[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63747-63748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22242]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Reopening and Extension of the Application Deadline Date for the 
Fiscal Year 2016 Competition; Promise Neighborhoods Program

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement 
reopens the competition and extends 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. We are reopening the 
competition and extending the application deadline date, from September 
6, 2016 to September 16, 2016, for all applicants, due to the impact of 
severe weather-related issues across the country.

DATES: 
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 16, 2016.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: November 15, 2016.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 8, 2016, we published in the Federal 
Register (81 FR 44741) a notice inviting applications (NIA) for new 
awards for FY 2016 for the Promise Neighborhoods competition. On August 
31, 2016, we published in the Federal Register a notice extending the 
deadline for transmittal of applications to allow certain eligible 
applicants affected by the flooding in Louisiana additional time to 
prepare and transmit their applications. At this time, we are reopening 
the Promise Neighborhoods competition and extending the deadline for 
transmittal of applications to allow all eligible applicants more time 
to prepare and submit their applications

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due to severe weather-related issues across the country.
    Eligibility: The reopening of the competition and extension of the 
application deadline date in this notice applies to all applicants 
under the Promise Neighborhoods program.
    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 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 NIA;
    (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.

    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.
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    Dated: September 12, 2016.
Nadya Chinoy Dabby,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
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