Notice2023-04909
Authorization of Subgrants for The Rhonda Weiss National Technical Assistance Center To Improve State Capacity To Collect, Report, Analyze, and Use Accurate IDEA Data in Accessible Formats
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Published
March 10, 2023
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Education Department
Abstract
Pursuant to the Education Department General Administrative Regulations, the Department of Education (Department) authorizes the grantee receiving an award under the Rhonda Weiss National Technical Assistance Center to Improve State Capacity to Collect, Report, Analyze, and Use Accurate IDEA Data in Accessible Formats (Accessible Data Center), (Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.373Q), to make subgrants, subject to the limitations described in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14993-14994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04909]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Authorization of Subgrants for The Rhonda Weiss National
Technical Assistance Center To Improve State Capacity To Collect,
Report, Analyze, and Use Accurate IDEA Data in Accessible Formats
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Education Department General Administrative
Regulations, the Department of Education (Department) authorizes the
grantee receiving an award under the Rhonda Weiss National Technical
Assistance Center to Improve State Capacity to Collect, Report,
Analyze, and Use Accurate IDEA Data in Accessible Formats (Accessible
Data Center), (Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.373Q), to make
subgrants, subject to the limitations described in this notice.
DATES: Applicable Date: March 10, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Smith, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 5076, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-5076. Telephone: (202) 987-0139. Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#166473747375757738657b7f627e56737238717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c5e494e494f4f4d025f414558446c4948024b435a">[email protected]</span></a>.
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and
wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Accessible Data Center is to
improve State capacity to accurately collect, report, analyze, and use
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B and Part
C data reported under IDEA sections 616 and 618 in accessible formats
for persons with disabilities, particularly those with blindness,
visual impairments, motor impairments, and intellectual disabilities.
Subgrant Authorization: The Department's regulations in 34 CFR
75.708(a) prohibit a grantee from making a subgrant under this program
unless authorized by statute or by a notice in the Federal Register.
While subgranting is not authorized by statute for this program, and
the Department's notice inviting applications (NIA) published in the
Federal Register on July 12, 2022 (87 FR 41298) did not authorize
subgranting for this program, the Department has determined that
subgrants may be appropriate and necessary to enable the grantee to
meet the purposes of the Accessible Data Center. Specifically, OSEP has
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determined that allowing the grantee to form partnerships with eligible
entities to implement grant requirements under this competition
(including through the awarding of a subgrant) is necessary given the
project's nature and need for a close, collaborative and substantive
relationship between the grantee and the subgrant and the grantee's
responsibility to oversee its subgrantee. Accordingly, through this
notice, we authorize the grantee, Applied Engineering Management
Corporation (AEM) to make subgrants on the terms outlined in this
notice and consistent with AEM's application.
Under 34 CFR 75.708(b) and (c), if the grantee uses this
subgranting authority, the grantee has the authority to award subgrants
only to eligible entities identified in the grantee's approved
application or selected through a competition under procedures
established by the grantee, and the subgrants must be used only to
directly carry out project activities described in the grantee's
approved application and consistent with the purpose described in ALN
84.373Q and the priority and requirements established in the NIA. The
Accessible Data Center grantee may make subgrants to the following
eligible entities: State educational agencies; State lead agencies
under Part C of the IDEA; local educational agencies (LEAs), including
public charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law;
institutions of higher education; other public agencies; nonprofit
organizations; freely associated States and outlying areas; Indian
Tribes or Tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations.
Further, under 34 CFR 75.708(d), the grantee must ensure that: (1)
subgrants are awarded on the basis of the approved budget that is
consistent with the grantee's approved application and all applicable
Federal statutory, regulatory, and other requirements; (2) every
subgrant includes all conditions required by Federal statutes and
Executive Orders and their implementing regulations; and (3)
subgrantees are aware of the requirements imposed upon them by Federal
statutes and regulations, including the Federal anti-discrimination
laws enforced by the Department, which are listed in 34 CFR 75.500.
Additionally, as is true with any expenditures incurred under the
Department's grant programs, Accessible Data Center expenditures must
satisfy the OMB Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles,
and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, including
the Federal cost principles in 2 CFR part 200, subpart E. Therefore,
any subgrant and subgrantee expenditures must comply with the Federal
cost principles, and the grantee, as a pass-through entity, must comply
with the procedures for making subawards described in 2 CFR 200.332.
Note: This notice does not solicit applications.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(c), 1416(i), 1418(c), 1442; and
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. L. 116-260, 134 Stat.
1182, 1601.
Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities
can obtain this document in an accessible format. The Department will
provide the requestor 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.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of
Federal Regulations at <a href="http://www.govinfo.gov">www.govinfo.gov</a>. At this site you can view this
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by the Department.
Katherine Neas,
Deputy Assistant Secretary. Delegated the authority to perform the
functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for the Office of
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-04909 Filed 3-9-23; 8:45 am]
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