[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47201-47206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16489]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Basic Needs for Postsecondary
Students 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 (NIA) for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2022
for the Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program, Assistance
Listing Number 84.116N. This notice relates to the approved information
collection under OMB control number 1894-0006.
DATES: Applications Available: August 2, 2022.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: October 3, 2022.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: November 30, 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 phase-out 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: Njeri Clark, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2B168, Washington, DC 20202-
4260. Telephone: (202) 453-6224. Email: [email protected].
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and
wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students
Program provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education
(IHEs) to support programs that address the basic needs of students and
to report on practices that improve outcomes for students.
Background: The Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program
supports IHEs that demonstrate a commitment to developing or enhancing
systemic approaches to support the basic needs of students. There is
growing evidence that food and housing insecurities compromise the
well-being of millions of students across the country, which may reduce
the odds that they will complete their degrees or certificates.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office analyzed dozens of
studies and found rates of food insecurity among college students were
typically reported at more than 30 percent.\1\ Studies show that, if a
student has not eaten sufficient nutritious food or slept the night
before a class or exam, they will have greater difficulty mastering the
material and performing well.\2\ Students experiencing housing
insecurity have lower degree attainment and grade point averages and a
higher probability of enrolling part-time rather than full-time.\3\
Similarly, a recent study of more than 195,000 students attending 202
colleges and
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universities in 42 States by the Hope Center for College, Community,
and Justice found that three in five students do not have enough to eat
or a safe place to live, and 14 percent were experiencing
homelessness.\4\ The same study reported that students of color are
more likely to experience basic needs insecurity than their White
peers. For students at both 2- and 4-year institutions, 75 percent of
Indigenous students, 70 percent of Black students, and 64 percent of
Hispanic or Latino students experienced basic needs insecurity,
compared with 54 percent of White students.
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\1\ Government Accountability Office. (2018). Food Insecurity:
Better Information Could Help Eligible College Students Access
Federal Food Assistance Benefits. Retrieved from https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-19-95.pdf.
\2\ Government Accountability Office. (2018). Food Insecurity:
Better Information Could Help Eligible College Students Access
Federal Food Assistance Benefits. Retrieved from https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-19-95.pdf. Hershner, S.D., & Chervin, R.D.
(2014). Causes and Consequences of Sleepiness Among College
Students. Nature and Science of Sleep, 6, 73-84.
\3\ Broton, Katharine, M. (2021). Poverty in American Higher
Education: The Relationship Between Housing Insecurity and Academic
Attainment. Journal of Postsecondary Student Success. Retrieved from
https://journals.flvc.org/jpss/article/view/129147.
\4\ The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice. (2021)
#RealCollege 2021: Basic Needs Insecurity During the Ongoing
Pandemic. Retrieved from https://hope4college.com/rc2021-bni-during-the-ongoing-pandemic/.
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Supporting students' basic needs has many benefits for colleges and
universities, including boosting academic performance, promoting
retention and degree completion, reducing the barriers that returning
adults face, and creating bridges between the institution and community
organizations.\5\ Applicants are encouraged to identify partnerships
with entities that can help facilitate the coordination of public
benefits. Examples of this may include changes in processes and data
sharing and streamlining access to resources and services that students
can more easily navigate to address their basic needs. Partnerships may
include, but are not limited to, Federal, State, or local agencies,
other IHEs, nonprofit organizations, philanthropic organizations,
community-based organizations, and businesses. Examples of the
resources and services that could be provided through these strategic
partnerships are outreach activities, job training, housing voucher
application assistance, access to food banks, childcare services,
advising and referral programs, public benefits enrollment assistance,
direct financial assistance, etc. A systematic approach that addresses
the diverse needs and array of issues faced by students relies on
creating partnerships and cross-agency collaboratives that are both
sustainable and scalable.
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To this end, this competition is designed to promote student
success by supporting interventions and programs that holistically
address the basic needs of students and reporting on those practices
that improve student outcomes. In addition to the absolute priorities,
we have included a competitive preference priority to promote
comprehensive supports to students. This competitive preference
priority furthers the goals of the program by supporting projects that
meet the needs of the whole student.
Priorities: This notice contains two absolute priorities and one
competitive preference priority. These priorities are from the
Secretary's Supplemental Priorities and Definitions for Discretionary
Grants Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 10, 2021
(86 FR 70612) (Supplemental Priorities).
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2022 and any subsequent year in which
we make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this
competition, these priorities are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that meet each of these
priorities.
These priorities are:
Absolute Priority 1--Strengthening Cross-Agency Coordination and
Community Engagement To Advance Systemic Change.
Projects that are designed to take a systemic evidence-based
approach to improving outcomes for underserved students through one or
more of the following priority areas:
(a) Coordinating efforts with Federal, State, or local agencies, or
community-based organizations, that support students, to address two or
more of the following:
(1) Food assistance.
(2) Housing.
(3) Transportation.
(4) Health, including physical health, mental health, and
behavioral health and trauma.
(5) Child care.
(6) Technology.
(b) Conducting community needs and asset mapping to identify
existing programs and initiatives that can be leveraged, and new
programs and initiatives that need to be developed and implemented, to
advance systemic change.
(c) Establishing cross-agency partnerships, or community-based
partnerships with local nonprofit organizations, businesses,
philanthropic organizations, or others, to meet family well-being
needs.
Absolute Priority 2--Promoting Equity in Student Access to
Educational Resources and Opportunities.
Under this priority, an applicant must demonstrate that the project
will be implemented by one or more of the following entities:
(1) Community colleges (as defined in this notice).
(2) Historically Black colleges and universities (as defined in
this notice).
(3) Tribal Colleges and universities (as defined in this notice).
(4) Minority-serving institutions (as defined in this notice).
Competitive Preference Priority: For FY 2022 and any subsequent
year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applications
from this competition, this priority is a competitive preference
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we will award up to an
additional 10 points to an application, depending on how well the
application meets this priority.
This priority is:
Meeting Student Social, Emotional, and Academic Needs (up to 10
points).
Projects that are designed to improve students' social, emotional,
academic, and career development, with a focus on underserved students
through creating a positive, inclusive, and identity-safe climate at
institutions of higher education through one or both of the following
activities:
(1) Fostering a sense of belonging and inclusion for underserved
students.
(2) Implementing evidence-based practices for advancing student
success for underserved students.
Definitions: The definitions of ``community college,''
``Historically Black colleges and universities,'' ``Minority-serving
institution,'' ``student with a disability,'' ``Tribal Colleges or
Universities,'' and ``underserved student'' are from the Supplemental
Priorities. The remaining definitions are from 34 CFR 77.1.
Community college means ``junior or community college'' as defined
in section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
(HEA).
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.
Evidence-based means the proposed project component is supported by
evidence that demonstrates a rationale.
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 key project
components and relevant outcomes.
Note: In developing logic models, applicants may want to use
resources such as the Pacific Education
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Laboratory's Logic Model Application (www.ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/pacific/elm.asp).
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 outcomes(s)
the key project component is designed to improve, consistent with the
specific goals of the program.
Students with disabilities means children with disabilities as
defined in section 602(3) of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. 1401(3)) and 34 CFR 300.8, or students
with disabilities, as defined in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 705(37), 705(20)(B)).
Tribal colleges or universities has the meaning ascribed it in
section 316(b)(3) of the HEA.
Underserved student means a student in postsecondary education in
one or more of the following subgroups:
(a) A student of color.
(b) A student who is a member of a federally recognized Indian
Tribe.
(c) A student with a disability.
(d) A student experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.
(e) A lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex
(LGBTQI+) student.
(f) A student formerly in foster care.
(g) A pregnant, parenting, or caregiving student.
(h) A student who is the first in their family to attend
postsecondary education.
(i) A student enrolling in or seeking to enroll in postsecondary
education for the first time at the age of 20 or older.
(j) A student who is enrolled in or is seeking to enroll in
postsecondary education who is eligible for a Pell Grant.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1138-1138d; and the Explanatory
Statement accompanying Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2022 (Pub. L. 117-103) (Explanatory Statement).
Note: Projects will be awarded and must be operated in a manner
consistent with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in the
Federal civil rights laws.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 97,
98, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines to
Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Non-procurement)
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 Supplemental Priorities.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $7,473,276.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in subsequent fiscal years
from the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $750,000 to $950,000.
Estimated Average Size of Award: $850,000.
Maximum Award: We will not make an award exceeding $950,000 for the
entire project period of 36 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 8.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Community colleges (as defined in this
notice), and 2- and 4-year public and private Historically Black
Colleges and Universities (as defined in this notice), Tribal Colleges
and Universities (as defined in this notice), and other Minority-
Serving Institutions (as defined in this notice).
Note: The notice announcing the FY 2022 process for designation of
eligible institutions for programs under parts A and F of title III and
programs under title V of the HEA, and inviting applications for waiver
of eligibility requirements, was published in the Federal Register on
December 16, 2021 (86 FR 71470). The Department extended the deadline
for applications in a notice published in the Federal Register on
February 7, 2022 (87 FR 6855).
For institutions other than community colleges, only institutions
that the Department determines are eligible as Historically Black
Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other
Minority-Serving Institutions, or which are granted a waiver under the
process described in the December 16, 2021 notice, and that meet the
other eligibility requirements described in this notice, may apply for
a grant under those eligibility bases for this program.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not require
cost sharing or matching.
b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This program uses an
unrestricted indirect cost rate. 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.
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. 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 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. Submission of Proprietary Information: Given the types of
projects that may be proposed in applications for the Basic Needs for
Postsecondary Students Program, your application may include business
information that you consider proprietary. In 34 CFR 5.11 we define
``business information'' and describe the process we use in determining
whether any of that information is proprietary and, thus, protected
from disclosure under Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act (5
U.S.C. 552, as amended).
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An applicant may wish to request confidentiality of business
information because successful applications may be made available to
the public, if requested.
Consistent with Executive Order 12600, please designate in your
application any information that you believe is exempt from disclosure
under Exemption 4. In the appropriate Appendix section of your
application, under ``Other Attachments Form,'' please list the page
number or numbers on which we can find this information. For additional
information please see 34 CFR 5.11(c).
3. Intergovernmental Review: This competition 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.
4. Funding Restrictions: We reference additional regulations
outlining funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice.
5. 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 to no more than 50 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, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font 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 applies to the Project Narrative, which
is your complete response to the selection criteria, and any response
to the competitive preference priorities, if applicable. However, the
recommended page limit does not apply to the Application for Federal
Assistance form (SF-424); the ED SF-424 Supplemental form; the Budget
Information--Non-Construction Programs form (ED 524); the assurances
and certifications; or the one-page project abstract and supporting
budget narrative.
6. Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to review
grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number
of applicants that intend to apply. Therefore, we strongly encourage
each potential applicant to notify us of their intent to submit an
application. To do so, please email the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT with the subject line ``Intent to
Apply,'' and include the applicant's name and a contact person's name
and email address. Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to
apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice
of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information
provided.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are from 34 CFR 75.210. An applicant may earn up to a total of 100
points based on the selection criteria and up to 10 additional points
under the competitive preference priority, for a total score of up to
110 points. The selection criteria are as follows:
a. Need for the project. (Maximum 20 points)
The Secretary considers the need for the proposed project.
In determining the need for the proposed project, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
i. The magnitude of the need for the services to be provided or the
activities to be carried out by the proposed project. (Up to 10 points)
ii. The extent to which specific gaps or weaknesses in services,
infrastructure, or opportunities have been identified and will be
addressed by the proposed project, including the nature and magnitude
of those gaps or weaknesses. (Up to 10 points)
b. Quality of the project design. (Maximum 25 points)
The Secretary considers the quality of the design of the proposed
project. In determining the quality of the design of the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
i. The extent to which the proposed project will integrate with or
build on similar or related efforts to improve relevant outcomes (as
defined in this notice), using existing funding streams from other
programs or policies supported by community, State, and Federal
resources. (Up to 10 points)
ii. The extent to which the proposed project demonstrates a
rationale (as defined in this notice). (Up to 5 points)
iii. The extent to which the design of the proposed project is
appropriate to, and will successfully address, the needs of the target
population or other identified needs. (Up to 10 points)
c. Quality of project services. (Maximum 30 points)
The Secretary considers the quality of the services to be provided
by the proposed project.
i. In determining the quality of the services to be provided by the
proposed project, the Secretary considers the quality and sufficiency
of strategies for ensuring equal access and treatment for eligible
project participants who are members of groups that have traditionally
been underrepresented based on race, color, national origin, gender,
age, or disability. (Up to 10 points)
In addition, the Secretary considers the following factors:
ii. The likely impact of the services to be provided by the
proposed project on the intended recipients of those services. (Up to
10 points)
iii. The extent to which the services to be provided by the
proposed project involve the collaboration of appropriate partners for
maximizing the effectiveness of project services. (Up to 10 points)
d. Quality of the management plan. (Maximum 15 points)
The Secretary considers the quality of the management plan for the
proposed project. In determining the quality of the management plan for
the proposed project, the Secretary considers the adequacy of the
management plan to achieve the objectives of the proposed project on
time and within budget, including clearly defined responsibilities,
timelines, and milestones for accomplishing project tasks.
e. Quality of the project evaluation. (Maximum 10 points)
The Secretary considers the quality of the evaluation to be
conducted of the proposed project. In determining the quality of the
evaluation, the Secretary considers the following factors:
i. The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough,
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the
proposed project. (Up to 5 points)
ii. The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use
of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the
intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and
qualitative data to the extent possible. (Up to 5 points)
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
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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
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 external reviewers will read,
prepare a written evaluation of, and score all eligible applications
using the selection criteria and the competitive preference priority,
if applicable, provided in this notice. The individual scores of the
reviewers will be added and the sum divided by the number of reviewers
to determine the peer review score. The Department may use more than
one tier of reviews in evaluating grantees. The Department will prepare
a rank order of applications based on the evaluation of their quality
according to the selection criteria and competitive preference priority
points. Additional factors we consider in selecting an application for
an award are the relative number of community colleges and 4-year
HBCUs, HSIs, and other MSIs on the slate (Explanatory Statement).
In the event there are two or more applications with the same final
score in the rank order listing, and there are insufficient funds to
fully support each of these applications, the Department will apply the
following procedure to determine which application or applications will
receive an award:
First Tiebreaker: The first tiebreaker will be the application with
the highest percentage of degree/certificate-seeking students who are
Pell grant recipients. If a tie remains, a second tiebreaker will be
utilized.
Second Tiebreaker: The second tiebreaker will be the highest
average score for the selection criterion ``Quality of Project
Services.'' If a tie remains, a third tiebreaker will be utilized.
Third Tiebreaker: The third tiebreaker will be the highest average
score for the selection criterion ``Quality of the Project Design.'' If
a tie remains, a fourth tiebreaker will be utilized.
Fourth Tiebreaker: The fourth tiebreaker will be the highest
average score for the selection criterion ``Need for the Project.''
3. Risk Assessment and Specific Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.206, before awarding grants under this program, 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).
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 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
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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.
(c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the Secretary may provide a grantee
with additional funding for data collection analysis and reporting. In
this case, the Secretary establishes a data collection period.
5. Performance Measures: For purposes of Department reporting under
34 CFR 75.110, the Department will use the following performance
measures to evaluate the success of the Basic Needs for Postsecondary
Students Program:
(1) The percentage of underserved students served by any direct
student service supported by the grant.
(2) The annual persistence rate at grantee institutions for all
students who are served by any direct student service supported by the
grant.
(3) The annual rate of degree or certificate completion at grantee
institutions for all students served by any direct student service
supported by the grant.
(4) The level of basic needs insecurity among all students measured
before and after implementation of the grant.
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Michelle Asha Cooper,
Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2022-16489 Filed 8-1-22; 8:45 am]
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