[Federal Register: February 3, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 22)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; American
Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Alaska Native
and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions; Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.031T,
84.031N and 84.031W.
Dates: Applications Available: February 3, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 21, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 19, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education that qualify
as eligible institutions under the American Indian Tribally Controlled
Colleges and Universities (TCCU), and Alaska Native and Native
Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNH) Programs may apply for grants
under this notice. These programs are authorized by Title III, Part A
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and are known as Title
III, Part A Programs. To qualify as an eligible institution under any
Title III, Part A Program, an institution must satisfy several
criteria, including one related to needy student enrollment and one
related to average Educational and General (E&G) expenditures for a
particular base year. The eligibility requirements are in a Notice
Inviting Applications for Designation as Eligible Institutions for
Fiscal Year 2005 that was published in the Federal Register on November
30, 2004 (69 FR 69589) and in program regulations in 34 CFR 607.2
through 607.5. The regulations may be accessed by visiting the
following Department of Education Web site: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister
.
Relationship Between Title III, Part A and Hispanic Serving Institution
Programs
Note 1: A grantee under the Developing Hispanic-Serving
Institutions (HIS) Program, authorized under Title V of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), may not receive a grant
under any Title III, Part A Program. Further, a current Developing
HIS Program grantee may not give up its grant under the Developing
HIS Program in order to receive a grant under any Title III, Part A
Program.
Note 2: An institution that does not fall within the limitation
described in Note 1 may apply for a FY 2005 grant under all Title
III, Part A Programs for which it is eligible, as well as under the
Developing HIS Program. However, a successful applicant may receive
only one grant.
Estimated Available Funds: $8,691,201 for new awards under the ANNH
Program and $17,748,000 for new awards under the TCCU Program.
$15,591,342 for new awards under the SIP. A competition will not be
held in FY 2005 for the SIP. Instead, the Department will fund new
grants to eligible applicants on the FY 2004 SIP slate. We will fund
only Individual Development Grant applications from the FY 2004 SIP
slate.
For specific funding information, see the chart in the Award
Information section of this notice.
Estimated Award Amount: See chart.
Estimated Number of Awards: See chart.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice. Applicants should periodically check the Title III, Part A
Web site for further information on these programs. The address
is:http://www.ed.gov/programs/iduestitle3a/index.html.
Project Period: 60 months for individual development grants, and 12
months for construction grants under the TCCU Program and renovation
grants under the ANNH Program.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The SIP, TCCU, and ANNH Programs are all
authorized under Title III, Part A of the HEA. Each provides grants to
eligible institutions of higher education to enable them to improve
their academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability,
and increase their self-sufficiency.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1057-1059d.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations for this program in 34
CFR part 607.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $8,691,201 for new awards under the ANNH
Program and $17,748,000 for new awards under the TCCU Program.
$15,591,342 for new awards under the SIP. A competition will not be
held in FY 2005 for the SIP. Instead, the Department will fund new
grants for eligible applicants on the FY 2004 SIP slate. We will fund
only Individual Development Grant applications from the FY 2004 SIP
slate.
For specific funding information, see the chart in this section of
this notice.
Estimated Award Amount: See chart.
Estimated Number of Awards: See chart.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice. Applicants should periodically check the Title III, Part A
Web site for further information on these programs. The address is:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iduestitle3a/index.html.
Project Period: 60 months for individual development grants and 12
months for construction grants under the TCCU Program and renovation
grants under the ANNH Program.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated
Program name Estimated award amount number of
awards
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska Native and Native
Hawaiian Program:
--5-year Individual $500,000 per year...... 5
Development Grants
(84.031N and 84.031W).
--Renovation Grants........ $750,000 for 1 year.... 8
Tribally Controlled Colleges
and Universities Program
(84.031T):
--5-year Individual $400,000 per year...... 7
Development Grants.
--Construction and $1,500,000 for 1 year.. 10
Renovation Grants.
Strengthening Institutions
Program (83.031A):
--5-year Individual $365,000 per year...... * 44
Development Grants.
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Funding based on FY 2004 slate.
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III. Eligibility Information
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education that qualify
as eligible institutions under the TCCU, and ANNH Programs may apply
for grants under this notice. To qualify as an eligible institution
under any Title III, Part A Program, an institution must satisfy
several criteria, including one related to needy student enrollment and
one related to average E&G expenditures for a particular base year. The
eligibility requirements are set forth in a Notice Inviting
Applications for Designation as Eligible Institutions for Fiscal Year
2005 that was published in the Federal Register on November 30, 2004
(69 FR 59589), and in program regulations contained in 34 CFR 607.2
through 607.5. The regulations may be accessed by visiting the
following Department of Education Web site: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister
.
Relationship Between Title III, Part A and Hispanic Serving Institution
Programs
Note 1: A grantee under the HSI Program, authorized under Title
V of the HEA, may not receive a grant under any Title III, Part A
Program. Further, a current Developing HSI Program grantee may not
give up its grant under the Developing HSI Program in order to
receive a grant under any Title III, Part A Program.
Note 2: An institution that does not fall within the limitation
described in Note 1 may apply for a FY 2005 grant under all Title
III, Part A Programs for which it is eligible, as well as under the
Developing HSI Program. However, a successful applicant may receive
only one grant.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: There is no cost sharing or matching
requirement in any Title III, Part A Program, unless a grantee under
the SIP or TCCU Program uses a portion of its grant for establishing or
improving an endowment fund. If it does, it must match with non-Federal
funds at least the amount of grant funds used for this purpose. 20
U.S.C. 1057(d)(2) and 1059c (c)(3)(B).
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Dr. Maria E. Carrington,
U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor,
Washington, DC 20006-8513. Telephone: (202) 502-7777 or by e-mail:
Maria.Carrington@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the contact person
listed in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this program.
Page Limit: We have established mandatory page limits for the
applications to be submitted under this notice. You must limit your
application to the equivalent of no more than 70 pages for an
individual development grant and 50 pages for a renovation grant under
the ANNH Program; 70 pages for an individual development grant and 50
pages for a construction grant under the TCCU Program using 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 and headings.
You may single space abstracts, footnotes, quotations, references,
captions, tables and forms (including the ED Forms), however, you must
still use font size 12.
Use a font that is 12-point or larger.
No appendices or attachments should be included with the
application. If you include any attachments or appendices, these items
will be counted for purposes of the page limit requirement.
We will reject your application if--
You apply these standards and exceed the page limit; or
You apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the
page limit;
3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: February 3,
2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 21, 2005.
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-
Application) available through the Department's e-Grants system. For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically or by mail or hand delivery if you qualify
for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer
to section IV.6. Other Submission Requirements in this notice.
We will not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 19, 2005.
4. Intergovernmental Review: These programs are 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 these programs.
5. Funding Restrictions: We specify unallowable costs in 34 CFR
607.10. We reference additional regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
these programs must be submitted electronically, unless you qualify for
an exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in
this section.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in
this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the Title III, Part A Programs--CFDA
Numbers 84.031N, 84.031T and 84.031W must be submitted electronically
using e-Application available through the Department's e-Grants system,
accessible through the e-Grants portal page at: http://e-grants.ed.gov
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
You must complete the electronic submission of your grant
application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. The e-Application system will not accept an application
for these programs after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do
not wait until the application deadline date to begin the application
process.
The regular hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site
are 6 a.m. Monday until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m.
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Thursday until midnight Saturday, Washington, DC time. Please note that
the system is unavailable on Sundays, and between 7 p.m. on Wednesdays
and 6 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, DC time, for maintenance. Any
modifications to these hours are posted on the e-Grants Web site.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your
application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
the Application for Federal Education Assistance (ED 424), Budget
Information--Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications.
Any narrative sections of your application should be
attached as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF
(Portable Document) format.
Your electronic application must comply with any page
limit requirements described in this notice.
Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgement that will include a PR/Award
number (an identifying number unique to your application).
Within three working days after submitting your electronic
application, fax a signed copy of the ED 424 to the Application Control
Center after following these steps:
(1) Print ED 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the ED 424.
(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to the Application Control Center at
(202) 245-6272.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of e-Application System
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting
your application on the application deadline date because the e-
Application system is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of
one business day in order to transmit your application electronically,
by mail, or by hand delivery. We will grant this extension if--
(1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2)(a) The e-Application system is unavailable for 60 minutes or
more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is unavailable for any period of time
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgement of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If the system is down and therefore
the application deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated an e-Application. Extensions
referred to in this section apply only to the unavailability of the
Department's e-Application system.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through the e-Application system because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Department's e-Application system; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you
mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Dr. Maria E. Carrington,
U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 6033,
Washington, DC 20006-8513. FAX: (202) 502-7861.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail
If you qualify for any exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable
following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Numbers
84.031N, 84.031T and 84.031W), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20202-4260, or
By mail through a commercial carrier: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center--Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Numbers
84.031N, 84.031T and 84.031W), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD
20785-1506.
Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a
dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with
your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery
If you qualify for an exception to electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original
and two copies of your application, by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following
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address: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center,
Attention: (CFDA Numbers 84.031N, 84.031T and 84.031W), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-
4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays,
Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail
or hand deliver your application to the Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the
Department--in Item 4 of the ED 424 the CFDA number--and suffix letter,
if any--of the competition under which you are submitting your
application.
(2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application
receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant
application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for these programs
are in 34 CFR 607.22.
2. Review and Selection Process: Additional factors we consider in
selecting an application for an award are the tie-breaking situations
described in 34 CFR 607.23. The Title III, Part A Program regulations
require that we award one additional point to an application from an
institution of higher education (IHE) that has an endowment fund for
which the 2002-2003 market value per FTE student was less than the
comparable average per FTE student at a similar type IHE. We also award
one additional point to an application from an IHE that had
expenditures for library materials in 2002-2003 per FTE student that
were less than the comparable average per FTE student at a similar type
IHE.
For the purpose of these funding considerations, an applicant must
demonstrate that the market value of its endowment fund per FTE student
and library expenditures per FTE student, were less than the average
expenditure per FTE student when calculated using the data submitted by
applicants for the year 2002-2003.
If a tie remains after applying the additional point(s), we will
determine the ranking of applicants based on the lowest combined
library expenditures per FTE student and endowment values per FTE
student.
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). 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. Reporting: 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 multi-year award, you must submit an
annual performance report that provides the most current performance
and financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in
34 CFR 75.118 and 607.31.
4. Performance Measures: The Secretary has established the
following key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of
the Title III, Part A Programs: (1) The percentage of Title III, Part A
project goals relating to the improvement of academic quality that are
met or exceeded will increase or be maintained over time. (2) The
percentage of Title III, Part A goals relating to the improvement of
student services and student outcomes that are met or exceeded will
increase or be maintained over time. (3) The percentage of Title III,
Part A project goals relating to the improvement of institutional
management and fiscal stability that are met or exceeded will increase
or be maintained over time.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Maria E. Carrington, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC
20006-8513. Telephone: (202) 502-7777 or by e-mail:
Maria.Carrington@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this
section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html
.
Dated: January 31, 2005.
Sally L. Stroup,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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