[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 54540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19391]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Reopening; Applications for New Awards; Education Research and 
Special Education Research Grant Programs

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On May 4, 2020, we published in the Federal Register a notice 
inviting applications (NIA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Education 
Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs competitions, 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers 84.305A, 84.305B, 
84.305C, 84.305R, 84.324A, 84.324B, 84.324P, and 84.324R. The NIA 
established a deadline date of August 20, 2020, for the transmittal of 
applications. This notice reopens the competition until September 8, 
2020, for certain prospective eligible applicants described elsewhere 
in this notice.

DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 8, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the contact person associated with 
a particular research competition, please refer to the chart published 
in the Federal Register on May 4, 2020 (85 FR 26445) and available at 
www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2020-05-04/2020-09446, as well as in the 
relevant Request for Application (available at https://ies.ed.gov/funding/) and application package.
    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 May 4, 2020, we published the NIA for the 
FY 2021 Education Research and Special Education Research Grant 
Programs competitions in the Federal Register (85 FR 26445). We are 
reopening this competition in order to allow applicants, including 
personnel that are critical to the preparation and submission of 
applications, more time to prepare and submit applications that were 
delayed by the severe storm disaster declaration in Iowa or the 
wildfire disaster declarations in California, Nevada, Oregon, and 
Washington.
    Eligibility: The extension of the application deadline date in this 
notice applies to eligible applicants under the FY 2021 Education 
Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs competitions, 
CFDA numbers 84.305A, 84.305B, 84.305C, 84.305R, 84.324A, 84.324B, 
84.324P, and 84.324R, that are affected by Fire Management Assistance 
Declarations in California (FEMA Disaster designations 5331, 5332, 
5329), Nevada (FEMA Disaster designation 5328), Oregon (FEMA Disaster 
designation 5327), and Washington (FEMA Disaster designation 5330) and 
a Major Disaster Declaration in Iowa (FEMA Disaster designation 4557). 
See www.fema.gov/disasters/.
    Each application submitted under this Notice must include an 
assurance that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements for the 
jurisdictions covered by the FEMA designations noted above. The 
assurance may either be based on (1) the location of the applicant 
institution or (2) the location(s) of the essential staff, in which 
case the explanation should include the name(s) and remote work 
location(s) for the personnel or consultants key to the preparation of 
the application.
    Applicants that are eligible for an extension under this notice 
(because they are located in, or have personnel or consultants that are 
critical to the timely development and submission of applications who 
are located in, one of the areas described in the preceding paragraph) 
and have already timely submitted applications under the FY 2021 
Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs 
competitions may resubmit applications but are not required to do so. 
If a new application is not submitted, the Department will use the 
application that was submitted by the original deadline. If a new 
application is submitted, the Department will consider the application 
that is last submitted and timely received. Applications that did not 
meet the original deadline must use the application package for the 
reopened competition, available at grants.gov, to be considered for 
review.

    Note:  All information in the NIA for this competition remains 
the same, except for the deadline for the transmittal of 
applications.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.
    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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    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 Schneider,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
[FR Doc. 2020-19391 Filed 9-1-20; 8:45 am]
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