Notice2021-17642
Reopening; Notice Inviting Applications for the Proprietary Institution Grant Funds for Students Program Under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF); American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 (ARP)
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Published
August 17, 2021
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Education Department
Abstract
On May 13, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice announcing the availability of funds and application deadlines for the ARP (a)(4) grant funding under the Proprietary Institution Grant Funds for Students Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.425Q, as authorized under section 2003 of the ARP. The Department reopens, until September 10, 2021, the period for both submission of new ARP (a)(4) applications, and the Required Proprietary Institution Certification (RPIC) form for supplemental ARP (a)(4) awards.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45975-45976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17642]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Reopening; Notice Inviting Applications for the Proprietary
Institution Grant Funds for Students Program Under the Higher Education
Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF); American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 (ARP)
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On May 13, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education (Department)
published in the Federal Register a notice announcing the availability
of funds and application deadlines for the ARP (a)(4) grant funding
under the Proprietary Institution Grant Funds for Students Program,
Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.425Q, as authorized under section
2003 of the ARP. The Department reopens, until September 10, 2021, the
period for both submission of new ARP (a)(4) applications, and the
Required Proprietary Institution Certification (RPIC) form for
supplemental ARP (a)(4) awards.
DATES:
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: Applications will be
accepted on a rolling basis until September 10, 2021.
Deadline for Submission of Required Proprietary Institution
Certification Form: September 10, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Epps, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 250-64, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: The Department of Education HEERF Call Center at (202) 377-
3711. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e767b7b6c787e5b5a10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="470f0202150107222369202831">[email protected]</span></a>. Please also visit our HEERF website at:
<a href="http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/arp.html">www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/arp.html</a>.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 13, 2021, we published in the Federal
Register (86 FR 26210) a notice announcing availability of new ARP
(a)(4) grant funds and application deadlines for grant funding under
the Proprietary Institution Grant Funds for Students Program, ALN
84.425Q, as authorized under section 2003 of the ARP. Each application
for an ARP (a)(4) grant must include--
<bullet> A complete SF-424;
<bullet> Supplemental Information for the SF-424;
<bullet> A complete RPIC form, available at <a href="http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/arp.html">www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/arp.html</a>; and
<bullet> The Proprietary Institution Grant Funds for Students
Certification and Agreement (C&A).
The Department also announced that it would award supplemental
funds to eligible institutions that previously received a Coronavirus
Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA)
section 314(a)(4) award, ALN 84.425Q, without requiring these
institutions to submit a new application for funding. However, by
August 11, 2021 and prior to receiving an award, eligible institutions
were required to submit an RPIC form signed by the institution's
president or chief executive officer and any owners with an ownership
interest in the institution of 25 percent or more. The Department
reopens the period, until September 10, 2021, for transmittal of both:
(1) New ARP (a)(4) applications, and (2) RPIC forms for institutions to
receive
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supplemental ARP (a)(4) awards. The Department will accept complete
applications submitted at any time prior to the deadline on September
10, 2021. All other requirements and conditions stated in the notice
announcing availability of funds remain the same.
Program Authority: Section 2003 of the ARP and section 314 of the
CRRSAA.
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to
the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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Annmarie Weisman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning and Innovation, Office
of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2021-17642 Filed 8-16-21; 8:45 am]
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