[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6160-6161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02339]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice Inviting Applications for Public and Private Nonprofit 
Institutions of Higher Education Under the Higher Education Emergency 
Relief Fund (HEERF), Section 2003 of the American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 
(ARP)

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice; reopening of application period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Education is reopening the application 
period for institutions of higher education (IHEs) eligible for HEERF, 
ARP Act funds under the grant funding provided in SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION. The Secretary takes this action to allow eligible 
applicants additional time to submit their Certifications and 
Agreements (applications), and associated data submissions for approved 
information collections.

DATES: 
    Deadline for transmittal of applications: Applications will be 
accepted on a rolling basis until March 7, 2022.
    Deadline for submission of RPIC form: March 7, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Epps, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2B133, 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: The U.S. Department of Education is 
reopening the application period for institutions of higher education 
(IHEs) eligible for HEERF, ARP Act funds under the grant funding 
streams:
     ARP (a)(1) HEERF grant funding as authorized under section 
2003(1) of the ARP (Assistance Listing Numbers (ALNs) 84.425E and 
84.425F);
     ARP (a)(2) HEERF grant funding as authorized under ARP 
section 2003(2) for MSI and SIP institutions (ALNs 84.425L, and 
84.425M); and
     ARP (a)(4) grant funding under the Proprietary Institution 
Grant Funds for Students Program (ALN 84.425Q).
    The Secretary takes this action to allow eligible applicants 
additional time to submit their Certifications and Agreements 
(applications), and associated data submissions for approved 
information collections under OMB control numbers 1801-0005, 1840-0842, 
1840-0843, 1840-0852, and 1840-0855.
    This notice reopens the period for transmittal of applications for 
all eligible applicants that appear on the published allocation tables 
for ARP (a)(1), (a)(2) SIP and MSI, and ARP (a)(4) funding, along with 
the Required Proprietary Institution Certification (RPIC) until March 
7, 2022. Please note that institutions that are not included on the 
ARP(a)(1) and (a)(2) allocation tables, but that are eligible 
institutions, may apply under the Supplemental Support Under the 
American Rescue Plan (SSARP) funding opportunity.
    ARP HEERF (a)(1): On May 13, 2021, the Secretary announced in the 
Federal Register (86 FR 26215) the availability of new ARP (a)(1) HEERF 
grant funding as authorized under section 2003(1) of the ARP and 
invited applications under Assistance Listing Numbers (ALN) 84.425E and 
84.425F from eligible public and private nonprofit institutions that 
did not previously receive funding under section 314(a)(1) of the 
Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 
(CRRSAA).
    ARP HEERF (a)(2): On August 2, 2021, the Secretary announced in the 
Federal Register (86 FR 41459) the availability of new HEERF funding 
for the ARP (a)(2) grant program authorized under the ARP section 
2003(2) Strengthening Institutions Program and invited applications 
under Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.425M from eligible public and 
private nonprofit IHEs to address needs directly related to the 
coronavirus. These awards were in addition to the ARP (a)(1) grant 
funds and were allocated by the Secretary proportionally based on the 
relative share of funding appropriated to SIP in the Further 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. The IHEs eligible for this 
funding include institutions eligible for SIP that did not receive 
funding under section 314(a)(2) of the CRRSAA and that are included in 
the ARP (a)(2) allocation table.
    In addition, on August 2, 2021, the Secretary announced in the 
Federal Register (86 FR 41454) the availability of new HEERF funding 
for the ARP (a)(2) grant program authorized under ARP section 2003(2) 
Minority Serving Institutions program and invited applications under 
Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.425L from eligible public and 
private nonprofit IHEs to address needs directly related to the

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coronavirus. These awards were in addition to the ARP (a)(1) grants and 
were allocated by the Secretary proportionally to funding for MSI 
programs in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. The 
institutions eligible for this funding include institutions that 
generally would be eligible to apply for the following grant programs 
under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), and that are 
listed on the ARP (a)(2) MSI Allocation Table: Title V, part A 
Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions, Title V, part B Promoting 
Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans, and the 
following Title III Part A programs: Strengthening Asian American and 
Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI), 
Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions 
(ANNH), Strengthening Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions 
(NASNTI), and Strengthening Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI).
    ARP HEERF (a)(4): Lastly, on May 13, 2021, the Department published 
in the Federal Register (86 FR 26210) a notice announcing the 
availability of funds and application deadlines for the ARP (a)(4) 
grant funding and the RPIC form for Supplemental ARP (a)(4) awards 
under the Proprietary Institution Grant Funds for Students Program, ALN 
84.425Q, as authorized under section 2003 of the ARP. The Department 
also announced that it would award supplemental funds to eligible 
institutions that previously received a CRRSAA section 314(a)(4) award, 
ALN 84.425Q, without requiring these institutions to submit a new 
application for funding. However, 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.
    Each application for an ARP (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(4) grant must 
include--
     A complete SF-424;
     The Supplemental Information for the SF-424 form;
     The applicable Certification and Agreement (C&A).
    Each application for an ARP (a)(4) grant must also include a 
complete RPIC form, available at www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/arp.html.
    The Department reopens the period for transmittal of applications 
for all eligible applicants for ARP (a)(1), ARP (a)(2) SIP and MSI, and 
ARP (a)(4) funding, along with the Required Proprietary Institution 
Certification (RPIC) until March 7, 2022.
    We will accept complete applications submitted at any time prior to 
the deadline on March 7, 2022. All other requirements and conditions 
stated in the aforementioned notices announcing availability of funds 
remain the same.
    Program Authority: Section 2003 of the ARP and section 314 of the 
CRRSAA.
    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, 
audiotape, or compact disc or other accessible format.
    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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by the Department.

Michelle 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. 2022-02339 Filed 2-2-22; 8:45 am]
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