[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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