Notice Inviting Postsecondary Educational Institutions To Participate in Experiments Under the Experimental Sites Initiative; Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs Under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2015_register executive 2018-02-27 article Notice Inviting Postsecondary Educational Institutions To Participate in Experiments Under the Experimental Sites Initiative; Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs Under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended Notices D09002ee1c7f70265 D09002ee1c7f702f2 United States Department of Education originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Secretary invites postsecondary educational institutions (institutions) that participate in the student financial assistance programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to apply to participate in a new institutionally based experiment under the Experimental Sites Initiative (ESI). Under the ESI, the Secretary has authority to grant waivers from certain title IV, HEA statutory or regulatory requirements to allow a limited number of institutions to participate in experiments to test alternative methods for administering the title IV, HEA programs. The alternative methods of title IV, HEA program administration that the Secretary is permitting under the ESI are designed to facilitate efforts by institutions to test certain innovative practices aimed at improving student outcomes and the delivery of services. 80 FR 62047 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-10-15/2015-26239 2015-26239 fr15oc15-40 4000-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-10-15/2015-26239 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-10-15/html/2015-26239.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-10-15/pdf/2015-26239.pdf 7 p. 62047 62053 80 FR 62047 Notice Inviting Postsecondary Educational Institutions To Participate in Experiments Under the Experimental Sites Initiative; Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs Under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended; Federal Register Vol. 80, Issue NOTICE 2015-26239 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2015-12-14 4000-01-P 2015-26239 Notice.

The Secretary invites postsecondary educational institutions (institutions) that participate in the student financial assistance programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to apply to participate in a new institutionally based experiment under the Experimental Sites Initiative (ESI). Under the ESI, the Secretary has authority to grant waivers from certain title IV, HEA statutory or regulatory requirements to allow a limited number of institutions to participate in experiments to test alternative methods for administering the title IV, HEA programs. The alternative methods of title IV, HEA program administration that the Secretary is permitting under the ESI are designed to facilitate efforts by institutions to test certain innovative practices aimed at improving student outcomes and the delivery of services.

Letters of interest to participate in the proposed experiment described in this notice must be received by the Department no later than December 14, 2015 in order for an institution to ensure that it is considered for participation in the experiment. Institutions submitting letters that are received after December 14, 2015 may still be considered for participation, at the discretion of the Secretary. Warren Farr, U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid, 830 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20002. Telephone: (202) 377-4380 or by email at: Warren.Farr@ed.gov. Experiments under the Experimental Sites Initiative: Postsecondary Educational Institutions; Invitation to Participate; Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs under the Higher Education Act , experimentalsites@ed.gov Warren.Farr@ed.gov www.federalregister.gov www.gpo.gov/fdsys Federal Register Vol. 80, no. 199 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2015-10-15 continuing daily deposited born digital 463 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-10-15 P0b002ee19898befc 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr15oc15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-10-15 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-10-15/pdf/FR-2015-10-15.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-10-15/xml/FR-2015-10-15.xml fdlp 61975 62427 DGPO 2018-02-27 2024-06-02 FR-2015-10-15 machine generated eng FR FR-2015-10-15 80 199