FR Doc E9-29358[Federal Register: December 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 235)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Overview
Information; Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational
Agencies
Notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2010.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.060A.
Dates:
Part I of the Formula Grant Electronic Application System for
Indian Education (EASIE) Applications Available: January 4, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of PART I Applications: February 12, 2010.
Part II of Formula Grant (EASIE) Applications Available: April 5,
2010. Deadline for Transmittal of Part II Applications: May 5, 2010.
Applications that do not meet both the deadline for Part I and the
deadline for Part II will not be considered for funding in the initial
allocation of awards. If, after the initial allocation of funds, the
Secretary determines that funds are not needed by an LEA that filed on
time or that additional funds have otherwise become available, the
Secretary may reallocate those funds to LEAs not included in the
initial allocation. Such allocations might not be made in the same
amount, or at the same time, as if the LEA had applied on time.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 5, 2010.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of Program: The Indian Education Formula Grants to Local
Educational Agencies program provides grants to support local
educational agencies (LEAs) and other eligible entities described in
this notice in their efforts to reform and improve elementary and
secondary school programs that serve Indian students. The Department
funds programs designed to help Indian students meet the same
challenging State academic content and student academic achievement
standards used for all students. In addition, under section 7116 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), the
Secretary will, upon receipt of an acceptable plan for the integration
of education and related services, authorize the entity receiving the
funds under this program to consolidate, in accordance with the
entity's plan, the funds for any Federal program exclusively serving
Indian children, or the funds reserved under any Federal program to
exclusively serve Indian children, that are awarded under a statutory
or administrative formula to the entity, for the purpose of providing
education and related services to Indian students. Instructions for
submitting an integration of education and related services plan are
included in the EASIE described elsewhere in this notice under
Application Process and Submission Information.
Eligible Applicants: LEAs, including charter schools authorized as
LEAs under State law, certain schools funded by the Bureau of Indian
Education of the Department of the Interior, and Indian tribes under
certain conditions, as prescribed by section 7112(c) of the ESEA.
Application Process and Submission Information: Formula Grant EASIE
is an easy-to-use, electronic application system. It communicates with
data from State submissions to EDFacts, the Department's data
collection system that contains performance information from State
educational agencies about schools and Federal education programs. To
the extent that your State has provided the necessary EDFacts data
files, Formula Grant EASIE will be able to interface with EDFacts and
pull those LEA-specific data into the application. Additionally, this
system allows the Department to review applications and interact online
with applicants during the application review and approval process.
Although you may download and print sample forms from the system,
the application must be submitted electronically through the Formula
Grant EASIE unless you do not have Internet access and have made prior
arrangements with the Department. For approval to submit a paper
application, you must contact the EDFacts Partner Support Center (see
the contact information listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) prior to the deadline for transmittal of
both Part I and Part II--applications. If you are approved to submit a
paper application, you must meet the submission deadlines included in
this notice.
Registration for Formula Grant EASIE is required. For information
on how to register, contact the EDFacts Partner Support Center listed
elsewhere in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
The Formula Grant EASIE application is divided into two parts--Part
I and Part II.
Part I, Student Count, provides the appropriate data entry screens
to submit your Indian student count totals.
Part II, Program and Budget Information, provides your award amount
based on the Indian student count total submitted under Part I. Part II
also enables you to enter student performance data, identify your
project's services and activities, and build a realistic program budget
based on a known grant amount. Based on student assessment data, you
will select your program objectives and services from a variety of menu
options that were designed with grantee input.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$99,331,000 for this program for FY 2010. The actual level of funding,
if any, depends on final Congressional action. However, we are inviting
applications to allow enough time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $4,000-$2,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $78,460.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1,266.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice and funding levels may change based on final appropriations
for the program.
Project Period: 12 months.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
Performance Measures: The Secretary has established the following
key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness and efficiency
of the Indian Education Formula Grants to
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Local Educational Agencies program: (1) The percentage of American
Indian and Alaska Native students in grades four and eight who score at
or above the basic level in reading on the National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP); (2) the percentage of American Indian and
Alaska Native students in grades four and eight who score at or above
the basic level in mathematics on the NAEP; (3) the percentage of
American Indian and Alaska Native students in grades three through
eight meeting State performance standards by scoring at the proficient
or the advanced levels in reading and mathematics on State assessments;
(4) the difference between the percentages of American Indian and
Alaska Native students in grades 3 through 8 at the proficient or
advanced levels in reading and mathematics on State assessments and the
percentage of all students scoring at those levels; (5) the percentage
of American Indian and Alaska Native students who graduate from high
school; and (6) the percentage of funds used by grantees prior to award
close-out.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact the EDFacts Partner Support
Center, telephone: 877-457-3336 (877-HLP-EDEN) or by e-mail at:
eden_OIE@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the
EDFacts Partner Support Center, toll free, at 1-888-403-3336 (888-403-
EDEN).
Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy
of the application package in an accessible format (e.g., braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the EDFacts
Partner Support Center.
Electronic Access to This Document: You can 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
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7421 et seq.
Dated: December 4, 2009.
Thelma Mel[eacute]ndez de Santa Ana,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
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