[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37923-37924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13645]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Application for New Awards Deadline Date; Higher Education 
Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), Sections 18004(a)(1), 18004(a)(2), and 
18004(a)(3); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice establishes the deadline date for institutions of 
higher education (IHEs) that did not initially apply to receive 
allocations to transmit their applications for funds from the Higher 
Education Emergency Relief Fund under sections 18004(a)(1), 
18004(a)(2), and 18004(a)(3) of the CARES Act as August 1, 2020.
    This notice applies to applications under the following Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers:

 84.425E--Student Aid portion of 18004(a)(1)
 84.425F--Institutional portion of 18004(a)(1)
 84.425J--Historically Black College and Universities under 
section 18004(a)(2)
 84.425K--Tribally Control Colleges and Universities under 
section 18004(a)(2)
 84.425L--Minority Serving Institutions under section 
18004(a)(2)

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 84.425M--Strengthening Institutions Program under section 
18004(a)(2)
 84.425N--Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education 
(FIPSE) under section 18004(a)(3)

    This notice relates to the approved information collections under 
OMB control numbers 1801-0005, 1840-0842, and 1840-0843.

DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 1, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Kennedy, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 278-24, Washington, DC 20202-
4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7957. Email: [email protected] or 
[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: In order for the Department to expeditiously 
calculate and redistribute any reserved or unclaimed funds from the 
HEERF under sections 18004(a)(1), 18004(a)(2), and 18004(a)(3) of the 
CARES Act, this notice establishes the deadline date for transmittal of 
applications for such funds as August 1, 2020. This notice applies to 
applications under CFDA numbers 84.425E and 84.425F under section 
18004(a)(1), 84.425J, 84.425K, 84.425L, 84.425M under 18004(a)(2), and 
84.425N under section 18004(a)(3). Applicants should refer to the 
procedures outlined on the Department's CARES Act: Higher Education 
Emergency Relief Fund website for additional information on the 
procedures for applying for these funds, at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/caresact.html.
    Program Authority: Sections 18004(a)(1), 18004(a)(2), and 
18004(a)(3) of Title VIII of Division B of the CARES Act, Pubblic Law 
116-36 (enacted March 27, 2020).
    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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Robert L. King,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2020-13645 Filed 6-23-20; 8:45 am]
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