[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 91 (Monday, May 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27721-27726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09999]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Well-Rounded Education Through
Student-Centered Funding Demonstration Grants
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice
inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for Well-Rounded
Education through Student-Centered Funding Demonstration Grants,
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.424E. This
notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control
number 1894-0006.
DATES:
Applications Available: May 11, 2020.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 10, 2020.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 8, 2020.
Pre-Application Webinar Information: The Department will hold a
pre-application meeting via webinar for prospective applicants. Please
refer to the Department's website for specific details about the pre-
application webinar, which we expect to hold approximately two weeks
after applications are available: https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/school-support-and-accountability/student-centered-funding-pilot/.
ADDRESSES: For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an
application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to
Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the
Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768) and available at
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Joseph, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3W105, Washington, DC 20202-
5970. Telephone: (202) 453-6702. Email: [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:
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Well-Rounded Education through Student-
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Centered Funding Demonstration Grants program provides competitive
grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to demonstrate model
programs for providing well-rounded education opportunities through the
development and implementation of student-centered funding (SCF)
systems based on weighted per-pupil allocations under section 1501 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA).
Background: Most LEAs allocate school-level resources in the form
of staff, equipment, and instructional materials, rather than
allocating specific dollar amounts to individual schools. Typically,
such traditional resource-allocation systems determine the number of
teachers, school administrators, and other types of staff for each
school based on its total student enrollment, with additional support
for particular groups of students (e.g., students from low-income
families, English learners (ELs), and students with disabilities) often
provided through Federal- and State-funded categorical funding
programs. School leaders and other stakeholders such as teachers,
parents, and community members often have little influence over how
dollars are spent at their school and are thus unable to tailor the
school's education program to meet the needs of its specific students.
The lack of transparency, predictability, and autonomy in the typical
school resource allocation system means students in a given school may
not have access to an enriched curriculum and educational experience
tailored to their needs--that is, the very essence of a well-rounded
education.
Section 1501 of the ESEA offers an alternative to such traditional
resource-allocation systems. An LEA approved under section 1501 has
flexibility to consolidate eligible Federal funds with its State and
local funds to create a single student-centered school funding system
based on weighted per-pupil allocations for students from low-income
families, ELs, and otherwise disadvantaged students. The Secretary is
prepared to waive most Federal fiscal requirements that apply to the
Federal funds the LEA allocates through such a system that meets the
requirements of section 1501, thereby affording each school in the LEA
considerable flexibility to use its Federal funds alongside its State
and local funds to create a well-rounded education program that best
meets the specific needs of students in the school.
Opportunities to provide a more well-rounded education program,
tailored to the specific needs of students in each school and
consistent with section 4107 of the ESEA, increase when school leaders
and stakeholders have flexibility to combine Federal with State and
local funds. The Well-Rounded Education through Student-Centered
Funding Demonstration Grants program is intended to help build the
capacity of LEAs to provide well-rounded education by utilizing the SCF
flexibility agreements under ESEA section 1501 in order to demonstrate
models for expanding and enhancing delivery of such opportunities for
educationally disadvantaged students. This program is being established
with funds from the two percent reservation for technical assistance
and capacity building under section 4103(a)(3) of the ESEA, which is
designed to support States and LEAs in carrying out activities
authorized under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants
program in title IV, part A of the ESEA, including activities that
support access to a well-rounded education. Grants are available to
LEAs that commit to applying for an SCF flexibility agreement under
ESEA section 1501 to assist them in developing, preparing, and
implementing an SCF system that enhances and expands the provision of
well-rounded education opportunities to educationally disadvantaged
students.
Priority: We are establishing this priority for the FY 2020 grant
competition and any subsequent year in which we make awards from the
list of unfunded applications from this competition, in accordance with
section 437(d)(1) of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), 20
U.S.C. 1232(d)(1).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2020 and any subsequent year in which we
make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this
competition, this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Absolute Priority: Developing and Implementing a Student-Centered
Funding System to Provide Well-Rounded Education Opportunities to
Educationally Disadvantaged Students.
Under this priority, we will consider an application from an LEA
that assures it will--
(a) Within 12 months of receiving a grant, submit an application to
the Department to implement an SCF flexibility agreement consistent
with ESEA section 1501;
(b) Use its SCF system to enhance and expand the provision of well-
rounded education opportunities to educationally disadvantaged
students; and
(c) Participate in the program evaluation required for LEAs that
receive an SCF flexibility agreement consistent with ESEA section
1501(j).
Requirements: We are establishing these application requirements
for the FY 2020 grant competition and any subsequent year in which we
make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this
competition, in accordance with section 437(d)(1) of GEPA, 20 U.S.C.
1232(d)(1).
Application Requirements: An LEA must include the following in its
application:
(a) A plan, including a timeline, for--
(1) Developing, within 12 months of receiving an award under this
program, and preparing to implement, an SCF system that is designed to
meet requirements for receiving an SCF flexibility agreement under ESEA
section 1501, which may include building the capacity of the LEA and
school staff to implement the system;
(2) Applying, within 12 months of receiving an award under this
program, to the Department for an SCF flexibility agreement under ESEA
section 1501 (information about ESEA section 1501 is found at https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/school-support-and-accountability/student-centered-funding-pilot/); and
(3) Disseminating widely to other LEAs no later than the end of the
grant period, information on--
(i) The development and implementation of the LEA's SCF system;
(ii) How the SCF system enhances schools' abilities to provide
well-rounded education opportunities to educationally disadvantaged
students; and
(iii) Related academic and other outcomes for those students,
which, at the LEA's discretion, could be based on one or more
indicators from the statewide accountability system (e.g., the other
academic indicator for public elementary and secondary schools that are
not high schools, a school quality or student success indicator, or
another indicator), or any other valid and reliable measure.
(b) A description of how the LEA will--
(1) Implement and continuously improve its SCF system during each
year of the award, including through an approved SCF flexibility
agreement. This may include addressing the estimated impact of system
implementation on schools that receive less funding than under the
previous funding model; and
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(2) Use its SCF system to expand and enhance the provision of well-
rounded education opportunities to educationally disadvantaged
students.
(c) A detailed project budget, which includes a budget narrative
that addresses the following and a proposed budget with funding
sufficient to--
(1) For the first year of the project, support LEA work to develop
and submit an application to the Department for an SCF flexibility
agreement under ESEA section 1501 within the first 12 months of the
project, and prepare to implement its SCF system;
(2) For the second year of the project, if the LEA's SCF
flexibility agreement is not yet approved under ESEA section 1501,
support LEA work to plan for implementation of its SCF system and train
staff according to their roles and responsibilities on well-rounded
education activities aligned with SCF implementation, such as training
school leaders on budgeting under an SCF system and training central
office staff on supporting school leaders in implementing an SCF
system;
(3) Support LEA work, once approved to implement an SCF flexibility
agreement under ESEA section 1501, to implement its SCF system for the
duration of the grant period and develop a plan for sustainability to
continue to implement its SCF system in the years following the grant
period; and
(4) Annually travel to project directors' meetings in Washington,
DC.
Third through Fifth Years of the Project: A grantee must receive
approval, or an extension if a grantee's initial three-year approval
expired, from the Department to implement an SCF flexibility agreement
under ESEA section 1501 to continue to receive funding for the third
through fifth years. In determining whether to continue funding, the
Secretary will also consider the requirements of 34 CFR 75.253(a), as
well as--
(a) The timeliness with which the requirements of the grant have
been or are being met by the project and how well they are being met;
and
(b) Readiness to implement an approved SCF flexibility agreement
under ESEA section 1501, as demonstrated through local commitment and
staff capacity, and the likelihood that approval of an agreement will
enhance a well-rounded education in the LEA.
Definitions: Based on the requirements in section 1501, we are
establishing the definitions of ``educationally disadvantaged
students'' and ``students from low-income families'' for the FY 2020
grant competition and any subsequent year in which we make awards from
the list of unfunded applications from this competition, in accordance
with section 437(d)(1) of GEPA, 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1). The definition of
``English learner'' is from ESEA section 8101(20), ``high-poverty
school'' is from ESEA section 1501(l)(2), and the definition of ``well-
rounded education'' is from ESEA section 8101(52).
Educationally disadvantaged students means, consistent with ESEA
section 1501(d)(2)(A)(ii), ELs, students from low-income families, and
students with any other characteristics associated with educational
disadvantage chosen by the LEA.
English learner means an individual who is an English learner as
defined in ESEA section 8101(20).
High-poverty school means a school that is in the highest two
quartiles of schools served by an LEA, based on the percentage of
enrolled students from low-income families.
Students from low-income families means low-income students as
determined by the LEA for the purpose of implementing an SCF
flexibility agreement under section 1501 of the ESEA.
Well-rounded education means courses, activities, and programming
in subjects such as English, reading or language arts, writing,
science, technology, engineering, mathematics, foreign languages,
civics and government, economics, arts, history, geography, computer
science, music, career and technical education, health, physical
education, and any other subject, as determined by the State or LEA
with the purpose of providing all students access to an enriched
curriculum and educational experience.
Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: Under the Administrative Procedure
Act (5 U.S.C. 553), the Department generally offers interested parties
the opportunity to comment on proposed priorities, definitions, and
requirements. Section 437(d)(1) of GEPA, however, allows the Secretary
to exempt from rulemaking requirements regulations governing the first
grant competition under a new or substantially revised program
authority. This is the first grant competition for this program under
section 4103(a)(3) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7113) and therefore qualifies
for this exemption. In order to ensure timely grant awards, the
Secretary has decided to forgo public comment on the priority,
requirements, and definitions under section 437(d)(1) of GEPA. The
priority, requirements, and definitions will apply to the FY 2020 grant
competition and any subsequent year in which we make awards from the
list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Program Authority: Section 4103(a)(3) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7113).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations 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.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $3,000,000.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in subsequent years from
the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $500,000 per year prior to
implementation of the SCF system; $1,000,000-$3,000,000 per year for
implementation.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $1,500,000 per year.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1-4.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: LEAs.
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.
3. Equitable Services for Children and Educators in Private
Schools: A grantee under this program is required to provide for the
equitable participation of private school children, in accordance with
section 8501 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7881). For purposes of this
program, this means that a grantee that receives approval from the
Department to implement an SCF flexibility agreement under section 1501
of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6491) must provide for the equitable
participation of private school children as required by sections
1501(d)(1)(I), 1117, and 8501 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6491(d)(1)(I),
6320, and 7881).
4. Subgrantees: A grantee under this competition may not award
subgrants to
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entities to directly carry out project activities described in its
application.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Application Submission Instructions: Applicants are required to
follow the Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of
Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal
Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768) and available at
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf, which
contain requirements and information on how to submit an application.
Grants.gov has relaxed the requirement for applicants to have an active
registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to apply
for funding during the COVID-19 pandemic. An applicant that does not
have an active SAM registration can still register with grants.gov, but
must contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, toll-free, at 1-800-518-4726,
in order to take advantage of this flexibility.
2. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this program.
3. Funding Restrictions: A grantee may use grant funds only for
activities related to--
(a) For a period of up to 24 months, developing and preparing to
implement an SCF system through an SCF flexibility agreement under ESEA
section 1501, which may include staff capacity building; and
(b) Once implementing an SCF flexibility agreement--
(1) Implementing and continuously improving an SCF system, which
may include assisting schools in transitioning to a new system,
including temporary payments to schools that receive less funding than
under the previous funding model so the LEA as a whole can implement
the SCF system and increase opportunities for a well-rounded education
across schools in the LEA;
(2) Using an SCF system to provide enhanced and expanded well-
rounded education opportunities to educationally disadvantaged
students; and
(3) Disseminating information on its project.
We reference regulations outlining other funding restrictions in
the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
4. Recommended Page Limit: The application narrative is where you,
the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to
evaluate your application. We recommend that you (1) limit the
application narrative to no more than 40 pages and (2) use the
following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial.
The recommended page limit does not apply to the cover sheet; the
budget section (including the narrative budget justification); the
assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the resumes,
the bibliography, or the letters of support. However, the recommended
page limit does apply to all of the application narrative.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: In general, the selection criteria for this
program are from 34 CFR 75.210. The selection criterion in paragraph
(a)(1) is based on applicable program statute in accordance with 34 CFR
75.209. The selection criteria are as follows:
(a) Quality of the project design (up to 30 points).
The Secretary considers the quality of the design of the proposed
project. In determining the quality of the design of the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the design of the proposed project is
appropriate to, and will successfully address, the needs of
educationally disadvantaged students through a well-rounded education
(up to 10 points).
(2) The extent to which the applicant demonstrates that it has the
resources to operate the project beyond the length of the grant,
including a multi-year financial and operating model and accompanying
plan; the demonstrated commitment of any partners; evidence of broad
support from stakeholders (e.g., State educational agencies, teachers'
unions) critical to the project's long-term success; or more than one
of these types of evidence (up to 10 points).
(3) The potential replicability of the proposed project or
strategies, including, as appropriate, the potential for implementation
in a variety of settings (up to 5 points).
(4) The extent to which the results of the proposed project are to
be disseminated in ways that will enable others to use the information
or strategies (up to 5 points).
(b) Quality of project services (up to 20 points).
The Secretary considers the quality of the services to be provided
by the proposed project. In determining the quality of the services to
be provided by the proposed project, the Secretary considers the
following factors:
(1) The quality and sufficiency of strategies for ensuring equal
access and treatment for eligible project participants who are members
of groups that have traditionally been underrepresented based on race,
color, national origin, gender, age, or disability (up to 10 points).
(2) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project involve the collaboration of appropriate partners for
maximizing the effectiveness of project services (up to 10 points).
(c) Adequacy of resources (up to 20 points).
The Secretary considers the adequacy of resources for the proposed
project. In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the
proposed project (up to 10 points).
(2) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of key project personnel (up to 10 points).
(d) Quality of the management plan (up to 30 points).
The Secretary considers the quality of the management plan for, and
the evaluation to be conducted of, the proposed project. In determining
the quality of the management plan and the project evaluation, the
Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives
of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing
project tasks (up to 10 points).
(2) The adequacy of procedures for ensuring feedback and continuous
improvement in the operation of the proposed project (up to 10 points).
(3) How the applicant will ensure that a diversity of perspectives
are brought to bear in the operation of the proposed project, including
those of parents, teachers, the business community, a variety of
disciplinary and professional
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fields, recipients or beneficiaries of services, or others, as
appropriate (up to 10 points).
2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), the past
performance of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as
the applicant's use of funds, achievement of project objectives, and
compliance with grant conditions. The Secretary may also consider
whether the applicant failed to submit a timely performance report or
submitted a report of unacceptable quality.
In addition, in making a competitive grant award, the Secretary
requires various assurances, including those applicable to Federal
civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or
activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department
(34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
3. Risk Assessment and Specific 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 specific 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.
4. Integrity and Performance System: If you are selected under this
competition to receive an award that over the course of the project
period may exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (currently
$250,000), 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 the System for Award Management. 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. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN); or we may send you an email containing a link to
access an electronic version of your GAN. We may notify you informally,
also.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
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
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Open Licensing Requirements: Unless an exception applies, if you
are awarded a grant under this competition, you will be required to
openly license to the public grant deliverables created in whole, or in
part, with Department grant funds. When the deliverable consists of
modifications to pre-existing works, the license extends only to those
modifications that can be separately identified and only to the extent
that open licensing is permitted under the terms of any licenses or
other legal restrictions on the use of pre-existing works.
Additionally, a grantee or subgrantee that is awarded competitive grant
funds must have a plan to disseminate these public grant deliverables.
This dissemination plan can be developed and submitted after your
application has been reviewed and selected for funding. For additional
information on the open licensing requirements please refer to 2 CFR
3474.20.
4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a grant under this competition,
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 under the competition. This does not apply
if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
(b) At the end of your project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multiyear award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the most current performance and
financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34
CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting,
please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
5. Performance Measures:
(a) Program Performance Measures. The performance measures for this
program are--
(1) The total student enrollment in each participating LEA;
(2) The total funds that the participating LEA received for schools
from any source (i.e., Federal, State, and local funds);
(3) The total funds that the participating LEA received for schools
from any source (i.e., Federal, State, and local funds) and expended
using an SCF system; and
(4) The ratio of the total amount of per-pupil funding from any
source expended in high-poverty schools (as defined in this notice) as
compared with the total amount of per-pupil funding expended in schools
that are not high-poverty schools in each participating LEA.
(b) Project-Specific Performance Measures. Applicants must propose
project-specific performance measures and performance targets
consistent with the objectives of the proposed project, including
measures to address how the SCF system will enhance and expand the
provision of well-rounded education opportunities to educationally
disadvantaged students. Applicants must provide the following
information as directed under 34 CFR 75.110(b) and (c):
(1) Performance measures. How each proposed performance measure
would accurately measure the performance of the project and how the
proposed performance measure would be consistent with the performance
measures established for the program funding the competition.
(2) Baseline data. (i) Why each proposed baseline is valid; or (ii)
if the applicant has determined that there are no established baseline
data for a particular performance measure, an explanation of why there
is no established baseline and of how and when, during the project
period, the
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applicant would establish a valid baseline for the performance measure.
(3) Performance targets. Why each proposed performance target is
ambitious yet achievable compared to the baseline for the performance
measure and when, during the project period, the applicant would meet
the performance target(s).
(4) Data collection and reporting. (i) The data collection and
reporting methods the applicant would use and why those methods are
likely to yield reliable, valid, and meaningful performance data; and
(ii) the applicant's capacity to collect and report reliable, valid,
and meaningful performance data, as evidenced by high-quality data
collection, analysis, and reporting in other projects or research.
All grantees must submit annual performance reports with
information that is responsive to these performance measures.
6. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award under 34 CFR
75.253, the Secretary considers, among other things: Whether a grantee
has made substantial progress in achieving the goals and objectives of
the program; whether the grantee has expended funds in a manner that is
consistent with its approved application and budget; and, if the
Secretary has established performance measurement requirements, the
performance targets in the grantee's approved application.
In making a continuation award, the Secretary also considers
whether the grantee is operating in compliance with the assurances in
its approved application, including those applicable to Federal civil
rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities
receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department (34 CFR
100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
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) on request to
the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may
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Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this
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Frank T. Brogan,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
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