[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 28 (Monday, February 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6538-6539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2364]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.120A]


Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of intent to fund down the grant slate for the Minority 
Science and Engineering Improvement Program.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary intends to use the grant slate developed for the 
Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program in Fiscal Year 
(FY) 2006 to make new grant awards in FY 2007. The Secretary takes this 
action because a significant number of high-quality applications remain 
on last year's slate, and limited funding is available for new grant 
awards in FY 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Bernadette Hence, U.S. Department 
of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor, room 6071, Washington, DC 
20006-8513. Telephone: (202) 219-7038, by fax (202) 502-7861 or e-mail: 
[email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 7, 2006, we published a notice in the Federal Register (71 
FR 32934) inviting applications for new awards under the Minority 
Science and Engineering Improvement Program.
    We received a significant number of applications for grants under 
the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program in FY 2006 and 
funded 23 new grants. Because such a large number of high-quality 
applications were received, many applications that were awarded high 
scores by peer reviewers did not receive funding in FY 2006.
    The Administration included funds for this program in the 
President's Budget for FY 2007, but Congress has not enacted a final 
appropriation for FY 2007. However, based on Congressional action to 
date, the Department expects only to have limited funding available for 
new awards under this program in FY 2007. In order to conserve funding 
that would have been required for a peer review of new applications 
submitted under the program, we intend to select grantees in FY 2007 
from the existing slate of applicants. This slate was developed during 
the FY 2006 competition using the competitive preference priorities, 
invitational priorities, selection criteria, and requirements 
referenced in the June 7, 2006 notice. No changes to the competitive 
preference priorities, invitational priorities, selection criteria, and 
requirements will be required by this action.

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    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067-1067k

    Dated: February 7, 2007.
James F. Manning,
Delegated the Authority of Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 
Education.
[FR Doc. E7-2364 Filed 2-9-07; 8:45 am]
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