[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 152 (Thursday, August 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47759-47763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17216]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Applications for New Awards; Independent Living Services for 
Older Individuals Who Are Blind--Independent Living Services for Older 
Individuals Who Are Blind Training and Technical Assistance

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting 
applications for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for the Independent Living 
Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind Program--Independent 
Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind (OIB) Training and 
Technical Assistance, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 
number 84.177Z. This notice relates to the approved information 
collection under OMB control number 1820-0018.

DATES: Applications Available: August 6, 2020.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 3, 2020.

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: Mary Williams, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 5100, Potomac Center Plaza 
(PCP), Washington, DC 20202-5176. Telephone: (202) 245-7586. 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 purpose of this program is to provide 
training and technical assistance to designated State agencies (DSAs)--
the State agencies that provide vocational rehabilitation services to 
individuals who are blind--that receive grant funding under the OIB 
program and to other service providers that receive OIB program funding 
from DSAs to provide services to consumers. The training and technical 
assistance are designed to improve the operation and performance of 
programs and services for older individuals who are blind resulting in 
their enhanced independence and self-sufficiency.
    Priorities: This notice includes one absolute priority and one 
competitive preference priority. These priorities are from the notice 
of final priorities and definitions for this program published 
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register (NFP).
    Absolute Priority: For FY 2020, this priority is an absolute 
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that 
meet this priority.
    This priority is:
    Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind 
(OIB) Training and Technical Assistance.
    This priority supports a cooperative agreement to establish an OIB 
Training and Technical Assistance Center (Center) to provide universal, 
targeted, and intensive training and technical assistance to designated 
State agencies (DSAs) funded under the OIB program and to any service 
providers that DSAs fund to provide services directly to consumers. The 
Center will develop and provide training and technical assistance in 
the following general topic areas:
    (a) Community outreach methods and strategies to identify potential 
recipients of services.
    (b) Promising practices, based on ``promising evidence'' as defined 
in 34 CFR 77.1(c), including the development and dissemination of 
relevant materials to facilitate the delivery of high-quality services.
    (c) Program performance, including data reporting and analysis.
    (d) Financial and management practices, including practices to 
ensure compliance with grant administration requirements.
    To meet the requirements of this priority, the Center must, at a 
minimum, conduct the following activities:
    (a) Annually provide intensive training and technical assistance to 
a minimum of three DSAs or other service providers on the four general 
topic areas in this priority. Intensive training and technical 
assistance may be provided through remote delivery as appropriate. The 
technical assistance must be--
    (1) Consistent with the project activities and tailored to the 
specific needs and challenges of the DSA or other service provider 
receiving intensive training and technical assistance;
    (2) Provided under an agreement with each DSA or other service 
provider that, at a minimum, details the purpose, intended outcomes, 
and requirements for subsequent evaluation of the training and 
technical assistance; and
    (3) Assessed 90 days after completion to ensure that the DSAs and 
other service providers receiving intensive training and technical 
assistance are applying it effectively, and to address any issues or 
challenges in its implementation.
    (b) Provide a range of targeted training and technical assistance 
and universal training and technical assistance products and services 
on the four general topic areas in this priority. The training and 
technical assistance must include, at a minimum, the following 
activities:
    (1) In each year of the project, provide a minimum of 10 webinars, 
podcasts, video conferences, teleconferences, or other virtual methods 
of dissemination of information and training and technical assistance 
on the four general topic areas in this priority to describe and 
disseminate information about emerging promising practices.
    (2) Develop new information technology (IT) platforms or systems, 
or modify existing platforms and systems, as follows:
    (i) Develop or modify, and maintain, a state-of-the-art IT platform 
sufficient to support webinars, podcasts, video conferences, 
teleconferences, and other virtual methods of dissemination of 
information and training and technical assistance; and
    (ii) Develop or modify, and maintain, a state-of-the-art archiving 
and dissemination system that is open and available to the public, at 
no cost, and that provides a central location for later use of training 
and technical assistance products, including course curricula, 
audiovisual materials, webinars, examples of emerging and promising 
practices related to the four general topic areas in this priority, and 
any other training and technical assistance products developed by the 
grantee and others.

    Note:  All products produced by the Center must meet government 
and industry-recognized standards for accessibility.

    (c) Conduct outreach to DSAs so that they are aware of, and can 
participate in, training and technical assistance activities.
    (d) Establish a community of practice \1\ that will act as a 
vehicle for communication, an exchange of information among DSAs and 
other service providers, and a forum for sharing the results of 
training and

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    (e) Facilitate annually a minimum of one in-person conference, or, 
if health and safety reasons make an in-person conference infeasible, a 
virtual conference, for the purpose of dissemination of information 
related to emerging promising practices and ongoing technical 
assistance needs and activities.
    (f) Communicate and coordinate, on an ongoing basis, with other 
federally funded training and technical assistance projects, 
particularly Department-funded projects, to ensure that training and 
technical assistance activities are complementary and non-duplicative.
    (g) Conduct an evaluation to determine the impact of the Center's 
training and technical assistance on the DSAs and other service 
providers that received the Center's services.
    Competitive Preference Priority: For FY 2020, this priority is a 
competitive preference priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award 
up to an additional 5 points to an application, depending on how well 
the application meets the competitive preference priority.
    This priority is:
    Identify and Demonstrate how Specific Technical Assistance 
Strategies Provided to OIB Grantees will Facilitate Collaboration and 
Leveraging of Resources at the State and Local Level.
    To meet the requirements of this priority, the Center must, at a 
minimum, develop technical assistance focused on partnerships to 
facilitate the sharing of information and leveraging of resources from 
other systems that work with aging individuals and individuals with 
disabilities.
    These technical assistance strategies must be designed to improve 
the capacity of OIB grantee staff, and staff from other service 
providers that receive OIB program funding from DSAs to provide 
services to the OIB population, to acquire and develop the skills and 
tools they need to help the OIB population sustain and increase their 
ability to live independently in their homes and communities.
    Definitions:
    For FY 2020, the following definitions from the NFP apply to this 
competition:
    Intensive training and technical assistance means training and 
technical assistance provided to a DSA, or other service provider that 
receives OIB program funding from a DSA to provide services, primarily 
on-site or through remote delivery, as needed and appropriate, over an 
extended period. Intensive training and technical assistance is based 
on an ongoing relationship between the training and technical 
assistance center staff and a DSA, or other service provider that 
receives OIB program funding from a DSA to provide services, under the 
terms of a signed intensive training and technical assistance 
agreement.
    Targeted training and technical assistance means training and 
technical assistance based on needs common to one or more DSAs, or 
other service providers that receive OIB program funding from DSAs to 
provide services, on a time-limited basis and with a limited commitment 
of training and technical assistance center resources. Targeted 
training and technical assistance are delivered through virtual or in-
person methods tailored to the identified needs of the participating 
DSAs, or other service providers that receive OIB program funding from 
DSAs to provide services.
    Universal training and technical assistance means training and 
technical assistance broadly available to DSAs, or other service 
providers that receive OIB program funding from DSAs to provide 
services, and other interested parties resulting in minimal interaction 
with training and technical assistance center staff. Universal training 
and technical assistance includes generalized presentations, products, 
and related activities available through a website or through brief 
contact with the training and technical assistance center staff.
    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 796j-1.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 
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. (d) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 367. (e) 
The NFP.

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


    Note:  The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions 
of higher education only.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Cooperative agreement.
    Estimated Available Funds: $596,956.
    Maximum Award: We will not make an award exceeding $596,956 for a 
single budget period of 12 months.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

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


    Note:  Under 34 CFR 75.562(c), an indirect cost reimbursement on 
a training grant is limited to the recipient's actual indirect 
costs, as determined by its negotiated indirect cost rate agreement, 
or eight percent of a modified total direct cost base, whichever 
amount is less. Indirect costs in excess of the limit may not be 
charged directly, used to satisfy matching or cost-sharing 
requirements, or charged to another Federal award.

    Project Period: Up to 60 months.

III. Eligibility Information

    1. Eligible Applicants: State and public or non-profit agencies and 
organizations and institutions of higher education that have the 
capacity to provide training and technical assistance in the provision 
of independent living services for older individuals who are blind and 
have demonstrated through their application a capacity to provide the 
level of training and technical assistance as indicated in the priority 
section of this notice.
    2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not require cost 
sharing or matching.
    3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this competition may not award 
subgrants to entities to directly carry out project activities 
described in its application. Under 34 CFR 75.708(e), a grantee may 
contract for supplies, equipment, and other services in accordance with 
2 CFR part 200.

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.
    2. Submission of Proprietary Information: Given the types of 
projects that may be proposed in applications for the OIB Training and 
Technical Assistance competition, your application may include business 
information that you consider proprietary. In 34 CFR 5.11 we define 
``business information'' and describe the process we use in determining 
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any of that information is proprietary and, thus, protected from 
disclosure under Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act (5 
U.S.C. 552, as amended).
    Because we plan to make successful applications available to the 
public, you may wish to request confidentiality of business 
information.
    Consistent with Executive Order 12600, please designate in your 
application any information that you believe is exempt from disclosure 
under Exemption 4. In the appropriate Appendix section of your 
application, under ``Other Attachments Form,'' please list the page 
number or numbers on which we can find this information. For additional 
information please see 34 CFR 5.11(c).
    3. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is subject to 
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. However, 
under 34 CFR 79.8(a), we waive intergovernmental review in order to 
make an award by the end of FY 2020.
    4. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding 
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
    5. Recommended Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of 
the application) 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 45 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 Part I, the cover 
sheet; Part II, the budget section, including the narrative budget 
justification; Part IV, 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: The selection criteria for this competition 
are from 34 CFR 75.210 and are listed below:
    (a) Significance (15 points).
    (1) The Secretary considers the significance of the proposed 
project.
    (2) In determining the significance of the proposed project, the 
Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) The extent to which specific gaps or weaknesses in services, 
infrastructure, or opportunities have been identified and will be 
addressed by the proposed project, including the nature and magnitude 
of those gaps or weaknesses;
    (ii) The importance or magnitude of the results or outcomes likely 
to be attained by the proposed project;
    (iii) The extent to which the proposed project is likely to build 
local capacity to provide, improve, or expand services that address the 
needs of the OIB population; and
    (iv) The importance or magnitude of the results or outcomes likely 
to be attained by the proposed project, especially improvements in 
independent living services.
    (b) Quality of project design (10 points).
    (1) The Secretary considers the quality of the design of the 
proposed project.
    (2) In determining the quality of the design of the proposed 
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be 
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable;
    (ii) The extent to which the proposed project is designed to build 
capacity and yield results that will extend beyond the period of 
Federal financial assistance;
    (iii) The extent to which the proposed project will establish 
linkages with other appropriate agencies and organizations providing 
services to the target population; and
    (iv) The extent to which the design of the proposed project is 
appropriate to, and will successfully address, the needs of the target 
population or other identified needs.
    (c) Quality of project services (25 points).
    (1) The Secretary considers the quality of the services to be 
provided by the proposed project.
    (2) In determining the quality of the services to be provided by 
the proposed project, the Secretary considers 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.
    (3) In addition, the Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed 
project reflect up-to-date knowledge from research and effective 
practice;
    (ii) The extent to which the services to be provided by the 
proposed project are appropriate to the needs of the intended 
recipients or beneficiaries of those services;
    (iii) 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; and
    (iv) The extent to which the technical assistance services to be 
provided by the proposed project involve the use of efficient 
strategies, including the use of technology, as appropriate, and the 
leveraging of non-project resources.
    (d) Quality of the project evaluation (15 points).
    (1) The Secretary considers the quality of the evaluation to be 
conducted of the proposed project.
    (2) In determining the quality of the evaluation, the Secretary 
considers the following factors:
    (i) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough, 
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the 
proposed project;
    (ii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are appropriate 
to the context within which the project
    operates;
    (iii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide 
performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward 
achieving intended outcomes; and
    (iv) The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use 
of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the 
intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and 
qualitative data to the extent possible.
    (e) Adequacy of resources (10 points).
    (1) The Secretary considers the adequacy of resources for the 
proposed project.
    (2) In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed 
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) The adequacy of support, including facilities, equipment, 
supplies, and other resources, from the applicant organization or the 
lead applicant organization; and
    (ii) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to 
the objectives,

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design, and potential significance of the proposed project.
    (f) Quality of project personnel (10 points).
    (1) The Secretary considers the quality of the personnel who will 
carry out the proposed project.
    (2) In determining the quality of project personnel, the Secretary 
considers the extent to which the applicant encourages applications for 
employment from persons who are members of groups that have 
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national 
origin, gender, age, or disability.
    (3) In addition, the Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience, 
of key project personnel;
    (ii) The qualifications, including relevant training and 
experience, of project consultants or subcontractors; and
    (iii) The relevance and demonstrated commitment of each partner in 
the proposed project to the implementation and success of the project.
    (g) Quality of the management plan (15 points).
    (1) The Secretary considers the quality of the management plan for 
the proposed project.
    (2) In determining the quality of the management plan for the 
proposed project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) 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;
    (ii) The extent to which the time commitments of the project 
director and principal investigator and other key project personnel are 
appropriate and adequate to meet the objectives of the proposed 
project;
    (iii) The adequacy of mechanisms for ensuring high-quality products 
and services from the proposed project; and
    (iv) 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 fields, recipients or beneficiaries of 
services, or others, as appropriate.
    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 competition, 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 
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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: The goal of this grant is to provide 
training and technical assistance designed to improve the operation and 
performance of programs and services for older individuals who are 
blind resulting in their enhanced independence and self-sufficiency.
    The cooperative agreement will specify the measures that will be 
used to assess the grantee's performance against the goals and 
objectives of the project, including outcome measures and measures that 
reflect the quality, relevance, and usefulness of the training and 
technical assistance products developed by the Center. Such measures 
will include, at a minimum, (1) the improved administration, operation, 
and performance of the DSAs or other service providers as measured 
through the attainment of goals established in the intensive training 
and technical assistance agreements; and (2) the number and percentage 
of DSAs or other service providers receiving intensive training and 
technical assistance that report that the training and technical 
assistance they received was of high quality, relevant, and useful.
    Other specific measures related to the priority areas for training 
and technical assistance will be determined on an annual basis and 
specified in the cooperative agreement.
    In its annual and final performance reports to the Department, the 
grantee will be expected to report the data outlined in the cooperative 
agreement that is needed to assess its performance. The annual 
performance reports must include both quantitative and qualitative 
information necessary to assess the Center's performance on the outcome 
measures established in the cooperative agreement. The data used must 
be valid and verifiable.
    The annual performance reports must provide, at a minimum, specific 
information on the number of training and technical assistance 
activities, the topics of such activities, the type of training and 
technical assistance provided (i.e., intensive, targeted, universal), 
the number and types of participants served (i.e., DSAs or other 
providers of services under the OIB program), and summary data from 
participant evaluations.
    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 project; 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 
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of 
Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this 
document, as well as all other documents of this Department published 
in the Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format (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.

Mark Schultz,
Commissioner, Rehabilitation Services Administration, Delegated the 
Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant 
Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services.
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