[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45975-45976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17642]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Reopening; Notice Inviting Applications for the Proprietary 
Institution Grant Funds for Students Program Under the Higher Education 
Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF); American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 (ARP)

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On May 13, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) 
published in the Federal Register a notice announcing the availability 
of funds and application deadlines for the ARP (a)(4) grant funding 
under the Proprietary Institution Grant Funds for Students Program, 
Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.425Q, as authorized under section 
2003 of the ARP. The Department reopens, until September 10, 2021, the 
period for both submission of new ARP (a)(4) applications, and the 
Required Proprietary Institution Certification (RPIC) form for 
supplemental ARP (a)(4) awards.

DATES: 
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: Applications will be 
accepted on a rolling basis until September 10, 2021.
    Deadline for Submission of Required Proprietary Institution 
Certification Form: September 10, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Epps, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 250-64, Washington, DC 20202. 
Telephone: The Department of Education HEERF Call Center at (202) 377-
3711. Email: [email protected]. Please also visit our HEERF website at: 
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/arp.html.
    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 13, 2021, we published in the Federal 
Register (86 FR 26210) a notice announcing availability of new ARP 
(a)(4) grant funds and application deadlines for grant funding under 
the Proprietary Institution Grant Funds for Students Program, ALN 
84.425Q, as authorized under section 2003 of the ARP. Each application 
for an ARP (a)(4) grant must include--
     A complete SF-424;
     Supplemental Information for the SF-424;
     A complete RPIC form, available at www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/arp.html; and
     The Proprietary Institution Grant Funds for Students 
Certification and Agreement (C&A).
    The Department also announced that it would award supplemental 
funds to eligible institutions that previously received a Coronavirus 
Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) 
section 314(a)(4) award, ALN 84.425Q, without requiring these 
institutions to submit a new application for funding. However, by 
August 11, 2021 and prior to receiving an award, eligible institutions 
were required to submit an RPIC form signed by the institution's 
president or chief executive officer and any owners with an ownership 
interest in the institution of 25 percent or more. The Department 
reopens the period, until September 10, 2021, for transmittal of both: 
(1) New ARP (a)(4) applications, and (2) RPIC forms for institutions to 
receive

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supplemental ARP (a)(4) awards. The Department will accept complete 
applications submitted at any time prior to the deadline on September 
10, 2021. All other requirements and conditions stated in the notice 
announcing availability of funds remain the same.
    Program Authority: Section 2003 of the ARP and section 314 of the 
CRRSAA.
    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 published by this Department 
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    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Register by using the article search feature at 
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by the Department.

Annmarie Weisman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning and Innovation, Office 
of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2021-17642 Filed 8-16-21; 8:45 am]
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