Rule2024-15537
Research and Development Infrastructure Grant
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Published
July 18, 2024
Effective
August 19, 2024
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Education Department
Abstract
The Department of Education (Department) issues priorities, requirements, and definitions for use in the Research and Development Infrastructure (RDI) grant program. The Department may use one or more of these priorities, requirements, and definitions for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2024 and later years. We intend for these priorities, requirements, and definitions to help Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) implement transformational investments in research infrastructure, including research productivity, faculty expertise, graduate programs, physical infrastructure, human capital development, and partnerships leading to increases in external funding.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58287-58291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15537]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Chapter VI
[Docket ID ED-2024-OPE-0065]
Research and Development Infrastructure Grant
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Final priorities, requirements, and definitions.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) issues priorities,
requirements, and definitions for use in the Research and Development
Infrastructure (RDI) grant program. The Department may use one or more
of these priorities, requirements, and definitions for competitions in
fiscal year (FY) 2024 and later years. We intend for these priorities,
requirements, and definitions to help Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Controlled Colleges and Universities
(TCCUs), and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) implement
transformational investments in research infrastructure, including
research productivity, faculty expertise, graduate programs, physical
infrastructure, human capital development, and partnerships leading to
increases in external funding.
DATES: These priorities, requirements, and definitions are effective
August 19, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Cottrell, Ph.D., U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 5C122, Washington, DC 20202-
4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7530. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1b517a6874753558746f6f697e77775b7e7f357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f9b3988a9697d7ba968d8d8b9c9595b99c9dd79e968f">[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 RDI grant program is designed to provide
HBCUs, TCCUs, and MSIs, including Asian American and Native American
Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Alaska Native and
Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (ANNH), Hispanic Serving
Institutions (HSIs), Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions
(NASNTIs), and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs), and consortia
led by an eligible institution of higher education, with funds to
implement transformational investments in research infrastructure,
including research productivity, faculty expertise, graduate programs,
physical infrastructure, human capital development, and partnerships
leading to increases in external and sustained funding.
Assistance Listing Number: 84.116H.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1138-1138d.
We published a notice of proposed priorities, requirements, and
definitions in the Federal Register on May 17, 2024 (89 FR 43352)
(NPP). That document contained background information and the
Department's reasons for proposing the particular priorities,
requirements, and definitions. There is one substantive difference
between the proposed priorities, requirements, and definitions and
these final priorities, requirements, and definitions.
We have added Priority 5, as described below.
Public Comment: In response to our invitation in the NPP, six
parties submitted comments on the proposed priorities, requirements,
and definitions. Generally, we do not address technical and other minor
changes, or suggested changes that the law does not authorize us to
make under applicable statutory authority. In addition, we do not
address general comments that raised concerns not directly related to
the proposed priorities, requirements, or definitions.
Analysis of Comments and Changes: An analysis of the comments and
of any changes in the priorities, requirements, and definitions since
publication of the NPP follows.
Priorities
Comments: One commenter suggested that we modify Proposed Priority
1 to support schools that demonstrate intention and realistic capacity
to move from any research status under the American Council on
Education's Carnegie Classification System to classification as a
Research College and University (RCU) or a Doctoral University with
High Research Activity (R2), rather than limiting support to RCU and R2
institutions seeking to move up to classification as R2 or Doctoral
University with Very High Research Activity (R1), respectively. The
commenter suggested that, if an applicant can demonstrate a realistic
prospect of movement into R1, it already has a substantial level of
research and development infrastructure and financial capacity.
Discussion: The purpose of the RDI grant program is to support
institutions that have limited resources and diverse student
enrollments--as the eligible entities, HBCUs, TCCUs, and MSIs, do--with
funds to implement transformational investments in research
infrastructure to move into R2 or R1 status. Attaining R2 or R1 status
assists institutions with recruiting top students and faculty, funding
top-of-the-line facilities to conduct research, and producing and
disseminating cutting-edge knowledge. While we recognize that a wide
range of institutions, regardless of Carnegie classification, could
benefit from additional investments in research and development (R&D)
infrastructure, the Department believes that these limited funds have
the greatest potential to transform R&D infrastructure at institutions
if they are targeted to support institutions in making steps towards R2
and R1 status under the Carnegie Classification System. The funding is
designed to help institutions move towards R2 or R1 status, regardless
of how close they are to achieving it.
Changes: None.
Comments: One commenter proposed amending Proposed Priority 4 to
align the Pell Grant recipient threshold from the proposed 50 percent
of undergraduate students to the current Department of Education Office
of Postsecondary Education standards for Title III and Title V grant
programs. The commenter stated that this change would, by aligning
requirements across Department programs, ease administrative burden on
institutions.
Discussion: The 50 percent Pell recipient threshold in Priority 4
is a higher bar than either of the metrics used for eligibility for
titles III and V programs. To be designated as eligible to apply under
the titles III and V programs, institutions must demonstrate high
enrollment of needy students by meeting either of the following two
criteria: (1) at least 50 percent of its degree-seeking students
received financial assistance under the Federal Pell Grant, Federal
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Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), or Federal Work Study (FWS)
programs; or (2) the percentage of its undergraduate degree-seeking
students who were enrolled on at least a half-time basis and received
Federal Pell Grants exceeded the median percentage of undergraduate
degree students who were enrolled on at least a half-time basis and
received Federal Pell Grants at comparable institutions that offer
similar instruction. For purposes of this priority, we believe this
higher standard is appropriate because the explanatory statement
originally authorizing funding for this program, contained within
Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-
328), specified that these grants are intended to provide
``transformational'' investments to improve institutions' R&D
infrastructure. The Department believes these funds have the highest
potential to transform an institution's R&D infrastructure if they are
targeted to the institutions with the fewest resources that enroll the
highest percentages of needy students. We do not believe that this
metric imposes any burden upon applicants because the Department will
use administrative data to calculate the Pell percentage for applicant
institutions.
Changes: None.
Comments: None.
Discussion: As we stated in the NPP, TCCUs currently have their own
Carnegie classification and are not included in the R1, R2, or RCU
classifications. Accordingly, we proposed Priority 2 for TCCUs, which
uses an alternative measure of their R&D infrastructure. Since
publication of the NPP, the American Council on Education announced
that starting in 2025, TCCUs will be included in the same
classification system as HBCUs, MSIs, and other institutions.\1\
Therefore, we are adding a priority for TCCUs that mirrors the
priorities for HBCUs and MSIs for use following the change to the
Carnegie classifications, while maintaining Priority 2 so that the
grant program can support TCCUs until such change occurs.
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INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION (<a href="http://acenet.edu">acenet.edu</a>).
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Changes: We have added Priority 5 to support projects proposed by
TCCUs to implement high-quality transformative research capacity
initiatives designed to move the institution from R2 to R1, or from RCU
to R2, research activity status.
Requirements
Comments: Three commenters suggested changes to the match and
waiver requirements. Two commenters proposed eliminating the match and
waiver requirements, and another commenter suggested that schools
applying under Priorities 2 or 4 should be exempt automatically from
the match requirement.
Discussion: We believe that a match requirement will help ensure
that there is sufficient institutional investment in the work supported
by the grant to achieve and sustain a transformational impact. We
recognize that some applicants will have fewer resources, which is the
reason we include the exceptions. Rather than creating exceptions for
some types of institutions, we think it is simpler to have a general
matching requirement and allow low-resourced schools to qualify for a
waiver.
Changes: None.
Comments: One commenter suggested that we revise Proposed
Requirement 1, Use of Funds, to include ``humanities'' under allowable
activity 1 and that we further specify that faculty development under
activity 14 must improve or enhance faculty capacity to manage R&D
projects in fields of research for which funds have been awarded under
this program.
Discussion: Under activity 1, grantees may use funds to improve
infrastructure relating to the enumerated fields, as well as ``other
disciplines.'' The humanities would constitute another discipline under
this allowable use of funds, and, accordingly, no change is required.
We designed activity 14 relating to faculty professional development to
allow for broad support, based on the specific needs of the faculty in
the context of the particular project. We do not think that being more
prescriptive would benefit grantees.
Changes: None.
Comments: One commenter recommended not restricting the indirect
cost rate.
Discussion: The indirect cost reimbursement is limited to 8 percent
of a modified total direct cost base. The Department proposed this
limitation in order to maximize the Federal resources that support
direct costs associated with the project.
Changes: None.
Definitions
Comments: One commenter suggested that the definition for Research
Colleges and Universities (RCUs) should include an option to use data
from an institution's annual financial statements instead of data from
the National Science Foundation (NSF) Higher Education Research and
Development (HERD) survey.
Discussion: To ensure that the program is supporting
transformational investments in R&D infrastructure, consistent with the
Explanatory Statement for this program, the Department is using the
Carnegie Classifications for Institutional Research to determine an
institution's current level of research activity. We believe this is
the best measure because of the standardization for doctoral degree
production and the measures of institutional dollars expended by the
institution annually. Because Carnegie classifications are based on
data from the NSF HERD survey, using this measure ensures consistency
in how we assess institutional research activity.
Changes: None.
Final Priorities
The Secretary establishes the following priorities for use in the
RDI grant program.
Priority 1: Funding for Historically Black Colleges and
Universities' Research and Development Infrastructure.
Projects proposed by HBCUs to implement high-quality transformative
research capacity initiatives and designed to move the institution from
R2 to R1, or from RCU to R2, research activity status.
Priority 2: Funding for Tribal Controlled Colleges and
Universities' Research and Development Infrastructure.
Projects proposed by TCCUs to improve their research and
development activities, including infrastructure, faculty development,
and academic programs.
Priority 3: Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions' Research and
Development Infrastructure.
Projects proposed by MSIs to implement high-quality transformative
research capacity initiatives and designed to move the institution from
R2 to R1, or from RCU to R2, research activity status.
Priority 4: MSI Pell Grant Percentage.
Projects proposed by lead applicants with an enrollment of Pell
Grant recipients that accounts for 50 percent or higher of their
undergraduate student enrollment, as measured by the Department using
the most recent data available in the Integrated Postsecondary
Education Data System (IPEDS).
Priority 5: Funding for Tribal Controlled Colleges and
Universities' Research And Development Infrastructure.
Projects proposed by TCCUs to implement high-quality transformative
research capacity initiatives and
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designed to move the institution from R2 to R1, or from RCU to R2,
research activity status.
Types of Priorities
When inviting applications for a competition using one or more
priorities, we designate the type of each priority as absolute,
competitive preference, or invitational through a notice in the Federal
Register. The effect of each type of priority follows:
Absolute priority: Under an absolute priority, we consider only
applications that meet the priority (34 CFR 75.105(c)(3)).
Competitive preference priority: Under a competitive preference
priority, we give competitive preference to an application by (1)
awarding additional points, depending on the extent to which the
application meets the priority (34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i)); or (2)
selecting an application that meets the priority over an application of
comparable merit that does not meet the priority (34 CFR
75.105(c)(2)(ii)).
Invitational priority: Under an invitational priority, we are
particularly interested in applications that meet the priority.
However, we do not give an application that meets the priority a
preference over other applications (34 CFR 75.105(c)(1)).
Final Requirements
The Secretary establishes the following requirements for use in the
RDI grant program.
Requirement 1--Use of Funds. Grantees must conduct one or more of
the following activities:
(1) Providing for the improvement of infrastructure existing on the
date of the grant award, including deferred maintenance, or the
establishment of new physical infrastructure, including instructional
program spaces, laboratories, and research facilities relating to the
fields of science, technology, engineering, the arts, mathematics,
health, agriculture, education, medicine, law, and other disciplines.
(2) Hiring and retaining faculty, students, research-related staff,
or other personnel, including research personnel skilled in operating,
using, or applying technology, equipment, or devices to conduct or
support research.
(3) Supporting research internships and fellowships for students,
including undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral positions, which
may include providing direct student financial assistance and other
supports to such students.
(4) Creating new, or expanding existing, academic positions,
including internships, fellowships, and post-doctoral positions, in
fields of research for which research and development infrastructure
funds have been awarded to the grantee under this program.
(5) Creating and supporting inter- and intra-institutional research
centers (including formal and informal communities of practice) in
fields of research for which research and development infrastructure
funds have been awarded to the grantee under this program, including
hiring staff, purchasing supplies and equipment, and funding travel to
relevant conferences and seminars to support the work of such centers.
(6) Building new institutional support structures and departments
that help faculty learn about, and increase faculty and student access
to, Federal research and development grant funds and non-Federal
academic research grants.
(7) Building data and collaboration infrastructure so that early
findings and research can be securely shared to facilitate peer review
and other appropriate collaboration.
(8) Providing programs of study and courses in fields of research
for which research and development infrastructure funds have been
awarded to the grantee under this program.
(9) Paying operating and administrative expenses for, and
coordinating project partnerships with members of, the consortium on
behalf of which the eligible institution has received a grant under
this program, provided that grantees may not pay for the expenses of
any R1 institutions that are members of the consortia.
(10) Installing or extending the life and usability of basic
systems and components of campus facilities related to research,
including high-speed broadband internet infrastructure sufficient to
support digital and technology-based learning.
(11) Expanding, remodeling, renovating, or altering biomedical and
behavioral research facilities existing on the date of the grant award
that received support under section 404I of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 283k).
(12) Acquiring and installing furniture, fixtures, and
instructional research-related equipment and technology for academic
instruction in campus facilities in fields of research for which
research and development infrastructure funds have been awarded to the
grantee under this program.
(13) Providing increased funding to programs that support research
and development at the eligible institution that are funded by the
National Institutes of Health, including through their Path to
Excellence and Innovation program.
(14) Faculty professional development.
(15) Planning purposes.
Requirement 2--Indirect Cost Rate Information. A grantee's indirect
cost reimbursement is limited to 8 percent of a modified total direct
cost base. For more information regarding indirect costs, or to obtain
a negotiated indirect cost rate, please see <a href="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/intro.html">www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/intro.html</a>.
Requirement 3--Matching Requirements and Exceptions. Grantees must
provide a 1:1 match, which can include in-kind donations. The Secretary
may waive the matching requirement on a case-by-case basis upon a
showing of any of the following exceptional circumstances:
(i) The difficulty of raising matching funds for a program to serve
an area with high rates of poverty in the lead applicant's geographic
location, defined as a Census tract, a set of contiguous Census tracts,
an American Indian Reservation, Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area (as
defined by the U.S. Census Bureau), Alaska Native Village Statistical
Area or Alaska Native Regional Corporation Area, Native Hawaiian
Homeland Area, or other Tribal land or county that has a poverty rate
of at least 25 percent as determined every 5 years using American
Community Survey 5-Year data;
(ii) Serving a significant population of students from low-income
backgrounds at the lead applicant location, defined as at least 50
percent (or the eligibility threshold for the appropriate institutional
sector available at <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/idues/eligibility.html#app">https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/idues/eligibility.html#app</a>) of degree-seeking enrolled students receiving
need-based grant aid under Title IV of the HEA;
(iii) Significant economic hardship as demonstrated by low average
educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent
undergraduate student at the lead applicant institution, in comparison
with the average educational and general expenditures per full-time
equivalent undergraduate student of institutions that offer similar
instruction without need of a waiver, as determined by the Secretary in
accordance with the annual process for designation of eligible Titles
III and V institutions; or
(iv) Information that otherwise demonstrates a commitment to the
long-term sustainability of the applicant's projects, such as evidence
of a consortium relationship with an R1 institution, a State bond,
State matching, planning documents such as
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a campus plan, multi-year faculty hiring plan, support of industry,
Federal grants received, or a demonstration of institutional commitment
that may include commitment from the institution's board.
Requirement 4: Limitation on Grant Awards. The Department will only
make awards to applicants that are not the individual or lead applicant
in a current active grant from the RDI grant program.
Final Definitions
The Secretary establishes the following definitions for use in the
RDI grant program.
Research 1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production
(R1) means that an institution has spent at least $50 million in total
research and development (R&D) in a year, as reported to the National
Science Foundation (NSF) Higher Education Research and Development
(HERD) Survey, and awarded at least 70 research/scholarship doctorates
in a year, as reported to IPEDS.
Research 2: High Research Spending and Doctorate Production (R2)
means that an institution has spent at least $5 million in total R&D in
a year, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey, and awarded at least 20
research/scholarship doctorates in a year, as reported to IPEDS. It
does not include institutions designated R1.
Research Colleges and Universities (RCU) means that an institution
has spent at least $2.5 million in total R&D in a year, as reported to
the NSF HERD Survey. It does not include institutions designated R1 or
R2.
Historically Black College or University means an institution that
meets the eligibility requirements under section 322(2) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA).
Minority-Serving Institution means an institution that is eligible
to receive assistance under sections 317 through 320 of part A of title
III, or under title V of the HEA.
Tribal Controlled Colleges or Universities has the meaning ascribed
it in section 316(b)(3) of the HEA.
Underrepresented students means students enrolled in postsecondary,
career, or technical education who are in one or more of the following
subgroups: (i) A student from a low-income background. (ii) A student
who is American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian American, Black, Hispanic
or Latino, Native Hawaiian, and/or Pacific Islander.
This document does not preclude us from proposing additional
priorities, requirements, definitions, or selection criteria, subject
to meeting applicable rulemaking requirements.
Note: This document does not solicit applications. In any year in
which we choose to use any of these priorities, requirements, or
definitions, we invite applications through a notice in the Federal
Register.
Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 14094
Regulatory Impact Analysis
Under Executive Order 12866, the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) determines whether this regulatory action is ``significant'' and,
therefore, subject to the requirements of the Executive order and
subject to review by OMB. Section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as
amended by Executive Order 14094, defines a ``significant regulatory
action'' as an action likely to result in a rule that may--
(1) Have an annual effect on the economy of $200 million or more
(adjusted every three years by the Administrator of Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for changes in gross domestic
product); or adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector
of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment,
public health or safety, or State, local, territorial, or Tribal
governments or communities;
(2) Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an
action taken or planned by another agency;
(3) Materially alter the budgetary impacts of entitlements, grants,
user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients
thereof; or
(4) Raise legal or policy issues for which centralized review would
meaningfully further the President's priorities, or the principles set
forth in this Executive order, as specifically authorized in a timely
manner by the Administrator of OIRA in each case.
This final regulatory action is not a significant regulatory action
subject to review by OMB under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866,
as amended by Executive Order 14094.
We have also reviewed this final regulatory action under Executive
Order 13563, which supplements and explicitly reaffirms the principles,
structures, and definitions governing regulatory review established in
Executive Order 12866, as amended by Executive Order 14094. To the
extent permitted by law, Executive Order 13563 requires that an
agency--
(1) Propose or adopt regulations only upon a reasoned determination
that their benefits justify their costs (recognizing that some benefits
and costs are difficult to quantify);
(2) Tailor its regulations to impose the least burden on society,
consistent with obtaining regulatory objectives and taking into
account--among other things and to the extent practicable--the costs of
cumulative regulations;
(3) In choosing among alternative regulatory approaches, select
those approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential
economic, environmental, public health and safety, and other
advantages; distributive impacts; and equity);
(4) To the extent feasible, specify performance objectives, rather
than the behavior or manner of compliance a regulated entity must
adopt; and
(5) Identify and assess available alternatives to direct
regulation, including economic incentives--such as user fees or
marketable permits--to encourage the desired behavior, or provide
information that enables the public to make choices.
Executive Order 13563 also requires an agency ``to use the best
available techniques to quantify anticipated present and future
benefits and costs as accurately as possible.'' The Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB has emphasized that these
techniques may include ``identifying changing future compliance costs
that might result from technological innovation or anticipated
behavioral changes.''
We are issuing these final priorities, requirements, and
definitions only on a reasoned determination that their benefits
justify their costs. In choosing among alternative regulatory
approaches, we selected those approaches that maximize net benefits.
Based on the analysis that follows, the Department believes that this
regulatory action is consistent with the principles in Executive Order
13563.
The potential costs associated with these priorities, requirements,
and definitions are minimal, while the potential benefits are
significant. The Department believes that this final regulatory action
will not impose significant costs on eligible entities. Participation
in this program is voluntary, and the costs imposed on applicants by
this regulatory action will be limited to paperwork burden related to
preparing an application. The potential benefits of implementing the
program will outweigh the costs incurred by applicants, and the costs
of carrying out activities associated with the application will be paid
for with program funds. For these reasons, we have determined that the
costs of implementation will not be burdensome
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for eligible applicants, including small entities.
We also have determined that this regulatory action does not unduly
interfere with State, local, and Tribal governments in the exercise of
their governmental functions.
In accordance with these Executive orders, the Department has
assessed the potential costs and benefits, both quantitative and
qualitative, of this regulatory action. The potential costs are those
resulting from statutory requirements and those we have determined as
necessary for administering the Department's programs and activities.
Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. One of the
objectives of the Executive order is to foster an intergovernmental
partnership and a strengthened federalism. The Executive order relies
on processes developed by State and local governments for coordination
and review of Federal financial assistance.
This document provides early notification of our specific plans and
actions for this program.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
The Secretary certifies that these final priorities, requirements,
and definitions will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The small entities that this final regulatory action will affect
are IHEs that meet the eligibility requirements described in section
241(1) of the HEA. The Secretary believes that the costs imposed on
applicants by the final priorities, requirements, and definitions will
be limited to paperwork burden related to preparing an application and
that the benefits will outweigh any costs incurred by applicants.
Participation in this program is voluntary. For this reason, the
final priorities, requirements, and definitions will impose no burden
on small entities unless they applied for funding under the program. We
expect that in determining whether to apply for RDI grant program
funds, an eligible applicant would evaluate the requirements of
preparing an application and any associated costs, and weigh them
against the benefits likely to be achieved by receiving a grant.
Eligible applicants most likely would apply only if they determine that
the likely benefits exceed the costs of preparing an application. The
likely benefits include the potential receipt of a grant as well as
other benefits that may accrue to an entity through its development of
an application, such as the use of that application to seek funding
from other sources to address the institution's R&D infrastructure
needs.
This final regulatory action will not have a significant economic
impact on a small entity once it receives a grant because it will be
able to meet the costs of compliance using the funds provided under
this program.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
These final priorities, requirements, and definitions do not
contain any information collection requirements.
Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed
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Nasser Paydar,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2024-15537 Filed 7-17-24; 8:45 am]
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