[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61592-61593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22115]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Reopening; Applications for New Awards; Augustus F. Hawkins 
Centers of Excellence Program

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice; reopening of application period.

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SUMMARY: On August 23, 2022, the Department of Education (Department) 
published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) 
for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for the Augustus F. Hawkins 
Centers of Excellence (Hawkins) Program, Assistance Listing Number 
(ALN) 84.116K. The NIA established a deadline date of October 7, 2022, 
for the transmittal of applications. For eligible applicants that are 
affected applicants (as described in Eligibility below), located in 
Puerto Rico, portions of Alaska covered by a Presidential major 
disaster declaration, and areas under a Presidential major disaster or 
emergency declaration resulting from Hurricane Ian, which includes 
Florida, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, North Carolina, and South 
Carolina, this notice reopens this competition to allow more time for 
the preparation and submission of applications by eligible applicants.

DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications for Affected 
Applicants: October 17, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Vicki Robinson, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2B136, Washington, DC 20202. 
Telephone: (202) 453-7907. Email: [email protected]. You may also 
contact Ashley Hillary, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue SW, Room 2C143, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7880. 
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: On August 23, 2022, we published the NIA for 
the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program competition in 
the Federal Register (87 FR 51656). Under the NIA, applications are due 
on October 7, 2022. We are reopening this competition for affected 
applicants, which are applicants from: Puerto Rico due to a declared 
disaster caused by Hurricane Fiona (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4671); the portions of Alaska with declared disaster designations 
caused by ex-Typhoon Merbok (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4672); and 
areas under a Presidential major disaster or emergency declaration 
resulting from Hurricane Ian, which include Florida (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4673), the Seminole Tribe of Florida (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4675), North Carolina (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3586), and South Carolina (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3585) 
in order to allow applicants from these jurisdictions more time to 
prepare and submit their applications.
    Eligibility: The reopening of this competition applies to eligible 
applicants under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program 
competition that are affected applicants. An eligible applicant for 
this competition is defined in the NIA. To qualify as an affected 
applicant, the applicant must have a mailing address that is located in 
one of the areas listed below and must provide appropriate supporting 
documentation, if requested.
    The affected areas are those in which assistance to individuals or 
public assistance has been authorized under the following FEMA 
declarations:
     Puerto Rico (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4671);
     Portions of Alaska covered by a Presidential major 
disaster declaration (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4672);

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     Florida (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4673);
     The Seminole Tribe of Florida (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4675);
     North Carolina (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3586); and
     South Carolina (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3585).
    Affected applicants that have already timely submitted applications 
under the FY 2022 Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program 
competition may submit a new application on or before the new 
application deadline of October 17, 2022, but they are not required to 
do so. If a new application is not submitted, the Department will use 
the application that was submitted by the original deadline. If a new 
application is submitted, the Department will consider the application 
that is last submitted and timely received by 11:59:59 p.m., Eastern 
Time, on October 17, 2022. Any application submitted by an affected 
applicant under the reopened deadline must contain evidence (e.g., the 
applicant organization mailing address) that the applicant is located 
in one of the applicable areas and, if requested, must provide 
appropriate supporting documentation.
    The application period is not reopened for all applicants. 
Applications from applicants that are not affected, as defined above, 
will not be accepted past the original October 7, 2022 deadline.

    Note: All requirements and conditions in the NIA remain the 
same, except for the deadline date for affected applicants.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1033-1033a; 20 U.S.C. 1138-1138d; the 
Explanatory Statement accompanying Division H of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub. L. 117-103).
    Accessible Format: On request to one of the contact persons listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities 
can obtain this notice, the NIA, and a copy of the application in an 
accessible format. The Department will provide the requestor with an 
accessible format that may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text 
format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large print, 
audiotape, or compact disc, or other accessible format.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may 
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    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
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by the Department.

Nasser Paydar,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2022-22115 Filed 10-11-22; 8:45 am]
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