[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 121 (Thursday, June 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27290-27295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11805]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Rehabilitation Training: Innovative
Rehabilitation Training Program
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Education (Department) is issuing a
notice inviting applications (NIA) for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the
Innovative Rehabilitation Training program.
DATES:
Applications Available: June 30, 2025.
Application Deadline: July 28, 2025.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 24, 2025.
Pre-Application Resources: OSERS will provide resources specific to
this competition which will be available at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/RSAGrantInfo.aspx. OSERS invites you to send questions to
[email protected].
ADDRESSES: For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an
application, please refer to the Application Submission Instructions
section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felipe Lulli, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4A10, Washington, DC 20202-
2800. Telephone: (202) 987-0128. 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 Innovative Rehabilitation Training program
is designed to develop: (a) new types of training programs for
rehabilitation personnel and to demonstrate the effectiveness of these
new types of training programs for rehabilitation personnel in
providing rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities; (b)
new and improved methods of training rehabilitation personnel so that
there may be a more effective delivery of rehabilitation services to
individuals with disabilities by designated State rehabilitation
agencies and designated State rehabilitation units or other public or
non-profit rehabilitation service agencies or organizations; and (c)
new innovative training programs for VR professionals and
paraprofessionals to have a 21st-century understanding of the evolving
labor force and the needs of individuals with disabilities so they can
more effectively provide VR services to individuals with disabilities.
Assistance Listing Number: 84.263G.
OMB Control Number: 1894-0006.
Eligible Applicants: States and public or private nonprofit
agencies and organizations, including Indian Tribes and institutions of
higher education.
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $3,200,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $500,000-$640,000.
Maximum Award: We will not make an award exceeding $640,000 for a
single budget period of 12 months.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Estimated Number of Awards: Five to Seven.
Note: The Secretary intends to fund at least five projects in FY
2025, including one project addressing each of the five identified
topic areas, provided we receive applications of sufficient quality
under each topic area. As a result, the Secretary may fund applications
out of rank order. Applicants may submit an application under more than
one topic area. Applicants may also combine multiple topic areas in one
application and submit it under Topic Area 5, Field Initiated.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Absolute Priority: For FY 2025, and any subsequent year in which we
make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this
competition, this priority is an absolute priority, with five related
topic areas. In accordance with 34 CFR 74.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority
is from the Notice of Final Priority and Requirements (NFP) published
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. We consider only
applications that meet this priority. Applicants must identify the
topic area or areas under which they are applying under the priority,
as part of the competition title on the application cover sheet (SF
form 424, line 13).
Absolute Priority: Innovative Rehabilitation Training on Emerging
VR Counseling, Engagement, and Service
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Delivery Strategies Leading to Quality Employment in 21st Century
Careers for Individuals With Disabilities.
Projects that propose a new innovative rehabilitation training
program for rehabilitation personnel on emerging VR counseling,
engagement, and service delivery best practices or strategies in any of
five topic areas that provides a 21st century understanding of the
evolving labor force and the needs of individuals with disabilities,
resulting in more effective delivery of rehabilitation services to
individuals with disabilities. The five topic areas under this priority
are: (1) VR Counselor Participant Engagement Practices, (2) Career
Assessment Addressing Emerging Career and Employment Trends, (3)
Preparing VR Participants for High-Quality Employment in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and Advanced Technology
Careers, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), (4) Dual Customer
Employer Engagement and Service Delivery Strategies, and (5) Field
Initiated.
(1) VR Counselor Participant Engagement Practices. Proposed
projects under this topic area must focus on improving VR counselors'
knowledge and skills to effectively engage with VR participants through
the VR continuum from referral and application to the provision of VR
services under a signed IPE, and through the achievement of an
employment outcome. This may include, for example, VR counseling
relationship-building skills training; early and ongoing engagement
strategies, including pre-employment transition services; benefits
counseling, financial planning, and VR participant self-advocacy skills
training; and the development of internal and external partnerships
with cross-disciplinary VR agency specialists, employers, workforce
development partners, Client Assistance Programs, and community-based
organizations, including community rehabilitation programs (CRPs) and
Centers for Independent Living (CILs).
(2) Career Assessment Addressing Emerging Career and Employment
Trends. Proposed projects under this topic area must focus on
strengthening the capacity of career assessment and vocational
rehabilitation professionals to identify and support VR participants'
informed choice and optimal career and employment goals, postsecondary
education and training, credentialing and measurable skills attainment
pathways, and comprehensive support needs including assistive
technology, consistent with participants' unique strengths, abilities,
capabilities, and interests. This may include, for example, providing
vocational evaluation and comprehensive assessments; facilitating AI-
enabled individual supports and accommodations;, conducting local and
national labor market analyses; tracking emerging 21st century career
trends in STEM and advanced technologies; exploring work options such
as business ownership, self-employment, and telework; and identifying
the most appropriate training and employment options including
apprenticeships, customized employment, and career pathways. Projects
under this priority may propose various approaches to strengthening the
capacity of professionals through career assessment and vocational
evaluation programs, courses, modules, practicums, and internships.
(3) Preparing VR Participants for High-quality Employment in STEM
and Advanced Technology Careers, including AI. Proposed projects under
this topic area must focus on maximizing the number of VR participants
provided the opportunity to explore, consider, and pursue high quality
careers in STEM and advanced technology careers, including AI, and
other emerging high-quality fields. This may include, for example,
early and meaningful exposure to such careers through quality pre-
employment transition services; peer mentorship by persons with
disabilities in such careers; identification of VR participants whose
unique strengths, abilities, interests, and informed choice align with
such careers; and partnerships with State and local educational
agencies, Institutions of Higher Education (IHE), career and technical
education programs, disability organizations, CRPs, and others to
provide the appropriate training, education, and support services.
(4) Dual Customer Employer Engagement and Service Delivery
Strategies. Proposed projects under this topic area must focus on
helping VR agency personnel to engage effectively with employers
through the provision of the services and training outlined in 34 CFR
361.32, meeting employers' needs for skilled workers while creating
quality employment and training opportunities for VR participants. This
may include, for example, strategies for identifying promising dual
customer employer engagement opportunities; providing training and
technical assistance to employers regarding the employment of
individuals with disabilities, including disability awareness, and the
requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and other
employment-related laws; supporting VR agency capacity-building to
provide quality dual customer services and training to employers;
conducting outreach to employers, community-based organizations, and
business associations highlighting VR agency capabilities and
documented successes; and delivering dual customer services and
training through the coordinated efforts of cross-disciplinary VR
personnel, employers, and workforce development system partners.
(5) Field Initiated. Proposed projects under this topic area must
address an area not specified in this priority, consistent with the
stated purpose of the priority, or a combination of two or more topic
areas specified in this priority.
Note: The numbering of the topic areas does not reflect an
established hierarchy or preference among the topic areas.
Project Requirements: For FY 2025, and any subsequent year in which
we make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this
competition, applicants must meet the following project requirements
from the NFP:
To meet the requirements of this priority, grantees must, at a
minimum, conduct the following activities through innovative
approaches:
(a) Establish the empirical basis of the proposed project
objectives and activities. The applicant must identify the particular
focus it intends to address within the selected topic area; the key
knowledge and practice determinants of VR service effectiveness and
employment outcome quality; and the empirical sources and rationale for
the identified knowledge and practices, including available research,
literature reviews, and relevant projects conducted by RSA or other
Federal or non-government entities.
(b) Establish a process, including clear and actionable steps as
well as specific timelines, to continue assessing innovative practices
and training methods for possible incorporation, especially during the
initial year of the grant, including stakeholder surveys to identify
promising practices that the State VR agencies may already be
implementing.
(c) Design an innovative, multifaceted training plan to convey the
identified knowledge and practices. The training plan must specify the
intended participants; proposed curricula, activities, and products
including training modules, communities of practice, research studies,
published articles, or videos; instructional and communication
technologies, including AI-based methods and tools, if
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applicable; and knowledge translation methods adapted to diverse
learning styles or ethnic and linguistic backgrounds. The training plan
must address a broad range of VR professionals--decision-makers,
counselors, cross-disciplinary specialists--and pertinent partners and
stakeholders, as appropriate.
(d) Establish an advisory panel of one or more VR agencies and
other pertinent stakeholders to help develop, implement, and evaluate
the project. The applicant must describe the panel membership,
structure, and responsibilities. Panel member responsibilities may
include identifying key knowledge requirements, best practices, and
innovative approaches for the training curricula and methods;
coordinating with other interested parties to disseminate curricula,
recruit training participants, engaging additional VR agencies and
stakeholders; and participating in the project's continuous feedback,
evaluation, and improvement processes.
(e) Prioritize key stakeholder engagement, partnerships, and
information-sharing in the innovative training activities, including
with IHEs, and relevant professional associations. The applicant must
identify the stakeholders to be involved within each of the project's
particular focus areas; the purpose and expected benefits of
stakeholder involvement; anticipated communities of practices to
facilitate stakeholder involvement; and the innovative or advanced
convening or communication technologies to be used, as applicable.
(f) Establish continuous feedback, evaluation, and improvement
processes, including action steps and clear timelines, to ensure that
the training curricula and resources are responsive to the needs of the
current and aspiring VR professionals and stakeholders; meet the
project scope and objectives; and reflect evolving research, promising
practices, and innovative training methods during the life of the
grant.
(g) Disseminate, replicate, and sustain the innovative training
curricula and resources. The applicant must post completed training
curricula and related resources on National Clearinghouse of
Rehabilitation Training Materials (NCRTM) and other appropriate venues
on an ongoing basis; facilitate replication of training curricula by
interested VR agencies, IHEs, or other interested parties; sustain and
maintain the training curriculum beyond the life of the grant; and
present innovative training curricula, resources, outcomes, and lessons
learned in at least one national forum during the final year of the
grant.
Selection Criteria: The following selection criteria are from 34
CFR 387.30 and 34 CFR 75.210. In responding to the selection criteria,
applications should show how their proposed project meets the absolute
priority, selected topic area(s), and project requirements outlined in
this NIA.
(a) Relevance to State-Federal rehabilitation service program. (10
points)
(1) The Secretary reviews each application for information that
shows that the proposed project appropriately relates to the mission of
the State-Federal rehabilitation service program.
(2) The Secretary looks for information that shows that the project
can be expected either--
(i) To increase the supply of trained personnel available to public
and private agencies involved in the rehabilitation of individuals with
disabilities; or
(ii) To maintain and improve the skills and quality of
rehabilitation personnel.
(b) Significance. (5 points)
(1) In determining the significance of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the extent to which the resources, tools, and
implementation lessons of the proposed project will be disseminated in
ways to the target population and local community that will enable them
and others (including practitioners, researchers, education leaders,
and partners) to implement similar strategies.
(c) Quality of the project design. (35 points)
(1) In determining the quality of the design of the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified, measurable, and
ambitious yet achievable within the project period, and aligned with
the purposes of the grant program.
(ii) The extent to which the design of the proposed project
demonstrates meaningful community engagement and input to ensure that
the project is appropriate to successfully address the needs of the
target population or other identified needs and will be used to inform
continuous improvement strategies.
(iii) The extent to which the proposed project introduces an
innovative approach, such as a modification of an evidence-based
project component to serve different populations, an extension of an
existing evidence-based project component, a unique composition of
various project components to explore combined effects, or development
of an emerging project component that needs further testing.
(iv) The likelihood that the services to be provided by the
proposed project will lead to meaningful improvements in the skills and
competencies necessary to gain employment in high-quality jobs,
careers, and industries or build capacity for independent living.
(v) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project involve the use of efficient strategies, including the use of
technology, as appropriate, and the leveraging of non-project
resources.
(vi) The curriculum and teaching methods provide for an integration
of theory and practice relevant to the educational objectives of the
program.
(vii) 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 build recipient and project
capacity in ways that lead to improvements in practice among the
recipients of those services.
(d) Adequacy of resources. (15 points)
(1) In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to the
number of persons to be served, the depth and intensity of services,
and the anticipated results and benefits.
(ii) The relevance and demonstrated commitment of each partner in
the proposed project to the implementation and success of the project.
(iii) The potential for the purposes, activities, or benefits of
the proposed project to be institutionalized into the ongoing practices
and programs of the applicant, agency, or organization and continue
after Federal funding ends.
(e) Quality of the management plan. (20 points)
(1) In determining the quality of the management plan for the
proposed project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The feasibility of the management plan to achieve project
objectives and goals on time and within budget, including clearly
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing
project tasks.
(ii) The extent to which the time commitments of the project
director and principal investigator and other key project personnel are
appropriate and
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adequate to meet the objectives of the proposed project.
(iii) The extent to which the project director or principal
investigator, when hired, has the qualifications required for the
project, including formal training or work experience in fields related
to the objectives of the project and experience in designing, managing,
or implementing similar projects for the target population to be served
by the project.
(iv) The qualifications, including relevant training and
experience, of project consultants or subcontractors.
(f) Quality of the project evaluation or other evidence-building.
(15 points)
(1) In determining the quality of the evaluation or other evidence-
building, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the methods of evaluation or other
evidence-building are thorough, feasible, relevant, and appropriate to
the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the proposed project.
(ii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation or other
evidence-building will provide guidance for quality assurance and
continuous improvement.
(iii) The extent to which the evaluation will provide guidance
about effective strategies suitable for replication or testing and
potential implementation in other settings.
Performance Measures: Pursuant to 34 CFR 75.110, the Secretary has
established the following Program and Project performance measures
which applicants must address in their applications.
Program measures:
(1) The quality of the training, as determined by a panel of VR
agencies.
(2) Relevance of the training, as determined by a panel of VR
agencies.
(3) Usefulness of the training, as determined by a panel of VR
agencies.
Note: Applicants must describe their criteria and indicators for
quality, relevance, and usefulness as well as the VR panel composition
and process.
(4) The number of individuals enrolled or participating in the
Innovative Rehabilitation Training program, by cohort.
(5) The number and percentage of individuals who successfully
completed the Innovative Rehabilitation Training program, by cohort.
Project measures:
At least one proposed measure established by the applicant to
demonstrate the project's impact on training participants, VR
participants, or the field, reflecting the project's particular nature
and scope.
Note: Task or process-related goals are not considered Project
measures.
For each Program and Project measure, applications must include the
baselines and the targets to be achieved by the end of period of
performance and at each annual reporting period, as well as the
corresponding data-collection, evaluation, and reporting plans.
Applications must also show that the performance targets are ambitious
yet achievable within the period of performance.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 772.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86,
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 Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance
in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the
Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) The regulations for this program in
34 CFR parts 385 and 387. (e) The NFP published elsewhere in this issue
of the Federal Register.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian Tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
Cost Sharing or Matching: A grantee must contribute to the cost of
a project under this program in an amount satisfactory to the
Secretary. The part of the costs to be borne by the grantee is
determined by the Secretary at the time of the grant award. For the
purposes of this competition, the grantee is required to contribute at
least 10 percent of the total cost of the project under this program.
Furthermore, given the importance of cost sharing funds to the long-
term success of the project, eligible entities must identify
appropriate non-Federal funds in the proposed budget.
Indirect Cost Rate Information: Under 34 CFR 75.562(c), an indirect
cost reimbursement on a training grant is limited to the recipient's
actual indirect costs, as determined by its negotiated indirect cost
rate agreement, or eight percent of a modified total direct cost base,
whichever amount is less. Indirect costs in excess of the limit may not
be charged directly, used to satisfy matching or cost-sharing
requirements, or charged to another Federal award.
Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR 75.708(b) and (c) a grantee under this
competition may not award subgrants to entities to directly carry out
project activities described in its application. Under 34 CFR
75.708(e), a grantee may contract for supplies, equipment, and other
services in accordance with 2 CFR part 200.
Application and Submission Information
1. Application Submission Instructions: Applicants are required to
follow the Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of
Education Discretionary Grant Programs (89 FR 104528, December 23,
2024).
2. Submission of Proprietary Information: Given the types of
projects that may be proposed in applications for the Innovative
Rehabilitation Training competition, your application may include
business information that you consider proprietary. We define
``business information'' and describe the process we use in determining
whether any of that information is proprietary and, thus, protected
from disclosure under Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act.
Because we plan to make successful applications available to the
public, you may wish to request confidentiality of business
information.
Please designate in your application any information that you
believe is exempt from disclosure under Exemption 4. In the appropriate
Appendix section of your application, under ``Other Attachments Form,''
please list the page number or numbers on which we can find this
information.
3. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is subject to
intergovernmental review under Executive Order 12372. Information about
this process is in the application package.
4. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
5. Recommended Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of
the application) 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 45 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).
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Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial.
The recommended page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover
sheet; Part II, the budget section, including the narrative budget
justification; Part IV, 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.
6. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
the Secretary may consider 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.
Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you
may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: (1) proof that the
Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an
organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State
taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the
organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and
that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private
shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant's
certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly
establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item
described above if that item applies to a State or national parent
organization, together with a statement by the State or parent
organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.
7. Risk Assessment and Specific Conditions: Before awarding grants
under this competition the Department conducts a review of the risks
posed by applicants. The Secretary may impose specific conditions and,
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.
8. 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), 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 System
for Award Management's (SAM) Responsibility/Qualification reports
(formerly referred to as the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity
Information System (FAPIIS)). You may review and comment on any
information about yourself that a Federal agency previously entered and
that is currently in the Responsibility/Qualification reports in SAM.
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
SAM semiannually. Please review these requirements if this grant plus
all the other Federal funds you receive exceed $10,000,000.
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 should you receive
funding under the competition. This does not apply if you have an
exception.
(b) At the end of your project's period of performance, you must
submit a final performance report, including financial information, as
directed by the Secretary. If you receive a multiyear award, you must
submit semiannual and annual performance reports that provide the most
current performance and financial expenditure information as directed
by the Secretary. The Secretary may also require more frequent
performance reports. For specific requirements on reporting, please go
to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
5. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award, 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; 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; and whether the
continuation of the project is in the best interest of the Federal
Government.
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
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receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department.
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, compact disc, or other accessible format.
Diana Diaz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary for Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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