[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 169 (Wednesday, August 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59987-59988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21001]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215N]


Extension of the Application Deadline Date for the Fiscal Year 
2016; Promise Neighborhoods Program Grant Application

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement 
extends, for certain prospective eligible applicants described 
elsewhere in this notice, the deadline date for transmittal of 
applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2016 under the Promise 
Neighborhoods program. The Assistant Deputy Secretary takes this action 
to allow more time for the preparation and submission of applications 
by prospective eligible applicants in Louisiana affected by the severe 
storms and flooding that began in that State on August 11, 2016. The 
extension of the application deadline date for this competition is 
intended to help affected eligible applicants compete fairly with other 
eligible applicants under this competition.

Dates: 
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 16, 2016.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: October 31, 2016.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 8, 2016, we published in the Federal 
Register (81 FR 44741) a notice inviting applications for new awards 
for FY 2016 for the Promise Neighborhoods competition. We are extending 
this competition to allow certain prospective eligible applicants more 
time to prepare and submit their applications.
    Eligibility: The extension of the application deadline date in this 
notice applies to eligible applicants under the Promise Neighborhoods 
program that are (1) located in a Federally-declared disaster area, as 
determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (see 
http://www.fema.gov/news/disasters.fema); and (2) adversely affected by 
the severe storms and flooding in Louisiana that began on August 11, 
2016.
    In accordance with the application notice, an eligible organization 
for the Promise Neighborhoods program--
    (1) Is representative of the geographic area proposed to be served;
    (2) Is one of the following:
    (a) A nonprofit organization that meets the definition of a 
nonprofit

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under 34 CFR 77.1(c), which may include a faith-based nonprofit 
organization.
    (b) An institution of higher education as defined by section 101(a) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
    (c) An Indian tribe as defined in the application notice for this 
competition published by us in the Federal Register on July 8, 2016 (81 
FR 44741);
    (3) Currently provides at least one of the solutions from the 
applicant's proposed continuum of solutions in the geographic area 
proposed to be served; and
    (4) Operates or proposes to work with and involve in carrying out 
its proposed project, in coordination with the school's LEA, at least 
one public elementary or secondary school located within the identified 
geographic area that the grant will serve.
    In the case of an eligible applicant that is a partnership, the 
extension of the application deadline date applies if any entity 
required to be part of the partnership (e.g., a nonprofit organization, 
an LEA, or a consortium of schools) are located in a Federally-declared 
disaster area, as determined by FEMA, and adversely affected by the 
severe storms and flooding in Louisiana that began on August 11, 2016.
    An eligible applicant submitting an application under the extended 
deadline in this notice must provide in its application a certification 
that it meets the criteria for an extension and be prepared to provide 
appropriate supporting documentation, if requested. If such an eligible 
applicant is submitting its application electronically, the submission 
of the application serves as the eligible applicant's attestation that 
it meets the criteria for submitting an application under the extended 
deadline.

    Note: Except for the deadline date, all information in the 
application notice for this competition remains the same.


    Program Authority: Fund for the Improvement of Education, title 
V, part D, subpart 1, sections 5411 through 5413 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left 
Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. 7243-7243b).


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Adrienne Hawkins, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W256, Washington, DC 20202. 
Telephone: (202) 453-5638. Email address: [email protected].
    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.
    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 persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT in this notice.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free 
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    Dated: August 25, 2016.
Nadya Chinoy Dabby,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 2016-21001 Filed 8-30-16; 8:45 am]
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