[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 221 (Friday, November 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 64914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25332]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Rural Postsecondary and Economic
Development Grant Program; Corrections
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice; corrections.
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SUMMARY: On November 5, 2021, the Department of Education (Department)
published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA)
for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2021 for the Rural Postsecondary
and Economic Development (RPED) Grant Program, Assistance Listing
Number 84.116W. We are amending the NIA to include as eligible
applicants public and private non-profit organizations and agencies
that partner with institutions of higher education (IHEs) and to make
associated changes to performance measure 2. In addition, we are
extending the deadline for transmittal of applications until December
13, 2021.
DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 13, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurrinn Abrams, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
Telephone: (202) 453-7906. 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: On November 5, 2021, we published in the
Federal Register the NIA for the FY 2021 RPED Grant Program (86 FR
61193). The application deadline in the NIA was December 6, 2021. We
are amending the NIA to include as eligible applicants public and
private non-profit organizations and agencies that partner with IHEs
and to make corresponding changes to performance measure 2. In
addition, we are extending the deadline for transmittal of applications
until December 13, 2021. All other requirements and conditions stated
in the NIA remain the same.
Corrections
In FR Document 2021-24361 appearing on page 61193 of the Federal
Register of November 5, 2021, we make the following amendments:
1. On page 61193, in the second column, under the Dates caption and
following the heading ``Deadline for Transmittal of Applications'',
remove ``December 6, 2021'' and add in its place ``December 13, 2021''.
2. On page 61195, in the second column, in the ``Eligiblity
Information'' section, at the end of the paragraph following the
heading ``Eligible Applicants'', add ``, and public and private non-
profit organizations and agencies that partner with such IHEs''.
3. On page 61197, in the third column, in the second line of the
second paragraph, add ``and/or partner'' after ``grantee''.
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).
Accessible Format: On request to the contact person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities can
obtain this document, the NIA, and a copy of the application 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,
audiotape, or compact disc, or other accessible format.
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Michele Asha Cooper,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs, Delegated the
Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant
Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2021-25332 Filed 11-18-21; 8:45 am]
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