[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43951-43952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20070]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Extension of the Application Deadline Date for the Fiscal Year 
2017; Promise Neighborhoods Program Grant Application

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Acting 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) 2017 under the 
Promise Neighborhoods program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 
Number 84.215N. The Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary takes this action 
to allow more time for the preparation and submission of applications 
by prospective eligible applicants affected by the severe storms and 
flooding beginning on August 25, 2017, in Texas or Louisiana.
    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: October 6, 2017. 
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: December 6, 2017.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 21, 2017, we published in the 
Federal Register (82 FR 33881) a notice inviting applications for new 
awards for FY 2017 for the Promise Neighborhoods competition (NIA). The 
application deadline in the NIA was September 5, 2017. We are extending 
this competition for applicants in Texas or Louisiana in order to allow 
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 located in Texas or Louisiana.
    In accordance with the NIA, an eligible applicant 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 local 
educational agency (LEA), at least one public elementary or secondary 
school that is 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 of the 
entities required to be part of the partnership (i.e., a nonprofit 
organization, an LEA, or a consortium of schools) are located in Texas 
or Louisiana.
    An eligible applicant submitting an application under the extended 
deadline must provide a certification in its application that it meets 
the criteria for doing so 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

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criteria for submitting an application by the extended deadline.

    Note: All information in the NIA published on July 21, 2017 (82 
FR 33881) for this competition remains the same, except for the 
deadline date.

    Program Authority: The Promise Neighborhoods program is authorized 
under section 4624 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 
U.S.C. 7273-7274).
    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 person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.
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    Dated: September 15, 2017.
Margo Anderson,
Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 2017-20070 Filed 9-19-17; 8:45 am]
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