[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 212 (Friday, November 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61183-61188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24362]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Basic Needs for Postsecondary
Students Program
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice
inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2021
for the Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program, Assistance
Listing Number 84.116N. This notice relates to the approved information
collection under OMB control number 1894-0006.
DATES:
Applications Available: November 5, 2021.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 6, 2021.
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: Njeri Clark, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2B168, Washington, DC 20202-
4260. Telephone: (202) 453-6224. Email: [email protected].
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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 Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students
Program provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education
(IHEs) to support programs that address the basic needs of students and
to report on practices that improve outcomes for students.
Background: The Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program
supports IHEs that demonstrate a commitment to developing or enhancing
programs that support the basic needs of students. There is growing
evidence that food and housing insecurities compromise the well-being
of thousands of undergraduate students across the country, which may
reduce the odds that they will complete their degrees or certificates.
A recent study of more than 33,000 community college students found
that one-third had the lowest levels of food security and could be
considered hungry, while just over 50 percent were housing insecure.
Fourteen percent of those students surveyed were homeless.\1\
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\1\ Goldrick-Rab, S., Broton, K., & Eisenberg, D. (2015). Hungry
to Learn: Addressing Food & Housing Insecurity among Undergraduates.
Wisconsin HOPE Lab. Retrieved from http://wihopelab.com/publications/Wisconsin_HOPE_Lab_Hungry_To_Learn.pdf. Goldrick-Rab,
S., Richardson, J., & Hernandez, A. (2017). Hungry and Homeless in
College: Results from a National Study of Basic Needs Insecurity in
Higher Education. Wisconsin HOPE Lab. Retrieved from http://wihopelab.com/publications/hungry-and-homeless-in-college-report.pdf
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Similarly, the Government Accountability Office analyzed dozens of
studies and found rates of food insecurity among college students were
typically reported at more than 30 percent.\2\ Studies show that if a
student has not eaten sufficient nutritious food or slept the night
before a class or exam, they will have greater difficulty mastering the
material and performing well.\3\
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\2\ Government Accountability Office. (2018). Food Insecurity:
Better Information Could Help Eligible College Students Access
Federal Food Assistance Benefits. Retrieved from https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-19-95.pdf.
\3\ Maroto, M.E., Snelling, A., & Linck, H. (2015). Food
Insecurity Among Community College Students: Prevalence and
Association with Grade Point Average. Community College Journal of
Research and Practice, 39(6), 515-526. Hershner, S.D., & Chervin,
R.D. (2014). Causes and Consequences of Sleepiness Among College
Students. Nature and Science of Sleep, 6, 73-84.
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According to the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice's
most recent basic needs survey, students of color were more likely to
experience basic needs insecurity than their White peers. For students
at both two- and four-year institutions, 75 percent of Indigenous
students, 70 percent of Black students, and 64 percent of Hispanic or
Latino students experienced basic needs insecurity, compared with 54
percent of White students.\4\
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Supporting students' basic needs has many benefits for colleges and
universities, including boosting academic performance, promoting
retention and degree completion, reducing the barriers that returning
adults face, and creating bridges between the institution and community
organizations.\5\ In light of this and the other important issues
described above, this competition is designed to promote student
success by supporting programs that address the basic needs of students
and report on those practices that improve student outcomes. In
addition to the absolute priority we have established to address these
issues, we are establishing a competitive preference priority to
promote comprehensive services to students. This competitive preference
priority furthers the goals of the program by supporting projects that
meet the needs of the whole student.
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Priorities: This notice contains one absolute priority and one
competitive preference priority.
We are establishing these priorities for the FY 2021 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: This priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that meet this
priority.
This priority is:
Strengthening Cross-Agency Coordination and Community Engagement to
Advance Systemic Change.
Projects that are designed to take a systemic approach to improving
outcomes for underserved students through coordinating efforts with
Federal, State, or local agencies, or community-based organizations
that support students, to address two or more of the following basic
needs:
(1) Food assistance.
(2) Housing.
(3) Transportation.
(4) Health, including access to mental health support.
(5) Childcare.
(6) Dependent care.
(7) Technology.
Competitive Preference Priority: This priority is a competitive
preference priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award up to an
additional five points to an application, depending on how well the
application meets this priority.
This priority is:
Meeting Student Social, Emotional, and Academic Needs. (up to 5
points)
Projects that are designed to support students' social, emotional,
and academic needs with a focus on underserved students.
Definitions: We are establishing definitions for ``community
college,'' ``Historically Black colleges and universities,''
``Minority-Serving Institution,'' ``Tribal Colleges or Universities,''
and ``underserved student'' for the FY 2021 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. We have defined ``community college'' to ensure that
we capture applicable institutions of higher education that offer both
associate and bachelor's degrees. We are establishing the definition of
``underserved student'' to target the populations we believe are most
in need of the services intended to be provided under this program. The
remaining definitions are from 34 CFR 77.1.
Community college means an institution that meets the definition in
section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)
(20 U.S.C. 1058(f)); or an IHE (as defined in section 101 of the HEA)
that awards degrees and certificates, more than 50 percent of which are
not bachelor's degrees (or an equivalent) or master's, professional, or
other advanced degrees.
Demonstrates a rationale means a key project component included in
the project's logic model is informed by research or evaluation
findings that suggest the project component is likely to improve
relevant outcomes.
Department means the U.S. Department of Education.
Fiscal year means the Federal fiscal year--a period beginning on
October 1 and ending on the following September 30.
Grantee means the legal entity to which a grant is awarded and that
is accountable to the Federal Government for the use of the funds
provided. The
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grantee is the entire legal entity even if only a particular component
of the entity is designated in the grant award notice (GAN). For
example, a GAN may name as the grantee one school or campus of a
college or university. In this case, the granting agency usually
intends, or actually intends, that the named component assume primary
or sole responsibility for administering the grant-assisted project or
program. Nevertheless, the naming of a component of a legal entity as
the grantee in a grant award document shall not be construed as
relieving the whole legal entity from accountability to the Federal
Government for the use of the funds provided. (This definition is not
intended to affect the eligibility provision of grant programs in which
eligibility is limited to organizations that may be only components of
a legal entity.) The term ``grantee'' does not include any secondary
recipients, such as subgrantees and contractors, that may receive funds
from a grantee pursuant to a subgrant or contract.
Historically Black colleges and universities means colleges and
universities that meet the criteria set out in 34 CFR 608.2.
Logic model (also referred to as a theory of action) means a
framework that identifies key project components of the proposed
project (i.e., the active ``ingredients'' that are hypothesized to be
critical to achieving the relevant outcomes) and describes the
theoretical and operational relationships among the key project
components and relevant outcomes.
Note: In developing logic models, applicants may want to use
resources such as the Pacific Education Laboratory's Logic Model
Application (www.ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/pacific/elm.asp).
Minority-Serving Institution means an institution that is eligible
to receive assistance under sections 316 through 320 of part A of title
III, under part B of title III, or under title V of the HEA.
Performance measure means any quantitative indicator, statistic, or
metric used to gauge program or project performance.
Project component means an activity, strategy, intervention,
process, product, practice, or policy included in a project. Evidence
may pertain to an individual project component or to a combination of
project components (e.g., training teachers on instructional practices
for English learners and follow-on coaching for these teachers).
Relevant outcome means the student outcome(s) or other outcomes(s)
the key project component is designed to improve, consistent with the
specific goals of the program.
Tribal Colleges or Universities has the meaning ascribed it in
section 316(b)(3) of the HEA.
Underserved student means a student who is enrolled in
postsecondary education and is a member of one or more of the following
subgroups:
(a) A student who is living in poverty.
(b) A student of color.
(c) A student who is a member of a federally recognized Indian
Tribe.
(d) A student with a disability.
(e) A student experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.
(f) A pregnant, parenting, or caregiving student.
(g) A lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex
(LGBTQ+) student.
(h) A student who is the first in their family to attend
postsecondary education.
(i) A student enrolling in or seeking to enroll in postsecondary
education for the first time at the age of 20 or older.
(j) A student who is enrolled in or is seeking to enroll in
postsecondary education who is eligible for a Pell Grant.
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, selection criteria,
definitions, and other 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, and therefore qualifies for this
exemption. In order to ensure timely grant awards, the Secretary has
decided to forgo public comment on the priorities, requirements, and
definitions under section 437(d)(1) of GEPA. These priorities,
requirements, and definitions will apply to the FY 2021 grant
competition and any subsequent year in which we make awards from the
list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1138-1138d; Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 7614, 116th Congress (2020); the
explanatory statement accompanying H.R. 133 (Pub. L. 116-260).
Note: Projects will be awarded and must be operated in a manner
consistent with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in the
Federal civil rights laws.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 97,
98, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 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: $4,950,000.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in subsequent fiscal years
from the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $750,000 to $990,000 over 36 months.
Estimated Average Size of Award: $865,000.
Maximum Award: We will not make an award exceeding $990,000 for a
single budget period of 36 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 5.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Community Colleges (as defined in this
notice) that are Minority-Serving Institutions (as defined in this
notice), Historically Black colleges and universities (as defined in
this notice), or Tribal Colleges or Universities (as defined in this
notice).
Note: The notice announcing the FY 2021 process for designation
of eligible institutions, and inviting applications for waiver of
eligibility requirements, was published in the Federal Register on
March 4, 2021 (86 FR 12665). The Department extended the deadline
for applications in a notice published in the Federal Register on
April 13, 2021 (86 FR 19231). Only institutions that the Department
determines are eligible, or which are granted a waiver under the
process described in the March 4, 2021, notice, and that meet the
other eligibility requirements described in this notice, may apply
for a grant under this program.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not require
cost sharing or matching.
b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This program limits a grantee's
indirect cost reimbursement to eight percent of a modified total direct
cost base. We are
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establishing this indirect cost limit for the FY 2021 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. For more information regarding indirect costs, or to
obtain a negotiated indirect cost rate, please see www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/intro.html.
c. Administrative Cost Limitation: This program does not include
any program-specific limitation on administrative expenses. All
administrative expenses must be reasonable and necessary and conform to
Cost Principles described in 2 CFR part 200 subpart E of the Uniform
Guidance.
3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this competition may not award
subgrants to 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.
2. Submission of Proprietary Information: Given the types of
projects that may be proposed in applications for the Basic Needs for
Postsecondary Students Program, 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
whether 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).
An applicant may wish to request confidentiality of business
information because successful applications may be made available to
the public, if requested.
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 awards in a timely manner.
4. Funding Restrictions: We reference additional regulations
outlining funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice.
5. 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 50 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, and 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 applies to the Project Narrative, which
is your complete response to the selection criteria, and any response
to the competitive preference priorities, if applicable. However, the
recommended page limit does not apply to the Application for Federal
Assistance form (SF-424); the ED SF-424 Supplement form; the Budget
Information--Non-Construction Programs form (ED 524); the assurances
and certifications; or the one-page project abstract and supporting
budget narrative.
6. Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to review
grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number
of applicants that intend to apply. Therefore, we strongly encourage
each potential applicant to notify us of their intent to submit an
application. To do so, please email the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT with the subject line ``Intent to
Apply,'' and include the applicant's name and a contact person's name
and email address. Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to
apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice
of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information
provided.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are from 34 CFR 75.210. An applicant may earn up to a total of 100
points based on the selection criteria and up to five additional points
under the competitive preference priority, for a total score of up to
105 points. The selection criteria are as follows:
a. Need for the project. (Maximum 20 Points)
The Secretary considers the need for the proposed project.
In determining the need for the proposed project, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
i. The magnitude of the need for the services to be provided or the
activities to be carried out by the proposed project. (Up to 10 points)
ii. 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. (Up to 10 points)
b. Quality of the project design. (Maximum 35 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:
i. The extent to which the proposed project will integrate with or
build on similar or related efforts to improve relevant outcomes (as
defined in this notice), using existing funding streams from other
programs or policies supported by community, State, and Federal
resources. (Up to 10 points)
ii. The extent to which the proposed project will establish
linkages with other appropriate agencies and organizations providing
services to the target population. (Up to 10 points)
iii. The extent to which the proposed project demonstrates a
rationale (as defined in this notice). (Up to 5 points)
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. (Up to 10 points)
c. Quality of project services. (Maximum 25 Points)
The Secretary considers the quality of the services to be provided
by the proposed project.
i. In determining the quality of the services to be provided by the
proposed
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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. (Up to 5 points)
In addition, the Secretary considers the following factors:
ii. The likely impact of the services to be provided by the
proposed project on the intended recipients of those
services. (Up to 10 points)
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. (Up to 10 points)
d. Quality of the management plan. (Maximum 10 Points)
The Secretary considers the quality of the management plan for the
proposed project. In determining the quality of the management plan for
the proposed project, the Secretary considers 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.
e. Quality of the project evaluation. (Maximum 10 Points)
The Secretary considers the quality of the evaluation to be
conducted of the proposed project. 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. (Up to 5 points)
ii. 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. (Up to 5 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).
A panel of two to three non-Federal reviewers will review and score
each application in accordance with the selection criteria in this
notice, as well as the competitive preference priorities. A rank order
funding slate will be made from this review. Awards will be made in
rank order according to the average score received from the peer
review.
Tiebreaker: If there is more than one application with the same
score and insufficient funds to fund all the applications with the same
ranking, the first tiebreaker will be to select the applicant with the
highest average score under Quality of Project Services. If a second
tiebreaker is required, we will select the applicant with the highest
average score under Quality of the Project Design. If a third
tiebreaker is required, we will select the applicant with the highest
average score under Need for the Project. If the tie persists, the
application with the highest percentage of students who are Pell grant
recipients will be funded.
3. Risk Assessment and Specific Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.206, before awarding grants under this program, the Department
conducts a review of the risks posed by applicants. Under 2 CFR
200.208, the Secretary may impose specific conditions and, under 2 CFR
3474.10, 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 200.206(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.
5. In General: In accordance with the Office of Management and
Budget's guidance located at 2 CFR part 200, all applicable Federal
laws, and relevant Executive guidance, the Department will review and
consider applications for funding pursuant to this notice inviting
applications in accordance with:
(a) Selecting recipients most likely to be successful in delivering
results based on the program objectives through an objective process of
evaluating Federal award applications (2 CFR 200.205);
(b) Prohibiting the purchase of certain telecommunication and video
surveillance services or equipment in alignment with section 889 of the
National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) (2 CFR
200.216);
(c) Providing a preference, to the extent permitted by law, to
maximize use of goods, products, and materials produced in the United
States (2 CFR 200.322); and
(d) Terminating agreements in whole or in part to the greatest
extent authorized by law if an award no longer effectuates the program
goals or agency priorities (2 CFR 200.340).
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 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
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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.
(c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the Secretary may provide a grantee
with additional funding for data collection analysis and reporting. In
this case, the Secretary establishes a data collection period.
5. Performance Measures: For purposes of evaluating the success of
the Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program under the Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993 and Department reporting under 34
CFR 75.110, the Department will use the following performance measures:
(1) The number of underserved students served by any direct student
service supported by the grant.
(2) The annual persistence rate at grantee institutions for all
students who are served by any direct student service supported by the
grant.
(3) The annual rate of degree or certificate completion at grantee
institutions for all students served by any direct student service
supported by the grant.
VII. Other Information
Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities
can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an
accessible format. The Department will provide the requestor with an
accessible format that may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text
format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large print,
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Michelle Asha Cooper,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2021-24362 Filed 11-4-21; 8:45 am]
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