[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13280-13284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04987]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate
Achievement 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 for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for the
Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement (McNair) Program,
Assistance Listing Number 84.217A. This notice relates to the approved
information collection under OMB control number 1840-0619.
DATES:
Applications Available: March 9, 2022.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 25, 2022.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 22, 2022.
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 December 27, 2021 (86 FR 73264), and available at
www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-27979. Please note that these Common
Instructions supersede the version published on February 13, 2019, and,
in part, describe the transition from the requirement to register in
SAM.gov a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number to the
implementation of the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). More information
on the phaseout of DUNS numbers is available at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ofo/docs/unique-entity-identifier-transition-fact-sheet.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmen Gordon, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2C219, Washington, DC 20202-
4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7311. Email: [email protected]; or
ReShone Moore, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Room 2B214, Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone (202) 453-7624. 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:
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The McNair Program is one of the seven programs
collectively known as the Federal TRIO Programs. The McNair Program
awards discretionary grants to institutions of higher education for
projects designed to provide disadvantaged college students with
effective preparation for doctoral study.
Required services under the McNair Program are specified in
sections 402E(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)
(20 U.S.C. 1070a-15), and permissible services under the McNair Program
are specified in section 402E(c) of the HEA.
Priorities: This notice contains two competitive preference
priorities. Competitive Preference Priority 1 is from the Secretary's
Supplemental Priorities and Definitions for Discretionary Grant
Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 10, 2021 (86 FR
70612) (Supplemental Priorities). Competitive Preference Priority 2 is
from the Secretary's Notice of Administrative Priorities for
Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on
March 9, 2020 (85 FR 13640) (Administrative Priorities).
Note: Applicants must include in the one-page abstract submitted
with the application a statement indicating which, if any, competitive
preference priorities are addressed. If the applicant has addressed any
of the competitive preference priorities, this information must also be
listed on the McNair Program Profile Form.
Competitive Preference Priorities: For FY 2022 and any subsequent
year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from
this competition, these priorities are competitive preference
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award up to an additional
six points to an application, depending on how well the application
meets these priorities.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1: Promoting Equity in Student
Access to Educational Resources and Opportunities (Up to 3 points).
Under this priority, an applicant must demonstrate that the project
will be implemented by one or more of the following entities:
(1) Historically Black colleges and universities (as defined in
this notice).
(2) Tribal Colleges and Universities (as defined in this notice).
(3) Minority-serving institutions (as defined in this notice).
Competitive Preference Priority 2: Applications that Demonstrate a
Rationale (Up to 3 points).
Under this priority, an applicant proposes a project that
demonstrates a rationale (as defined in this notice).
Definitions:
The definitions below are from the McNair Program regulations, 34
CFR 647.7(b); 34 CFR 77.1; and the Supplemental Priorities.
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.
Groups underrepresented in graduate education include Black (non-
Hispanic), Hispanic, American Indian, Alaskan Native (as defined in
section 7306 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended (ESEA)), Native Hawaiians (as defined in section 7207 of the
ESEA), and Native American Pacific Islanders (as defined in section 320
of the HEA).
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
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key project components and relevant outcomes.
Note: In developing logic models, applicants may want to use
resources, such as the Regional Educational Laboratory Program's (REL
Pacific) Education Logic Model Application, available at https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/pacific/elm.asp. Other sources include:
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/pacific/pdf/REL_2014025.pdf,
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/pacific/pdf/REL_2014007.pdf, and
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/northeast/pdf/REL_2015057.pdf.
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.
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 outcome(s)
the key project component is designed to improve, consistent with the
specific goals of the program.
Tribal College or University has the meaning ascribed it in section
316(b)(3) of the HEA.
Application Requirements: The following application requirements
for FY 2022 are from section 402E(d) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1070a-15(d))
and the program regulations at 34 CFR 647.11.
An applicant must submit as part of its application, assurances
that--
(a) Each participant enrolled in the project will be enrolled in a
degree program at an institution of higher education that participates
in one or more of the student financial assistance programs authorized
under title IV of the HEA;
(b) Each participant given a summer research internship will have
completed his or her sophomore year of study;
(c) (1) At least two-thirds of the students to be served will be
low-income individuals who are first-generation college students; and
(2) The remaining students to be served will be members of groups
underrepresented in graduate education (as defined in this notice); and
(d) A student will not be served by more than one McNair project at
any one time, and the McNair project will collaborate with other McNair
and Student Support Services program projects and other State and
institutional programs at the grantee institution, including those
supporting undergraduate research, so that more students can be served.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 20 U.S.C. 1070a-15.
Note: Projects will be awarded and must be operated in a manner
consistent with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in Federal
civil rights laws.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75 (except for 75.215
through 75.221), 77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98 and 99. (b) The Office of
Management and Budget 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. (d) The
regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 647. (e) The Administrative
Priorities. (f) The Supplemental Priorities.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$1,297,761,000 for the Federal TRIO Programs for FY 2022, of which we
intend to use an estimated $51,778,211 for McNair awards. The actual
level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete
the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for the Federal TRIO
Programs.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in subsequent years from
the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $261,888 to $437,772.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $276,889.
Maximum Award: The maximum award varies based on whether the
applicant is currently receiving a McNair Program grant, as well as the
number of participants served.
For an applicant that is not currently receiving a McNair
Program grant, the maximum award amount is $261,888 based upon a per
participant cost of no more than $10,476 to serve a minimum of 25
eligible participants. For an applicant currently receiving a McNair
Program grant and applying to serve a different campus, the maximum
award is $261,888, to serve a minimum of 25 eligible participants.
For an applicant currently receiving a McNair Program
grant and not applying to serve a different campus, the maximum award
is the amount equal to the applicant's base award amount for FY 2021,
and the minimum number of participants is the number of participants in
the project's FY 2021 grant award notification.
Estimated Number of Awards: 187.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education and
combinations of those institutions.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not require
cost sharing or matching.
b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This program uses a training
indirect cost rate. This limits indirect cost reimbursement to an
entity's actual indirect costs, as determined in its negotiated
indirect cost rate agreement, or 8 percent of a modified total direct
cost base, whichever amount is less. For more information regarding
training indirect cost rates, see 34 CFR 75.562. 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.
4. Other: An applicant may submit more than one application for a
McNair grant as long as each application describes a project that
serves a different campus (34 CFR 647.10(a)). The Secretary is not
designating any additional populations for which an applicant may
submit a separate application under this competition (34 CFR
647.10(b)). The McNair Program regulations define ``different campus''
as ``a site of an institution of higher education that--(1) Is
geographically apart from the main campus of the institution; (2) Is
permanent in nature; and (3) Offers courses in educational programs
leading to a degree, certificate,
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or other recognized educational credential.'' (34 CFR 647.7(b)).
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 December 27, 2021 (86 FR 73264) and available at
www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-27979, which contain requirements and
information on how to submit an application. Please note that these
Common Instructions supersede the version published on February 13,
2019, and, in part, describe the transition from the requirement to
register in SAM.gov a DUNS number to the implementation of the UEI.
More information on the phase-out of DUNS numbers is available at
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ofo/docs/unique-entity-identifier-transition-fact-sheet.pdf.
2. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this program.
3. Funding Restrictions: We specify unallowable costs in 34 CFR
647.31. We reference additional regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
4. 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, which includes the budget narrative, to no more
than 65 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 excluding titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs, which may be single-spaced.
Use a font size 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 does not apply to the cover sheet; the
budget section, including the narrative budget justification; the
assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract. However, the
recommended page limit does apply to all of the application narrative.
We recommend that any application addressing the competitive preference
priorities include no more than two additional pages for each priority,
for a total of up to four additional pages for the competitive
preference priorities if the two competitive preference priorities are
addressed.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are from 34 CFR 647.21.
We will award up to 100 points to an application under the
selection criteria and up to six additional points to an application
under the competitive preference priorities, for a total score of up to
106 points. The maximum number of points available for each criterion
is indicated in parentheses.
(a) Need. (Up to 16 Points). The Secretary reviews each application
to determine the extent to which the applicant can clearly and
definitively demonstrate the need for a McNair project to serve the
target population. In particular, the Secretary looks for information
that clearly defines the target population; describes the academic,
financial and other problems that prevent potentially eligible project
participants in the target population from completing baccalaureate
programs and continuing to postbaccalaureate programs; and demonstrates
that the project's target population is underrepresented in graduate
education, doctorate degrees conferred and careers where a doctorate is
a prerequisite.
(b) Objectives. (Up to 9 points). The Secretary evaluates the
quality of the applicant's objectives and proposed targets
(percentages) in the following areas on the basis of the extent to
which they are both ambitious, as related to the need data provided
under paragraph (a) of this section, and attainable, given the
project's plan of operation, budget, and other resources--
(1) (Up to 2 points) Research or scholarly activity.
(2) (Up to 3 points) Enrollment in a graduate program.
(3) (Up to 2 points) Continued enrollment in graduate study.
(4) (Up to 2 points) Doctoral degree attainment.
(c) Plan of Operation. (Up to 44 points). The Secretary reviews
each application to determine the quality of the applicant's plans of
operation, including--
(1) (Up to 4 points) The plan for identifying, recruiting and
selecting participants to be served by the project, including students
enrolled in the SSS program;
(2) (Up to 4 points) The plan for assessing individual participant
needs and for monitoring the academic growth of participants during the
period in which the student is a McNair participant;
(3) (Up to 5 points) The plan for providing high-quality research
and scholarly activities in which participants will be involved;
(4) (Up to 5 points) The plan for involving faculty members in the
design of research activities in which students will be involved;
(5) (Up to 5 points) The plan for providing internships, seminars,
and other educational activities designed to prepare undergraduate
students for doctoral study;
(6) (Up to 5 points) The plan for providing individual or group
services designed to enhance a student's successful entry into
postbaccalaureate education;
(7) (Up to 3 points) The plan to inform the institutional community
of the goals and objectives of the project;
(8) (Up to 8 points) The plan to ensure proper and efficient
administration of the project including, but not limited to, matters
such as financial management, student records management, personnel
management, the organizational structure, and the plan for coordinating
the McNair project with other programs for disadvantaged students; and
(9) (Up to 5 points) The follow-up plan that will be used to track
the academic and career accomplishments of participants after they are
no longer participating in the McNair project.
(d) Quality of key personnel. (Up to 9 points). The Secretary
evaluates the quality of key personnel the applicant plans to use on
the project on the basis of the following:
(1) (i) (Up to 3 points) The job qualifications of the project
director.
(ii) (Up to 3 points) The job qualifications of each of the
project's other key personnel.
(iii) (Up to 3 points) The quality of the project's plan for
employing highly qualified persons, including the procedures to be used
to employ members of groups underrepresented in higher education,
including Blacks, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders (including Native Hawaiians).
(2) In evaluating the qualifications of a person, the Secretary
considers his or her experience and training in fields related to the
objectives of the project.
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(e) Adequacy of the resources and budget. (Up to 15 points). The
Secretary evaluates the extent to which--
(1) (Up to 5 points) The applicant's proposed allocation of
resources in the budget is clearly related to the objectives of the
project;
(2) (Up to 5 points) Project costs and resources, including
facilities, equipment, and supplies, are reasonable in relation to the
objectives and scope of the project; and
(3) (Up to 5 points) The applicant's proposed commitment of
institutional resources to the McNair participants as, for example, the
commitment of time from institutional research faculty and the waiver
of tuition and fees for McNair participants engaged in summer research
projects.
(f) Evaluation plan. (Up to 7 points). The Secretary evaluates the
quality of the evaluation plan for the project on the basis of the
extent to which the applicant's methods of evaluation--
(1) (Up to 2 points) Are appropriate to the project's objectives;
(2) (Up to 3 points) Provide for the applicant to determine, in
specific and measurable ways, the success of the project in--
(i) Making progress toward achieving its objectives (a formative
evaluation); and
(ii) Achieving its objectives at the end of the project period (a
summative evaluation); and
(3) (Up to 2 points) Provide for a description of other project
outcomes, including the use of quantifiable measures, if appropriate.
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
also 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).
For this competition, a panel of non-Federal reviewers will review
each application in accordance with the selection criteria in 34 CFR
647.21 and the competitive preference priorities. The individual scores
of the reviewers will be added and the sum divided by the number of
reviewers to determine the peer review score received in the review
process. Additionally, in accordance with 34 CFR 647.22, the Secretary
will award prior experience points to applicants that conducted a
McNair Program project during budget periods 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20,
and 2020-21, based on their documented experience. Prior experience
points, if any, will be added to the application's average reviewer
score to determine the total score for each application.
If there are insufficient funds for all applications with the same
total scores, the Secretary will choose among the tied applications so
as to serve geographic areas in which there is a significantly low
degree attainment rate in a congressional district, in accordance with
the following procedures. The Secretary will identify and recommend an
award for--
First, applicants in the funding band that are located
within a congressional district with the lowest bachelor's degree
attainment rate below the national average for the population 25 years
and older. If this first tie-breaker provision exhausts available
funds, then no further action is taken.
Second, applicants in the funding band that are located
within a congressional district in which, among those 25 years of age
and over, the percentage who attained a graduate/professional degree is
below the national average. If this second tie-breaker provision
exhausts available funds, then no further action is taken.
Third, applicants in the funding band that are located
within a congressional district with the highest percentage of Pell
Grant recipients.
Note: In applying the tie-breaker criteria, the Department will use
the most current data available. With respect to congressional
districts and degree attainment data within congressional districts,
the most recently available degree attainment data pre-dates the 118th
United States Census for Congressional Districts.
3. Risk Assessment and Specific Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.206, before awarding grants under this competition 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).
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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 Grant Award
Notification (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 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.
5. Performance Measures: For the purposes of Department reporting
under 34 CFR 75.110, we have established a set of performance measures
for the McNair Program. The success of the McNair Program will be
measured by the McNair Program participants' success in completing
research and participation in scholarly activities, enrollment in a
graduate program, continued enrollment in graduate study, and the
attainment of a doctoral degree. All McNair Program grantees will be
required to submit an annual performance report.
6. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award under 34 CFR
75.253, the Secretary considers, among other things: Whether a grantee
has made substantial progress in achieving the goals and objectives of
the project; whether the grantee has expended funds in a manner that is
consistent with its approved application and budget; and, if the
Secretary has established performance measurement requirements, whether
the grantee has made substantial progress in achieving the performance
targets in the grantee's approved application.
In making a continuation award, the Secretary also considers
whether the grantee is operating in compliance with the assurances in
its approved application, 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).
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,
audiotape, or compact disc, or other accessible format.
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Michelle Asha Cooper,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs, Delegated the
Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant
Secretary for the Office of Postsecondary Education.
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