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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 129 / Friday, July 9, 2021 / Notices
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3. Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR
75.708b and c, a grantee under this competition may award subgrants to directly carry out project activities described in its application to the following types of entities: LEAs, SEAs, nonprofit organizations or for-profit organizations. The grantee may award subgrants to entities it has identified in an approved application.
4. Renewal: Under section 2212b2
of the ESEA, the Secretary may renew a grant awarded under this section for up to two additional years if the grantee demonstrates to the Secretary that the grantee is effectively using funds. Such renewal may include allowing the grantee to scale up or replicate the successful program.
Note: During the third year of the project period for grants awarded under this competition, if the Department exercises the option to offer an opportunity for renewals, the Department will provide grantees with information on the renewal process.
This additional funding is intended not only to support continuation of approved project activities, but also to encourage scaling, replication, and sustainability efforts and strategies. In making decisions on whether to award a two-year renewal award, we intend to review performance data submitted in regularly required reporting, as well as potentially request narrative information to be assessed using selection criteria from 34 CFR 75.210.
IV. Application and Submission Information 1. Application Submission Instructions: Applicants are required to follow the Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 84 FR 3768 and available at www.govinfo.gov/content/
pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf, which contain requirements and information on how to submit an application.
2. Submission of Proprietary Information: Given the types of projects that may be proposed in applications for TSL, your application may include business information that you consider proprietary. In 34 CFR 5.11, we define business information and describe the process we use in determining whether any of that information is proprietary and, thus, protected from disclosure under Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended. Because we plan to make successful applications available to the public, you may wish to request confidentiality of business information.

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Consistent with Executive Order 12600, please designate in your application any information that you believe is exempt from disclosure under Exemption 4. In the appropriate Appendix section of your application, under Other Attachments Form, please list the page number or numbers on which we can find this information. For additional information please see 34 CFR 5.11c.
3. Intergovernmental Review: This program is 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 this program. Please note that, under 34 CFR
79.8a, we have shortened the standard 60-day intergovernmental review period in order to make awards by the end of FY 2021.
4. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
5. Recommended Page Limit: The application narrative is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application. We recommend that you 1
limit the application narrative to no more than 40 pages and 2 use 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, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller than 10 pitch characters per inch.
Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Calibri, or Arial.
The recommended page limit does not apply to the cover sheet; the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the resumes, the bibliography, or the letters of support. However, the recommended page limit does apply to all of the application narrative.
6. Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to review grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number of applicants who intend to apply. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of the applicants intent to submit an application. To do so, please email TSL@ed.gov with the subject line Intent to Apply, and
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include the applicants name and contact persons name and email address by July 30, 2021. Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to apply may still apply for funding;
applicants that do submit a notice of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information provided.
V. Application Review Information 1. Selection Criteria: The following selection criteria for this competition are from 34 CFR 75.210. The maximum score for all of the selection criteria is 100 points. The maximum score for each criterion is included in parentheses following its title.
a Need for project 25 points 1 The Secretary considers the need for the proposed project.
2 In determining evidence of the need for the proposed project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
i The extent to which specific gaps or weaknesses in services, infrastructure, or opportunities have been identified and will be addressed by the proposed project, including the nature and magnitude of those gaps or weaknesses.
ii The extent to which the proposed project will integrate with or build on similar or related efforts to improve Relevant Outcomes using existing funding streams from other programs or policies supported by community, State, and Federal resources.
iii The extent to which the proposed project is part of a comprehensive effort to improve teaching and learning and support rigorous academic standards for students.
iv The extent to which the design of the proposed project is appropriate to, and will successfully address, the needs of the target population or other identified needs.
b Quality of the project design 30
points 1 The Secretary considers the quality of the design of the proposed project.
2 In determining the quality of the design of the proposed project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
i The extent to which the proposed project Demonstrates a Rationale.
ii The extent to which the design of the proposed project includes a thorough, high-quality review of the relevant literature, a high-quality plan for project implementation, and the use of appropriate methodological tools to ensure successful achievement of project objectives.
iii The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide performance
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