[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 13 (Thursday, January 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3449-3454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1083]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Innovation and Improvement; Overview Information;
Teaching American History Grant Program; Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215X.
Dates:
Applications Available: January 21, 2010.
Deadline for Notice of Intent To Apply: February 22, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 22, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 21, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Teaching American History Grant (TAH)
Program supports projects that aim to raise student achievement by
improving teachers' knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of
traditional American history. Grant awards assist local educational
agencies (LEAs), in partnership with entities that have extensive
content expertise, in developing, implementing, documenting,
evaluating, and disseminating innovative, cohesive models of
professional development. By helping teachers to develop a deeper
understanding and appreciation of traditional American history as a
separate subject within the core curriculum, these programs are
intended to improve instruction and raise student achievement.
Priorities: This competition includes one absolute priority and two
invitational priorities that are explained in the following paragraphs.
Absolute Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), this
priority is from section 2351 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 6721(b)). For FY 2010 and any
subsequent year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, this priority is an absolute
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that
meet this priority.
This priority is:
Partnerships With Other Agencies or Institutions.
Each applicant LEA must propose to work in partnership with one or
more of the following:
An institution of higher education.
A non-profit history or humanities organization.
A library or museum.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2010 and any subsequent year in
which we make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this
competition, these priorities are invitational priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(1) we do not give an application that meets these
invitational priorities a competitive or absolute preference over other
applications.
These priorities are:
1. Applications that provide for the development and dissemination
of grant products and results through Open Educational Resources (OER).
OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the
public domain or have been released under an intellectual property
license that permits their free use or repurposing by others. This
invitational priority encourages applications that describe how the
applicants will make their TAH grant products and resources freely
available online, in an effort to share traditional American history
content, proven teaching strategies, and lessons learned in
implementing TAH projects with the wider community of history
educators.
Note: Each applicant addressing this priority is encouraged to
include plans for how the applicant will disseminate resources, for
example through a Web site that is freely available to all users.
Each of these applicants is also encouraged to include plans
specifying how the project will identify quality resources, such as
lesson plans, primary source activities, reading lists, teacher
reflections, and video of quality traditional American history
teaching and student learning in action, for presentation to the
wider community.
2. Applications that provide for the collection and use of student
work and achievement data. This invitational priority encourages
projects that collect and use student work and achievement data to
assess the impact of teacher participation on student learning and for
continuous program improvement.
Note: A goal of this program is to improve the quality of
instruction of traditional American history in K-12 schools. Our
purpose for establishing this priority is to support the collection
and use of student work and achievement data that demonstrate
increased or improved knowledge and understanding of traditional
American history content by participating teachers and their
students. The applicant is encouraged to address how its proposed
professional development strategy will significantly improve both
history teachers' abilities to teach traditional American history
content and student performance with regard to traditional American
history.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6721.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81,
82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The notice of final selection
criteria and other application requirements for this program, published
in the Federal Register on April 15, 2005 (70 FR 19939). (c) The notice
of final revisions to selection criteria, published in the Federal
Register on December 23, 2008 (73 FR 78761).
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $118,952,000.
We anticipate that initial awards under this competition will be
made for a three-year (36 month) period.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and each grantee's
substantial progress towards accomplishing the goals and objectives of
the project as described in its approved application, we may make
continuation awards to grantees for the remaining 24 months of the
program. Review of each grantee's progress may include consideration of
evidence of promising practice and strong evaluation design. Further,
contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2011 from the list of
unfunded applicants from this competition.
Maximum Award: The following maximum award amounts are from the
notice of final selection criteria and
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other application requirements for this program, published in the
Federal Register on April 15, 2005 (70 FR 19939).
(1) Total funding for a three-year project period is a maximum of
$500,000 for LEAs with enrollments of less than 20,000 students;
$1,000,000 for LEAs with enrollments of 20,000-300,000 students; and
$2,000,000 for LEAs with enrollments above 300,000 students. LEAs may
form consortia and combine their enrollments in order to receive a
grant reflective of their combined enrollment. For districts applying
jointly as a consortium, the maximum award is based on the combined
enrollment of the individual districts in the consortium. See section
III. Eligibility Information for information on joint applications.
(2) A maximum of one grant will be awarded per applicant per
competition.
Estimated Number of Awards: 120-125.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: LEAs, including charter schools that are
considered LEAs under State law and regulations, which must work in
partnership with one or more of the following entities:
An institution of higher education.
A non-profit history or humanities organization.
A library or museum.
An LEA may form a consortium with one or more other LEAs and submit a
joint application for funds. The consortium must follow the procedures
for joint applications described in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129 of
EDGAR.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: ED Pubs, U.S. Department
of Education, P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria, VA 22304. Telephone, toll
free: 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (703) 605-6794. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1-877-
576-7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: http://www.EDPubs.gov or at its e-mail address: [email protected].
If you request an application package from ED Pubs, be sure to
identify this program or competition as follows: CFDA number 84.215X.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape,
or computer diskette) by contacting either one of the two individuals
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this
notice.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this program.
Additional information about this competition and the application
requirements also can be found at http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/index.html.
Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to develop a
more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if it has a
better understanding of the number of entities that intend to apply for
funding under this competition. Therefore, the Secretary strongly
encourages each potential applicant to notify the Department by sending
a short e-mail message indicating the applicant's intent to submit an
application for funding. The e-mail need not include information
regarding the content of the proposed application, only the applicant's
intent to submit it. The Secretary requests that this e-mail
notification be sent to Alex Stein at: [email protected].
Applicants that do not provide this e-mail notification may still
apply for funding.
Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application)
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that
reviewers use to evaluate your application. Applicants are strongly
encouraged to limit the application narrative and the appendix to a
total of no more than 50 pages, using 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, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II,
the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part
IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract.
However, the page limit does apply to all of the application narrative
section (Part III). It also applies to the resumes, the bibliography,
and letters of support which should be included in the appendix.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: January 21, 2010.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: February 22, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 22, 2010.
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-
Application) accessible through the Department's e-Grants site. For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to section IV. 6. Other Submission
Requirements of this notice.
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
either one of the two individuals listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in section VII in this notice. If the Department provides an
accommodation or auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in
connection with the application process, the individual's application
remains subject to all other requirements and limitations in this
notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 21, 2010.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this program.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this program must be submitted electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in
this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
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Applications for grants under the TAH Program--CFDA Number 84.215X
must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible
through the Department's e-Grants Web site at: http://e-grants.ed.gov.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in
this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
You must complete the electronic submission of your grant
application by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. E-Application will not accept an application for this
competition after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait
until the application deadline date to begin the application process.
The hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site are 6:00
a.m. Monday until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. Thursday until
8:00 p.m. Sunday, Washington, DC time. Please note that, because of
maintenance, the system is unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on Sundays and
6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6:00 a.m.
on Thursdays, Washington, DC time. Any modifications to these hours are
posted on the e-Grants Web site.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your
application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
all information you typically provide on the following forms: the
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and
certifications. You must attach any narrative sections of your
application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF
(Portable Document) format. If you upload a file type other than the
three file types specified in this paragraph or submit a password
protected file, we will not review that material.
Your electronic application must comply with any page
limit requirements described in this notice.
Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgment that will include a PR/Award number
(an identifying number unique to your application).
Within three working days after submitting your electronic
application, fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the Application Control
Center after following these steps:
(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the SF 424.
(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the Application Control Center at
(202) 245-6272.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of e-Application
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting
your application on the application deadline date because e-Application
is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of one business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically, by mail, or by
hand delivery. We will grant this extension if--
(1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2)(a) E-Application is unavailable for 60 minutes or more between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date; or
(b) E-Application is unavailable for any period of time between
3:30 p.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgment of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If e-Application is unavailable due
to technical problems with the system and, therefore, the application
deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all registered users
who have initiated an e-Application. Extensions referred to in this
section apply only to the unavailability of e-Application.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through e-Application because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
e-Application; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevents you from using the Internet to submit your application.
If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be
postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline
date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must
receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Dr. Alex Stein, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4W206,
Washington, DC 20202. FAX: (202) 401-8466.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.215X), LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
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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.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
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.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original
and two copies of your application, by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.215X), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260. The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you
mail or hand deliver your application to the Department--
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by
the Department--in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including
suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are
submitting your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a
notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not
receive this grant notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are
from the notice of final selection criteria and other application
requirements published in the Federal Register on April 15, 2005 (70 FR
19939) and from 34 CFR 75.210, as permitted under the notice of final
revisions to selection criteria, published in the Federal Register on
December 23, 2008 (73 FR 78761). The Department intends to conduct a
two-tier review process for this competition. All eligible applications
will be reviewed and scored on the first four criteria. Only
applications that score highly on the first four criteria will then be
reviewed and scored on the fifth criterion, Quality of the Project
Evaluation. The Notes following the selection criteria are guidance to
help applicants in preparing their applications and are not required by
statute or regulations. The selection criteria are as follows:
(1) Project quality (35 points). The Secretary considers the
quality of the proposed project by considering:
(a) The likelihood that the proposed project will develop,
implement, and strengthen programs to teach traditional American
history as a separate academic subject (not as a component of social
studies) within elementary school and secondary school curricula.
(b) How specific traditional American history content (including
the significant issues, episodes, and turning points in the history of
the United States; how the words and deeds of individual Americans have
determined the course of our Nation; and how the principles of freedom
and democracy articulated in the founding documents of this Nation have
shaped America's struggles and achievements and its social, political,
and legal institutions and relations) will be covered by the grant; the
format in which the project will deliver the history content; and the
quality of the staff and consultants responsible for delivering these
content-based professional development activities, emphasizing, where
relevant, their postsecondary teaching experience and scholarship in
subject areas relevant to the teaching of traditional American history.
The applicant may also attach curriculum vitae for individuals who will
provide the content training to the teachers.
(c) How well the applicant describes a plan that meets the
statutory requirement to carry out activities under the grant in
partnership with one or more of the following:
(i) An institution of higher education.
(ii) A non-profit history or humanities organization.
(iii) A library or museum.
(d) The applicant's rationale for selecting the partner(s) and its
description of specific activities that the partner(s) will contribute
to the grant during each year of the project. The applicant should
include a memorandum of understanding or detailed letters of commitment
from the partner(s) in an appendix to the application narrative.
Note: The Secretary encourages applicants to describe how the
proposed history content addresses traditional American history as
discussed in section V.(1)(b) of the Project quality criterion.
Applicants are also encouraged to submit a detailed course of study
for project participants, including a rationale for selecting the
course of study, and a schedule of activities to be carried out.
Finally, applicants are encouraged to discuss the role and
commitment of each partner and document that each partner has been
apprised of the partner's responsibilities for the project.
(2) Quality of the project design (35 points). In determining the
quality of the project design, the Secretary considers:
(a) The extent to which there is a conceptual framework underlying
the proposed research or demonstration activities and the quality of
that framework.
(b) The extent to which the proposed activities constitute a
coherent, sustained program of training in the field.
(c) The extent to which the proposed project is part of a
comprehensive effort to improve teaching and learning and support
rigorous academic standards for students.
(d) The extent to which the proposed project is designed to build
capacity and yield results that will extend beyond the period of
Federal financial assistance.
(3) Need for project (20 points). In determining the need for the
proposed project, the Secretary considers:
(a) The magnitude or severity of the problem to be addressed by the
proposed project.
(b) The magnitude of the need for the services to be provided or
the activities to be carried out by the proposed project.
(c) The extent to which specific gaps or weaknesses in services,
infrastructure, or opportunities have been identified and will be
addressed by the proposed project, including the nature and magnitude
of those gaps or weaknesses.
Note: The Secretary encourages applicants to provide information
on the district's history program, including on the number of
teachers, the teachers' qualifications and certifications, the
history professional development currently being offered in the
district, and student performance in American history class. The
applicant is also encouraged to address how its proposed
professional development strategy will significantly improve both
history teachers'
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abilities to teach traditional American history content and student
performance with regard to traditional American history. The Need
for project criterion should address the history content needs of
the teachers, not the socioeconomic needs of the teachers or the
students they serve.
(4) Quality of the management plan (10 points). The Secretary
considers the quality of the management plan for the proposed project.
In determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(a) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives
of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing
project tasks.
(b) The extent to which the time commitments of the project
director and other key project personnel are appropriate and adequate
to meet the objective of the proposed project.
(c) The adequacy of procedures for ensuring feedback and continuous
improvement in the operation of the proposed project.
Note: Section 75.112 of EDGAR requires that an applicant (a)
propose a project period for the project and (b) include a narrative
that describes how and when, in each budget period of the project,
the applicant plans to meet each project objective. The Secretary
encourages each applicant to address this criterion by including in
this narrative, a clear implementation plan that includes annual
timelines, key project milestones, and a schedule of activities, as
well as a description of the personnel who would be responsible for
each activity and the level of effort each activity entails.
(5) Quality of the project evaluation (25 points). The Secretary
considers the quality of the evaluation to be conducted of the proposed
project. In determining the quality of the evaluation, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(a) The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use
of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the
intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and
qualitative data to the extent possible.
(b) How well the evaluation plans are aligned with the project
design explained under the Project quality criterion.
(c) Whether the evaluation includes benchmarks to monitor progress
toward specific project objectives, and outcome measures to assess the
impact on teaching and learning or other important outcomes for project
participants.
(d) Whether the applicant identifies the individual and/or
organization that has agreed to serve as evaluator for the project and
includes a description of the qualifications of that evaluator.
(e) The extent to which the applicant indicates the following:
(i) What types of data will be collected.
(ii) When various types of data will be collected.
(iii) What methods will be used to collect data.
(iv) What data collection instruments will be developed.
(v) How the data will be analyzed.
(vi) When reports of results and outcomes will be available.
(vii) How the applicant will use the information collected through
the evaluation to monitor the progress of the funded project and to
provide accountability information about both success at the initial
site and effective strategies for replication in other settings.
(viii) How the applicant will devote an appropriate level of
resources to project evaluation.
Note: The Secretary encourages each applicant to specify how the
project's evaluation plan will address the TAH performance measures
established by the Department under the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993 (GPRA). (The specific performance measures
established for the overall TAH Program are discussed under
Performance Measures in section VI of this notice.) Further, each
applicant is encouraged to describe how the applicant's evaluation
plan will be designed to collect both output data (e.g., number of
teachers participating in a project, number of workshops held) and
outcome data (e.g., improvements in teacher classroom practice,
increases in student history achievement). Finally, each applicant
is encouraged to select an independent, objective evaluator who has
experience in evaluating educational programs and who will play an
active role in the design and development of the project. For
resources on what to consider in designing and conducting project
evaluations, go to http://www.whatworkshelpdesk.ed.gov/.
2. Applicant's Past Performance and Compliance History: In
accordance with 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3)(ii) and (iii), the Secretary may
consider an applicant's past performance and compliance history when
evaluating applications and in making funding decisions.
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). 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. Reporting: 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 multi-year 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 http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: We have established two performance
measures for the TAH Program. The measures are: (1) The average
percentage change in the scores (on a pre-post assessment of American
history) of participants who complete at least 75 percent of the
professional development hours offered by the project. The assessment
will be aligned with the content provided by the TAH project, and at
least 50 percent of its questions will come from a validated test of
American history, and (2) the percentage of TAH participants who
complete 75 percent or more of the total hours of professional
development offered. Grantees will be expected to provide data on the
two measures.
VII. Agency Contacts
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Stein, Margarita Melendez, or
Bonnie Carter, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
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Dated: January 15, 2010.
James H. Shelton III,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 2010-1083 Filed 1-20-10; 8:45 am]
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