83_FR_6032 83 FR 6003 - Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs

83 FR 6003 - Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 29 (February 12, 2018)

Page Range6003-6005
FR Document2018-02558

As part of a broader effort to reduce barriers for applicants seeking funds under a Department of Education (Department) discretionary grant competition, the Department is issuing a common set of instructions for applicants. It will be referenced in individual notices inviting applications (NIAs). The common instructions will ensure consistency, reduce burden on Department staff, and improve the Department's ability to provide potential applicants with timely information about Department programs and competitions.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education 
Discretionary Grant Programs

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of a broader effort to reduce barriers for applicants 
seeking funds under a Department of Education (Department) 
discretionary grant competition, the Department is issuing a common set 
of instructions for applicants. It will be referenced in individual 
notices inviting applications (NIAs). The common instructions will 
ensure consistency, reduce burden on Department staff, and improve the 
Department's ability to provide potential applicants with timely 
information about Department programs and competitions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Levon Schlichter, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 6E235, Washington, DC 20202. 
Telephone: (202) 453-6387 or by email: Levon.Schlichter@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: 
    Background: This document provides applicants with a centralized 
and up-to-date set of instructions for applying to the Department's 
discretionary grant programs. Future NIAs will reference this document 
in lieu of providing this series of instructions within each NIA. 
Rarely, exceptions will need to be made to these instructions and will 
be noted in an individual competition NIA.
    Common Set of Instructions for Applicants:

Application and Submission Information

    1. Address To Request Application Package: You can obtain an 
application package from the Department's website or Grants.gov.
    To obtain a copy via the Department's website, use the following 
address: www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html.
    2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements 
concerning the content and form of an application, together with the 
forms you must submit, are in the application package for the program.
    3. Submission Dates and Times:
    Submit applications for grants under the program electronically 
using Grants.gov. For information (including dates and times) about how 
to submit your application electronically, please refer to Other 
Submission Requirements in section 5 of these instructions.
    We do not consider an application that does not comply with the 
deadline requirements.
    Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or 
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact 
a person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section in the 
competition NIA. If the Department provides an accommodation or 
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the 
application process, the individual's application remains subject to 
all other requirements and limitations in the competition NIA.
    4. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification 
Number, and System for Award Management: To do business with the 
Department, and to submit your application electronically using 
Grants.gov, you must--
    a. Have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and a 
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);
    b. Register both your DUNS number and TIN with the System for Award 
Management (SAM.gov), the Government's primary registrant database;
    c. Provide your DUNS number and TIN on your application; and
    d. Maintain an active SAM registration with current information 
while your application is under review by the Department and, if you 
are awarded a grant, during the project period.
    You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet at the 
following website: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. A DUNS number can be 
created within one to two business days.
    If you are a corporate entity, agency, institution, or 
organization, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service 
(IRS). If you are an individual, you can obtain a TIN from the IRS or 
the Social Security Administration. If you need a new TIN, please allow 
two to five weeks for your TIN to become active.
    The SAM registration process can take approximately seven business 
days, but may take upwards of several weeks, depending on the 
completeness and accuracy of the data you enter into the SAM.gov 
database. Thus, if you think you might want to apply for Federal 
financial assistance under a program administered by the Department, 
please allow sufficient time to obtain and register your DUNS number 
and TIN. We strongly recommend that you register early.

    Note:  Once your SAM.gov registration is active, it may be 24 to 
48 hours before you can access the information in, and submit an 
application through, Grants.gov.

    If you are currently registered with SAM.gov, you may not need to 
make any changes. However, please make certain that the TIN associated 
with your DUNS number is correct. Also note that you will need to 
update your

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registration annually. This may take three or more business days.
    Information about SAM is available at www.SAM.gov. To further 
assist you with obtaining and registering your DUNS number and TIN in 
SAM.gov or updating your existing SAM account, we have prepared a 
SAM.gov Tip Sheet, which you can find at: http://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html.
    In addition, in order to submit your application via Grants.gov, 
you must (1) register as an applicant using your DUNS number; and (2) 
be designated by your organization's E-Biz Point of Contact as an 
Authorized Organization Representative (AOR). Details on these steps 
are outlined at the following Grants.gov web page: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html.
    5. Other Submission Requirements:
    a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
    We are participating as a partner in the Government-wide Grants.gov 
site. Submit applications electronically using Grants.gov and do not 
email them unless explicitly allowed in a competition NIA.
    On December 31, 2017, Grants.gov retired the Legacy PDF format for 
submitting grant applications. A Grants.gov applicant must apply online 
using Workspace, a shared environment where members of a grant team may 
simultaneously access and edit different web forms within an 
application. An applicant can create an individual Workspace for each 
application notice and establish for that application a collaborative 
application package that allows more than one person in the applicant's 
organization to work concurrently on an application. The Grants.gov 
system also enables the applicant to reuse forms from previous 
submissions, check them in and out to complete them, and submit the 
application package. For access to further instructions on how to apply 
using Grants.gov, refer to: www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/apply-for-grants.html.
    You may access the electronic grant applications at www.Grants.gov. 
You must search for the downloadable application package for this 
competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha 
suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.184, not 84.184D).
    Please note the following:
     Applicants needing assistance with Grants.gov may contact 
the Grants.gov Support Center either by calling 1-800-518-4726 or by 
sending an email to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Center 
is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except for Federal 
holidays.
     Applications received by Grants.gov are date- and time-
stamped upon submission. Your application must be fully uploaded and 
submitted and must be date- and time-stamped by the Grants.gov system 
no later than 4:30:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the application deadline 
date. Except as otherwise noted in this section, we will not accept 
your application if it is received--that is, date- and time-stamped by 
the Grants.gov system--after 4:30:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 
application deadline date. We do not consider an application that does 
not comply with the deadline requirements. When we retrieve your 
application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting 
your application because it was late.
     The amount of time it can take to upload an application 
will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the 
application and the speed of your internet connection. Therefore, we 
strongly recommend that you leave yourself plenty of time to complete 
your submission.
     You should review and follow the Education Submission 
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are 
included in the application package for the program to ensure that you 
submit your application on time. You can also find the Education 
Submission Procedures pertaining to Grants.gov under News and Events on 
the Department's G5 system home page at www.G5.gov. In addition, for 
specific guidance and procedures for submitting an application through 
Grants.gov, please refer to the Grants.gov website at: www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/apply-for-grants.html.
     When you submit your application electronically, all 
documents must be submitted in this manner, including all information 
you typically provide on the following forms: The Application for 
Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of Education Supplemental 
Information for SF 424, Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs 
(ED 524), and all necessary assurances and certifications.
     When you submit your application electronically, you must 
upload any narrative sections and all other attachments to your 
application as files in a read-only flattened Portable Document Format 
(PDF), meaning any fillable documents must be saved and submitted as 
non-fillable PDF files. Do not upload an interactive or fillable PDF 
file. If you upload a file type other than a read-only, non-fillable 
PDF (e.g., Word, Excel, WordPerfect, etc.) or submit a password-
protected file, we will be unable to review that material. Please note 
that this will likely result in your application not being considered 
for funding. The Department will not convert material from other 
formats to PDF.
     After you electronically submit your application, you will 
receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that 
contains a Grants.gov tracking number. Grants.gov also will notify you 
automatically by email if your application met all of the Grants.gov 
validation requirements or if there were any errors (such as submission 
of your application by someone other than a registered AOR, issues with 
your DUNS number, or inclusion of an attachment with a file name that 
contains special characters). You will be given an opportunity to 
correct any errors and resubmit, but you must still meet the deadline 
for submission of applications.
    Once your application is successfully validated by Grants.gov, the 
Department will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send you 
an email with a unique PR/Award number for your application.
    Email confirmations and receipts from Grants.gov do not indicate 
receipt by the Department, nor do they mean that your application is 
complete or has met all application requirements. While your 
application may have been successfully validated by Grants.gov, it also 
must be reviewed in accordance with the Department's application 
requirements as specified in the competition NIA and in these 
application instructions. It is your responsibility to ensure that your 
submitted application has met all of the Department's requirements.
    Additionally, we may request that you provide us original 
signatures on forms at a later date.
    Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues 
with the Grants.gov System: If you experience problems submitting your 
application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Support 
Desk immediately, toll-free, at 1-800-518-4726. The Grants.gov Support 
Center will provide you with a ticket number documenting your 
communication. You must retain your ticket number for future reference 
as proof of your communication with the Support Center. Please 
subsequently contact a person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section in the competition NIA and provide an explanation of 
the technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, along

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with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number.
    If you are prevented from electronically submitting your 
application on the application deadline date because of technical 
problems within the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension 
until 4:30:00 p.m., Eastern Time, the following business day to enable 
you to transmit your application electronically, provided we can verify 
the technical issues affected your ability to submit your application 
on time via your Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number.

    Note:  The extensions to which we refer in this section apply 
only to technical problems with the Grants.gov system. We will not 
grant you an extension if you failed to fully register in order to 
submit your application to Grants.gov (including with the required 
DUNS number and TIN currently registered in SAM) before the 
application deadline date and time or if the technical problem you 
experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system.

    b. Submission of Paper Applications.
    We discourage paper applications, but if electronic submission is 
not possible (e.g., you do not have access to the internet), you must 
provide a written statement that you intend to submit a paper 
application. Send this written statement no later than two weeks before 
the application deadline date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth 
calendar day before the application deadline date falls on a Federal 
holiday, the next business day following the Federal holiday).
    If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be 
postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline 
date. Please send this statement to a person listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of the competition NIA.
    If you submit a paper application, you must mail the original and 
two copies of your application, on or before the application deadline 
date, to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of 
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number), LBJ 
Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
    You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
    (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
    (2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the 
U.S. Postal Service.
    (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial 
carrier.
    (4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the 
U.S. Department of Education.
    If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do 
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
    (1) A private metered postmark.
    (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

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

    We will not consider applications postmarked after the application 
deadline date.
    Note for Mail Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail your 
application to the Department--
    (1) You must indicate on the envelope and in Item 11 of the SF 424 
the CFDA number, including suffix letter, if any, of the competition 
under which you are submitting your application; and
    (2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a notification 
of receipt of your grant application. If you do not receive this 
notification within 15 business days from the application deadline 
date, you should call the Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format 
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to 
the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free 
internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the 
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System 
at: www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well 
as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
Register, in text or PDF. To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat 
Reader, which is available free at the site.
    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Register by using the article search feature at: 
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.

    Dated: February 5, 2018.
Kent Talbert,
Senior Policy Advisor to the Deputy Secretary, Delegated the Functions 
and Duties of the Deputy Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 2018-02558 Filed 2-9-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                 Access to Records of the Meeting:                     a common set of instructions for                      If the Department provides an
                                               Pursuant to FACA requirements, the                      applicants. It will be referenced in                  accommodation or auxiliary aid to an
                                               public may also inspect the meeting                     individual notices inviting applications              individual with a disability in
                                               materials at www.nagb.gov beginning on                  (NIAs). The common instructions will                  connection with the application
                                               Thursday, March 1, 2018 by 10:00 a.m.                   ensure consistency, reduce burden on                  process, the individual’s application
                                               EST. The official verbatim transcripts of               Department staff, and improve the                     remains subject to all other
                                               the public meeting sessions will be                     Department’s ability to provide                       requirements and limitations in the
                                               available for public inspection no later                potential applicants with timely                      competition NIA.
                                               than 30 calendar days following the                     information about Department programs                    4. Data Universal Numbering System
                                               meeting.                                                and competitions.                                     Number, Taxpayer Identification
                                                 Reasonable Accommodations: The                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Number, and System for Award
                                               meeting site is accessible to individuals               Levon Schlichter, U.S. Department of                  Management: To do business with the
                                               with disabilities. If you will need an                  Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,                    Department, and to submit your
                                               auxiliary aid or service to participate in              Room 6E235, Washington, DC 20202.                     application electronically using
                                               the meeting (e.g., interpreting service,                Telephone: (202) 453–6387 or by email:                Grants.gov, you must—
                                               assistive listening device, or materials in             Levon.Schlichter@ed.gov.                                 a. Have a Data Universal Numbering
                                               an alternate format), notify the contact                   If you use a telecommunications                    System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer
                                               person listed in this notice no later than              device for the deaf (TDD) or a text                   Identification Number (TIN);
                                               21 days prior to the meeting.                           telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay                  b. Register both your DUNS number
                                                 Electronic Access to this Document:                   Service (FRS), toll-free, at 1–800–877–               and TIN with the System for Award
                                               The official version of this document is                8339.                                                 Management (SAM.gov), the
                                               the document published in the Federal                                                                         Government’s primary registrant
                                               Register. Internet access to the official               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                             database;
                                               edition of the Federal Register and the                   Background: This document provides                     c. Provide your DUNS number and
                                               Code of Federal Regulations is available                applicants with a centralized and up-to-              TIN on your application; and
                                               via the Federal Digital System at:                      date set of instructions for applying to                 d. Maintain an active SAM
                                               www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can                 the Department’s discretionary grant                  registration with current information
                                               view this document, as well as all other                programs. Future NIAs will reference                  while your application is under review
                                               documents of this Department                            this document in lieu of providing this               by the Department and, if you are
                                               published in the Federal Register, in                   series of instructions within each NIA.               awarded a grant, during the project
                                               text or Adobe Portable Document                         Rarely, exceptions will need to be made               period.
                                               Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must                      to these instructions and will be noted                  You can obtain a DUNS number from
                                               have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is                     in an individual competition NIA.                     Dun and Bradstreet at the following
                                               available free at the Adobe website. You                  Common Set of Instructions for                      website: http://fedgov.dnb.com/
                                               may also access documents of the                        Applicants:                                           webform. A DUNS number can be
                                               Department published in the Federal                     Application and Submission                            created within one to two business days.
                                               Register by using the article search                    Information                                              If you are a corporate entity, agency,
                                               feature at: www.federalregister.gov.                                                                          institution, or organization, you can
                                                                                                         1. Address To Request Application
                                               Specifically, through the advanced                                                                            obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue
                                                                                                       Package: You can obtain an application
                                               search feature at this site, you can limit                                                                    Service (IRS). If you are an individual,
                                                                                                       package from the Department’s website
                                               your search to documents published by                                                                         you can obtain a TIN from the IRS or the
                                                                                                       or Grants.gov.
                                               the Department.                                                                                               Social Security Administration. If you
                                                                                                         To obtain a copy via the Department’s
                                                  Authority: Pub. L. 107–279, Title III—                                                                     need a new TIN, please allow two to
                                                                                                       website, use the following address:
                                               National Assessment of Educational Progress                                                                   five weeks for your TIN to become
                                                                                                       www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
                                               § 301.                                                                                                        active.
                                                                                                       grantapps/index.html.
                                                  Dated: February 6, 2018.                                                                                      The SAM registration process can take
                                                                                                         2. Content and Form of Application
                                                                                                                                                             approximately seven business days, but
                                               William J. Bushaw,                                      Submission: Requirements concerning
                                                                                                                                                             may take upwards of several weeks,
                                               Executive Director, National Assessment                 the content and form of an application,
                                                                                                                                                             depending on the completeness and
                                               Governing Board (NAGB), U.S. Department                 together with the forms you must
                                               of Education.                                                                                                 accuracy of the data you enter into the
                                                                                                       submit, are in the application package
                                                                                                                                                             SAM.gov database. Thus, if you think
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–02810 Filed 2–9–18; 8:45 am]              for the program.
                                                                                                         3. Submission Dates and Times:                      you might want to apply for Federal
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                                                                                                         Submit applications for grants under                financial assistance under a program
                                                                                                       the program electronically using                      administered by the Department, please
                                               DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                 Grants.gov. For information (including                allow sufficient time to obtain and
                                                                                                       dates and times) about how to submit                  register your DUNS number and TIN.
                                               Common Instructions for Applicants to                   your application electronically, please               We strongly recommend that you
                                               Department of Education Discretionary                   refer to Other Submission Requirements                register early.
                                               Grant Programs                                          in section 5 of these instructions.                     Note: Once your SAM.gov registration is
                                                                                                         We do not consider an application                   active, it may be 24 to 48 hours before you
                                               AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary,
                                                                                                       that does not comply with the deadline                can access the information in, and submit an
                                               Department of Education.
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                                                                                                       requirements.                                         application through, Grants.gov.
                                               ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                         Individuals with disabilities who                     If you are currently registered with
                                               SUMMARY:  As part of a broader effort to                need an accommodation or auxiliary aid                SAM.gov, you may not need to make
                                               reduce barriers for applicants seeking                  in connection with the application                    any changes. However, please make
                                               funds under a Department of Education                   process should contact a person listed                certain that the TIN associated with
                                               (Department) discretionary grant                        in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                        your DUNS number is correct. Also note
                                               competition, the Department is issuing                  CONTACT section in the competition NIA.               that you will need to update your


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                                               registration annually. This may take                    Support Center is available 24 hours a                a read-only, non-fillable PDF (e.g.,
                                               three or more business days.                            day, seven days a week, except for                    Word, Excel, WordPerfect, etc.) or
                                                  Information about SAM is available at                Federal holidays.                                     submit a password-protected file, we
                                               www.SAM.gov. To further assist you                         • Applications received by                         will be unable to review that material.
                                               with obtaining and registering your                     Grants.gov are date- and time-stamped                 Please note that this will likely result in
                                               DUNS number and TIN in SAM.gov or                       upon submission. Your application                     your application not being considered
                                               updating your existing SAM account,                     must be fully uploaded and submitted                  for funding. The Department will not
                                               we have prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet,                   and must be date- and time-stamped by                 convert material from other formats to
                                               which you can find at: http://                          the Grants.gov system no later than                   PDF.
                                               www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/sam-                       4:30:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the                       • After you electronically submit
                                               faqs.html.                                              application deadline date. Except as                  your application, you will receive from
                                                  In addition, in order to submit your                 otherwise noted in this section, we will              Grants.gov an automatic notification of
                                               application via Grants.gov, you must (1)                not accept your application if it is                  receipt that contains a Grants.gov
                                               register as an applicant using your                     received—that is, date- and time-                     tracking number. Grants.gov also will
                                               DUNS number; and (2) be designated by                   stamped by the Grants.gov system—after                notify you automatically by email if
                                               your organization’s E-Biz Point of                      4:30:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the                    your application met all of the
                                               Contact as an Authorized Organization                   application deadline date. We do not                  Grants.gov validation requirements or if
                                               Representative (AOR). Details on these                  consider an application that does not                 there were any errors (such as
                                               steps are outlined at the following                     comply with the deadline requirements.                submission of your application by
                                               Grants.gov web page: https://                           When we retrieve your application from                someone other than a registered AOR,
                                               www.grants.gov/web/grants/                              Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are              issues with your DUNS number, or
                                               register.html.                                          rejecting your application because it                 inclusion of an attachment with a file
                                                  5. Other Submission Requirements:                    was late.                                             name that contains special characters).
                                                  a. Electronic Submission of                             • The amount of time it can take to                You will be given an opportunity to
                                               Applications.                                           upload an application will vary                       correct any errors and resubmit, but you
                                                  We are participating as a partner in                 depending on a variety of factors,                    must still meet the deadline for
                                               the Government-wide Grants.gov site.                    including the size of the application and             submission of applications.
                                               Submit applications electronically using                the speed of your internet connection.
                                               Grants.gov and do not email them                                                                                 Once your application is successfully
                                                                                                       Therefore, we strongly recommend that
                                               unless explicitly allowed in a                                                                                validated by Grants.gov, the Department
                                                                                                       you leave yourself plenty of time to
                                               competition NIA.                                                                                              will retrieve your application from
                                                                                                       complete your submission.
                                                  On December 31, 2017, Grants.gov                        • You should review and follow the                 Grants.gov and send you an email with
                                               retired the Legacy PDF format for                       Education Submission Procedures for                   a unique PR/Award number for your
                                               submitting grant applications. A                        submitting an application through                     application.
                                               Grants.gov applicant must apply online                  Grants.gov that are included in the                      Email confirmations and receipts from
                                               using Workspace, a shared environment                   application package for the program to                Grants.gov do not indicate receipt by the
                                               where members of a grant team may                       ensure that you submit your application               Department, nor do they mean that your
                                               simultaneously access and edit different                on time. You can also find the                        application is complete or has met all
                                               web forms within an application. An                     Education Submission Procedures                       application requirements. While your
                                               applicant can create an individual                      pertaining to Grants.gov under News                   application may have been successfully
                                               Workspace for each application notice                   and Events on the Department’s G5                     validated by Grants.gov, it also must be
                                               and establish for that application a                    system home page at www.G5.gov. In                    reviewed in accordance with the
                                               collaborative application package that                  addition, for specific guidance and                   Department’s application requirements
                                               allows more than one person in the                      procedures for submitting an                          as specified in the competition NIA and
                                               applicant’s organization to work                        application through Grants.gov, please                in these application instructions. It is
                                               concurrently on an application. The                     refer to the Grants.gov website at:                   your responsibility to ensure that your
                                               Grants.gov system also enables the                      www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/                 submitted application has met all of the
                                               applicant to reuse forms from previous                  apply-for-grants.html.                                Department’s requirements.
                                               submissions, check them in and out to                      • When you submit your application                    Additionally, we may request that you
                                               complete them, and submit the                           electronically, all documents must be                 provide us original signatures on forms
                                               application package. For access to                      submitted in this manner, including all               at a later date.
                                               further instructions on how to apply                    information you typically provide on                     Application Deadline Date Extension
                                               using Grants.gov, refer to:                             the following forms: The Application for              in Case of Technical Issues with the
                                               www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/                   Federal Assistance (SF 424), the                      Grants.gov System: If you experience
                                               apply-for-grants.html.                                  Department of Education Supplemental                  problems submitting your application
                                                  You may access the electronic grant                  Information for SF 424, Budget                        through Grants.gov, please contact the
                                               applications at www.Grants.gov. You                     Information—Non-Construction                          Grants.gov Support Desk immediately,
                                               must search for the downloadable                        Programs (ED 524), and all necessary                  toll-free, at 1–800–518–4726. The
                                               application package for this competition                assurances and certifications.                        Grants.gov Support Center will provide
                                               by the CFDA number. Do not include                         • When you submit your application                 you with a ticket number documenting
                                               the CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your                  electronically, you must upload any                   your communication. You must retain
                                               search (e.g., search for 84.184, not                    narrative sections and all other                      your ticket number for future reference
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                                               84.184D).                                               attachments to your application as files              as proof of your communication with
                                                  Please note the following:                           in a read-only flattened Portable                     the Support Center. Please subsequently
                                                  • Applicants needing assistance with                 Document Format (PDF), meaning any                    contact a person listed in the FOR
                                               Grants.gov may contact the Grants.gov                   fillable documents must be saved and                  FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
                                               Support Center either by calling 1–800–                 submitted as non-fillable PDF files. Do               in the competition NIA and provide an
                                               518–4726 or by sending an email to                      not upload an interactive or fillable PDF             explanation of the technical problem
                                               support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov                      file. If you upload a file type other than            you experienced with Grants.gov, along


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                                                                            Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 29 / Monday, February 12, 2018 / Notices                                            6005

                                               with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case                     If you mail your application through                DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                                               Number.                                                 the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
                                                                                                                                                             [Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0011]
                                                  If you are prevented from                            accept either of the following as proof
                                               electronically submitting your                          of mailing:                                           Agency Information Collection
                                               application on the application deadline                   (1) A private metered postmark.                     Activities; Comment Request;
                                               date because of technical problems                        (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by             Application for the U.S. Presidential
                                               within the Grants.gov system, we will                   the U.S. Postal Service.                              Scholars Program
                                               grant you an extension until 4:30:00                      Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
                                               p.m., Eastern Time, the following                       uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
                                                                                                                                                             AGENCY: Office of Communications and
                                               business day to enable you to transmit                  relying on this method, you should check              Outreach (OCO), Department of
                                               your application electronically,                        with your local post office.                          Education (ED).
                                               provided we can verify the technical                                                                          ACTION: Notice.
                                               issues affected your ability to submit                     We will not consider applications
                                               your application on time via your                       postmarked after the application                      SUMMARY:    In accordance with the
                                               Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number.                    deadline date.                                        Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
                                                                                                          Note for Mail Delivery of Paper                    proposing a revision of an existing
                                                 Note: The extensions to which we refer in             Applications: If you mail your                        information collection.
                                               this section apply only to technical problems           application to the Department—
                                               with the Grants.gov system. We will not grant                                                                 DATES: Interested persons are invited to
                                               you an extension if you failed to fully register           (1) You must indicate on the envelope              submit comments on or before April 13,
                                               in order to submit your application to                  and in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA                 2018.
                                               Grants.gov (including with the required                 number, including suffix letter, if any,              ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
                                               DUNS number and TIN currently registered                of the competition under which you are                documents related to the information
                                               in SAM) before the application deadline date            submitting your application; and                      collection listed in this notice, please
                                               and time or if the technical problem you                   (2) The Application Control Center
                                               experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov
                                                                                                                                                             use http://www.regulations.gov by
                                                                                                       will mail to you a notification of receipt            searching the Docket ID number ED–
                                               system.                                                 of your grant application. If you do not              2018–ICCD–0011. Comments submitted
                                                  b. Submission of Paper Applications.                 receive this notification within 15                   in response to this notice should be
                                                  We discourage paper applications, but                business days from the application                    submitted electronically through the
                                               if electronic submission is not possible                deadline date, you should call the                    Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
                                               (e.g., you do not have access to the                    Application Control Center at (202)                   www.regulations.gov by selecting the
                                               internet), you must provide a written                   245–6288.                                             Docket ID number or via postal mail,
                                               statement that you intend to submit a                      Accessible Format: Individuals with                commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
                                               paper application. Send this written                    disabilities can obtain this document                 Please note that comments submitted by
                                               statement no later than two weeks                       and a copy of the application package in              fax or email and those submitted after
                                               before the application deadline date (14                an accessible format (e.g., braille, large            the comment period will not be
                                               calendar days or, if the fourteenth                     print, audiotape, or compact disc) on                 accepted. Written requests for
                                               calendar day before the application                     request to the program contact person                 information or comments submitted by
                                               deadline date falls on a Federal holiday,               listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                  postal mail or delivery should be
                                               the next business day following the                     CONTACT.                                              addressed to the Director of the
                                               Federal holiday).                                          Electronic Access to This Document:                Information Collection Clearance
                                                  If you mail your written statement to                The official version of this document is              Division, U.S. Department of Education,
                                               the Department, it must be postmarked                   the document published in the Federal                 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room
                                               no later than two weeks before the                      Register. Free internet access to the                 216–32, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
                                               application deadline date. Please send                  official edition of the Federal Register              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                               this statement to a person listed in the                and the Code of Federal Regulations is
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
                                                                                                                                                             specific questions related to collection
                                                                                                       available via the Federal Digital System              activities, please contact Simone Olson,
                                               section of the competition NIA.                         at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
                                                 If you submit a paper application, you                                                                      202–205–8719.
                                                                                                       can view this document, as well as all
                                               must mail the original and two copies                                                                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                       other documents of this Department
                                               of your application, on or before the                                                                         Department of Education (ED), in
                                                                                                       published in the Federal Register, in
                                               application deadline date, to the                                                                             accordance with the Paperwork
                                                                                                       text or PDF. To use PDF you must have
                                               Department at the following address:                                                                          Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
                                                                                                       Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
                                               U.S. Department of Education,                                                                                 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
                                                                                                       available free at the site.
                                               Application Control Center, Attention:                                                                        public and Federal agencies with an
                                                                                                          You may also access documents of the
                                               (CFDA Number), LBJ Basement Level 1,                                                                          opportunity to comment on proposed,
                                                                                                       Department published in the Federal
                                               400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington,                                                                           revised, and continuing collections of
                                                                                                       Register by using the article search
                                               DC 20202–4260.                                                                                                information. This helps the Department
                                                                                                       feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
                                                 You must show proof of mailing                                                                              assess the impact of its information
                                                                                                       Specifically, through the advanced
                                               consisting of one of the following:                                                                           collection requirements and minimize
                                                                                                       search feature at this site, you can limit
                                                 (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service                                                                     the public’s reporting burden. It also
                                                                                                       your search to documents published by
                                               postmark.                                                                                                     helps the public understand the
                                                                                                       the Department.
                                                 (2) A legible mail receipt with the                                                                         Department’s information collection
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                                               date of mailing stamped by the U.S.                       Dated: February 5, 2018.                            requirements and provide the requested
                                               Postal Service.                                         Kent Talbert,                                         data in the desired format. ED is
                                                 (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or               Senior Policy Advisor to the Deputy Secretary,        soliciting comments on the proposed
                                               receipt from a commercial carrier.                      Delegated the Functions and Duties of the             information collection request (ICR) that
                                                 (4) Any other proof of mailing                        Deputy Secretary of Education.                        is described below. The Department of
                                               acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.                 [FR Doc. 2018–02558 Filed 2–9–18; 8:45 am]            Education is especially interested in
                                               Department of Education.                                BILLING CODE 4000–01–P                                public comment addressing the


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
ContactLevon Schlichter, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 6E235, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-6387 or by email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 6003 

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