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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 208 / Monday, November 1, 2021 / Notices
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Estimated Available Funds:
$4,571,400.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of applications, we may make additional awards in future fiscal years from the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$265,000$305,000 per year.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$285,000 per year.
Estimated Number of Awards: 16.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. The estimated range and average size of awards are based on a single 12-month budget period. We may use FY 2022
funds to support multiple 12-month budget periods for one or more grantees.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
III. Eligibility Information 1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs as defined in section 101 of the HEA or consortia of IHEs.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program requires cost sharing or matching. The matching requirement is described in section 612e of the HEA
20 U.S.C. 11301 e234 and requires that the Federal share of the cost of planning, establishing, and operating centers under this program shall be a. Not more than 90 percent for the first year in which Federal funds are received;
b. Not more than 70 percent for the second year; and c. Not more than 50 percent for the third year and for each year thereafter.
The non-Federal share of the cost of planning, establishing, and operating centers under this program may be provided either in cash or in-kind.
Waiver of non-Federal share: Under section 612e4 of the HEA, in the case of an IHE receiving a grant under the CIBE Program and conducting outreach or consortium activities with another IHE in accordance with section 612c2E, the Secretary may waive a portion of the requirements for the nonFederal share equal to the amount provided by the IHE receiving the grant to the other IHE for carrying out the outreach or consortium activities. Any such waiver is subject to the terms and conditions the Secretary may deem necessary for carrying out the purposes of the program.
d. Indirect Cost Rate Information:
This program uses a restricted indirect cost rate. For more information regarding indirect costs, or to obtain a negotiated indirect cost rate, please see https www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/
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e. Administrative Cost Limitation:
This program does not include any program-specific limitation on administrative expenses. All administrative expenses must be reasonable and necessary and conform to Cost Principles described in 2 CFR
part 200 subpart E of the Uniform Guidance.
3. Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR
75.708b and c, a grantee under this competition may award subgrantsto directly carry out project activities described in its applicationto the following types of entities: IHEs, nonprofit organizations, professional organizations, or businesses. The grantee may award subgrants to entities it has identified in an approved application or that it selects through a competition under procedures established by the grantee.
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 the CIBE grant competition, 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 post on our website a selection of funded abstracts and applications narrative sections, you may wish to request confidentiality of business information.
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

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part 79. Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 12372
is in the application package for this program.
4. 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 50 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, except 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, Courier New, or Arial.
The recommended page limit does not apply to the cover sheet; budget section, including the narrative budget justification; the assurance and certifications; or the abstract, the resumes, the biography, or letters of support. However, the recommended page limit does apply to all of the application narrative.
V. Application Review Information 1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are from section 612 of the HEA and 34 CFR 75.210. The maximum score for all of the selection criteria, taken together with the maximum number of points awarded to applicants that address the competitive preference priorities, is 110 points. The maximum score for each selection criterion is indicated in parentheses.
Note: In addressing the selection criteria below, refer to sections 611 and 612 of the HEA 20 U.S.C. 11301.
a Meeting the purpose of the authorizing statute. up to 20 points The Secretary reviews each application to determine how well the applicant describes how it will establish and operate Centers for International Business Education which 1 Will be national resources for the teaching of improved business techniques, strategies, and methodologies which emphasize the international context in which business is transacted;
2 Will provide instruction in critical foreign languages and international fields needed to provide understanding
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