[Federal Register: June 6, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 110)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Small, Rural School Achievement Program
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice announcing application deadline.
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number 84.358A.
SUMMARY: Under the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) Program, the
U.S. Department of Education (Department) awards grants on a formula
basis to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) to address the
unique needs of rural school districts. In this notice, we establish
the deadline for submission of fiscal year (FY) 2008 SRSA grant
applications.
An eligible LEA that is required to submit an application must do
so electronically by the deadline in this notice. If it submits its
application after this deadline, the LEA will receive a grant award
only to the extent that funds are available after the Department awards
grants to other eligible LEAs under the program.
Application Deadline: June 30, 2008, 4:30 p.m. Washington, DC time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Which LEAs Are Eligible for an Award Under the SRSA Program?
An LEA is eligible for an award under the SRSA program if--
(a) The total number of students in average daily attendance at all
of the schools served by the LEA is fewer than 600, or each county in
which a school served by the LEA is located has a total population
density of fewer than 10 persons per square mile; and
(b) All of the schools served by the LEA are designated with a
school locale code of 7 or 8 by the Department's National Center for
Education Statistics (using the NCES school locale methodology in place
at the time of NCLB's enactment), or the Secretary has determined,
based on a demonstration by the LEA and concurrence of the SEA, that
the LEA is located in an area defined as rural by a governmental agency
of the State.
Which Eligible LEAs Must Submit an Application To Receive a FY 2008
SRSA Grant Award?
An eligible LEA must submit an application to receive a FY 2008
SRSA grant award if it falls under any of the following categories:
1. The LEA never submitted an application for SRSA funds in any
prior year;
2. The LEA received an SRSA grant award for FY 2005 and, as of
February 15, 2008, had not drawn down from the Department's Grant
Administration and Payment System any of its FY 2005 SRSA funds; or
3. The LEA received an SRSA grant award for FY 2006 and, as of
March 31, 2008, had not drawn down from the Department's Grant
Administration and Payment System any of its FY 2006 SRSA funds.
Under the regulations in 34 CFR 75.104(a), the Secretary makes
grants only to an eligible party that submits an application. Given the
limited purpose served by the application under the SRSA program, the
Secretary considers the application requirement to be met if the LEA
submitted an SRSA application for any prior year and does not fall
under any of the categories listed above requiring the submission of a
new application. In this circumstance, unless the LEA advises the
Secretary by the application deadline that it is withdrawing its
application, the Secretary deems the application that the LEA
previously submitted to remain in
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effect for FY 2008 funding, and the LEA does not have to submit an
additional application.
We intend to provide, by May 23, 2008, a list of LEAs eligible for
FY 2008 funds on the Department's Web site at http://www.ed.gov/
programs/reapsrsa/index.html under the ``Eligibility'' hyperlink. The
Web site will also indicate which of these eligible LEAs must submit a
new application to the Department to receive their FY 2008 SRSA grant
award, and which eligible LEAs are considered already to have met the
application requirement.
Eligible LEAs that must submit a new application in order to
receive FY 2008 SRSA funds must do so electronically by the deadline
established in this notice.
Electronic Submission of Applications
An eligible LEA that is required to submit an application to
receive FY 2008 SRSA funds must submit an electronic application by
June 30, 2008, 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time. Submission of an
electronic application involves the use of the Department's Electronic
Grant Application System (e-Application) available through the
Department's e-GRANTS system.
You can access the electronic application for the SRSA Program at:
http://e-grants.ed.gov.
Once you access this site, you will receive specific instructions
regarding the information to include in your application.
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. Thursday until midnight,
Saturday (Washington, DC time). Please note that the system is
unavailable on Sundays, Federal holidays, and after 7 p.m. on
Wednesdays for maintenance (Washington, DC time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Eric Schulz, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E108, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 401-0039 or via Internet: reap@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the FRS at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this notice in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Electronic Access to This Document: You can view this document, as
well as other Department of Education documents published in the
Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), on
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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.
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Note: The official version of this document is the document
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7345-7345b.
Dated: June 3, 2008.
Kerri L. Briggs,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
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