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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 153 / Thursday, August 12, 2021 / Notices
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V. Application Review Information 1. Selection Criteria: Consistent with 34 CFR 75.209, the selection criteria for this competition are from the applicable statutory and regulatory provisions as indicated after each criterion. The maximum score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses. Within each criterion, the Secretary evaluates each factor equally, unless otherwise specified. The maximum score that an application may receive is 100 points.
a Severity of the school facility problem to be addressed by the proposed project 34 CFR 222.189a1
Up to 30 points.
i Justification that the proposed emergency project will address a deficiency that poses a health or safety hazard to occupants of the facility, and consistency of the emergency description and the proposed project with the certifying local officials statement 34 CFR 222.185a and c Up to 15 points.
ii Impact of the emergency condition on the health and safety of the building occupants and how free public education program delivery in the instructional school facility is adversely affected 34 CFR 222.172, 222.173, 222.176, and 222.185b. Applicants should describe: the systems or areas of the facility involved e.g., HVAC, roof, floor, windows; the type of space affected, such as instructional, resource, food service, recreational, general support, or other areas; the percentage of building occupants affected by the emergency; and the importance of the facility or affected area to the instructional program Up to 15 points.
b Project urgency Up to 28 points.
i Risk to occupants if the facility condition is not addressed 34 CFR
222.176, definition of emergency.
Applicants should describe: projected increased future costs; the anticipated effect of the proposed project on the useful life of the facility or the need for major construction; and the age and condition of the facility and date of last renovation of affected areas Up to 14
points.
ii The justification for rebuilding, if proposed 34 CFR 222.172c Up to 14
points.
c Effects of Federal presence section 7007b4B and C and 34 CFR
222.184b Up to 30 points.
i Amount of non-taxable Federal property in the applicant LEA
percentage of Federal property divided by 10 Up to 10 points.
ii The number of federally connected children identified in section 7003a1A, B, C, and D of the Act in the LEA percentage of identified
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children in LEA divided by 10 Up to 10 points.
iii The number of federally connected children identified in section 7003a1A, B, C, and D of the Act in the school facility percentage of identified children in school facility divided by 10 Up to 10 points.
d Ability to respond or pay section 7007b4A Up to 12 points.
i The percentage of its bonding capacity used by the LEA. Four points will be distributed based on this percentage such that: four points will be given to an LEA that has used 75
percent or more of its bonding capacity;
three points will be given to an LEA that has used 50 percent to 74 percent of its bonding capacity; two points will be given to an LEA that has used 25
percent to 49 percent of its bonding capacity; and one point will be given to an LEA that has used less than 25
percent of its bond limit. LEAs that do not have limits on bonded indebtedness established by their States will be evaluated by assuming that their bond limit is 10 percent of the assessed value of real property in the LEA. LEAs deemed to have no practical capacity to issue bonds will receive all four points Up to 4 points.
ii Assessed value of real property per student applicant LEAs total assessed valuation of real property per pupil as a percentile ranking of all LEAs in the State. Points will be distributed by providing all four points to LEAs in the States poorest quartile and only one point to LEAs in the States wealthiest quartile Up to 4 points.
iii Total tax rate for capital or school purposes applicant LEAs tax rate for capital or school purposes as a percentile ranking of all LEAs in the State. If the State authorizes a tax rate for capital expenditures, then these data must be used; otherwise, data on the total tax rate for school purposes are used. Points will be distributed by providing all four points to LEAs in the States highest-taxing quartile and only one point to LEAs in the States lowesttaxing quartile Up to 4 points.
2. Review and Selection Process: a 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.

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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.
b Upon receipt, Impact Aid program staff will screen all applications to eliminate any applications that do not meet the eligibility standards, are incomplete, or are late. Applications that do not include a signed independent emergency certification on the application deadline are considered incomplete and will not be considered for funding. Program staff will also calculate the scores for each application under criteria c and d. Panel reviewers will assess the applications under criteria a and b.
c Applications are ranked based on the total number of points received during the review process. Those with the highest scores will be at the top of the funding slate.
3. Risk Assessment and Specific Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.206, before awarding grants under this program 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
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