[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34225-34226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09211]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Authorization of Subgrants for the Congressionally Funded 
Community Projects for Fiscal Year 2024

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 (CFCP) (Assistance Listing Numbers 84.116Z, 84.215K) to make 
subgrants, subject to the limitations described in this notice.

DATES: This authorization is effective April 30, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For K-12 Earmarks: Erin Shackel, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 4th Floor, Washington, 
DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-6423. Email: [email protected].
    For Higher Education Earmarks: Candace Lee, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20202. 
Telephone: (202) 453-5787. 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 D 
of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 authorizes funding 
for 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 March 22, 2024 
issue of the Congressional Record of the House of Representatives.
    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 2024 CFCP grantees to make 
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 be consistent with the purpose of the program, which is 
described in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. 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 of Federal statutes and 
regulations, including the Federal anti-discrimination laws listed in 
34 CFR 75.500, 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 D of the Further 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Pub. L. 118-47).
    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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Adam Schott,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Delegated the Authority to 
Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
Elementary and Secondary Education.
Nasser H. Paydar,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2024-09211 Filed 4-29-24; 8:45 am]
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