Notice2021-20394
Applications for New Awards; Project To Support America's Families and Educators (Project SAFE) Grant Program
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September 20, 2021
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The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2021 and FY 2022 for Project SAFE under the School Safety National Activities authority of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Assistance Listing Number 84.184N. The Project SAFE grant program is intended to improve students' safety and well-being by providing resources to local educational agencies (LEAs) that adopt and implement strategies to prevent the spread of the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) consistent with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and that are financially penalized for doing so by their State educational agency (SEA) or other State entity.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 179 (Monday, September 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52136-52139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20394]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Project To Support America's
Families and Educators (Project SAFE) Grant Program
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice
inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2021 and FY 2022 for Project
SAFE under the School Safety National Activities authority of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Assistance Listing
Number 84.184N. The Project SAFE grant program is intended to improve
students' safety and well-being by providing resources to local
educational agencies (LEAs) that adopt and implement strategies to
prevent the spread of the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
consistent with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) and that are financially penalized for doing so by
their State educational agency (SEA) or other State entity.
DATES:
Applications Available: September 20, 2021.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: Applications will be
reviewed and approved on a rolling, expedited basis contingent on the
availability of funding.
ADDRESSES: To submit an application, please email the completed and
signed application, along with required attachments, to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82d2f0ede8e7e1f6d1c3c4c7c2e7e6ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86d6f4e9ece3e5f2d5c7c0c3c6e3e2a8e1e9f0">[email protected]</span></a>. The application template may be found at the
following link: <a href="https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/safe-supportive-schools/the-project-to-support-americas-families-and-educators-project-safe/">https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/safe-supportive-schools/the-project-to-support-americas-families-and-educators-project-safe/</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Banks, Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue
SW, Room 3E257, Washington, DC 20202-6244. Phone: 202-453-6704. Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2272504d48474156716364676247460c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cf9fbda0a5aaacbb9c8e898a8faaabe1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></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:
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Project SAFE grant program provides grants
to eligible LEAs to improve student safety and well-being by advancing
strategies consistent with CDC guidance to reduce transmission of
COVID-19 in schools.
Background: Since March 2020, the Nation's students have
experienced massive interruptions to in-person instruction as a result
of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has negatively impacted many
students' social, emotional, and mental well-being and academic
achievement, and exacerbated pre-existing racial, socioeconomic, and
other educational inequities.\1\ The Administration is committed to
taking all necessary steps to support LEAs in providing every student
the opportunity to safely learn in-person full-time during the 2021-
2022 school year.
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\1\ See: <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7011a1.htm">https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7011a1.htm</a> and
<a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/20210608-impacts-of-covid19.pdf">https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/20210608-impacts-of-covid19.pdf</a>.
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CDC guidance makes clear that K-12 schools can safely operate in-
person by implementing layered prevention strategies (using multiple
strategies together consistently).\2\ Studies show that schools that
consistently implemented layered prevention strategies had levels of
transmission lower than or similar to the rates in the communities in
which they are located.\3\ Science-based strategies recommended by the
CDC for preventing the spread of COVID-19 include promoting vaccination
for staff and eligible students, universal and correct indoor masking,
implementing screening testing, using contact tracing in combination
with isolation and quarantine, improving ventilation, and maintaining
physical distance to the maximum extent possible.
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\2\ See: <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/transmission_k_12_schools.html">https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/transmission_k_12_schools.html</a>.
\3\ Ibid.
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To support LEAs in adopting and implementing strategies to sustain
safe in-person instruction, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP
Act) requires each LEA that receives Elementary and Secondary School
Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) funds to adopt a plan for the safe return
to in-person instruction and continuity of services.\4\ Under the
Department's interim final requirements for the ARP ESSER funds, the
LEA must describe in its plan how it will maintain the health and
safety of students, educators, and other staff and the extent to which
it has adopted policies on CDC safety recommendations.\5\
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\4\ Section 2001(i) of the ARP Act.
\5\ See: 86 FR 21195 (April 22, 2021), available at <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/04/22/2021-08359/american-rescue-plan-act-elementary-and-secondary-school-emergency-relief-fund">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/04/22/2021-08359/american-rescue-plan-act-elementary-and-secondary-school-emergency-relief-fund</a>.
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In addition, the ARP Act is clear that it is within the LEA's
discretion \6\ to use
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ARP ESSER funds (as well as ESSER funds granted through prior Federal
pandemic relief funding) to implement policies in line with guidance
from the CDC that support the reopening and operation of school
facilities to effectively maintain health and safety.\7\ As noted,
multiple studies have shown that transmission rates within school
settings, when multiple prevention strategies are in place, are
typically lower than or similar to community transmission levels.\8\
The Administration fully supports and encourages all school districts
to adopt CDC-recommended prevention strategies in order to prevent
transmission of COVID-19 in schools.
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\6\ Section 18003(d) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security (CARES) Act, Public Law 116-136 (March 27, 2020),
and section 313(d) of the Coronavirus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act, 2021, Public Law 116-260
(December 27, 2020), and section 2001(e)(2) of the ARP Act permit an
LEA to use ESSER funds for a broad range of allowable activities.
Each section authorizes an LEA to use ESSER funds ``for any of the
following'' activities. Accordingly, neither an SEA nor a State
legislature has the authority to limit an LEA's use of ESSER formula
funds. See Question A-6 in the Department's FAQ guidance: <a href="https://oese.ed.gov/files/2021/05/ESSER.GEER_.FAQs_5.26.21_745AM_FINALb0cd6833f6f46e03ba2d97d30aff953260028045f9ef3b18ea602db4b32b1d99.pdf">https://oese.ed.gov/files/2021/05/ESSER.GEER_.FAQs_5.26.21_745AM_FINALb0cd6833f6f46e03ba2d97d30aff953260028045f9ef3b18ea602db4b32b1d99.pdf</a>.
\7\ Section 2001(e)(2)(Q) of the ARP Act.
\8\ See: <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/transmission_k_12_schools.html">https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/transmission_k_12_schools.html</a>.
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However, some States have taken steps that restrict an LEA's
implementation of local health and safety policies aligned with CDC
guidance, including the withholding of critical resources needed to
support their implementation. For example, some States have prohibited
or otherwise blocked LEAs from adopting universal masking strategies.
The Department has issued letters of concern to these States \9\
because trying to prevent school districts from adopting these policies
puts the health and safety of students and school staff at greater risk
and threatens the ability of school districts to safely sustain in-
person instruction. Additionally, for example, some States have gone so
far as to withhold resources from or impose financial penalties on LEAs
that are following CDC guidance.
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\9\ The letters are available to the public at <a href="https://oese.ed.gov/offices/american-rescue-plan/american-rescue-plan-elementary-and-secondary-school-emergency-relief">https://oese.ed.gov/offices/american-rescue-plan/american-rescue-plan-elementary-and-secondary-school-emergency-relief</a>.
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On August 18, 2021, President Biden issued the ``Memorandum on
Ensuring a Safe Return to In-Person School for the Nation's Children.''
The Presidential Memorandum directs the Department ``to assess all
available tools in taking action, as appropriate and consistent with
applicable law, to ensure that:
(i) Governors and other officials are taking all appropriate steps
to prepare for a safe return to school for our Nation's children,
including not standing in the way of local leaders making such
preparations; and
(ii) Governors and other officials are giving students the
opportunity to participate and remain in safe full-time, in-person
learning without compromising their health or the health of their
families or communities.''
The Presidential Memorandum further notes that: ``some State
officials have even threatened to impose personal financial
consequences on school officials who are working tirelessly to put
student health and safety first and to comply with their legal
obligations to their communities to further the essential goal of a
safe, in-person education for all students. Our priority must be the
safety of students, families, educators, and staff in our school
communities. Nothing should interfere with this goal.'' \10\
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\10\ See: <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/08/23/2021-18223/ensuring-a-safe-return-to-in-person-school-for-the-nations-children">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/08/23/2021-18223/ensuring-a-safe-return-to-in-person-school-for-the-nations-children</a>.
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Consequently, in cases where LEAs incur financial penalties related
to the implementation of science-based strategies recommended by the
CDC to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in schools and support sustained,
full-time in-person learning, it is appropriate for the Department to
provide grant assistance to help offset the impact of such financial
penalties and support activities to improve student safety and well-
being by advancing strategies consistent with CDC guidance to reduce
transmission of COVID-19 in schools.
Priority: This notice contains one absolute priority. We are
establishing this priority for the FY 2021 and FY 2022 Project SAFE
grant program in accordance with section 437(d) of the General
Education Provisions Act (GEPA), 20 U.S.C. 1232(d).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2021 and FY 2022, this priority is an
absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we will consider only
applications that meet the absolute priority.
This priority is:
Supporting LEAs' and local education leaders' efforts to improve
student safety and well-being in LEAs that have been financially
penalized by their SEA or other State entity for adopting and
implementing strategies consistent with CDC guidance to prevent the
spread of COVID-19.
Under this absolute priority, the Department awards funds to
support activities to improve student safety and well-being by
advancing strategies consistent with CDC guidance to reduce
transmission of COVID-19 in schools by addressing the harmful impact of
disruptive State penalties imposed on the LEA for implementing
strategies consistent with CDC guidance. These activities could
include, for example, activities to facilitate the continued
implementation of strategies aligned with CDC guidance, despite the
State-imposed penalty, and/or to maintain LEA and school stability,
such as by enabling the LEA to maintain activities and/or staffing
levels or compensation that would otherwise be negatively impacted or
reduced due to financial penalties levied on the LEA for implementing
strategies aligned with CDC guidance, including but not limited to a
reduction in salaries for the superintendent or school board members.
Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: Under the Administrative Procedure
Act (5 U.S.C. 553), the Department generally offers interested parties
the opportunity to comment on proposed priorities and requirements.
Section 437(d)(1) of GEPA, however, allows the Secretary to exempt from
rulemaking requirements regulations governing the first grant
competition under a new or substantially revised program authority.
This is the first grant competition for this program under title IV,
part F, subpart 3 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
(20 U.S.C. 7281) and therefore qualifies for this exemption. Section
437(d)(2) of GEPA allows the Secretary to exempt from rulemaking
requirements regulations for which he determines that the requirements
of this subsection will cause extreme hardship to the intended
beneficiaries of the program affected by such regulations. The
Secretary determined notice and comment rulemaking would cause extreme
hardship by dangerously delaying critical health and safety measures
for students, educators, and staff. Therefore this competition
qualifies for this exemption as well. In order to ensure timely grant
awards, the Secretary has decided to forgo public comment on the
priorities and requirements under section 437(d) of GEPA. These
priorities and requirements will apply to this FY 2021/2022 grant
competition and any subsequent year in which we make awards under this
competition.
Program Authority: Section 4631(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C.
7281(a)(1)(B)).
Note: Projects will be awarded and must be operated in a manner
consistent with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in
Federal civil rights laws.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR
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parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The Office of
Management and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide
Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) 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.
Note: The open licensing requirement in 2 CFR 3474.20 does not
apply to this program.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $3,200,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000 to $350,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $250,000.
Maximum Award: The total amount of Project SAFE funds an LEA
requests must not exceed the amount of the financial penalty for
adopting and implementing CDC guidance that the LEA incurred or will
incur during the project period. The Department may fund awards in
whole, or in part, consistent with this notice, and may establish a
maximum grant award level through a notice in the Federal Register in
order to serve as many eligible applicants as possible.
Estimated Number of Awards: 13.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 12 months. The Department may structure an
LEA's award based on the timing of any anticipated future financial
penalty.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: An LEA that--
a. Has adopted a policy to implement and is implementing one or
more of the strategies recommended in the CDC's Guidance for COVID-19
Prevention in K-12 Schools, as may be updated.\11\ The most recent
guidance incorporates the following strategies:
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(i) Promoting vaccination;
(ii) Consistent and correct mask use;
(iii) Physical distancing;
(iv) Screening testing to promptly identify cases, clusters, and
outbreaks;
(v) Ventilation;
(vi) Handwashing and respiratory etiquette;
(vii) Staying home when sick and getting tested;
(viii) Contact tracing, in combination with isolation and
quarantine; and
(ix) Cleaning and disinfection.
b. Has incurred or will incur a financial penalty imposed by its
SEA or other State entity, such as a reduction in funding, including
but not limited to reduction in salaries for school board members or
superintendents, due to implementation of one or more strategies
described in paragraph (a); and
c. To protect the safety and well-being of students, has continued
at the time of application to implement such strategy or strategies for
which the penalty was imposed and commits to maintain such strategy or
strategies to the extent consistent with CDC guidance for the 2021-2022
school year.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not require
cost sharing or matching.
b. 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: A grantee under this competition may not award
subgrants to entities to directly carry out activities described in its
application.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Application: Applicants are required to certify in their
application that they meet the eligibility requirements. In addition to
this certification, applicants must include with their application an
electronic copy of--
a. The enacted LEA policy that demonstrates that the LEA has
adopted one or more strategies as recommended in the CDC's Guidance for
COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools available at <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-guidance.html">https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-guidance.html</a>,
as listed in the eligibility requirements;
b. The SEA or other State entity notification of a financial
penalty levied due to the LEA's adoption of such strategy or
strategies, which includes the amount and duration of such penalty (to
the extent available); and
c. An assurance from the LEA superintendent or authorized
representative that the LEA leadership will continue implementing the
prevention strategy or strategies to the extent consistent with CDC
guidance for the duration of the 2021-2022 school year.
The application must also describe the amount of the financial
penalty specified in the notification from the SEA or other State
entity that has already been levied at the time of the application and
the anticipated amount of any future financial penalty that will be
levied during the 12-month period beginning on the date of application.
2. Budget: Applicants are required to include a budget that
includes the total amount requested and the proposed use of grant funds
consistent with the absolute priority. The total amount requested must
not exceed the amount of the financial penalty the LEA already incurred
at the time of application and will incur within the 12-month period
following the date of application.
3. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. However,
under 34 CFR 79.8(a), we waive intergovernmental review in order to
make awards on an expedited basis.
4. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
V. Application Review Information
1. Review: Program staff will screen all applications to eliminate
any applications that do not meet the eligibility requirements or are
incomplete and review applicant budgets to ensure they meet the
absolute priority and that costs are allowable. Applications will be
accepted on a rolling basis and approved as they are reviewed and
determined by program staff to meet all requirements. If it becomes
necessary to prioritize applications due to limited availability of
funds, the Department may consider additional factors including whether
an LEA has Federal pandemic recovery funds available to meet the
purposes of the grant.
2. Selection Process: We remind potential applicants that in
reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition, the
Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), the past performance
of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as the
applicant's 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
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or activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the
Department (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
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 200.206(a)(2) we must make a judgment about your
integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under Federal
awards--that is, the risk posed by you as an applicant--before 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
Budget's 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 alignment with section 889 of the
National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) (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. Termination of Award: An LEA that receives a Project SAFE grant
must notify the Department if its financial penalty is terminated,
whether by the SEA, another State entity, or a judicial proceeding. The
Department may discontinue an award and terminate the grant (i.e.,
prevent future grantee draw downs) if the LEA is no longer subject to a
financial penalty required for eligibility.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a grant under this competition,
you must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and
systems to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170
should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply
if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
(b) At the end of your project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial information, as directed by the
Secretary. For specific requirements on reporting, please go to
<a href="http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html">www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html</a>.
5. Performance Measure: For purposes of the Government Performance
and Results Act of 1993 and for Department reporting under 34 CFR
75.110, the Department has established the following performance
measure for this program: The percentage of LEAs receiving Project SAFE
grants that report that they are continuing to protect students' safety
and well-being by implementing specific COVID-19 prevention strategies
aligned with the most recent CDC guidance. The Department's target for
grantees meeting this measure is 100 percent.
VII. Other Information
Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities
can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an
accessible format. The Department will provide the requester with an
accessible format that may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text
format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc, or other accessible format.
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Ian Rosenblum,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs, Delegated the
Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant
Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2021-20394 Filed 9-17-21; 8:45 am]
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