[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 72 (Monday, April 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18123-18127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07732]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Application for New Awards; Indian Education Formula Grants to 
Local Educational Agencies; Part II of the Formula Grant Electronic 
Application System for Indian Education (EASIE) Applications

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

ACTION: Notice.

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Overview Information

Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies

    Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 
2017.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.060A.
Dates
    Part II of EASIE Applications Available: May 17, 2017.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Part II Applications: June 15, 2017.

    Note: Applicants must meet the deadlines for both EASIE Part I 
and Part II to be eligible to receive a grant. This notice inviting 
applications only announces dates for EASIE Part II. The notice 
inviting applications for EASIE Part I was published on March 13, 
2017. Any application that does not meet the Part I and Part II 
deadlines will not be considered for funding. Failure to submit the 
required supplemental documentation, described under Content and 
Form of Application Submission in section IV of this notice, by the 
EASIE Part II deadline will result in an incomplete application that 
will not be considered for funding. The Office of Indian Education 
recommends uploading the documentation at least two days prior to 
each deadline date to ensure that any potential submission issues 
are resolved prior to the Part II application deadline.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Purpose of Program: The Indian Education Formula Grants to Local 
Educational Agencies (Formula Grants) program provides grants to 
support local educational agencies (LEAs), Indian tribes and 
organizations, and other eligible entities in developing elementary and 
secondary school programs that serve Indian students. The U.S. 
Department of Education (Department) funds comprehensive programs that 
are designed to meet the unique cultural, language, and educational 
needs of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students and ensure 
that all students meet challenging State academic standards.
    As authorized under section 6116 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds 
Act (ESSA),\1\ the Secretary will, upon receipt of an acceptable plan 
for the integration of education and related services, and in 
cooperation with other relevant Federal agencies, authorize the entity 
receiving the funds under this program to consolidate all Federal funds 
that are to be used exclusively for Indian students. Instructions for 
submitting an integration of education and related services plan are 
included in the EASIE, which is described under Application Process and 
Submission Information in section IV of this notice.
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    \1\ All references to the ESEA refer to the ESEA as amended by 
the ESSA.

    Note: Under the Formula Grants program, all applicants are 
required to develop the project for which an application is made in 
open consultation with parents and teachers of Indian children, 
representatives of Indian tribes on Indian lands located within 50 
miles of any school that the LEA will serve if such tribes have any 
children in such school, Indian organizations (IOs), and, if 
appropriate, Indian students from secondary schools, including 
through public hearings held to provide to the individuals described 
above a full opportunity to understand the program and to offer 
recommendations regarding the program (ESEA section 6114(c)(3)(C)). 
LEA applicants are required to develop the project for which an 
application is made with the participation and written approval of a 
parent committee whose membership includes parents and family 
members of Indian children in the LEA's schools; representatives of 
Indian tribes on Indian lands located within 50 miles of any school 
that the LEA will serve if such tribes have any children in such 
school; teachers in the schools; and if appropriate, Indian students 
attending secondary schools of the LEA (ESEA section 6114(c)(4)). 
The majority of the parent committee members must be parents and 
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family members of Indian children (ESEA section 6114(c)(4)).

    Definitions: The following definition is from section 6112(d)(3) of 
the ESEA:
    Indian community-based organization means any organization that is 
composed primarily of Indian parents, family members and community 
members, tribal government educational officials, and tribal members, 
from a specific community; assists in the social, cultural, and 
educational development of Indians in such community; meets the unique 
cultural, language, and academic needs of Indian students; and 
demonstrates organizational and administrative capacity to manage the 
grant.

Statutory Hiring Preference

    (a) Awards that are primarily for the benefit of Indians are 
subject to the provisions of section 7(b) of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93-638). That 
section requires that, to the greatest extent feasible, a grantee--
    (1) Give to Indians preferences and opportunities for training and 
employment in connection with the administration of the grant; and
    (2) Give to IOs and to Indian-owned economic enterprises, as 
defined in section 3 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 
1452(e)), preference in the award of contracts in connection with the 
administration of the grant.
    (b) For purposes of this section, an Indian is a member of any 
federally recognized Indian tribe.

    Program Authority:  20 U.S.C. 7421 et seq.

    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 
84, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines 
to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) 
in 2 CFR part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the 
Department in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The Uniform Administrative 
Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal 
Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the 
Department in 2 CFR part 3474.

    Note:  The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants 
except federally recognized Indian tribes.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Formula grants.

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    Estimated Available Funds: The Further Continuing and Security 
Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, would provide, on an annualized 
basis, $100,190,176 for Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs. The 
actual level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action. 
However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete 
the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $3,000 to $3,058,055.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $77,069.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1,300.

    Note:  The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice.

    Project Period: 12 months.

III. Eligibility Information

    1. Eligible Applicants: The following entities are eligible under 
this program: Certain LEAs, including charter schools authorized as 
LEAs under State law, as prescribed by section 6112(b) of the ESEA; 
certain schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education of the U.S. 
Department of the Interior (BIE), as prescribed by section 6113(d) of 
the ESEA; Indian tribes and IOs under certain conditions, as prescribed 
by section 6112(c) of the ESEA; and Indian community-based 
organizations (ICBOs), as prescribed by section 6112(d)(1) of the ESEA. 
Consortia of two or more LEAs, Indian tribes, IOs, and ICBOs are also 
eligible under certain circumstances, as prescribed by section 
6112(a)(4) of the ESEA.
    2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost 
sharing or matching.
    b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This program involves supplement-not-
supplant funding requirements. Section 6114(c)(1) of the ESEA requires 
an LEA to use these grant funds only to supplement the funds that, in 
the absence of these Federal funds, such agency would make available 
for services described in this application, and not to supplant such 
funds.

IV. Application and Submission Information

    1. How To Request an Application Package: You can obtain a login 
and password for the electronic application for grants under this 
program by contacting the EDFacts Partner Support Center (EDFacts PSC) 
listed under Agency Contacts in section VI of this notice.
    Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application 
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, 
or compact disc) by contacting the EDFacts PSC listed under Agency 
Contacts in section VI of this notice.
    2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements 
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you 
must submit, are in EASIE.
    a. Changes for EASIE PART II for FY 2017 due to the ESEA 
reauthorization:
    (i) Meaningful collaboration with tribes. In the application, each 
LEA applicant will describe the process it used to meaningfully 
collaborate with Indian tribes located in the community in a timely, 
active, and ongoing manner in the development of the comprehensive 
program, and the actions taken as a result of such collaboration (ESEA 
section 6114(b)(7)).
    (ii) Grant objectives. Three allowable activities have been added 
under the program, and one allowable activity has been removed. The new 
allowable activities are: Activities that support Native American 
language programs, which may be taught by traditional leaders; dropout 
prevention strategies; and strategies to meet the education needs of 
at-risk Indian youth in correctional facilities, or in transition from 
such facilities. The removed activity is: Incorporating Indian-specific 
content into the LEA curriculum (ESEA section 6115(b)).
    (iii) Schoolwide applicant's objectives and use of funds. An LEA 
that selects a schoolwide application will identify in its application 
how the use of such funds in a schoolwide program will produce benefits 
to Indian students that would not be achieved if the funds were not 
used in a schoolwide program (ESEA section 6115(c)(3)).
    (iv) Budget limitation on the use of funds. Funds may not be used 
for long-distance travel expenses for training activities that are 
available locally or regionally (ESEA section 6115(e)).
    (v) Parent Committee Approval (PCA) form. The PCA form has been 
updated to reflect the changes to the composition of the parent 
committee. Signers of the PCA form can include parents and family 
members of Indian children in the LEA's schools; representatives of 
Indian tribes; teachers in the schools; and, if applicable, Indian 
students attending secondary schools of the agency. The majority of the 
parent committee must be parents and family members of Indian children 
(ESEA section 6114(c)(4)).
    b. Supplementary Documentation: For an applicant that is an LEA or 
consortia of LEAs, the EASIE application requires the electronic 
Portable Document Format (PDF) submission of the PCA form no later than 
the deadline for transmittal of EASIE Part II, which is June 15, 2017. 
The required form is available in EASIE.
    3. Submission Dates and Times:
    Part II of the Formula Grant EASIE Applications Available: May 17, 
2017.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Part II Applications: June 15, 2017, 
8:00:00 p.m., Washington, DC time.
    Applications for grants under this program must be submitted 
electronically using EASIE. For information (including dates and times) 
about how to submit your application electronically, or in paper format 
by mail or hand delivery if you qualify for an exception to the 
electronic submission requirements, please refer to Other Submission 
Requirements in section IV of this notice.
    We do not consider an application that does not comply with the 
deadline requirements.
    Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or 
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact 
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VI 
of this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or 
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the 
application process, the individual's application remains subject to 
all other requirements and limitations in this notice.
    4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is not subject to 
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
    5. Funding Restrictions: Not more than 5 percent of the funds 
provided to a grantee may be used for administrative costs (ESEA 
section 6115(d)). We reference regulations outlining other funding 
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
    6. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification 
Number, and System for Award Management: To do business with the 
Department of Education, you must--
    a. Have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and a 
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);
    b. Register both your DUNS number and TIN with the System for Award 
Management (SAM), the Government's primary registrant database;
    c. Provide your DUNS number and TIN on your application; and
    d. Maintain an active SAM registration with current information 
while your application is under review by the Department and, if you 
are awarded a grant, during the project period.

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    You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet at the 
following Web site: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. A DUNS number can be 
created within one to two business days.
    If you are a corporate entity, agency, institution, or 
organization, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service. 
If you are an individual, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal 
Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. If you need a 
new TIN, please allow two to five weeks for your TIN to become active.
    The SAM registration process can take approximately seven business 
days, but may take upwards of several weeks, depending on the 
completeness and accuracy of the data you enter into the SAM database. 
Thus, if you think you might want to apply for Federal financial 
assistance under a program administered by the Department, please allow 
sufficient time to obtain and register your DUNS number and TIN. We 
strongly recommend that you register early.
    If you are currently registered with SAM, you may not need to make 
any changes. However, please make certain that the TIN associated with 
your DUNS number is correct. Also note that you will need to update 
your registration annually. This may take three or more business days.
    Information about SAM is available at www.SAM.gov. To further 
assist you with obtaining and registering your DUNS number and TIN in 
SAM or updating your existing SAM account, we have prepared a SAM.gov 
Tip Sheet, which you can find at: http://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html.
    7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under 
this program must be submitted electronically unless you qualify for an 
exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in 
this section.

a. Electronic Submission of Applications

    Applications for grants under the Formula Grants program, CFDA 
number 84.060A, must be submitted electronically using the EASIE 
application located in the EDFacts System Portal at https://eden.ed.gov.
    Applications submitted in paper format will be rejected unless you 
qualify for one of the exceptions to the electronic submission 
requirement described later in this section under Exception to 
Electronic Submission Requirement, and follow the submission rules 
outlined therein.
    Electronic Application System for Indian Education (EASIE): EASIE 
is an easy-to-use, electronic application found in the EdFacts System 
Portal at https://eden.ed.gov. The EASIE application is divided into 
two parts.
    In Part I, applicants submit their Indian student count and select 
the application time span.
    In Part II, all applicants must--
    (1) Select the type of program being submitted as either regular 
formula grant program, formula grant project consolidated with a title 
I schoolwide program, or integration of services under section 6116 of 
the ESEA;
    (2) Select the grade levels offered by the LEA or BIE school 
district;
    (3) Identify, from a list of possible Department grant programs 
(e.g., ESEA title I), the programs in the LEA that are currently 
coordinated with a title VI project, or with which the school district 
plans to coordinate during the project year, in accordance with section 
6114(c)(5) of the ESEA and describe the coordination of services for 
AI/AN students with those grant programs;
    (4) Identify specific project objectives that will further the goal 
of providing culturally responsive education for AI/AN students to meet 
their academic needs and help them meet State achievement standards, 
and identify the data sources that will be used to measure progress 
towards meeting project objectives and on which grantees will report in 
the annual performance report after the grant year closes;
    (5) Describe the professional development opportunities that will 
be provided as part of your coordination of services to ensure that 
teachers and other school professionals who are new to the Indian 
community are prepared to work with Indian children, and that all 
teachers who will be involved in programs assisted by this grant have 
been properly trained to carry out such programs;
    (6) Provide information on how the State assessment data of all 
Indian students (not just those served) are used. Indicate how you plan 
to disseminate information to the Indian community, parent committee, 
and Indian tribes whose children are served by the LEA and how 
assessment data from the previous school year were used, as required by 
section 6114(6)(C) of the ESEA;
    (7) Indicate when a public hearing was held for FY 2017;
    (8) For LEA applicants or a consortium of LEAs, describe the 
process the LEA(s) used to meaningfully collaborate with Indian tribes 
located in the community in a timely, active, and ongoing manner in the 
development of the comprehensive program and the actions taken as a 
result of such collaboration;
    (9) Identify your specific project objectives towards the goal of 
providing culturally responsive education for AI/AN students to meet 
their academic needs and help them meet State achievement standards;
    (10) For an LEA that selects a schoolwide application, identify in 
its application how the use of such funds in a schoolwide program will 
produce benefits to Indian students that would not be achieved if the 
funds were not used in a schoolwide program; and
    (11) Submit a program budget based on the estimated grant amount 
that the EASIE system calculates from the Indian student count you 
submitted in EASIE Part I. After the initial grant amounts are 
determined, additional funds may become available due to such 
circumstances as withdrawn applications or reduction in an applicant's 
student count. An applicant whose award amount increases or decreases 
more than $5,000 must submit a revised budget prior to receiving its 
grant award but will not need to re-certify its application. For an 
applicant that receives an increase or decrease in its award of less 
than $5,000, there will be no need for further action. For an applicant 
that receives an increased award amount following submission of its 
original budget, the applicant must allocate the increased amount only 
to previously approved budget categories.

    Note:  Applicants in designing their projects and preparing 
their required General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) section 427 
assurance, will need to address barriers to participation for 
individuals, including individuals with disabilities and limited 
English proficiency, and must consider the steps they will take to 
ensure equitable participation of all children and families in the 
project, in compliance with civil rights obligations. (Section 427 
requires each applicant to include in its application a description 
of the steps the applicant proposes to take to ensure equitable 
access to, and participation in, its federally assisted program for 
students, teachers, and other program beneficiaries with special 
needs.)

    Registration for Formula Grant EASIE: Applicants must be registered 
for Formula Grant EASIE before the Part I application deadline date. 
The Part I application deadline date for FY 2017 is April 28, 2017.
    Certification for Formula Grant EASIE: The applicant's authorized 
representative, who must be authorized by the applicant to legally bind 
the applicant, must certify Part II. Only users with the role type 
``managing user'' or ``certifying official user'' in the EASIE system 
can certify an application.

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Your project's contact information should contain at least three system 
users with valid email addresses for the project director and 
authorized representative or another party designated to answer 
questions in the event the project director is unavailable. The 
certification process ensures that the information in the application 
is true, reliable, and valid. An applicant that provides a false 
statement in the application is subject to penalties under the False 
Claims Act, 18 U.S.C. 1001.
    Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an 
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your 
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application 
through the EASIE system because--
     You do not have access to the Internet; or
     You do not have the capacity to upload documents to the 
EASIE system;
    and
     No later than two weeks before the application deadline 
date for Part I (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day 
before the application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the 
next business day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a 
written statement to the Department, explaining which of the two 
grounds for an exception prevents you from using the Internet to submit 
your application.
    If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be 
postmarked no later than two weeks before the Part I application 
deadline date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we 
must receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the 
Part I application deadline date.
    Address and mail or fax your statement to: Bernard Garcia, U.S. 
Department of Education, Office of Indian Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue SW., Room 3W115, Washington, DC 20202-6335. FAX: (202) 205-0606.
    Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the 
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.

b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail

    If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission 
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a 
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail 
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the 
application deadline dates for both Part I and Part II, to the 
Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, 
Office of Indian Education, Attention: CFDA Number 84.060A, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3W115, Washington, DC 20202-6335.
    You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
    (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
    (2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the 
U.S. Postal Service.
    (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial 
carrier.
    (4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the 
U.S. Department of Education.
    If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do 
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
    (1) A private metered postmark.
    (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

    Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated 
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your 
local post office.

    We will not consider applications postmarked after the application 
deadline date for Part I or Part II.

c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery

    If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission 
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper 
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original 
and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the 
application deadline dates for both Part I and Part II, to the 
Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, 
Office of Indian Education, Attention: CFDA Number 84.060A, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3W115, Washington, DC 20202-6335.
    The program office accepts hand deliveries daily between 8:00 a.m. 
and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and 
Federal holidays.

    Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications:  If you 
mail or hand deliver your application to the Department--
    (1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by 
the Department--in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including 
suffix letter, if any, of the program under which you are submitting 
your application; and
    (2) The program office will mail you a notification of receipt 
of your grant application. If you do not receive this notification 
within 15 business days from the application deadline date, you 
should contact the program office at (202) 260-3774.

V. Grant Administration Information

    1. Risk Assessment and Special Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 
200.205, before awarding grants under this program the Department 
conducts a review of the risks posed by applicants. Under 2 CFR 
3474.10, the Secretary may impose special conditions and, in 
appropriate circumstances, high-risk conditions on a grant if the 
applicant or grantee is not financially stable; has a history of 
unsatisfactory performance; has a financial or other management system 
that does not meet the standards in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not 
fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; or is otherwise not 
responsible.
    2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify 
administrative and national policy requirements in the application 
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable 
Regulations section of this notice. We reference the regulations 
outlining the terms and conditions of a grant in the Applicable 
Regulations section of this notice.
    3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a grant under this program, you 
must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and systems 
to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170 should you 
receive funding. This does not apply if you have an exception under 2 
CFR 170.110(b).
    (b) You must submit a performance report using the EDFacts System 
Portal at https://eden.ed.gov, including financial information, as 
directed by the Secretary, within 90 days after the close of the grant 
year. The performance report is located within the EDFacts System 
Portal as Part III.
    (c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the Secretary may provide a grantee 
with additional funding for data collection analysis and reporting. In 
this case the Secretary establishes a data collection period.
    4. Performance Measures: The Secretary has established the 
following key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness and 
efficiency of the Formula Grants program: (1) The percentage of AI/AN 
students in grades four and eight who score at or above the basic level 
in reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP); 
(2) the percentage of AI/AN students in grades four and eight who score 
at or above the basic level in mathematics on the NAEP; (3) the 
percentage of AI/AN students in grades three through eight meeting 
State achievement standards by scoring at or above the proficient level 
in reading and mathematics on State assessments; (4)

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the difference between the percentage of AI/AN students in grades three 
through eight at or above the proficient level in reading and 
mathematics on State assessments and the percentage of all students 
scoring at those levels; (5) the percentage of AI/AN students who 
graduate from high school as measured by the four-year adjusted cohort 
graduation rate; and (6) the percentage of funds used by grantees prior 
to award close-out.
    5. Integrity and Performance System: If you receive an award under 
this grant program that over the course of the project period may 
exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (currently $150,000), under 
2 CFR 200.205(a)(2) we must make a judgment about your integrity, 
business ethics, and record of performance under Federal awards--that 
is, the risk posed by you as an applicant--before we make an award. In 
doing so, we must consider any information about you that is in the 
integrity and performance system (currently referred to as the Federal 
Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS)), 
accessible through SAM. You may review and comment on any information 
about yourself that a Federal agency previously entered and that is 
currently in FAPIIS.
    Please note that, if the total value of your currently active 
grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement contracts from the 
Federal Government exceeds $10,000,000, the reporting requirements in 2 
CFR part 200, Appendix XII, require you to report certain integrity 
information to FAPIIS semiannually. Please review the requirements in 2 
CFR part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant plus all the other Federal 
funds you receive exceed $10,000,000.

VI. Agency Contacts

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the Formula Grants 
program, contact Bernard Garcia, U.S. Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3W115, Washington, DC 20202-6335. Telephone: 
(202) 260-1454 or by email: [email protected]. For questions about 
the EASIE application and uploading documentation, contact the EDFacts 
PSC, telephone: 877-457-3336 (877-HLP-EDEN) or by email at: 
[email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf or a text 
telephone, call the EDFacts PSC, toll free, at 1-888-403-3336 (888-403-
EDEN).

VII. Other Information

    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) by contacting 
the EDFacts PSC listed under Agency Contacts in section VI of this 
notice.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free 
Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the 
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System 
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well 
as other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register 
in text or PDF. To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 
available free at the site.
    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Register by using the article search feature at: 
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.

    Dated: April 12, 2017.
Monique M. Chism,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
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