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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 129 / Friday, July 9, 2021 / Notices
feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward achieving intended outcomes.
c Quality of the management plan 20 points 1 The Secretary considers the quality of the management plan for the proposed project.
2 In determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed project, the Secretary considers the adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing project tasks.
d Adequacy of resources 25 points 1 The Secretary considers the adequacy of resources for the proposed project.
2 In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
i The likelihood that the proposed project will result in system change or improvement.
ii The extent to which the proposed project is likely to build local capacity to provide, improve, or expand services that address the needs of the target population.
iii The extent to which the applicant demonstrates that it has the resources to operate the project beyond the length of the grant, including a multi-year financial and operating model and accompanying plan; the demonstrated commitment of any partners; evidence of broad support from stakeholders e.g., SEAs, teachers unions critical to the projects long-term success; or more than one of these types of evidence.
2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition, the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR
75.217d3, the past performance of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as the applicants use of funds, achievement of project objectives, and compliance with grant conditions. The Secretary may also consider whether the applicant failed to submit a timely performance report or submitted a report of unacceptable quality.
In addition, in making a competitive grant award, the Secretary requires various assurances, including those applicable to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department 34 CFR
100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23.

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3. Risk Assessment and Specific Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.206, before awarding grants under this competition the Department conducts a review of the risks posed by applicants. Under 2 CFR 200.208, the Secretary may impose specific conditions, and under 2 CFR 3474.10 in appropriate circumstances, high-risk conditions on a grant if the applicant or grantee is not financially stable; has a history of unsatisfactory performance;
has a financial or other management system that does not meet the standards in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant;
or is otherwise not responsible.
4. Integrity and Performance System:
If you are selected under this competition to receive an award that over the course of the project period may exceed the simplified acquisition threshold currently $250,000, under 2
CFR 200.206a2 we must make a judgment about your integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under Federal awardsthat is, the risk posed by you as an applicantbefore we make an award. In doing so, we must consider any information about you that is in the integrity and performance system currently referred to as the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System FAPIIS, accessible through the System for Award Management. You may review and comment on any information about yourself that a Federal agency previously entered and that is currently in FAPIIS.
Please note that, if the total value of your currently active grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement contracts from the Federal Government exceeds $10,000,000, the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII, require you to report certain integrity information to FAPIIS semiannually.
Please review the requirements in 2 CFR
part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant plus all the other Federal funds you receive exceed $10,000,000.
5. In General: In accordance with the Office of Management and Budgets guidance located at 2 CFR part 200, all applicable Federal laws, and relevant Executive guidance, the Department will review and consider applications for funding pursuant to this notice inviting applications in accordance with a Selecting recipients most likely to be successful in delivering results based on the program objectives through an objective process of evaluating Federal award applications 2 CFR 200.205;
b Prohibiting the purchase of certain telecommunication and video surveillance services or equipment in
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alignment with section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 Pub. L. 115232 2 CFR
200.216;
c Providing a preference, to the extent permitted by law, to maximize use of goods, products, and materials produced in the United States 2 CFR
200.322; and d Terminating agreements in whole or in part to the greatest extent authorized by law if an award no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities 2 CFR 200.340.
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; or we may send you an email containing a link to access an electronic version of your GAN. We may notify you informally, also.
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. Open Licensing Requirements:
Unless an exception applies, if you are awarded a grant under this competition, you will be required to openly license to the public grant deliverables created in whole, or in part, with Department grant funds. When the deliverable consists of modifications to pre-existing works, the license extends only to those modifications that can be separately identified and only to the extent that open licensing is permitted under the terms of any licenses or other legal restrictions on the use of pre-existing works. Additionally, a grantee or subgrantee that is awarded competitive grant funds must have a plan to disseminate these public grant deliverables. This dissemination plan can be developed and submitted after your application has been reviewed and selected for funding. For additional information on the open licensing requirements please refer to 2 CFR
3474.20.
4. Reporting: a If you apply for a grant under this competition, you must ensure that you have in place the
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