Notice2024-25774
Applications for New Awards; American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services
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Published
November 6, 2024
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Education Department
Abstract
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88041-88046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25774]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; American Indian Vocational
Rehabilitation Services
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,
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) 2025 for American Indian
Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS).
DATES:
Applications Available: November 6, 2024.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 6, 2025.
Note: For new potential grantees unfamiliar with grantmaking at the
Department, please consult our ``Getting Started with Discretionary
Grant Applications'' web page at <a href="https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/apply-grant/getting-started-discretionary-grant-applications">https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/apply-grant/getting-started-discretionary-grant-applications</a>.
Pre-Application Webinar Information: No later than December 12,
2024, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services will
post pre-recorded informational webinars designed to provide technical
assistance to interested applicants. The webinars may be found at
<a href="https://ncrtm.ed.gov/index.php/grant-info">https://ncrtm.ed.gov/index.php/grant-info</a>.
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="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>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrienne Rodriguez, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4A10, Washington, DC 20202-
5076. Telephone: (202) 987-0049. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1f0d5c3d8d4dfdfd49fe3ded5c3d8d6c4d4cbf1d4d59fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="125376607b777c7c773c407d76607b756777685277763c757d64">[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: The purpose of this program is to provide
grants to Indian Tribes to provide vocational rehabilitation
(VR)services, including culturally appropriate services, to eligible
American Indians with disabilities who reside on or near Federal or
State reservations, consistent with such eligible individual's
strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities,
interests, and informed choice, so that such individuals may prepare
for, and engage in, high-quality employment that will increase
opportunities for economic self-sufficiency.
Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.250R.
OMB Control Number: 1820-0018.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority
is from section 121(b)(4) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
(Rehabilitation Act) (29 U.S.C. 741(b)(4)).
Competitive Preference Priority: For FY 2025 and any subsequent
year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applications
from this competition, this priority is a competitive preference
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award an additional five
points to an application that meets this priority.
This priority is:
Continuation of Previously Funded Tribal Programs.
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In making new awards under this program, we give priority to
applications for the continuation of programs that have been funded
under the AIVRS program.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 741.
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 75, 77, 81, 82, and 84; (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 Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance in 2 CFR
part 200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2
CFR part 3474; (d) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 371.
Note: As of October 1, 2024, grant applicants must follow the
provisions stated in the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance
(89 FR 30046, April 22, 2024) when preparing an application. For more
information about these regulations please visit: <a href="https://www.cfo.gov/resources-coffa/uniform-guidance/">https://www.cfo.gov/resources-coffa/uniform-guidance/</a>.
Special Application Requirements: For FY 2025 and any subsequent
year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applications
from this competition, the following Special Application Requirements
from 34 CFR 371.21(a)-(k) apply:
Each applicant under the program must provide evidence that--
(a) Effort will be made to provide a broad scope of VR services in
a manner and at a level of quality at least comparable to those
services provided by the DSU.
(b) All decisions affecting eligibility for VR services, the nature
and scope of available VR services, and the provision of such services
will be made by a representative of the Tribal VR program funded
through this grant and such decisions will not be delegated to another
agency or individual.
(c) Priority in the delivery of VR services will be given to those
American Indians with disabilities who are the most significantly
disabled.
(d) An order of selection of individuals with disabilities to be
served under the program will be specified if services cannot be
provided to all eligible American Indians with disabilities who apply.
(e) All VR services will be provided according to an individualized
plan for employment (IPE) that has been developed jointly by the
representative of the Tribal VR program and each American Indian with
disabilities being served.
(f) American Indians with disabilities living on or near Federal or
State reservations where Tribal VR service programs are being carried
out under this part will have an opportunity to participate in matters
of general policy development and implementation affecting VR service
delivery by the Tribal VR program.
(g) Cooperative working arrangements will be developed with the
DSU, or DSUs, as appropriate, which are providing VR services to other
individuals with disabilities who reside in the State or States being
served.
(h) Any comparable services and benefits available to American
Indians with disabilities under any other program, which might meet in
whole or in part the cost of any VR service, will be fully considered
in the provision of VR services.
(i) Any American Indian with disabilities who is an applicant or
recipient of services, and who is dissatisfied with a determination
made by a representative of the Tribal VR program and files a request
for a review, will be afforded a review under procedures developed by
the grantee comparable to those under the provisions of section
102(c)(1)-(5) and (7) of the Rehabilitation Act.
(j) The Tribal VR program funded under this part must assure that
any facility used in connection with the delivery of VR services meets
facility and program accessibility requirements consistent with the
requirements, as applicable, of the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968,
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act, and the regulations implementing these laws.
(k) The Tribal VR program funded under this part must ensure that
providers of VR services are able to communicate in the native language
of, or by using an appropriate mode of communication with, applicants
and eligible individuals who have limited English proficiency, unless
it is clearly not feasible to do so.
Note: Applicants for the AIVRS program must provide evidence in
their applications that their projects meet each of the Special
Application Requirements in 34 CFR 371.21(a)-(k). This evidence must be
provided using a Special Application Requirements form in Section D of
the application package. This form must be completed by the applicant
and submitted as an attachment to the application. An application is
not complete without the Special Application Requirements form and will
not be considered eligible for review without that completed form
submitted by the applicant. The form must be uploaded under ``other
attachments'' in <a href="http://grants.gov">grants.gov</a>.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration intends to use
approximately $4,000,000 for new awards for this program for FY 2025.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in subsequent years from
the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards (per year): $300,000-$750,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards (per year): $500,000.
Note: The estimated range of awards and estimated average size of
the award is for each individual year of the five years of the grant
and not the total for all five years.
Estimated Number of Awards: 8.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Applications may be made only by Indian
Tribes (and consortia of those Indian Tribes) located on Federal and
State reservations. The definition of ``Indian Tribe'' in section
7(19)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act is ``any Federal or State Indian
tribe, band, rancheria, pueblo, colony, or community, including any
Alaskan native village or regional village corporation (as defined in
or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) and
a Tribal organization (as defined in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l)).''
``Reservation'' is defined in 34 CFR 371.6 as ``a Federal or State
Indian reservation, public domain Indian allotment, former Indian
reservation in Oklahoma, land held by incorporated Native groups,
regional corporations and village corporations under the provisions of
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; or a defined area of land
recognized by a State or the Federal Government where there is a
concentration of tribal members and on which the tribal government is
providing structured activities and services.''
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Under 34 CFR 371.2, the applicant for an AIVRS grant must be--
(1) The governing body of an Indian Tribe, either on behalf of the
Indian Tribe or on behalf of a consortium of Indian Tribes; or
(2) A Tribal organization that is a separate legal organization
from an Indian Tribe.
To receive an AIVRS grant, a Tribal organization that is not a
governing body of an Indian Tribe must--
(1) Have as one of its functions the vocational rehabilitation of
American Indians with disabilities; and
(2) Have the approval of the Tribe to be served by such
organization.
If a grant is made to the governing body of an Indian Tribe, either
on its own behalf or on behalf of a consortium, or to a Tribal
organization to perform services benefiting more than one Indian Tribe,
the approval of each such Indian Tribe is a prerequisite to the making
of such a grant.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost sharing is required by section
121(a) of the Rehabilitation Act and 34 CFR 371.40 at 10 percent of the
total cost of the project. However, if an applicant can demonstrate
that they do not have sufficient resources to contribute the non-
Federal share of the cost of the project, the applicant may request a
waiver, in part or in whole, to the cost sharing requirement in
accordance with section 121(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and
the implementing regulations at 34 CFR 371.40(c).
b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This program uses an
unrestricted indirect cost rate. Applicants for this program are the
governing bodies of Indian Tribes (or consortia of governing bodies)
and have negotiated indirect cost rate agreements with a cognizant
agency if indirect costs will be charged to the grant. For more
information regarding indirect costs, or to obtain a negotiated
indirect cost rate, please see <a href="https://www.ed.gov/about/ed-offices/ofo#Indirect-Cost-Division">https://www.ed.gov/about/ed-offices/ofo#Indirect-Cost-Division</a>.
c. 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 Guidance
for Federal Financial Assistance.
3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this competition may not award
subgrants to entities to directly carry out project activities
described in its application. While subgrants are not permitted, under
34 CFR 371.42(a), grantees are permitted to provide the VR services by
contract or otherwise enter into an agreement with a designated State
unit (DSU), a community rehabilitation program, or another agency to
assist in the implementation of the Tribal VR program, as long as such
contract or agreement is identified in the 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.
Note: RSA invites an applicant to indicate whether it intends to
consolidate its AIVRS grant funds into a current or future 477 plan in
accordance with the provisions of Public Law 115-93, the Indian
Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2017 (25
U.S.C. 3401 et seq.). Any request to consolidate AIVRS funds into a 477
plan must be made separately to the U.S. Department of Interior. For
further information on the integration of grant funds under this
program and related programs, contact the Division of Workforce
Development, Office of Indian Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S.
Department of the Interior at Office of Indian Services, Division of
Workforce Development, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, MS-
3645-MIB, Washington, DC 20245, Telephone: (202) 219-3938; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2a1e1d1d7a464b44795f48474359594345446a48434b044d455c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3f0b08086f535e516c4a5d52564c4c5650517f5d565e11585049">[email protected]</span></a>.
AIVRS grantees who are in their last year of AIVRS funding from a
previous grant and have currently integrated that previous grant under
an approved 477 plan must apply for a new AIVRS grant under this
competition by submitting an application that meets all requirements
included in this notice. If such an applicant receives a new AIVRS
grant under this competition and wants to consolidate the new AIVRS
grant in a 477 plan, it must notify the U.S. Department of Interior
that it plans to do so.
2. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is not subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
3. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are from 34 CFR 75.210, have a maximum score of 100 points, and are as
follows:
(a) Need for Project and Significance (10 Points):
The Secretary considers the need for and significance of the
proposed project. In determining the need for and significance of the
proposed project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the proposed project demonstrates the
magnitude of the need for the services to be provided or the activities
to be carried out by the proposed project.
(2) The extent to which the specific nature and magnitude of gaps
or challenges are identified and the extent to which these gaps or
challenges will be addressed by the services, supports, infrastructure,
or opportunities described in the proposed project.
(3) The potential contribution of the proposed project to improve
the provision of rehabilitative services, increase the number or
quality of rehabilitation counselors, or develop and implement
effective strategies for providing vocational rehabilitation services
to individuals with disabilities.
(4) The extent to which the proposed project is likely to build
local, State, regional, or national capacity to provide, improve,
sustain, or expand training or services that address the needs of
underserved populations.
(b) Quality of the Project Design (20 Points):
The Secretary considers the quality of the design of the proposed
project. In determining the quality of the design of the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified, measurable, and
ambitious yet achievable within the project period, and aligned with
the purposes of the grant program.
(2) The extent to which the design of the proposed project
demonstrates meaningful community engagement and input to ensure that
the project is appropriate to successfully address the needs of the
target population or other identified needs and will be used to inform
continuous improvement strategies.
(3) The extent to which the proposed project will include
coordination with other Federal investments, as well as appropriate
agencies and organizations
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providing similar services to the target population.
(c) Quality of Project Services (20 Points):
The Secretary considers the quality of the services to be provided
by the proposed project. In determining the quality of the services to
be provided by the proposed project, the Secretary considers the
quality and sufficiency of strategies for ensuring equitable and
adequate access and participation for project participants who
experience barriers based on one or more of the following: economic
disadvantage; gender; race; ethnicity; color; national origin;
disability; age; language; migration; living in a rural location;
experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity; involvement with the
justice system; pregnancy, parenting, or caregiver status; and sexual
orientation. This determination includes the steps developed and
described in the form Equity For Students, Teachers, And Other Program
Beneficiaries (OMB Control No. 1894-0005) (section 427 of the General
Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1228a)).
In addition, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project were determined with input from the community to be served to
ensure that they are appropriate and responsive to the needs of the
intended recipients or beneficiaries, including underserved
populations, of those services.
(2) The likelihood that the services to be provided by the proposed
project will lead to meaningful improvements in the skills and
competencies necessary to gain employment in high-quality jobs,
careers, and industries or build capacity for independent living.
(3) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project involve the collaboration of appropriate partners, including
those from underserved populations, to maximize the effectiveness of
project services.
(d) Quality of Project Personnel (15 Points):
The Secretary considers the quality of the personnel who will carry
out the proposed project. In determining the quality of project
personnel, the Secretary considers the extent to which the applicant
demonstrates that it has project personnel or a plan for hiring of
personnel who are members of groups that have historically encountered
barriers, or who have professional or personal experiences with
barriers, based on one or more of the following: economic disadvantage;
gender; race; ethnicity; color; national origin; disability; age;
language; migration; living in a rural location; experiencing
homelessness or housing insecurity; involvement with the justice
system; pregnancy, parenting, or caregiver status; and sexual
orientation.
In addition, the Secretary considers the extent to which the key
personnel in the project, when hired, have the qualifications required
for the proposed project, including formal training or work experience
in fields related to the objectives of the project, and represent or
have lived experiences of the target population.
(e) Adequacy of Resources (10 Points):
The Secretary considers the adequacy of resources for the proposed
project. In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The adequacy of support for the project, including facilities,
equipment, supplies, and other resources, from the applicant or the
lead applicant organization.
(2) The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the
proposed project and the costs are reasonable in relation to the
objectives, design, and potential significance of the proposed project.
(3) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to the
number of persons to be served, the depth and intensity of services,
and the anticipated results and benefits.
(f) Quality of the Management Plan (15 Points):
The Secretary considers the quality of the management plan for the
proposed project. In determining the quality of the management plan for
the proposed project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The feasibility of the management plan to achieve project
objectives and goals on time and within budget, including clearly
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing
project tasks.
(2) The adequacy of plans for ensuring the use of quantitative and
qualitative data, including meaningful community member and partner
input, to inform continuous improvement in the operation of the
proposed project.
(3) The extent to which the time commitments of the project
director and principal investigator and other key project personnel are
appropriate and adequate to meet the objectives of the proposed
project.
(g) Quality of the Project Evaluation (10 Points):
The Secretary considers the quality of the evaluation or other
evidence-building of the proposed project. In determining the quality
of the evaluation or other evidence-building, the Secretary considers
the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough,
feasible, relevant, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and
outcomes of the proposed project.
(2) The extent to which the methods of evaluation or other
evidence-building include the use of objective performance measures
that are clearly related to the intended outcomes of the project and
will produce quality data that are quantitative and qualitative.
(3) The extent to which the methods of evaluation or other
evidence-building will provide performance feedback and provide
formative, diagnostic, or interim data that is a periodic assessment of
progress toward achieving intended outcomes.
2. Review and 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 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
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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.
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. Open Licensing Requirements: Unless an exception applies, if you
are awarded a grant under this competition, you will be required to
openly license to the public grant deliverables created in whole, or in
part, with Department grant funds. When the deliverable consists of
modifications to pre-existing works, the license extends only to those
modifications that can be separately identified and only to the extent
that open licensing is permitted under the terms of any licenses or
other legal restrictions on the use of pre-existing works.
Additionally, a grantee or subgrantee that is awarded competitive grant
funds must have a plan to disseminate these public grant deliverables.
This dissemination plan can be developed and submitted after your
application has been reviewed and selected for funding. For additional
information on the open licensing requirements please refer to 2 CFR
3474.20.
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. The standards for
determining whether you are covered by 2 CFR part 170 are set out in 2
CFR 170.105.
(b) At the end of your project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial information, as directed by the
Secretary. 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 the Secretary under 34
CFR 75.118. The Secretary 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: For the purposes of reporting under 34 CFR
75.110, the Department has established four performance measures for
the AIVRS program. The measures are:
(a) Of all those exiting the program, the percentage of individuals
who leave the program with an employment outcome after receiving
services under an IPE.
(b)(1) The percentage of individuals who leave the program with an
employment outcome after receiving services under an IPE.
(2) The percentage of individuals who leave the program without an
employment outcome after receiving services under an IPE.
(3) The percentage of individuals who have not left the program and
are continuing to receive services under an IPE.
(c) The percentage of projects that demonstrate an average annual
cost per employment outcome of no more than $35,000.
(d) The percentage of projects that demonstrate an average annual
cost of services per participant of no more than $10,000.
Each grantee must annually report the data needed to measure its
performance on these measures through the Annual Performance Reporting
Form for the AIVRS program. Note: For purposes of this section, the
term ``employment outcome'' means, with respect to an individual, (a)
entering or retaining full-time or, if appropriate, part-time
competitive employment in the integrated labor market; (b) satisfying
the vocational outcome of supported employment; or (c) satisfying any
other vocational outcome the Secretary of Education may determine to be
appropriate (including satisfying the vocational outcome of customized
employment, self-employment, telecommuting, or business ownership).
(Section 7(11) of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 705(11)).
6. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award under 34 CFR
75.253, the Secretary considers, among other things: whether a grantee
has made substantial progress in achieving the goals and objectives of
the project; whether the grantee has expended funds in a manner that is
consistent with its approved application and budget; and, if the
Secretary has established performance measurement requirements, whether
the grantee has made substantial progress in achieving the performance
targets in the grantee's approved application.
In making a continuation award, the Secretary also considers
whether the grantee is operating in compliance with the assurances in
its approved application, 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).
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 requestor with an
accessible format that may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text
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[FR Doc. 2024-25774 Filed 11-5-24; 8:45 am]
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