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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 145 / Monday, August 2, 2021 / Notices
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DATES:
Applications Available: August 2, 2021.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until October 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: For the addresses to obtain and submit an application, please refer to the Common Instructions for Applicants to the Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 84 FR
3768 and available at https
www.federalregister.gov/documents/
2019/02/13/2019-02206/commoninstructions-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionarygrant-programs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Epps, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 25064, Washington, DC 20202.
Department of Education HEERF
Customer Care Center Phone: 202 377
3711. Email: HEERF@ed.gov. Please also visit the HEERF III website at: https
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/
arp.html.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf TDD or a text telephone TTY, call the Federal Relay Service FRS, toll-free, at 1800877
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Full Text of Announcement Background: On March 11, 2021, the President signed the ARP into law Pub.
L. 1172. This law makes available approximately $39.6 billion for IHEs under HEERF, with funding appropriated through existing programs authorized under the CRRSAA.
With this notice, the Secretary is announcing the availability of HEERF
grant funds under the ARP a2 MSI
program ALN 84.425L.
Eligible institutions are IHEs, as defined in sections 101 and 102c of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1001 and 1002c.
Allocations for eligible IHEs will be calculated according to the formulas found in ARP section 20032 and section 314a2 of the CRRSAA. Under ARP section 2003, grant awards under this program may be used to 1 defray expenses associated with the coronavirus, including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff training, and payroll;
and 2 provide financial aid grants to students including students exclusively
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enrolled in distance education, which may be used for any component of the students cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to the coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care, mental health care, or childcare. In making financial aid grants to students, an IHE must prioritize grants to students with exceptional need, such as Pell recipient students. IHEs are urged to devote the maximum amount of funds possible to student financial aid grants.
Additionally, under ARP section 20035, institutions must use a portion of their funds under ALN 84.425L to 1
implement evidence-based practices to monitor and suppress coronavirus in accordance with the public health guidelines; and 2 conduct direct outreach to financial aid applicants about the opportunity to receive a financial aid adjustment due to recent unemployment status or other changes in financial circumstances as described in section 479A of the HEA 20 U.S.C.
1087tt.
The Department is not requiring IHEs that received grants under section 314a2 of the CRRSAA to submit a new or revised application to receive funding under the ARP a2 MSI
program. As a result, the Department will award supplemental funds to eligible IHEs that received a section 314a2 award under the CRRSAA, ALN 84.425L identified by a Grant Award beginning with P425Lxx. No action is required by eligible IHEs to receive these supplemental awards. The project director identified on the most current Grant Award Notification GAN
will automatically receive an email indicating a supplemental award has been made to your institution. Please note that drawing down any amount of these supplemental funds constitutes an institutions acceptance of the new ARP
terms and conditions and a new Supplemental Agreement, which are attached to this notice for reference.
IHEs that have not yet complied with the reporting requirements of the HEERF grant program may receive delayed supplemental ARP a2
awards and/or may receive awards with a restriction on the ability to draw down those awarded funds route payment status until the institution has satisfied its HEERF reporting obligations.
IHEs that did not receive a CRRSAA
section 314a2 MSI award but that are on the Departments section 20032
ARP MSI Allocation Table may apply for and receive an ARP a2 MSI grant award. The Department must receive an application from such institutions within 60 days of the publication of this notice.

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Program Authority: Section 2003 of the ARP and section 314 of the CRRSAA.
Applicable Regulations: a The Education Department General Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR
parts 75, 77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. b The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension Non-procurement in 2
CFR part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2
CFR part 3485. c The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3474.
II. Award Information Type of Award: Formula grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $767.3
million.
Grant Period: Institutions must expend funds received under this program within 12 months of the obligation of the funds by the Department.
III. Eligibility Information 1. Eligible Applicants: Public and private nonprofit IHEs, as defined in sections 101 and 102c of the HEA, that are eligible for certain programs under part A of title III and parts A and B of title V of the HEA.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost sharing or matching.
3. Subgrantees: Subgrantees are not allowed under this program.
IV. Application and Submission Information 1. Application Submission Instructions: Applicants are required to submit their applications using Grants.gov. To register for Grants.gov, please visit their How to Apply for Grants web page https
www.grants.gov/applicants/apply-forgrants.html or call their Applicant Support helpdesk at 18005184726.
Each completed application must consist of A complete SF424;
Supplemental Information for the SF424; and The Certification and Agreement C&A for an Award under Section 2003
for ARP a2.
Note: The applicant must submit the corresponding C&A for the funds requested. Each C&A must be completed and include the correct OPEID and DUNS number of the institution requesting funds. Each grantee will receive the amount calculated for them
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