[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4986-4987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01582]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Authorization of Subgrants for the Congressionally Funded 
Community Projects for Fiscal Year 2023

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and Office of

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Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Education Department General Administrative 
Regulations, the Department of Education (Department) authorizes 
grantees receiving awards under the Congressionally Funded Community 
Projects (Assistance Listing Numbers 84.116Z, 84.215K) to make 
subgrants, subject to the limitations described in this notice.

DATES: This authorization is effective January 26, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For K-12: Erin Shackel, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-6423. Email: 
[email protected].
    For Higher Education: Tonya Hardin, U.S. Department of Education, 
400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-
7694. 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: 
    Purpose of Program: Title III of Division H of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2023 (the Act) authorizes funding for 
Congressionally Funded Community Projects (CFCP). The funds will 
support identified organizations throughout the country to conduct 
community project activities. The list of identified organizations may 
be found in Book II of the December 20, 2022, issue of the 
Congressional Record of the Senate.
    Subgrant Authorization: The Department's regulations in 34 CFR 
75.708(a) prohibit subgranting, in the absence of statutory authority, 
unless authorized by a notice in the Federal Register. The Department 
has determined that to effectively conduct some of the Congressionally 
Funded Community Projects and meet the purposes of the program, 
subgrants may be appropriate and necessary. Accordingly, through this 
notice, we authorize the fiscal year 2023 CFCP grantees to make CFCP 
subgrants on the terms outlined in this notice.
    Under 34 CFR 75.708(b), if the grantee uses this subgranting 
authority, the grantee has the authority to award subgrants only to 
eligible entities, and the subgrants must be used only to directly 
carry out project activities described in the grantee's approved 
application and consistent with the purpose described in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. CFCP grantees may make subgrants 
to the following eligible entities: a local educational agency, an 
educational service agency, an institution of higher education, or a 
nonprofit organization, as defined in 34 CFR 77.1.
    Further, under 34 CFR 75.708(d), grantees must ensure that (1) 
subgrants are awarded on the basis of the approved budget that is 
consistent with the grantee's approved application and all applicable 
Federal statutory, regulatory, and other requirements; (2) every 
subgrant includes all conditions required by Federal statutes and 
Executive orders and their implementing regulations; and (3) 
subgrantees are aware of the requirements imposed upon them by Federal 
statutes and regulations, including the Federal anti-discrimination 
laws listed in 34 CFR 75.500, and enforced by the Department. 
Additionally, as is true with any expenditures incurred under the 
Department's grant programs, CFCP expenditures must satisfy the Federal 
cost principles in 2 CFR part 200, subpart E. Therefore, any subgrant 
and subgrantee expenditures must comply with the Federal cost 
principles, and grantees, as pass-through entities, must comply with 
the procedures for making subawards described in 2 CFR 200.332.
    Note: This notice does not solicit applications.
    Program Authority: Title III of Division H of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328).
    Accessible Format: On request to one of the program contact persons 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with 
disabilities can obtain this document 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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Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this 
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by the Department.

James Lane,
Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Delegated the Duties of the Assistant 
Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
Nasser H. Paydar,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2023-01582 Filed 1-25-23; 8:45 am]
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