[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 160 (Friday, August 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51072-51078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17932]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Project Prevent Grant Program
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice
inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for the Project Prevent
grant program, Assistance Listing Number 84.184M. This notice relates
to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1810-
0766.
DATES: Applications available: August 19, 2022.
Deadline for transmittal of applications: October 3, 2022.
Deadline for intergovernmental review: December 2, 2022.
Pre-application webinar information: The Department will hold a
pre-application workshop via webinar for prospective applicants. The
date and
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time of the workshop will be announced on the Department's website at
https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/safe-supportive-schools/project-prevent-grant-program/.
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: Nicole White. Telephone: (202) 453-
6732. 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 purpose of the Project Prevent Grant
Program is to provide grants to local educational agencies (LEAs)
impacted by community violence and to expand the capacity of LEAs to
implement community- and school-based strategies to help prevent
community violence and mitigate the impacts of exposure to community
violence.
Background: Children and youth's exposure to community violence,
whether as victims or witnesses, is often associated with long-term
physical, psychological, and emotional harms. Research has demonstrated
that community violence is a risk factor for experiencing an adverse
childhood experience (ACE), such as abuse, neglect, witnessing
violence, or having a family member who is incarcerated, and has an
impact on future violence and victimization in a community.\1\ ACEs can
lead children and youth to experience depression, anxiety, and post-
traumatic disorders; have difficulty in, or disconnect from, school and
the workforce; and engage in delinquency or violent acts, potentially
perpetuating the conditions that contribute to a cycle of community
violence.\2\
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\1\ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Adverse
Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Risk and Protective Factors.
www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/riskprotectivefactors.html.
\2\ See id.; Healthy People 2030--Crime and Violence.
www.health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/social-determinants-health/literature-summaries/crime-and-violence.
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Community violence, which is defined in this document, is a
significant public health, public safety, and community infrastructure
concern nationwide and is a leading cause of death, injury, and
intergenerational trauma for people in the United States.\3\ Community
violence imposes enormous human, social, and economic costs, including
disruption to employment and hindering a community's social and
economic development.\4\ While the majority of young people resiliently
persevere, those who have been victims of violence are at substantially
higher risk of being violently re-attacked or killed.\5\ Additionally,
both direct and indirect violence exposure have been associated with
poor health outcomes, including chronic illness, anxiety, depression,
and substance misuse and with poor economic outcomes.\6\
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\3\ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Adverse
Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Risk and Protective Factors.
www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/riskprotectivefactors.html.
\4\ Break the Cycle of Violence Act, S. 2275, 117th Cong., sec.
2 (2021). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2275is/html/BILLS-117s2275is.htm. See generally U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Healthy People 2030--Crime and Violence. https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/social-determinants-health/literature-summaries/crime-and-violence.
\5\ See Break the Cycle of Violence Act, S. 2275, 117th Cong.,
sec. 2 (2021). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2275is/html/BILLS-117s2275is.htm.
U.S. Department of Justice. Violent Victimization as a Risk
Factor for Violent Offending Among Juveniles (Dec. 2002). https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/195737.pdf.
\6\ See Break the Cycle of Violence Act, S. 2275, 117th Cong.,
sec. 2 (2021). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2275is/html/BILLS-117s2275is.htm.
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Programs facilitated in schools by counselors, mental health
services providers, school support personnel, and community leaders for
students who have been exposed to or are at high risk of involvement in
community violence have been shown to help students develop the social
and emotional resiliency skills needed to navigate difficult
circumstances outside of the classroom and to turn away from violence
and reengage in school.\7\ When properly implemented and consistently
funded, we believe that coordinated, community-based strategies that
utilize trauma-responsive care and interrupt cycles of community
violence may produce lifesaving and cost-saving results in a short
period of time. These strategies should identify those at the highest
risk, coordinate individualized wraparound resources, provide pathways
to healing and stability, and monitor and support long-term success.
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\7\ See, e.g., Chicago Lab Crime Report. https://www.youth-guidance.org/bam/.
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The Biden-Harris Administration is taking a number of steps to
prioritize investment in community violence interventions that are
proven strategies for reducing gun violence in urban communities
through approaches other than incarceration.\8\ Congress also
introduced a bill in 2021 focusing on effective community-based
violence reduction initiatives to reduce crime and build safer,
thriving communities.\9\
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\8\ The White House. FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration
Announces Initial Actions to Address the Gun Violence Public Health
Epidemic (April 7, 2021). www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/07/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-initial-actions-to-address-the-gun-violence-public-health-epidemic/.
\9\ Break the Cycle of Violence Act, S. 2275, 117th Cong., sec.
2 (2021). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2275is/html/BILLS-117s2275is.htm.
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Priorities: This competition includes one absolute priority and two
competitive preference priorities. We are establishing the one absolute
priority and two competitive preference priorities for the FY 2022
grant competition and any subsequent year in which we make awards from
the list of unfunded applications from this competition. In accordance
with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute priority and the competitive
preference priorities are from the Department's Notice of Final
Priorities, Requirements and Definition for the Project Prevent grant
program (Project Prevent NFP), published elsewhere in this issue of the
Federal Register.
Absolute 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 an absolute priority.
This priority is:
Absolute Priority--Addressing the Impacts of Community Violence.
Projects that implement community- and school-based strategies to
help prevent community violence and mitigate the impacts of children
and youth's exposure to community violence in collaboration with local
community-based organizations (e.g., local civic or community service
organizations, local faith-based organizations, or local foundations or
nonprofit organizations) and include
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community and family engagement in the implementation of the
strategies.
Competitive Preference 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 the competitive preference
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we may award up to an
additional 5 points for these two competitive preference priorities
depending on how well the application addresses them. An applicant must
clearly indicate in the abstract section of its application which
competitive preference priorities they are addressing.
The priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1--Established Partnership with a
Local Community-Based Organization (up to 2 points).
An application that includes at least one memorandum of agreement
(MOA) or memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by the authorized
representative of a local community-based organization that agrees to
partner with the applicant on the proposed project and provide
resources or administer services that are likely to substantially
contribute to positive outcomes for the proposed project. The MOA or
MOU must clearly delineate the roles and responsibilities of each
entity.
Competitive Preference Priority 2--Supporting Children and Youth
from Low-Income Backgrounds (up to 3 points).
In its application, an applicant must demonstrate, based on Small
Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) data from the U.S. Census
Bureau or, for an LEA for which SAIPE data are not available, the same
State-derived equivalent of SAIPE data that the State uses to make
allocations under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), one of the following:
(a) At least 20 percent of the students enrolled in the LEA to be
served by the proposed project are from families with an income below
the poverty line. (1 point)
(b) At least 25 percent of the students enrolled in the LEA to be
served by the proposed project are from families with an income below
the poverty line. (2 points)
(c) At least 30 percent of the students enrolled in the LEA to be
served by the proposed project are from families with an income below
the poverty line. (3 points)
Requirements: We are establishing these program requirements and
application requirements for the FY 2022 grant competition and any
subsequent year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded
applications from this competition. These requirements are from the
Project Prevent NFP.
Application Requirements:
(a) Severity and magnitude of the problem; identification of
schools to be served by the proposed project. Applicants must--
(1) Identify the schools proposed to be served by project
activities;
(2) Collaborate and coordinate with community-based organizations
to describe the community violence that affects students in those
schools utilizing data such as incidents of community violence, gun
crime and other violent crime, rates of child abuse and neglect, and
other school and community crime and safety data, including on a per
capita basis (such as homicides per 100,000 persons); prevalence of
risk factors associated with violence-related injuries and deaths;
findings from student mental health screenings or assessments, school
climate surveys, and student engagement surveys; demographic data
provided by U.S. Census surveys; and other relevant data and
information; and
(3) Provide a comparison of the school and community data cited to
similar data at the State or local level, if available.
(b) Collaboration and coordination with community-based
organizations. Applicants must--
(1) Describe how they intend to work collaboratively with
community-based organizations to achieve project goals and objectives;
(2) Provide evidence of collaboration and coordination through
letters of support, memoranda of agreement, or memoranda of
understanding from at least one community-based organization;
(3) Describe how they will use grant program funds to supplement,
rather than supplant, existing or new efforts to reduce community
violence and mitigate the direct and indirect effects of community
violence on students; and
(4) Describe how they utilized a formal mechanism (e.g., surveys of
families and community members) to obtain community feedback during the
process of identifying community-based organizations with which to
partner or collaborate, and the formal mechanism that will be utilized
throughout the duration of the project to gather feedback on the impact
of project activities.
(c) Project activities. Applicants must propose to conduct three or
more of the following:
(1) Appropriately tailored professional development opportunities
for LEA and school mental health staff (e.g., counselors,
psychologists, and social workers), other specialized instructional
support personnel, and other school staff, as appropriate, on how to
screen for and respond to violence-related trauma and implement
appropriate school-based interventions to help prevent community
violence and mitigate the impacts of children and youth's exposure to
community violence.
(2) Activities designed to improve the range, availability, and
quality of culturally and linguistically competent, inclusive, and
evidence-based school-based mental health services by increasing the
number and diversity of staff positions (e.g., school and clinical
psychologists, school counselors, school social workers, or
occupational therapists) or other appropriate school support personnel,
and by hiring staff who are diverse and reflective of the community,
with expertise or training in violence prevention, trauma-informed
care, and healing-centered strategies, and who are qualified to respond
to the mental and behavioral health needs of students who have
experienced trauma as a result of exposure to community violence.\10\
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\10\ All strategies to increase the diversity of providers must
comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws, including title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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(3) Training for school staff (e.g., teachers, administrators,
specialized instructional support personnel, and support staff),
community partners, youth, and families on the effects of exposure to
community violence, the importance of screening students, how to screen
students exposed to community violence in a manner that minimizes bias
and stereotypes, and how to provide interventions.
(4) Developing or improving processes to better target services to
students who are exposed to community violence and to assess such
students who may be experiencing mental, social, emotional, or
behavioral challenges as a result of this exposure.
(5) Enhancing linkages between LEA mental health services and
community mental health systems to help ensure affected students
receive referrals to treatment that is culturally and linguistically
competent and evidence-based, as appropriate.
(6) Undertaking activities in collaboration and coordination with
law enforcement to address community violence affecting students, to
support victims' rights, and to promote public safety.
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(d) Evidence-based, culturally and linguistically competent, and
developmentally appropriate programs and practices. Applicants must--
(1) Describe the continuum of evidence-based, culturally and
linguistically competent, and developmentally appropriate (as defined
in 34 CFR 77.1(c)) programs and practices that will be implemented at
the school and community levels and how these programs and practices
will be organized to provide differentiated support based on student
need in an equitable and inclusive manner, free from bias, to help
break the cycle of community violence. These programs and practices
must include all of the following:
(i) Interventions and activities that are available to all students
in a school, in a manner that is equitable and inclusive, with the goal
of preventing negative or violent behavior (such as harassment,
bullying, fighting, gang participation, sexual assault, and substance
use) and enhancing student knowledge and interpersonal and emotional
skills regarding positive behavior (such as communication and problem-
solving, empathy, conflict management, de-escalation, and mediation).
(ii) Interventions and activities related to positive coping
techniques, anger management, conflict management, de-escalation,
mediation, promotion of positive behavior, and development of
protective factors.
(iii) Interventions and services, such as mentorship programming,
that target individual students who are at a higher risk for committing
or being a victim of violence.
(2) Describe the research and evidence supporting the proposed
programs and practices and the expected effects on the target
population.
(e) Framework for planning, implementation, and sustainability.
Applicants must--
(1) Describe how the proposed project is integrated and aligned
with the mission and vision of the LEA, including a description of the
relationship of the project to the LEA's existing school safety or
related plan;
(2) Describe the anticipated challenges to success of the project
and how they will be addressed, such as sustaining project
implementation beyond the availability of grant funds and mitigating
turnover at the LEA leadership, school leadership, and staff levels;
and
(3) Include a timeline of activities for--
(i) Planning that includes conducting a needs assessment that is
comprehensive and examines areas for improvement, both within the
school and the community, related to learning conditions that create a
safe and healthy environment for students; creating a logic model (as
defined in 34 CFR 77.1); completing resource mapping; selecting
evidence-based, culturally and linguistically competent, and
developmentally appropriate programs; developing evaluation plans; and
engaging community and school partners, families, and other
stakeholders;
(ii) Implementation that includes training on and execution of
evidence-based, culturally and linguistically competent, and
developmentally appropriate programs; continuing engagement with
stakeholders; communicating and collaborating strategically with
community partners; and evaluating program implementation; and
(iii) Sustainability that includes further developing and expanding
on the project's successes beyond the end of the grant, at the school
and community levels, in alignment with other related efforts.
(f) Planning period. Projects funded under this program may use up
to 12 months during the first year of the project period for program
planning. Applicants that propose a planning period must provide
sufficient justification for why this program planning time is
necessary, provide the intended outcomes of program planning in Year 1,
and include a description of the proposed strategies and activities to
be supported.
Definition: The definition of ``community violence'' is from the FY
2022 Project Prevent NFP.
Community violence is intentional acts of interpersonal violence
(e.g., firearm injuries, assaults, and homicides) committed in public
areas by individuals outside the context of a familial or romantic
relationship.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7281.
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, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 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 Project Prevent Grant NFP.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $6,800,000.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2023 and subsequent
years from the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $250,000 to $800,000 per year for up to
5 years.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $600,000.
Maximum Award: We will not make an award exceeding $600,000 for a
single budget period of 12 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 10-13.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants:
Eligible applicants for this program are local educational agencies
(LEAs), as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801(30).
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: a. This program 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: For information on how to
submit 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, which contains
requirements and information on how to
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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 competition.
3. Funding Restrictions: We reference 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 to no more than 25 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 or 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, the resumes,
the bibliography, or the letters of support. However, the recommended
page limit does apply to all of the application narrative.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are
from 34 CFR 75.210. The maximum score for all selection criteria is 100
points. Applications may receive up to 5 additional points under the
competitive preference priorities, for a total score of up to 105
points. The points or weights assigned to each criterion are indicated
in parentheses. Non-Federal peer reviewers will evaluate and score each
application program narrative against the following selection criteria:
(a) Need for Project (15 points).
In determining the need for the proposed project, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(1) The magnitude of the need for the services to be provided or
the activities to be carried out by the proposed project. (10 points)
(2) 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. (5 points)
(b) Significance (15 points).
In determining the significance of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the extent to which the proposed project is likely
to build local capacity to provide, improve, or expand services that
address the needs of the target population.
(c) Quality of the Project Design (15 points).
In determining the quality of the design of the proposed project,
the Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) 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. (5 points)
(2) The extent to which the proposed project will integrate with or
build on similar or related efforts to improve relevant outcomes (as
defined in 34 CFR 77.1(c)), using existing funding streams from other
programs or policies supported by community, State, and Federal
resources. (5 points)
(3) The extent to which the proposed project is supported by
promising evidence (as defined in 34 CFR 77.1 (c)). (5 points)
(d) Quality of the Project Services (25 points).
In determining the quality of the project services to be provided
by the proposed project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) 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. (5 points)
(2) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project reflect up-to-date knowledge from research and effective
practice. (5 points)
(3) 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. (5 points)
(4) The extent to which the training or professional development
services to be provided by the proposed project are of sufficient
quality, intensity, and duration to lead to improvements in practice
among the recipients of those services. (10 points)
(e) Quality of the Management Plan (15 points).
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.
(f) Quality of the Project Evaluation (15 points).
In determining the quality of the evaluation of the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough,
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the
proposed project. (10 points)
(2) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide
performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward
achieving intended outcomes. (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 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).
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
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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 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: The Department has established the
following performance measures for the Project Prevent program for the
purpose of Department reporting under 34 CFR 75.110:
(1) The percentage of grantees that report an annual measurable
decrease in violent, aggressive, and disruptive behavior in schools
served by the grant.
(2) The percentage of grantees that report an annual measurable
increase in the number of students in schools served by the grant
receiving school-based and community mental health services to address
student needs resulting from exposure to community violence.
(3) The percentage of grantees that report an annual measurable
increase in the school engagement of students served by the grant, as
defined and measured by the grantee.
(4) The percentage of grantees that report an annual measurable
increase in the quality of family engagement and grantee engagement
with community-based organization(s), as defined and measured by the
grantee.
(5) The percentage of grantees that report an annual measurable
increase in the number of school staff or other specialized
instructional support personnel trained in violence-related trauma and
appropriate school-based interventions to help prevent community
violence.
These measures constitute the Department's indicators of success
for this program. Consequently, we advise an applicant for a grant
under this program to give careful consideration to these measures in
conceptualizing the approach and evaluation for its proposed project.
Each grantee will be required to provide, in its annual performance and
final reports, data about its progress in meeting these measures. These
data will be considered by the Department in making continuation
awards.
Consistent with 34 CFR 75.591, grantees funded under this program
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shall comply with the requirements of any evaluation of the program
conducted by the Department or an evaluator selected by the Department.
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.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of
Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this
document, as well as all other documents of this Department published
in the Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format (PDF). To
use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at
the site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
James F. Lane,
Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary Delegated the Authority to
Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary, Office of
Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2022-17932 Filed 8-18-22; 8:45 am]
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