Notice2024-18271
Applications for New Awards; Special Education Dissertation Research Fellowship Program
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August 15, 2024
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The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the Special Education Dissertation Research Fellowship Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66372-66375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18271]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Special Education Dissertation
Research Fellowship Program
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice
inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the
Special Education Dissertation Research Fellowship Program.
DATES:
Application Package Available: August 29, 2024.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 14, 2024.
ADDRESSES: For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an
application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to
Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the
Federal Register on December 7, 2022 (87 FR 75045) and available at
<a href="http://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/07/2022-26554/common-instructions-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant-programs">www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/07/2022-26554/common-instructions-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant-programs</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Courtney Pollack. Telephone: 202-987-
0999. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ad9f5efe8eef4ffe3b4caf5f6f6fbf9f1dafffeb4fdf5ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="36755943444258534f1866595a5a57555d76535218515940">[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:
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: In awarding research training grant programs,
the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) aims to prepare individuals
to conduct rigorous and relevant education and special education
research that advances knowledge within the field and addresses issues
important to education policymakers and practitioners.
Assistance Listing Number: 84.324G.
OMB Control Number: 4040-0001.
Competition in This Notice: The IES National Center for Special
Education Research (NCSER) is announcing one competition: Special
Education Dissertation Research Fellowship Program (ALN 84.324G). Under
the Dissertation program, doctoral students will receive support for
conducting their dissertation and participating in related training
with guidance from a sponsor at their institution. NCSER will consider
only applications that address one or more of the following topics:
<bullet> Education Systems
<bullet> Education Technologies
<bullet> Low-Incidence Disabilities
<bullet> Postsecondary Education
Multiple Submissions: You may submit applications to more than one
of the FY 2025 research and research training grant programs offered
through the Department, including those offered through IES as well as
those offered through other offices and programs within the Department.
You may submit multiple applications to the grant program announced
here as long as they specify different doctoral students and
dissertation research. However, you may submit a given application only
once for the IES FY 2025 grant competitions, meaning you may not submit
the same application or similar applications to multiple grant programs
within IES, to multiple topics within a grant competition, or multiple
times within the same topic. If you submit multiple similar
applications, IES will determine whether and which applications will be
accepted for review and/or will be eligible for funding. In addition,
if you submit the same or similar application to IES and to another
funding entity within or external to the Department and receive funding
for the non-IES application prior to IES scientific peer review of
applications, you must withdraw the same or similar application
submitted to IES, or IES may otherwise determine you are ineligible to
receive an award. If reviews are happening concurrently, IES staff will
consult with the other potential funder to determine the degree of
overlap and which entity will provide funding if both applications are
being considered for funding.
Exemption from Proposed Rulemaking: Under section 191 of the
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Education Sciences Reform Act, 20 U.S.C. 9581, IES is not subject to
section 437(d) of the General Education Provisions Act, 20 U.S.C.
1232(d), and is therefore not required to offer interested parties the
opportunity to comment on matters relating to grants.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.
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 parts 77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98,
and 99. In addition, the regulations in 34 CFR part 75 are applicable,
except for the provisions in 34 CFR 75.100, 75.101(b), 75.102, 75.103,
75.105, 75.109(a), 75.200, 75.201, 75.209, 75.210, 75.211, 75.217(a)-
(c), 75.219, 75.220, 75.221, 75.222, 75.230, 75.250(a), and 75.708. (b)
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 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 Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance 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 competition.
Note: The Department will implement the provisions in the OMB final
rule OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance, which amends 2 CFR
parts 25, 170, 175, 176, 180, 182, 183, 184, and 200, on October 1,
2024. Grant applicants that anticipate a performance period start date
on or after October 1, 2024 should follow the provisions in the OMB
Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance (89 FR 30046) when preparing
an application. For more information about these updated regulations
please visit: <a href="http://www.cfo.gov/resources/uniform-guidance/">www.cfo.gov/resources/uniform-guidance/</a>.
II. Award Information
Type of Awards: Discretionary grants.
Fiscal Information: Although Congress has not yet enacted an
appropriation for FY 2025, IES is inviting applications for this
competition now so that applicants can have adequate time to prepare
their applications. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on
final congressional action. IES may announce additional competitions
later in 2024.
Estimated Range of Awards: Up to $50,000 for the entire project
period of 1 year.
Estimated Number of Awards: The number of awards will depend on the
quality of the applications received and the availability of funds.
IES may waive any of the following limits on awards in the special
case that the peer review process results in a tie between two or more
grant applications, making it impossible to adhere to the limits
without funding only some of the equally ranked applications. In that
case, IES may make a larger number of awards to include all
applications of the same rank.
IES intends to fund up to eight grants. However, should funding be
available, IES may consider making additional awards to high-quality
applications that remain unfunded after eight awards are made.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 1 year.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are institutions of
higher education in the United States and its territories that confer
doctoral degrees.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: The competition in this notice does
not require cost sharing or matching.
b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: Under 34 CFR 75.562(c)(2),
indirect cost reimbursement on a training grant is limited to the
recipient's actual indirect costs, as determined by its negotiated
indirect cost rate agreement, or 8 percent of a modified total direct
cost base, whichever amount is less. For more information regarding
indirect costs, or to obtain a negotiated indirect cost rate, please
see <a href="http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/intro.html">www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/intro.html</a>.
3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this competition may not award
subgrants to entities to directly carry out project activities
described in its application.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Application Submission Instructions: Applicants are required to
follow the Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of
Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal
Register on December 7, 2022 (87 FR 75045) and available at <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/07/2022-26554/common-instructions-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant-programs">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/07/2022-26554/common-instructions-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant-programs</a>, which contain requirements and information on how to
submit an application.
2. Other Information: Information regarding program and application
requirements can be found in the currently available IES Application
Submission Guide and in the Request for Applications (RFA), which will
be available on or before August 29, 2024, on the IES website at:
<a href="https://ies.ed.gov/funding/">https://ies.ed.gov/funding/</a>. The application package will also be
available on or before August 29, 2024.
3. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application are contained in the RFA. The
forms that must be submitted are in the application package.
4. Submission Dates and Times: The deadline date for transmittal of
applications is November 14, 2024.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
5. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is not subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
6. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: For all of its grant competitions, IES uses
selection criteria based on a peer review process that has been
approved by the National Board for Education Sciences. The Peer Review
Procedures for Grant Applications can be found on the IES website at
<a href="https://ies.ed.gov/director/sro/application_review.asp">https://ies.ed.gov/director/sro/application_review.asp</a>.
Peer reviewers will be asked to evaluate the significance of the
application, quality of the research plan, quality of the career plan,
and quality of the management plan. These criteria will be described in
greater detail in the RFA.
Applications must include budgets no higher than the maximum award
as set out in the RFA. IES will not make an award exceeding the maximum
award amount as set out in the RFA.
2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
IES 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, compliance with the
IES policy regarding public access to research, and compliance with
grant conditions. IES 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, IES requires
various
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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).
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, IES 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 OMB'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. 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 also may notify you
informally.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. 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.
3. Grant Administration: Applicants should budget for an annual
meeting of four days for project directors to be held in Washington,
DC.
4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a grant under the competition
announced in this notice, 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
IES. If you receive a multiyear award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the most current performance and
financial expenditure information as directed by IES under 34 CFR
75.118. IES may also require more frequent performance reports under 34
CFR 75.720(c). 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 Measures: To evaluate the overall success of its
special education research grant programs, IES annually assesses the
percentage of projects that result in peer-reviewed publications, the
number of newly developed or modified interventions with evidence of
promise for improving learner education outcomes, and the number of
IES-supported interventions with evidence of efficacy in improving
learner education outcomes. School readiness outcomes include pre-
reading, reading, pre-writing, early mathematics, early science, and
social-emotional skills that prepare young children for school.
Developmental outcomes for infants and toddlers (birth to age three)
include cognitive, communicative, linguistic, social, emotional,
adaptive, functional, or physical development. Student academic
outcomes include learning and achievement in academic content areas,
such as reading, writing, math, and science, as well as outcomes that
reflect students' successful progression through the education system,
such as course and grade completion; high school graduation; and
postsecondary enrollment, progress, and completion. Social and
behavioral competencies include social and emotional skills, attitudes,
and behaviors that are important to academic and post-academic success.
Functional outcomes include behaviors and skills that learners need to
participate in developmentally appropriate routines and activities.
Transition outcomes include transition to employment, independent
living, and postsecondary education. Employment and earnings outcomes
include hours of employment, job stability, and wages and benefits, and
may be measured in addition to student academic outcomes.
6. Continuation Awards: There is no option for a continuation award
under this competition.
VII. Other Information
Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed
in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, as well as in the RFA and
application package, individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the RFA 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, compact disc, or other
accessible format.
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Matthew Soldner,
Acting Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
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