[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 82 (Thursday, April 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22576-22577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9907]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.120A]
Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of intent to fund down the fiscal year (FY) 2009 grant
slate for the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary intends to use the grant slate developed in FY
2009 for the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program
(MSEIP), authorized by Title III, Part E of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended (HEA), to fund down the FY 2009 grant slate to make
new grant awards in FY 2010. The Secretary takes this action because a
significant number of high-quality applications remain on last year's
grant slate. We expect to use an estimated $4,069,676 for new awards in
FY 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen W. Johnson, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20006-6450.
Telephone: (202) 502-7642 or via Internet: [email protected].
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an
accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 1, 2009, we published a notice in the Federal Register (74
FR 14790) inviting applications for new awards under MSEIP.
In response to this notice, we received a significant number of
applications for grants under MSEIP in FY 2009 and funded 16 new
grants. Because such a large number of high-quality applications were
received, many applications that were awarded high scores by peer
reviewers did not receive funding in FY 2009.
In order to conserve funding that would have been required for a
peer review of new applications submitted under this program, we intend
to select grantees in FY 2010 from the existing slate of applicants.
This slate was developed during the FY 2009 competition using the
competitive preference priorities, invitational priorities, selection
criteria, and requirements referenced in the April 1, 2009 notice.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067-1067k.
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Delegation of Authority: The Secretary of Education has delegated
authority to Daniel T. Madzelan, Director, Forecasting and Policy
Analysis for the Office of Postsecondary Education, to perform the
functions and duties of the
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Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
Dated: April 23, 2010.
Daniel T. Madzelan,
Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2010-9907 Filed 4-28-10; 8:45 am]
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