[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 15981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05926]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Alaska Native Education Program;
Amendments
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice; amendments.
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SUMMARY: On January 12, 2022, we published in the Federal Register a
notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for fiscal year (FY)
2022 for the Alaska Native Education (ANE) program, Assistance Listing
Number (ALN) 84.356A. Since that time, Congress passed, and the
President signed, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (the Act),
which provides funding for the awards under this competition. We are
amending the NIA to provide, consistent with the Act, that the
administrative cost cap in section 6205(b) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) applies only to direct
administrative costs for grants awarded using FY 2022 appropriations
and to clarify that funds may be used for construction. This notice
relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number
1894-0006.
DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 26, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Almita Reed, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E222, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 260-1979. Email: [email protected].
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-
877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 12, 2022, we published in the
Federal Register the NIA for FY 2022 for the ANE program (87 FR 1732).
The ANE NIA established a deadline date of March 14, 2022, for
transmittal of applications. On March 2, 2022, we published a notice in
the Federal Register (87 FR 11698) extending the application deadline
date to April 26, 2022 (Extension Notice).
On March 15, 2022, Congress passed and the President signed the
Act, which provides funding for the awards under this competition. The
Act provides that the five percent limitation in section 6205(b) of the
ESEA on the use of funds for administrative purposes applies only to
direct administrative costs and that funds may be used for
construction. Accordingly, we are amending the NIA to notify
prospective applicants that no more than five percent of funds awarded
for a FY 2022 grant under this program may be used for direct
administrative costs. We are also amending the NIA to clarify that
funds may be used for construction. All other requirements and
conditions stated in the NIA, as amended by the Extension Notice,
remain the same.
Amendments:
In FR Doc. No. 2022-00411, appearing on page 1732 of the Federal
Register of January 12, 2022, we make the following amendments:
1. On page 1733, in the left column, in the section titled
``Absolute Priority'', remove the note after ``2. Collects data to
assist in the evaluation of the programs carried out under the ANE
program.'' and add in its place:
Note: The use of FY 2022 funds for the purpose of construction is a
permissible activity as authorized by Congress.
2. On page 1735, in the left column, remove the text after the
heading ``4. Funding Restrictions:'' and add in its place: No more than
five percent of FY 2022 funds awarded for a grant under this program
may be used for direct administrative costs (ESEA section 6205(b) and
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (the Act)). This five percent
limit does not include indirect costs.
Note: In general, for purposes of this competition, the five
percent limit on administrative costs under ESEA section 6205(b)
includes direct and indirect administrative costs. In the Act, however,
Congress explicitly specified that, for FY 2022 funds, the
administrative cost cap refers only to direct administrative costs.
We reference regulations outlining additional funding restrictions
in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
Program Authority: Title VI, part C of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7541-
7546); Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Accessible Format: On request to the contact person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities can
obtain this notice, the NIA, the Extension Notice, 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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Ruth E. Ryder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs, Office of
Elementary and Secondary Education.
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