[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 22530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11200]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Notice announcing application deadline.

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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.394 and 
84.397.

SUMMARY: Under the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (Stabilization) 
program, authorized in Title XIV of the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Public Law 111-5, the U.S. Department 
of Education (Department) awards grants on a formula basis to Governors 
to help stabilize State and local government budgets in order to 
minimize and avoid reductions in education and other essential public 
services. The Department is awarding Stabilization funds in two phases. 
In Phase 1, the Department will award 67 percent of the total funds 
available to a State, unless the State can demonstrate that additional 
funds are required to restore fiscal year 2009 State support for 
education. In that case, the Department will award up to 90 percent of 
its total allocation in Phase 1. The Department will award the 
remaining portion of a State's allocation in Phase 2. In this notice, 
we establish the deadline by which a Governor must submit the State's 
application for Phase 1 funding under the Stabilization program.
    Application Deadline: July 1, 2009, 4:30:00 p.m. Washington, DC 
time.
    Governors must submit an application electronically by the deadline 
in this notice. If a Governor fails to submit the State's application 
by this deadline, the State will not receive any Phase 1 or Phase 2 
Stabilization funds.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There are two components of the 
Stabilization program: the Education Stabilization Fund (CFDA No. 
84.394) and the Government Services Fund (CFDA No. 84.397). By statute, 
the Department will award 81.8 percent of a State's total Stabilization 
allocation under the Education Stabilization Fund and the remaining 
18.2 percent of its allocation under the Government Services Fund. 
Governors will apply for funding for each component under a single 
application. The application is available on the Department's Web site 
at http://www.ed.gov/programs/statestabilization/applicant.html.
    If a Governor does not submit the State's application for Phase 1 
funding by the deadline in this notice, the Department will allocate 
the funds that were reserved for the State to those States that have 
submitted timely applications. A State that fails to submit an 
application by the deadline in this notice will not receive any Phase 1 
or Phase 2 Stabilization funds.
    Electronic Submission of Applications: A Governor must submit an 
electronic version of his/her State's application in .PDF (Portable 
Document) format to [email protected] by July 1, 
2009, 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time. A Governor also must mail the 
original and two copies of the application to: Dr. Joseph C. Conaty, 
Director, Academic Improvement and Teacher, Quality Programs, Office of 
Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 3E314, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Butler, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 3E108, Washington, DC 20202. 
Telephone: (202) 260-9737 or via e-mail: [email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the 
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities can obtain this notice in an 
accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Electronic Access To This Document: You can view this document, as 
well as other Department of Education documents published in the 
Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on 
the Internet at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
    To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available 
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. 
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll-free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in 
the Washington DC, area at (202) 512-1530.

    Note:  The official version of this document is the document 
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the 
official version of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal 
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.

    Program Authority: Title XIV, Division A, American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5.
    Delegation of Authority: The Secretary of Education has delegated 
to Joseph C. Conaty, Director, Academic Improvement and Teacher Quality 
Programs for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, the 
authority to perform the functions of the Assistant Secretary for 
Elementary and Secondary Education.

    Dated: May 8, 2009.
Joseph C. Conaty,
Director, Academic Improvement and Teacher Quality Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-11200 Filed 5-12-09; 8:45 am]
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