[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 132 (Monday, July 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31181-31186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13154]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Asian American and Native American
Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Program
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice
inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving
Institutions (AANAPISI) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.031L.
This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB
control number 1840-0798.
DATES:
Applications Available: July 14, 2025.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 13, 2025.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 12, 2025.
ADDRESSES: For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an
application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to
Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the
Federal Register on December 23, 2024 (89 FR 104528) and available at
www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/23/2024-30488/common-instructions-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant-programs. Please note that these Common Instructions supersede
the version published on December 7, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pearson Owens, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-
4260. Telephone: (202) 987-1866. 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 AANAPISI Program provides grants to
eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to enable them to
improve and expand their capacity to serve Asian American and Native
American Pacific Islander students. Institutions may use these grants
to plan, develop, or implement activities that strengthen the
institution's services leading to student success.
Priorities: This notice contains two invitational priorities, in
accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(i).
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2025 and any subsequent year in
which we make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this
competition, these priorities are invitational priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(1) we do not give an application that meets the invitational
priority a competitive or absolute preference over other applications.
The priorities are:
Invitational Priority One: Expanding access to distance education,
workforce-based options, or shortened time-to-degree models.
Applicants should demonstrate how their projects, institutions, or
proposals are designed to promote education choice in one or more of
the following ways:
Expand access to postsecondary distance education, competency-based
or skills-based education, pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, part-
time coursework and career preparation, work-based learning or
shortened time-to-degree models, and programs or coursework that lead
to high-wage, high-skilled, or in-demand, industry recognized
credentials.
Invitational Priority Two: Advancing Artificial Intelligence in
Education.
Projects that implement or promote greater understanding of
Artificial Intelligence (AI) through one or both of the following: (1)
supporting the integration of AI tools into the institution's pedagogy
or student support services to improve postsecondary educational
outcomes for students or (2) expanding students' understanding of
artificial intelligence by (a) expanding offerings of AI and computer
science courses as part of an institution of higher education's general
education curriculum; (b) embedding AI and computer science into an
institution of higher education's general preservice or in-service
teacher professional development or teacher preparation programs, or
(c) targeting additional support to teacher preparation programs that
are preparing future computer science educators in K-12 education.
Note: For purposes of this priority (and consistent with the
definition proposed in the Secretary's Supplemental Priorities,
published in
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the Federal Register May 21, 2025 (90 FR 21710)), Computer Science
means the study of computers and algorithmic processes, including their
principles, their hardware and software designs, theories,
computational thinking, coding, analytics, applications, and Artificial
Intelligence (AI).
Computer science often includes computer programming or coding as a
tool to create software, including applications, games, websites, and
tools to manage or manipulate data; or development and management of
computer hardware and the other electronics related to sharing,
securing, and using digital information. In addition to coding, the
expanding field of computer science emphasizes computational thinking
and interdisciplinary problem-solving to equip students with the skills
and abilities necessary to apply computation to the digital world.
Computer science does not involve using computers for everyday
tasks, such as browsing the internet or using tools like word
processors, spreadsheets, or presentation software. Instead, it focuses
on creating and developing technology, not just utilizing it.
Definitions: The definitions below are from 34 CFR 77.1.
English learner means an individual who is an English learner as
defined in section 8101(20) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended, or an individual who is an English language
leaner as defined in section 203(7) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act.
Logic model (also referred to as a theory of action) means a
framework that identifies key project components of the proposed
project (i.e., the active ``ingredients'' that are hypothesized to be
critical to achieving the relevant outcomes) and describes the
theoretical and operational relationships among the key project
components and relevant outcomes.
Project component means an activity, strategy, intervention,
process, product, practice, or policy included in a project. Evidence
may pertain to an individual project component or to a combination of
project components (e.g., training teachers on instructional practices
for English learners and follow-on coaching for these teachers).
Relevant outcome means the student outcome(s) or other outcome(s)
the key project component is designed to improve, consistent with the
specific goals of the program.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1059g (title III, part A, of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)).
Note: In 2008, the HEA was amended by the Higher Education
Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA), Public Law 110-315. Please note that
the regulations for the AANAPISI Program in 34 CFR part 607 have not
been updated to reflect these statutory changes. The statute supersedes
all other regulations.
Note: Projects will be awarded and must be operated in a manner
consistent with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in the
Federal civil rights laws.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 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 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards 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 part 607.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants. Five-year Individual
Development Grants and Cooperative Arrangement Development Grants will
be awarded in FY 2025.
Note: A cooperative arrangement is an arrangement to carry out
allowable grant activities between an institution eligible to receive a
grant under this part and another eligible or ineligible IHE, under
which the resources of the cooperating institutions are combined and
shared to better achieve the purposes of this part and avoid costly
duplication of effort.
Estimated Available Funds: $5,400,000.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in subsequent years from
the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Individual Development Grants:
Estimated Range of Awards: $400,000-$500,000 per year.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $450,000 per year.
Maximum Award: We will not make an award exceeding $500,000 for a
single budget period of 12 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 10.
Cooperative Arrangement Development Grants:
Estimated Range of Awards: $500,000-$600,000 per year.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $550,000 per year.
Maximum Award: We will not make an award exceeding $600,000 for a
single budget period of 12 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 2.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. (a) Eligible Applicants: To qualify as an eligible institution
under the AANAPISI Program, an institution must be--
(i) Accredited or pre-accredited by a nationally recognized
accrediting agency or association that the Secretary has determined to
be a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training
offered;
(ii) Legally authorized by the State in which it is located to be a
junior or community college or to provide an educational program for
which it awards a bachelor's degree; and
(iii) Designated as an ``eligible institution,'' as defined in 34
CFR 600.2, by demonstrating that it has (1) an enrollment of needy
students as described in 34 CFR 607.3, and (2) low average educational
and general expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate
student as described in 34 CFR 607.4.
Note: The notice announcing the FY 2025 process for designation of
eligible institutions, and inviting applications for waiver of
eligibility requirements, was published in the Federal Register on
March 6, 2025 (90 FR 11408). Only institutions that the Department
determines are eligible, or which are granted a waiver under the
process described in that notice, may apply for a grant in this
program.
At the time of submission of their applications, applicants must
certify their total undergraduate headcount enrollment and that 10
percent of the IHE's enrollment is Asian American or Native American
Pacific Islander. An assurance form, which is included in the
application materials for this competition, must be signed by an
official for the applicant and submitted.
b. Relationship between the Title III, Part A Programs and the
Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program:
A grantee under the Developing HSI Program, which is authorized
under title V of the HEA, may not receive a grant under any HEA, title
III, part A program. The title III, part A programs are the
Strengthening Institutions Program, the Tribally Controlled Colleges
and Universities Program, the AANAPISI Program, the Alaska Native and
Native
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Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Program, the Native American-Serving
Nontribal Institutions Program, and the Predominantly Black
Institutions Program. Furthermore, a current Developing HSI Program
grantee may not give up its Developing HSI Program grant in order to be
eligible to receive a grant under the AANAPISI Program or any title
III, part A program as described in 34 CFR 607.2(g)(1).
An eligible HSI that is not a current grantee under the Developing
HSI Program may apply for a FY 2025 grant under all title III, part A
programs for which it is eligible, as well as receive consideration for
a grant under the Developing HSI Program. However, a successful
applicant may receive only one grant as described in 34 CFR
607.2(g)(1).
c. Individual Development and Cooperative Arrangement Grants:
An eligible IHE that submits applications for an Individual
Development Grant and a Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant in
this competition may be awarded both in the same fiscal year. However,
we will not award a second Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant to
an otherwise eligible IHE for an award year for which the IHE already
has a Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant under the AANAPISI
Program. A grantee with an Individual Development Grant or a
Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant may be a subgrantee in one or
more Cooperative Arrangement Development Grants. The lead institution
in a Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant must be an eligible
institution. Partners or subgrantees are not required to be eligible
institutions.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching unless the grantee uses a portion of its grant for
establishing or improving an endowment fund. If a grantee uses a
portion of its grant for endowment fund purposes, it must match those
grant funds with non-Federal funds (20 U.S.C. 1057(d)(1)-(2)).
b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This program involves supplement-not-
supplant funding requirements. Grant funds must be used so that they
supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the funds that would
otherwise be available for the activities to be carried out under the
grant and in no case supplant those funds (34 CFR 607.30(b)).
c. Indirect Cost Rate Information: A grantee may not use an
indirect cost rate to determine allowable cost under its grant (34 CFR
607.30(c)).
d. Administrative Cost Limitation: This program does not include
any program-specific limitation on administrative expenses. All
administrative expenses must be reasonable and necessary and conform to
Cost Principles described in 2 CFR part 200 subpart E of the Uniform
Guidance.
3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this competition may award
subgrants to entities to directly carry out project activities
described in its application.
4. Other: General Application Requirements: All applicants must
meet the following application requirement in order to be considered
for funding. The application requirement is from 34 CFR 75.112 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/section-75.112).
Applicants must include a logic model (as defined in 34 CFR
77.1(c)) or other conceptual framework.
IV. 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,
published in the Federal Register on December 23, 2024 (89 FR 104528),
and available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/23/2024-30488/common-instructions-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant-programs, which contain requirements and
information on how to apply.
2. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this program. Please note that,
under 34 CFR 79.8(a) (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-A/part-79/section-79.8#p-79.8(a)), we have shortened the standard 60-day
intergovernmental review period in order to make awards by the end of
FY 2025.
3. Funding Restrictions: We specify unallowable costs in 34 CFR
607.10(c). We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in
the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
4. Recommended Page Limit: The application narrative 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 50 pages for Individual
Development Grants and no more than 65 pages for Cooperative
Arrangement Development Grants and (2) use the following standards
below. If you are addressing one or both of the invitational priorities
we recommend that you limit your response to no more than 3 additional
pages for each priority.
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, and no
smaller than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial.
The recommended page limit does not apply to the cover sheet; the
budget section, including the narrative budget justification; the
assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract and the
bibliography. However, the recommended page limit does apply to all of
the application narrative.
Note: The Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs Form (ED
524) Sections A-C are not the same as the narrative response to the
Budget section of the selection criteria.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are from 34 CFR 607.22 and 34 CFR 75.210. Applicants should address
each of the selection criteria separately for each proposed activity.
The selection criteria are worth a total of 100 points; the maximum
score for each criterion is noted in parentheses.
(a) Quality of the Comprehensive Development Plan. (Maximum 20
Points)
The extent to which--
(1) The strengths, weaknesses, and significant problems of the
institution's academic programs, institutional management, and fiscal
stability are clearly and comprehensively analyzed and result from a
process that involved major constituencies of the institution;(5
points)
(2) The goals for the institution's academic programs,
institutional management, and fiscal stability are realistic and based
on comprehensive analysis; (5 points)
(3) The objectives stated in the plan are measurable, related to
institutional goals, and, if achieved, will contribute to the growth
and self-sufficiency of the institution; and (5 points)
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(4) The plan clearly and comprehensively describes the methods and
resources the institution will use to institutionalize practice and
improvements developed under the proposed project, including, in
particular, how operational costs for personnel, maintenance, and
upgrades of equipment will be paid with institutional resources. (5
points)
(b) Quality of Activity Objectives. (Maximum 16 Points)
The extent to which the objectives for each activity are--
(1) Realistic and defined in terms of measurable results; and (8
points)
(2) Directly related to the problems to be solved and to the goals
of the comprehensive development plan. (8 points)
(c) Quality of Implementation Strategy. (Maximum 16 Points)
The extent to which--
(1) The implementation strategy for each activity is comprehensive;
(4 points)
(2) The rationale for the implementation strategy for each activity
is clearly described and is supported by the results of relevant
studies or projects; and (4 points)
(3) The timetable for each activity is realistic and likely to be
attained. (4 points)
(4) The quality of the logic model or other conceptual framework
underlying the proposed project, including how inputs are related to
outcomes. (4 points)
(d) Quality of Key Personnel. (Maximum 8 Points)
The extent to which--
(1) The past experience and training of key professional personnel
are directly related to the stated activity objectives; and (4 points)
(2) The time commitment of key personnel is realistic. (4 points)
(e) Quality of Project Management Plan. (Maximum 16 Points)
The extent to which--
(1) Procedures for managing the project are likely to ensure
efficient and effective project implementation; and (8 points)
(2) The project coordinator and activity directors have sufficient
authority to conduct the project effectively, including access to the
president or chief executive officer. (8 points)
(f) Quality of Evaluation Plan. (Maximum 16 Points)
The extent to which--
(1) The data elements and the data collection procedures are
clearly described and appropriate to measure the attainment of activity
objectives and to measure the success of the project in achieving the
goals of the comprehensive development plan; and (8 points)
(2) The data analysis procedures are clearly described and are
likely to produce formative and summative results on attaining activity
objectives and measuring the success of the project on achieving the
goals of the comprehensive development plan. (8 points)
(g) Budget. (Maximum 8 Points)
The extent to which the proposed costs are necessary and reasonable
in relation to the project's objectives and scope.
2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), 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
(34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
A panel of three non-Federal reviewers will review and score each
application in accordance with the selection criteria. The applications
will be put in a rank order based on the average scores received from
the peer review.
In tiebreaking situations for development grants, under 34 CFR
607.23(b), among the tied applications, we award 1 additional
tiebreaker point to an application from an IHE that has an endowment
fund of which the current market value, per FTE enrolled student, is
less than the average current market value of the endowment funds, per
FTE enrolled student, at comparable type institutions that offer
similar instruction. We award 1 additional tiebreaker point to an
application from an IHE that has expenditures for library materials per
FTE enrolled student that are less than the average expenditure for
library materials per FTE enrolled student at similar type
institutions. We also add 1 additional tiebreaker point to an
application from an IHE that proposes to carry out one or more of the
following activities:
(1) Faculty development.
(2) Funds and administrative management.
(3) Development and improvement of academic programs.
(4) Acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening management
and academic programs.
(5) Joint use of facilities.
(6) Student services.
For the purpose of these funding considerations, we use 2022-2023
data.
If a tie remains after applying the tiebreaker mechanism above,
priority will be given to applicants that have the lowest endowment
values per FTE enrolled student.
3. Risk Assessment and Specific Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.206, before awarding grants under this competition the Department
conducts a review of the risks posed by applicants. Under 2 CFR
200.208, the Secretary may impose specific conditions and, under 2 CFR
3474.10, 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.
4. 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), under 2 CFR 200.206(a)(2) 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 integrity and performance system (currently referred to as
the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System
(FAPIIS)), accessible through the System for Award Management. You may
review and comment on any information about yourself that a Federal
agency previously entered and that is currently in FAPIIS.
Please note that, 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 FAPIIS semiannually. Please review the requirements in 2
CFR part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant plus all the other Federal
funds you receive exceed $10,000,000.
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5. In General: In accordance with the Office of Management and
Budget's guidance located at 2 CFR part 200, all applicable Federal
laws, and relevant Executive guidance, the Department will review and
consider applications for funding pursuant to this notice inviting
applications in accordance with:
(a) Selecting recipients most likely to be successful in delivering
results based on the program objectives through an objective process of
evaluating Federal award applications (2 CFR 200.205);
(b) Prohibiting the purchase of certain telecommunication and video
surveillance services or equipment in alignment with section 889 of the
National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) (2 CFR
200.216);
(c) Providing a preference, to the extent permitted by law, to
maximize use of goods, products, and materials produced in the United
States (2 CFR 200.322); and
(d) Terminating agreements in whole or in part to the greatest
extent authorized by law if an award no longer effectuates the program
goals or agency priorities (2 CFR 200.340).
VI. 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 also notify you
informally.
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 and that constitute new copyrightable
works. 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 in 2 CFR part 170
should you receive funding under the competition. See the standards in
2 CFR 170.105 to determine whether you are covered by 2 CFR part 170.
(b) At the end of your project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multiyear award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the most current performance and
financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34
CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting,
please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
5. Performance Measures: The Secretary has established the
following key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of
the AANAPISI Program:
(a) The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students at 4-year AANAPISIs who were in their first year
of postsecondary enrollment in the previous year and are enrolled in
the current year at the same AANAPISI.
(b) The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students at 2-year AANAPISIs who were in their first year
of postsecondary enrollment in the previous year and are enrolled in
the current year at the same AANAPISI.
(c) The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at 4-year AANAPISIs who graduate within
6 years of enrollment.
(d) The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at 2-year AANAPISIs who graduate within
3 years of enrollment.
6. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award under 34 CFR
75.253, 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; and, 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, or 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
receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department (34 CFR
100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
VII. Other Information
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, or compact disc, or other accessible format.
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Signing Authority
This document of the U.S. Department of Education was signed on
July 9, 2025, by Christopher J. McCaghren, ED.D, Acting Assistant
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Secretary Office of Postsecondary Education. That document with the
original signature and date is maintained by the U.S. Department of
Education. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned has
been authorized to sign the document in electronic format for
publication, as an official document of the U.S. Department of
Education. This administrative process in no way alters the legal
effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register.
Sharon Cooke,
Associate Director, Office of the Executive Secretariat, Office of the
Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.
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