, outreach                      language pedagogy training appropriate                the current and proposed activities and
                                              activities, and qualified students in                   for performance-based teaching; and                   training programs, are provided
                                              fields related to the Center.                                                                                 professional development opportunities
                                                 (e) Strength of library (up to 10                       (4) The quality of the language
                                                                                                      program as measured by the                            (including overseas experience), and
                                              points). The Secretary reviews each                                                                           participate in teaching, supervising, and
                                              application to determine—                               performance-based instruction being
                                                                                                      used or developed, the adequacy of                    advising students;
                                                 (1) The strength of the institution’s                                                                         (2) The adequacy of applicant staffing
                                              library holdings (both print and non-                   resources for language teaching and
                                                                                                                                                            and oversight arrangements and the
                                              print, English and foreign language) in                 practice, and language proficiency
                                                                                                                                                            extent to which faculty from a variety of
                                              the subject area and at the educational                 requirements.
                                                                                                                                                            departments, professional schools, and
                                              levels (graduate, professional,                            (h) Quality of curriculum design (up               the library are involved; and
                                              undergraduate) on which the Center                      to 15 points). The Secretary reviews                     (3) The extent to which the applicant,
                                              focuses; and the extent to which the                    each application to determine—                        as part of its nondiscriminatory
                                              institution provides financial support                     (1) The extent to which the Center’s               employment practices, encourages
                                              for the acquisition of library materials                curriculum has incorporated                           applications for employment from
                                              and for library staff in the subject area               undergraduate instruction in the                      persons who are members of groups that
                                              of the Center; and                                      applicant’s area or topic of                          have been traditionally
                                                 (2) The extent to which research                     specialization into baccalaureate degree              underrepresented, such as members of
                                              materials at other institutions are                     programs (for example, major, minor, or               racial or ethnic minority groups,
                                              available to students through                           certificate programs) and the extent to               women, persons with disabilities, and
                                              cooperative arrangements with other                     which these programs and their                        the elderly.
                                              libraries or on-line databases and the                  requirements (including language                         (b) Impact and evaluation (up to 25
                                              extent to which teachers, students, and                 requirements) are appropriate for a                   points). The Secretary reviews each
                                              faculty from other institutions are able                Center in this subject area and will                  application to determine—
                                              to access the library’s holdings.                       result in an undergraduate training                      (1) The extent to which the
                                                 (f) Quality of the Center’s non-                     program of high quality; and                          applicant’s activities and training
                                              language instructional program (up to                                                                         programs have contributed to an
                                                                                                         (2) The extent to which the Center                 improved supply of specialists on the
                                              20 points). The Secretary reviews each                  provides academic and career advising
                                              application to determine—                                                                                     program’s subject as shown through
                                                                                                      services for students; the extent to                  indices such as undergraduate and
                                                 (1) The quality and extent of the
                                                                                                      which the Center has established formal               graduate enrollments and placement
                                              Center’s course offerings in a variety of
                                                                                                      arrangements for students to conduct                  data; and the extent to which the
                                              disciplines;
                                                 (2) The extent to which the Center                   research or study abroad and the extent               applicant supplies a clear description of
                                              offers depth of specialized course                      to which these arrangements are used;                 how the applicant will provide equal
                                              coverage in one or more disciplines of                  and the extent to which the institution               access and treatment of eligible project
                                              the Center’s subject area;                              facilitates student access to other                   participants who are members of groups
                                                 (3) The extent to which the institution              institutions’ study abroad and summer                 that have been traditionally
                                              employs a sufficient number of teaching                 language programs.                                    underrepresented, such as members of
                                              faculty to enable the Center to carry out                  (i) Outreach activities (up to 20                  racial or ethnic minority groups,
                                              its purposes and the extent to which                    points). The Secretary reviews each                   women, persons with disabilities, and
                                              instructional assistants are provided                   application to determine the extent to                the elderly;
                                              with pedagogy training; and                             which the Center demonstrates a                          (2) The extent to which the applicant
                                                 (4) The extent to which                              significant and measurable regional and               provides an evaluation plan that is
                                              interdisciplinary courses are offered for               national impact of, and faculty and                   comprehensive and objective and that
                                              undergraduate students.                                 professional school involvement in,                   will produce quantifiable, outcome-
                                                 (g) Quality of the Center’s language                 domestic outreach activities that                     measure-oriented data; and the extent to
                                              instructional program (up to 20 points).                involve—                                              which recent evaluations have been
                                              The Secretary reviews each application                     (1) Elementary and secondary schools;              used to improve the applicant’s
                                              to determine—                                              (2) Postsecondary institutions; and                program;
                                                 (1) The extent to which the Center                                                                            (3) The degree to which fellowships
                                              provides instruction in the languages of                   (3) Business, media and the general                awarded by the applicant address
                                              the Center’s subject area and the extent                public.                                               national needs; and
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                                              to which students enroll in the study of                   (j) Degree to which priorities are                    (4) The applicant’s record of placing
                                              the languages of the subject area through               served (up to 10 points). If, under the               students into post-graduate
                                              programs offered by the Center or other                 provisions of § 656.23, the Secretary                 employment, education, or training in
                                              providers;                                              establishes competitive priorities for                areas of national need and the
                                                 (2) The extent to which the Center                   Centers, the Secretary considers the                  applicant’s stated efforts to increase the
                                              provides three or more levels of                        degree to which those priorities are                  number of such students that go into
                                              language training and the extent to                     being served.                                         such placements.


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                                                 (c) Commitment to the subject area on                language, linguistics, and literature are             discretionary grant competition, the
                                              which the applicant or program focuses                  offered in appropriate foreign languages;             Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR
                                              (up to 10 points). The Secretary reviews                   (3) Whether sufficient numbers of                  75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the
                                              each application to determine—                          language faculty are available to teach               applicant in carrying out a previous
                                                 (1) The extent to which the institution              the languages and levels of instruction               award, such as the applicant’s use of
                                              provides financial and other support to                 described in the application and the                  funds, achievement of project
                                              the operation of the applicant, teaching                extent to which language teaching staff               objectives, and compliance with grant
                                              staff for the applicant’s subject area,                 (including faculty and instructional                  conditions. The Secretary may also
                                              library resources, and linkages with                    assistants) have been exposed to current              consider whether the applicant failed to
                                              institutions abroad; and                                language pedagogy training appropriate                submit a timely performance report or
                                                 (2) The extent to which the institution              for performance-based teaching; and                   submitted a report of unacceptable
                                              provides financial support to students                     (4) The quality of the language                    quality.
                                              in fields related to the applicant’s                    program as measured by the                               In addition, in making a competitive
                                              teaching program.                                       performance-based instruction being                   grant award, the Secretary requires
                                                 (d) Strength of library (up to 10                    used or developed, the adequacy of                    various assurances, including those
                                              points). The Secretary reviews each                     resources for language teaching and                   applicable to Federal civil rights laws
                                              application to determine—                               practice, and language proficiency                    that prohibit discrimination in programs
                                                 (1) The strength of the institution’s                requirements.                                         or activities receiving Federal financial
                                              library holdings (both print and non-                      (g) Quality of curriculum design (up               assistance from the Department (34 CFR
                                              print, English and foreign language) for                to 20 points). The Secretary reviews                  100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
                                              students; and the extent to which the                   each application to determine—                           4. Risk Assessment and Specific
                                              institution provides financial support                     (1) The extent to which the                        Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
                                              for the acquisition of library materials                applicant’s curriculum provides training              200.205, before awarding grants under
                                              and for library staff in the subject area               options for students from a variety of                these programs the Department
                                              of the applicant; and                                   disciplines and professional fields and               conducts a review of the risks posed by
                                                 (2) The extent to which research                     the extent to which these programs and                applicants. Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the
                                              materials at other institutions are                     their requirements (including language                Secretary may impose specific
                                              available to students through                           requirements) are appropriate for an                  conditions and, in appropriate
                                              cooperative arrangements with other                     applicant in this subject area and result             circumstances, high-risk conditions on a
                                              libraries or on-line databases.                         in graduate training programs of high                 grant if the applicant or grantee is not
                                                 (e) Quality of the applicant’s non-                  quality;                                              financially stable; has a history of
                                              language instructional program (up to                      (2) The extent to which the applicant              unsatisfactory performance; has a
                                              20 points). The Secretary reviews each                  provides academic and career advising                 financial or other management system
                                              application to determine—                               services for students; and                            that does not meet the standards in 2
                                                 (1) The quality and extent of the                       (3) The extent to which the applicant              CFR part 200, subpart D; has not
                                              applicant’s course offerings in a variety               has established formal arrangements for               fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant;
                                              of disciplines, including the extent to                 students to conduct research or study                 or is otherwise not responsible.
                                              which courses in the applicant’s subject                abroad and the extent to which these                     5. Integrity and Performance System:
                                              matter are available in the institution’s               arrangements are used; and the extent to              If you are selected under this
                                              professional schools;                                                                                         competition to receive an award that
                                                                                                      which the institution facilitates student
                                                 (2) The extent to which the applicant                                                                      over the course of the project period
                                                                                                      access to other institutions’ study
                                              offers depth of specialized course                                                                            may exceed the simplified acquisition
                                                                                                      abroad and summer language programs.
                                              coverage in one or more disciplines on                                                                        threshold (currently $150,000), under 2
                                                                                                         (h) Foreign language and area studies
                                              the applicant’s subject area;                                                                                 CFR 200.205(a)(2) we must make a
                                                                                                      fellowships awardee selection
                                                 (3) The extent to which the institution                                                                    judgment about your integrity, business
                                                                                                      procedures (up to 15 points). The
                                              employs a sufficient number of teaching                                                                       ethics, and record of performance under
                                                                                                      Secretary reviews each application to
                                              faculty to enable the applicant to carry                                                                      Federal awards—that is, the risk posed
                                                                                                      determine whether the selection plan is
                                              out its purposes and the extent to which                                                                      by you as an applicant—before we make
                                                                                                      of high quality, showing how awards
                                              instructional assistants are provided                                                                         an award. In doing so, we must consider
                                                                                                      will be advertised, how students apply,
                                              with pedagogy training; and                                                                                   any information about you that is in the
                                                                                                      what selection criteria are used, who
                                                 (4) The extent to which                                                                                    integrity and performance system
                                                                                                      selects the fellows, when each step will              (currently referred to as the Federal
                                              interdisciplinary courses are offered for
                                                                                                      take place, and how the process will                  Awardee Performance and Integrity
                                              students.
                                                                                                      result in awards being made to                        Information System (FAPIIS)),
                                                 (f) Quality of the applicant’s language
                                                                                                      correspond to any announced priorities.               accessible through the System for
                                              instructional program (up to 20 points).
                                                                                                         (i) Priorities (up to 10 points). If one
                                              The Secretary reviews each application                                                                        Award Management. You may review
                                                                                                      or more competitive priorities have been
                                              to determine—                                                                                                 and comment on any information about
                                                 (1) The extent to which the applicant                established under § 657.22, the
                                                                                                                                                            yourself that a Federal agency
                                              provides instruction in the languages of                Secretary reviews each application for
                                                                                                                                                            previously entered and that is currently
                                              the applicant’s subject area and the                    information that shows the extent to
                                                                                                                                                            in FAPIIS.
                                              extent to which students enroll in the                  which the Center or program meets                        Please note that if the total value of
                                              study of the languages of the subject                   these priorities.                                     your currently active grants, cooperative
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                                              area through programs or instruction                      Note: Applicants should address these               agreements, and procurement contracts
                                              offered by the applicant or other                       selection criteria only in the context of the         from the Federal Government exceeds
                                              providers;                                              program requirements in sections 601 and              $10,000,000, the reporting requirements
                                                 (2) The extent to which the applicant                602 of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1121–1122.                  in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII,
                                              provides three or more levels of                          3. Review and Selection Process: We                 require you to report certain integrity
                                              language training and the extent to                     remind potential applicants that in                   information to FAPIIS semiannually.
                                              which courses in disciplines other than                 reviewing applications in any                         Please review the requirements in 2 CFR


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                                              part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant                   submit an annual performance report                   graduation, based on the FLAS tracking
                                              plus all the other Federal funds you                    that provides the most current                        survey.
                                              receive exceed $10,000,000.                             performance and financial expenditure                    2. Percentage of FLAS master’s and
                                                                                                      information as directed by the Secretary              doctoral graduates who studied priority
                                              VI. Award Administration Information
                                                                                                      under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary                    languages as defined by the Secretary of
                                                 1. Award Notices: If your application                may also require more frequent                        Education.
                                              is successful, we notify your U.S.                      performance reports under 34 CFR                         3. Percentage of FLAS fellows who
                                              Representative and U.S. Senators and                    75.720(c). For specific requirements on               increased their foreign language reading,
                                              send you a Grant Award Notification                     reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/                   writing, and/or listening/speaking
                                              (GAN); or we may send you an email                      fund/grant/apply/appforms/                            scores by at least one proficiency level.
                                              containing a link to access an electronic               appforms.html.                                           The information provided by grantees
                                              version of your GAN. We may notify                         Performance reports for the NRC                    in their performance reports submitted
                                              you informally, also.                                   Program and the FLAS Program must be                  via IRIS will be the source of data for
                                                 If your application is not evaluated or              submitted electronically into the Office              these measures. Reporting screens for
                                              not selected for funding, we notify you.                of International and Foreign Language                 institutions can be viewed at:
                                                 2. Administrative and National Policy                Education web-based reporting system,
                                              Requirements: We identify                                                                                     http://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/NRC.pdf
                                                                                                      International Resource Information                    http://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/FLAS.pdf
                                              administrative and national policy                      System (IRIS). For information about
                                              requirements in the application package                                                                          6. Continuation Awards: In making a
                                                                                                      IRIS and to view the reporting                        continuation award under 34 CFR
                                              and reference these and other                           instructions, please go to www.ed.gov/
                                              requirements in the Applicable                                                                                75.253, the Secretary considers, among
                                                                                                      fund/grant/apply/appforms/                            other things: Whether a grantee has
                                              Regulations section of this notice.                     appforms.html.
                                                 We reference the regulations outlining                                                                     made substantial progress in achieving
                                                                                                         (c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the
                                              the terms and conditions of an award in                                                                       the goals and objectives of the project;
                                                                                                      Secretary may provide a grantee with
                                              the Applicable Regulations section of                                                                         whether the grantee has expended funds
                                                                                                      additional funding for data collection
                                              this notice and include these and other                                                                       in a manner that is consistent with its
                                                                                                      analysis and reporting. If a grantee is
                                              specific conditions in the GAN. The                                                                           approved application and budget; and,
                                                                                                      provided additional funding for this
                                              GAN also incorporates your approved                                                                           if the Secretary has established
                                                                                                      purpose, the Secretary establishes a data
                                              application as part of your binding                                                                           performance measurement
                                                                                                      collection period.
                                              commitments under the grant.                               5. Performance Measures: (a) Under                 requirements, the performance targets in
                                                 3. Open Licensing Requirements:                      the Government Performance and                        the grantee’s approved application.
                                              Unless an exception applies, if you are                 Results Act of 1993, the following                       In making a continuation award, the
                                              awarded a grant under this competition,                 measures will be used by the                          Secretary also considers whether the
                                              you will be required to openly license                  Department to evaluate the success of                 grantee is operating in compliance with
                                              to the public grant deliverables created                the NRC Program:                                      the assurances in its approved
                                              in whole, or in part, with Department                      1. Percentage of priority languages                application, including those applicable
                                              grant funds. When the deliverable                       defined by the Secretary of Education                 to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit
                                              consists of modifications to pre-existing               taught at NRCs.                                       discrimination in programs or activities
                                              works, the license extends only to those                   2. Percentage of NRC grants teaching               receiving Federal financial assistance
                                              modifications that can be separately                    intermediate or advanced courses in                   from the Department (34 CFR 100.4,
                                              identified and only to the extent that                  priority languages as defined by the                  104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
                                              open licensing is permitted under the                   Secretary of Education.                               VII. Other Information
                                              terms of any licenses or other legal                       3. Percentage of NRCs that increased
                                              restrictions on the use of pre-existing                 the number of intermediate or advanced                   Accessible Format: Individuals with
                                              works. Additionally, a grantee or                       level language courses in the priority                disabilities can obtain this document
                                              subgrantee that is awarded competitive                  and/or LCTLs during the course of the                 and a copy of the application package in
                                              grant funds must have a plan to                         grant period.                                         an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large
                                              disseminate these public grant                             4. Percentage of NRCs that increased               print, audiotape, or compact disc) on
                                              deliverables. This dissemination plan                   the number of certificate, minor, or                  request to the program contact persons
                                              can be developed and submitted after                    major degree programs in the priority                 listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                              your application has been reviewed and                  and/or LCTLs, area studies, or                        CONTACT.
                                              selected for funding. For additional                    international studies during the course                  Electronic Access to This Document:
                                              information on the open licensing                       of the four-year grant period.                        The official version of this document is
                                              requirements, please refer to 2 CFR part                   5. Percentage of less and least                    the document published in the Federal
                                              3474.20.                                                commonly taught languages as defined                  Register. You may access the official
                                                 4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a                 by the Secretary of Education taught at               edition of the Federal Register and the
                                              grant under this competition, you must                  title VI NRCs.                                        Code of Federal Regulations via the
                                              ensure that you have in place the                          6. Cost per NRC that increased the                 Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/
                                              necessary processes and systems to                      number of intermediate or advanced                    fdsys. At this site you can view this
                                              comply with the reporting requirements                  level language courses in the priority                document, as well as all other
                                              in 2 CFR part 170, should you receive                   and/or LCTLs during the course of the                 documents of this Department
                                              funding under the competition. This                     grant period.                                         published in the Federal Register, in
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                                              does not apply if you have an exception                    (b) The following measures will be                 text or PDF. To use PDF you must have
                                              under 2 CFR 170.110(b).                                 used by the Department to evaluate the                Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
                                                 (b) At the end of your project period,               success of the FLAS Program:                          available free at the site.
                                              you must submit a final performance                        1. Percentage of FLAS-graduated                       You may also access documents of the
                                              report, including financial information,                fellows who secured employment that                   Department published in the Federal
                                              as directed by the Secretary. If you                    utilizes their foreign language and area              Register by using the article search
                                              receive a multiyear award, you must                     studies skills within eight years after               feature at: www.federalregister.gov.


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                                                Specifically, through the advanced                    EIS No. 20180108, Draft, OSM, NM, San                 INFORMATION CONTACT and see
                                              search feature at this site, you can limit                Juan Mine Deep Lease Extension                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
                                              your search to documents published by                     Mining Plan Modification Draft                         Webcast. This preparatory meeting
                                              the Department.                                           Environmental Impact Statement,                     will be conducted via teleconference
                                                Dated: May 22, 2018.                                    Comment Period Ends: 07/09/2018,                    and webcast only. Registration is
                                                                                                        Contact: Gretchen Pinkham 303–293–                  required.
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                                                                                                        5088                                                   Special accommodations. For
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                                              Delegated the Duties of Assistant Secretary,
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                                                Ends: 06/25/2018, Contact: Joseph                     may be submitted until July 23, 2018.                 A. Does this action apply to me?
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                                                Bowles 541–433–3209                                   Though the peer reviewers may not be                    This action is directed to the public
                                              EIS No. 20180107, Draft, NOAA, MA,                      able to fully consider written comments               in general. This action may, however, be
                                                Draft Environmental Impact                            submitted after July 23, 2018, EPA will               of interest to those involved in the
                                                Statement for Jonah Crab Fishery                      consider all comments submitted on or                 manufacture, processing, distribution,
                                                Management Plan, Comment Period                       before August 17, 2018. For additional                disposal, and/or the assessment of risks
                                                Ends: 08/17/2018, Contact: Allison                    instructions, contact the Peer Review                 involving chemical substances and
                                                Murphy 978–281–9122                                   Leader listed under FOR FURTHER                       mixtures. Since other entities may also


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice.
DatesApplications Available: May 25, 2018.
ContactTimothy Duvall (Africa, International, Middle East, and Russia and Eastern Europe) U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 258-54, Washington, DC 20202- 4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7521. Email: [email protected]; Carolyn Collins (Canada, Latin America, and Western Europe), Room 258-30, Telephone: (202) 453-7854. Email: [email protected]; Cheryl Gibbs (Asia), Room 257-15, Telephone: (202) 453-5690. Email: [email protected]
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