[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53413-53414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13966]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Reopening; Applications for New Awards; Personnel Development To 
Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities--National 
Center on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally 
Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority Serving 
Institutions To Diversify the Workforce Serving Children With 
Disabilities

AGENCY: Office of Special Education Programs, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On March 19, 2024, we published in the Federal Register a 
notice inviting applications (NIA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 
National Center on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 
Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority 
Serving Institutions to Diversify the Workforce Serving Children with 
Disabilities competition. The NIA established a deadline of May 15, 
2024, for the transmittal of applications. This notice reopens the 
competition until August 12, 2024 and extends the date of 
intergovernmental review until August 26, 2024.

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DATES: 
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 12, 2024.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 26, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Tracie Dickson, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4A10, Washington, DC 20202. 
Telephone: (202) 987-0145. 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 March 19, 2024, we published in the Federal Register (89 FR 
19572) the NIA for the National Center on Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and 
Other Minority Serving Institutions to Diversify the Workforce Serving 
Children with Disabilities. Under the NIA, applications were due on May 
15, 2024. No applications received in response to the NIA were funded 
because the applicants did not adequately address the selection 
criteria for the competition and did not have the necessary partners in 
place to adequately carryout the technical assistance described in the 
NIA. Therefore, we are reopening the competition to allow applicants to 
submit or resubmit applications that meet the requirements in the NIA, 
in order to ensure that Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 
Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and other Minority 
Serving Institutions that offer high-quality degree or certification 
programs in early intervention, early childhood special education, 
special education, or related services receive the technical assistance 
necessary to implement high-quality personnel preparation programs.
    OSEP will host a virtual office hours session for interested 
applicants in early July. Please see https://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/osep/new-osep-grants.html for the pre-recorded webinar and 
further information on the office hours.
    Applicants that have already submitted applications under the FY 
2024 competition are encouraged to review their applications and 
determine whether they have met all eligibility requirements and 
adequately addressed the selection criteria in the NIA and the 
application package, which is available at www.grants.gov.
    Applications that were previously submitted for this competition, 
including those deemed ineligible for review, must be resubmitted to be 
considered for review.
    Eligibility: The extended application deadline applies to all 
eligible applicants under the National Center on Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and 
Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions to Diversify the 
Workforce Serving Children with Disabilities competition. An eligible 
applicant for this competition is defined in the NIA.
    Note: All information in the NIA remains the same, except for the 
extended date for the transmittal of applications and the deadline for 
intergovernmental review.
    Assistance Listing Number: 84.325B.
    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1462 and 1481.
    Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities 
can obtain this document, the NIA, 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, compact disc, or other accessible format.
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by the Department.

Glenna Wright-Gallo,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-13966 Filed 6-25-24; 8:45 am]
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