[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1200-1201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00245]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Sovereignty in Indian Education

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for proposals; extension of 
deadline.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) previously announced the 
availability of enhancement funds to Tribes and their Tribal education 
departments (TEDs) to promote Tribal control and operation of BIE-
funded schools on their reservations. This notice extends the deadline 
for Tribes

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with at least one BIE-funded school on their reservation to submit 
grant proposals.

DATES: Grant proposals must be received by January 13, 2016, at 4 p.m. 
Eastern Time. The BIE will hold pre-grant proposal training sessions. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for more information.

ADDRESSES: Complete details on requirements for proposals and the 
evaluation and selection process can be found on the BIE Web site at 
http://www.bie.edu. Submit grant applications to the Bureau of Indian 
Education, Attn: Ms. Wendy Greyeyes, 1849 C Street NW., MS-4655-MIB, 
Washington, DC 20240. Email submissions will be accepted at this 
address: [email protected]. Limit email submissions to attachments 
compatible with Microsoft Office Word 2007 or later and files with a 
.pdf file extension. Email submissions may not exceed 3MB total in 
size. Fax submissions will not be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wendy Greyeyes, Bureau of Indian 
Education, Office of the Director, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 208-
5810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the notice published on December 7, 
2015, (80 FR 76031) for background information.
    Grant proposals are due January 13, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time. The proposal should be packaged for delivery to permit timely 
arrival. The proposal package should be sent or hand delivered to the 
address in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
    Faxed applications will not be accepted. Email submissions will be 
accepted at the address in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Email 
submissions are limited to attachments compatible with Microsoft Office 
Word 2007 or later or files with a .pdf file extension. Email 
submissions may not exceed 3MB total in size.
    Proposals submitted by Federal Express or Express Mail should be 
sent two or more days prior to the closing date. The proposal package 
should be sent to the address shown in the ADDRESSES section of this 
notice. The Tribe is solely responsible for ensuring its proposal 
arrives in a timely manner.

    Dated: December 18, 2015.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-00245 Filed 1-8-16; 8:45 am]
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