Notice2025-00097
Applications for New Awards; Native American Career and Technical Education Program (NACTEP)
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January 7, 2025
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Education Department
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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 Native American Career and Technical Education Program (NACTEP).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1106-1115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00097]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Native American Career and Technical
Education Program (NACTEP)
AGENCY: Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice
inviting
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applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the Native
American Career and Technical Education Program (NACTEP).
DATES:
Applications Available: January 7, 2025.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: Applicants are strongly
encouraged, but not required, to submit a notice of intent to apply by
February 6, 2025.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 10, 2025.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 7, 2025.
Pre-Application Webinar Information: For information about a pre-
application webinar or potential future webinars, visit the Perkins
Collaborative Resource Network (PCRN) at <a href="http://cte.ed.gov/">http://cte.ed.gov/</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="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: Patti Beltram, Ed.D., U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4A115, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 987-1370. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eba5aaa8bfaebbab8e8fc58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3ede2e0f7e6f3e3c6c78dc4ccd5">[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: NACTEP provides grants to improve career and
technical education (CTE) programs that are consistent with the
purposes of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of
2006 (the Act or Perkins V), and that benefit Native Americans and
Alaska Natives.
Assistance Listing Number: 84.101A.
OMB Control Number: 1894-0006.
Background: This notice invites applications for a NACTEP
competition that implements section 116 of the Act. Section 116 of the
Act authorizes the Secretary of Education (Secretary) to award grants
to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with, Indian
Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Alaska Native entities to operate CTE
projects that improve CTE for Native American and Alaska Native
students.
Under section 116 of the Act, a Bureau-funded school (as defined in
this notice) is not eligible to apply for NACTEP funds for its general
education program. Its application must be to carry out a supplemental
CTE program in its secondary school.
Tribal Consultation: In accordance with the Department's commitment
to engage in regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with
Indian Tribes, the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
(OCTAE) and the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska
Native Education conducted a Tribal Consultation regarding NACTEP on
July 23, 2024. Consistent with its trust responsibility to Tribes and
its Tribal Consultation Policy, the Department sought views from
elected officials of federally recognized Tribes as well as
stakeholders and educators from the Tribal community to inform the
Department's policy decisions related to potential grant competition
priorities, the timing of the program's project performance period,
funding available under the Perkins V state formula grant, and grant
consolidation under 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.), which amended the Indian Employment and Related
Services Demonstration Act of 1992, Public Law 102-477 (related to
which a Tribe may submit a ``477 plan''). The consultation also
included discussion of student stipends, direct assistance to students,
and the independent evaluation requirement established by the notice of
final requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for this
program (Notice of Final Requirements), published in the Federal
Register on February 26, 2013 (78 FR 12955). Representatives from
participating Tribal nations expressed the need for flexibility in the
program in order to address locally identified needs, noting continued
interest in CTE programs that support careers in the trades, including
plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and construction. Other Tribal
stakeholders mentioned the need for CTE programs that prepare students
for careers in cybersecurity and computer science, healthcare, math,
early childhood education, and natural resource management. A few
participants referenced the need for culturally competent programming
and culturally responsive models that support indigenized curricula.
Tribal leaders expressed a need for continued direct assistance to
students under NACTEP to allow the use of funds for childcare,
transportation, and technology in order to support families through
responsive programming. Tribal participants expressed an interest in
utilizing NACTEP funding to strengthen cross-agency coordination to
better support the transition between secondary and postsecondary
education.
Executive Order 14112:
Executive Order 14112, ``Reforming Federal Funding and Support for
Tribal Nations to Better Embrace Our Trust Responsibilities and Promote
the Next Era of Tribal Self-Determination'',\1\ issued by President
Joseph R. Biden on December 6, 2023, calls for Federal programs to
provide Tribal Nations with the flexibility to improve economic growth,
address the specific needs of their communities, and realize their
vision for their future and for agencies to improve our Nation-to-
Nation relationships by reducing administrative burdens and by
administering funding in a manner that provides Tribal Nations with the
greatest possible autonomy to address the specific needs of their
people. Additionally, Executive Order 14112 requires Federal agencies
to reduce barriers Tribal Nations face in accessing the Federal funding
and resources for which they are eligible and that they need to help
grow their economies and provide their citizens with important
services. This NACTEP competition serves the goals of both the
Executive Order and Perkins V. It provides an opportunity to reduce
potential funding barriers for CTE programs by reducing the number of
program and application requirements, which makes it easier for
applicants and increases flexibility for programs that address locally-
identified needs.
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\1\ Executive Office of the President, Executive Order 14112
(December 6, 2023), Reforming Federal Funding and Support for Tribal
Nations to Better Embrace Our Trust Responsibilities and Promote the
Next Era of Tribal Self-Determination, 88 FR 86021. Retrieved from:
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/11/2023-27318/reforming-federal-funding-and-support-for-tribal-nations-to-better-embrace-our-trust">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/11/2023-27318/reforming-federal-funding-and-support-for-tribal-nations-to-better-embrace-our-trust</a>.
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Priorities: This competition has one absolute priority. The
Absolute Priority is from section 116 of the Act.
Absolute 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 an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that meet the Absolute
Priority.
The priority is:
Authorized Program.
To meet this priority, applicants must propose and carry out a
career and
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technical education program consistent with the Carl D. Perkins Act of
2006. (20 U.S.C. 2302(5))
Note: If an applicant with an open NACTEP grant receives a grant
under this competition, they must demonstrate that the activities and
objectives of the grant will not duplicate or overlap with the
expenses, activities, and objectives of other open grants with the same
or similar activities and objectives. (2 CFR 200.403 and 200.404)
Requirements:
This notice includes two application and three program requirements
that are based on statutory requirements or the Notice of Final
Requirements. The source is noted after each requirement.
The application requirements are:
(1) Demonstration of Eligibility. (a) An eligible applicant (as
determined by the Act) must include documentation in its application
showing that it and, if appropriate, its consortium members are
eligible to apply.
(b) As defined in the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (ISDEAA) (25 U.S.C. 5304(l)), the term ``Tribal
organization'' means the recognized governing body of any Indian Tribe;
any legally established organization of Indians which is controlled,
sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body or which is
democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to
be served by such organization and which includes the maximum
participation of Indians in all phases of its activities: provided,
that in any case where a contract is let or grant made to an
organization to perform services benefiting more than one Indian Tribe,
the approval of each such Indian Tribe shall be a prerequisite to the
letting or making of such contract or grant. In accordance with this
statutory definition, any Tribal organization proposing to provide
NACTEP services for the benefit of more than one Indian Tribe must
first obtain the approval of each Indian Tribe it proposes to serve and
must submit documentation of such approval with its NACTEP application
and that documentation of Tribal approval is a prerequisite to the
awarding of a NACTEP grant to any Tribal organization proposing to
serve more than one Indian Tribe. (Notice of Final Requirements).
(2) Career and technical education agreement. Any applicant that is
not proposing to provide CTE directly to its students and proposes
instead to use NACTEP funds to pay one or more qualified educational
entities to provide education to its students must include with its
application a written career and technical education agreement between
the applicant and that entity. This written agreement must describe the
commitment between the applicant and each educational entity and must
include, at a minimum, a statement of the responsibilities of the
applicant and the entity. The agreement must be signed by the
appropriate individuals on behalf of each party, such as the
authorizing official or president of a Tribe or Tribal organization, a
college president, or a college dean. (Notice of Final Requirements).
The program requirements are:
Requirement 1--Authorized Use of NACTEP Funds:
Section 116(c) of the Act requires that funds awarded under NACTEP
be used to carry out ``career and technical education programs'' (20
U.S.C. 2326(c), as the term ``career and technical education'' is
defined by the Act as amended by the Strengthening Career and Technical
Education for the 21st Century Act (20 U.S.C. 2302(5)). Grantees may
use funds awarded under NACTEP to--
(1) Provide preparatory, refresher, and remedial education services
that are designed to enable students to achieve success in career and
technical education programs or programs of study.
(2) Provide stipends to students who are enrolled in career and
technical education programs and who have acute economic needs which
cannot be met through work-study programs. Stipends shall not exceed
reasonable amounts as prescribed by the Secretary.
Note: As noted in the Eligibility section below, and consistent
with section 116(b)(1) of Perkins V, a Bureau-funded secondary school
is not eligible to directly apply for NACTEP funds for its general
education secondary school program.
Note: Each organization, Tribe, or entity receiving assistance
under this section may consolidate such assistance in a 477 plan in
accordance with the provisions of the Indian Employment, Training and
Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) 20
U.S.C. 23236(f). Consistent with that statute, any request to
consolidate NACTEP funds into a 477 plan must be made separately to the
U.S. Department of Interior. Please see section IV on Application
Submission for more information.
Requirement 2--Direct Assistance to Students:
A grantee may provide direct assistance to students if the
following conditions are met:
(1) The recipient of the direct assistance is an individual who is
a member of a special population and who is participating in the
grantee's NACTEP project.
(2) The direct assistance is needed to address barriers to the
individual's successful participation in that project.
(3) The direct assistance is part of a broader, more generally
focused program or activity to address the needs of an individual who
is a member of a special population.
Note: Direct assistance to individuals who are members of special
populations is not, by itself, a ``program or activity for special
populations''.
(4) The grant funds used for direct assistance must be expended to
supplement, and not supplant, assistance that is otherwise available
from non-Federal sources. (20 U.S.C. 2391(a)). For example, generally,
a postsecondary educational institution could not use NACTEP funds to
provide child care for single parents if non-Federal funds previously
were made available for this purpose, or if non-Federal funds are used
to provide child care services for single parents participating in non-
CTE programs and these services otherwise would have been available to
CTE students in the absence of NACTEP funds.
(5) In determining how much of the NACTEP grant funds it will use
for direct assistance to an eligible student, a grantee must consider
whether the specific services to be provided are a reasonable and
necessary cost of providing CTE programs for special populations.
However, the Assistant Secretary does not envision a circumstance in
which it would be a reasonable and necessary expenditure of NACTEP
project funds for a grantee to use a majority of a project's budget to
pay direct assistance to students, in lieu of providing the students
served by the project with CTE. (Notice of Final Requirements).
Requirement 3--ISDEAA Statutory Hiring Preference:
(1) Awards that are primarily for the benefit of Indians are
subject to the provisions of section 7(b) of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) (Pub. L. 93-638).
That section requires that, to the greatest extent feasible, a
grantee--
(i) Give to Indians preferences and opportunities for training and
employment in connection with the administration of the grant; and
(ii) Give to Indian organizations and to Indian-owned economic
enterprises, as defined in section 3 of the Indian Financing Act of
1974 (25 U.S.C. 1452(e)), preference in the award of subcontracts and
subgrants in connection with the administration of the grant. (25
U.S.C. 5307(b))
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(2) For purposes of Requirement 3, an Indian is a member of any
federally recognized Indian Tribe. (25 U.S.C. 5304(d)).
Definitions: These definitions are from the Act or the Notice of
Final Requirements. The source of each definition is noted after the
definition.
Acute economic need means an income that is at or below the
national poverty level according to the latest available data from the
U.S. Department of Commerce or the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services Poverty Guidelines. (Notice of Final Requirements).
Alaska Native or Native means a citizen of the United States who is
a person of one-fourth degree or more Alaska Indian (including
Tsimshian Indians not enrolled in the Metlaktla Indian Community) \2\
Eskimo, or Aleut blood, or a combination thereof. The term includes--
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\2\ The correct name of this community is Metlakatla Indian
Community. It is misspelled in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act, which is the source of this definition.
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(a) Any Native, as so defined, either or both of whose adoptive
parents are not Natives; and
(b) In the absence of proof of a minimum blood quantum, any citizen
of the United States who is regarded as an Alaska Native by the Native
village or Native group of which he or she claims to be a member and
whose father or mother is (or, if deceased, was) regarded as Native by
any village or group. Any decision of the Secretary of the Interior
regarding eligibility for enrollment will be final. (20 U.S.C.
2326(a)(1); 43 U.S.C. 1602(b)).
Alaska Native group means any Tribe, band, clan, village,
community, or village association of Natives in Alaska composed of less
than twenty-five Natives, who comprise a majority of the residents of
the locality. (43 U.S.C. 1602(d)).
Alaska Native village means any Tribe, band, clan, group, village,
community, or association in Alaska listed in sections 1610 and 1615 of
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, or that meets the requirements
of chapter 33 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and that the
Secretary of the Interior determines was, on the 1970 census
enumeration date (as shown by the census or other evidence satisfactory
to the Secretary of the Interior, who shall make findings of fact in
each instance), composed of twenty-five or more Natives. (43 U.S.C.
1602(c)).
Alaska regional corporation means an Alaska Native regional
corporation established under the laws of the State of Alaska in
accordance with the provisions of chapter 33 of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act. (43 U.S.C. 1602(g)).
Alaska village corporation means an Alaska Native village
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alaska as a
business for profit or nonprofit corporation to hold, invest, manage
and/or distribute lands, property, funds, and other rights and assets
for and on behalf of an Alaska Native village, in accordance with the
terms of chapter 33 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. (43
U.S.C. 1602(j)).
Bureau means the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the U.S. Department of
the Interior. (25 U.S.C. 2021(2)).
Bureau-funded school means--
(a) A Bureau-operated elementary or secondary day or boarding
school or Bureau-operated dormitory for students attending a school
other than a Bureau school. (25 U.S.C. 2021(3) and (4));
(b) An elementary school, secondary school, or dormitory that
receives financial assistance for its operation under a contract,
grant, or agreement with the Bureau under section 102, 103(a), or 208
of the ISDEAA (25 U.S.C. 5321, 5322(a), or 5355) or under the Tribally
Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2504 et seq.). (25 U.S.C.
2021(3) and (6)); or
(c) A school for which assistance is provided under the Tribally
Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.). (25 U.S.C.
2021(3)).
Career and technical education (CTE) means organized educational
activities that--
(a) Offer a sequence of courses that--
(1) Provides individuals with rigorous academic content and
relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further
education and careers in current or emerging professions, which may
include high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or
occupations, which shall be, at the secondary level, aligned with the
challenging State academic standards adopted by a State under section
1111(b)(1) of the ESEA;
(2) Provides technical skill proficiency or a recognized
postsecondary credential, which may include an industry-recognized
credential, a certificate, or an associate degree; and
(3) May include prerequisite courses (other than a remedial course)
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\3\ Section 116(c)(2) of the Act provides that, notwithstanding
the exclusion of remedial courses from the Act's definition of CTE,
funds made available under NACTEP ``may be used to provide
preparatory, refresher, and remedial education services that are
designed to enable students to achieve success in career and
technical education programs or programs of study.''
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(b) Include competency-based, work-based, or other applied learning
that supports the development of academic knowledge, higher-order
reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, employability
skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge
of all aspects of an industry, including entrepreneurship, of an
individual;
(c) To the extent practicable, coordinate between secondary and
postsecondary education programs through programs of study, which may
include coordination through articulation agreements, early college
high school programs, dual or concurrent enrollment program
opportunities, or other credit transfer agreements that provide
postsecondary credit or advanced standing; and
(d) May include career exploration at the high school level or as
early as the middle grades (as such term is defined in section 8101 of
the ESEA). (20 U.S.C. 2302(5)).
CTE concentrator means--
(a) At the secondary school level, a student served by an eligible
recipient who has completed at least 2 courses in a single career and
technical education program or program of study; and
(b) At the postsecondary level, a student enrolled in an eligible
recipient who has--
(1) Earned at least 12 credits within a career and technical
education program or program of study; or
(2) Completed such a program if the program encompasses fewer than
12 credits or the equivalent in total. (20 U.S.C. 2302(12))
Direct assistance to students means tuition, dependent care,
transportation, books, and supplies that are necessary for a student to
participate in a CTE program or program of study supported with NACTEP
funds. (Notice of Final Requirements).
In-demand industry sector or occupation means--
(a) An industry sector that has a substantial current or potential
impact (including through jobs that lead to economic self-sufficiency
and opportunities for advancement) on the State, regional, or local
economy, as appropriate, and that contributes to the growth or
stability of other supporting businesses, or the growth of other
industry sectors; or
(b) An occupation that currently has or is projected to have a
number of positions (including positions that lead
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to economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement) in an
industry sector so as to have a significant impact on the State,
regional, or local economy, as appropriate. (20 U.S.C. 2302(26); 29
U.S.C. 3102).
Indian means a person who is a member of an Indian Tribe. (20
U.S.C. 2302(27); 25 U.S.C. 5304(d)).
Indian Tribe means any Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other
organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or
regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant
to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),
which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services
provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as
Indians. (20 U.S.C. 2302(27); 25 U.S.C. 5304(e)).
Institution of higher education means--
(a) An educational institution in any State that--
(1) Admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of
graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the
recognized equivalent of such a certificate or persons who meet the
requirements of section 1091(d) of this title;
(2) Is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of
education beyond secondary education;
(3) Provides an educational program for which the institution
awards a bachelor's degree or provides not less than a 2-year program
that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, or awards a
degree that is acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional
degree program, subject to review and approval by the Secretary;
(4) Is a public or other nonprofit institution; and
(5) Is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or
association or, if not so accredited, is an institution that has been
granted pre-accreditation status by such an agency or association that
has been recognized by the Secretary of Education for the granting of
pre-accreditation status, and the Secretary has determined that there
is satisfactory assurance that the institution will meet the
accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a
reasonable time.
(b) The term also includes--
(1) Any school that provides not less than a 1-year program of
training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized
occupation and that meets the provisions of paragraphs (1), (2), (4),
and (5) of paragraph (a); and
(2) A public or nonprofit private educational institution in any
State that, in lieu of the requirement in paragraph (a)(1) of this
definition, admits as regular students individuals who are beyond the
age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which the
institution is located or, (B) who will be dually or concurrently
enrolled in the institution and a secondary school. (20 U.S.C.
2302(30); 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) and (b)).
Professional development means activities that--
(a) are an integral part of eligible agency, eligible recipient,
institution, or school strategies for providing educators (including
teachers, principals, other school leaders, administrators, specialized
instructional support personnel, career guidance and academic
counselors, and paraprofessionals) with the knowledge and skills
necessary to enable students to succeed in career and technical
education, to meet challenging State academic standards under section
1111(b)(1) of ESEA, or to achieve academic skills at the postsecondary
level; and
(b) Are sustained (not stand-alone, 1-day, or short-term
workshops), intensive, collaborative, job-embedded, data-driven, and
classroom-focused, to the extent practicable evidence-based, and may
include activities that--
(1) Improve and increase educators'--
(A) Knowledge of the academic and technical subjects;
(B) Understanding of how students learn; and
(C) Ability to analyze student work and achievement from multiple
sources, including how to adjust instructional strategies, assessments,
and materials based on such analysis;
(2) Are an integral part of eligible recipients' improvement plans;
(3) Allow personalized plans for each educator to address the
educator's specific needs identified in observation or other feedback;
(4) Support the recruitment, hiring, and training of effective
educators, including educators who became certified through State and
local alternative routes to certification;
(5) Advance educator understanding of--
(A) Effective instructional strategies that are evidence-based; and
(B) Strategies for improving student academic and technical
achievement or substantially increasing the knowledge and teaching
skills of educators;
(6) Are developed with extensive participation of educators,
parents, students, and representatives of Indian Tribes (as
applicable), of schools and institutions served under the Act;
(7) Are designed to give educators of students who are English
learners in career and technical education programs or programs of
study the knowledge and skills to provide instruction and appropriate
language and academic support services to those students, including the
appropriate use of curricula and assessments;
(8) As a whole, are regularly evaluated for their impact on
increased educator effectiveness and improved student academic and
technical achievement, with the findings of the evaluations used to
improve the quality of professional development;
(9) Are designed to give educators of individuals with disabilities
in career and technical education programs or programs of study the
knowledge and skills to provide instruction and academic support
services to those individuals, including positive behavioral
interventions and supports, multi-tier system of supports, and use of
accommodations;
(10) Include instruction in the use of data and assessments to
inform and instruct classroom practice;
(11) Include instruction in ways that educators may work more
effectively with parents and families;
(12) Provide follow-up training to educators who have participated
in activities described in this definition that are designed to ensure
that the knowledge and skills learned by the educators are implemented
in the classroom;
(13) Promote the integration of academic knowledge and skills and
relevant technical knowledge and skills, including programming jointly
delivered to academic and career and technical education teachers; or
(14) Increase the ability of educators providing career and
technical education instruction to stay current with industry
standards. (20 U.S.C. 2302(40)).
Program of study means a coordinated, nonduplicative sequence of
academic and technical content at the secondary and postsecondary level
that--
(A) Incorporates challenging State academic standards, including
those adopted by a State under section 1111(b)(1) of ESEA;
(B) Addresses both academic and technical knowledge and skills,
including employability skills;
(C) Is aligned with the needs of industries in the economy of the
State, region, Tribal community, or local area;
(D) Progresses in specificity (beginning with all aspects of an
industry or career cluster and leading to more occupation-specific
instruction);
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(E) Has multiple entry and exit points that incorporate
credentialing; and
(F) Culminates in the attainment of a recognized postsecondary
credential. (20 U.S.C. 2302(41)).
Recognized postsecondary credential means a credential consisting
of an industry-recognized certificate or certification, a certificate
of completion of an apprenticeship, a license recognized by the State
involved or Federal Government, or an associate or baccalaureate
degree. (20 U.S.C. 2302(43); 29 U.S.C. 3102(52)).
Secondary school means a nonprofit institutional day or residential
school, including a public secondary charter school, that provides
secondary education, as determined under State law, except that the
term does not include any education beyond grade 12. (20 U.S.C.
2302(44); 20 U.S.C. 7801(45)).
Special populations means--
(a) Individuals with disabilities;
(b) Individuals from economically disadvantaged families, including
low-income youth and adults;
(c) Individuals preparing for non-traditional fields; (d) Single
parents, including single pregnant women;
(e) Out-of-workforce individuals;
(f) English learners;
(g) Homeless individuals described in section 725 of the McKinney-
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a);
(h) Youth who are in, or have aged out of, the foster care system;
and
(i) Youth with a parent who--
(i) Is a member of the armed forces (as such term is defined in
section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code); and
(ii) Is on active duty (as such term is defined in section
101(d)(1) of such title). (20 U.S.C. 2302(48)).
Support services means services related to curriculum modification,
equipment modification, classroom modification, supportive personnel
(including paraprofessionals and specialized instructional support
personnel), and instructional aids and devices. (20 U.S.C. 2302(50)).
Tribally controlled college or university means an institution of
higher education that is formally controlled, or has been formally
sanctioned, or chartered, by the governing body of an Indian Tribe or
Tribes, except that no more than one such institution shall be
recognized with respect to any such Tribe. (20 U.S.C. 2302(50); 25
U.S.C. 1801(a)(4)).
Tribal organization means the recognized governing body of any
Indian Tribe; any legally established organization of Indians that is
controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body or that is
democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to
be served by such organization and that includes the maximum
participation of Indians in all phases of its activities: Provided,
that, in any case where a contract is let or grant made to an
organization to perform services benefiting more than one Indian Tribe,
the approval of each such Indian Tribe shall be a prerequisite to the
letting or making of such contract or grant. (20 U.S.C. 2302(53); 25
U.S.C. 5304(l)).
Work-based learning means sustained interactions with industry or
community professionals in real workplace settings, to the extent
practicable, or simulated environments at an educational institution
that foster in-depth, firsthand engagement with the tasks required of a
given career field, that are aligned to curriculum and instruction. (20
U.S.C. 2302 (55)).
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2301, et seq., particularly 2326(a)-
(g).
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 (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82,
84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (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. (d) Notice of
Final Requirements.
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="http://www.cfo.gov/resources-coffa/uniform-guidance/">www.cfo.gov/resources-coffa/uniform-guidance/</a>.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian Tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $21,000,000.
Note: Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, the Department anticipates making awards for the first
12-month budget period using FY 2024 appropriations available in FY
2025 and FY 2025 appropriations, if any, that become available in FY
2026. The Department may make partial awards using FY 2024
appropriations available in FY 2025 and award the remaining funds using
FY 2025 appropriations available in FY 2026 when they become available.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards later in FY 2026 or in
subsequent years from the list of unfunded applications from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000 to $650,000 for each 12-month
budget period (i.e., a total of approximately $750,000 to $3,250,000
for a full 60 month project period).
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $500,000 for each 12-month budget
period.
Estimated Number of Awards: 30-35.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: (a) The following entities are eligible to
apply under this competition:
(1) A federally recognized Indian Tribe.
(2) A Tribal organization.
(3) An Alaska Native entity.
(4) A Bureau-funded school, except for a Bureau-funded school
proposing to use its award to support general education secondary
school programs.
(b) Any Tribe, Tribal organization, Alaska Native entity, or
eligible Bureau-funded school may apply individually or as part of a
consortium with one or more eligible Tribes, Tribal organizations,
Alaska Native entities, or eligible Bureau-funded schools. (Eligible
applicants seeking to apply for funds as a consortium must meet the
requirements in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129, which apply to group
applications.)
Note: A Tribal college or university may apply as a Tribal
organization if it meets the criteria set forth in the definition of a
Tribal organization, above.
Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you
may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: (1) proof that the
Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an
organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State
taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the
organization
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is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part
of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or
individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of
incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the
nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if
that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together
with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant
is a local nonprofit affiliate.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This competition involves supplement-
not-supplant funding requirements. In accordance with section 211(a) of
the Act (20 U.S.C. 2391(a)), funds under this program may not be used
to supplant non-Federal funds used to carry out CTE activities.
Further, the prohibition against supplanting also means that grantees
will be required to use their negotiated restricted indirect cost rates
under this program. (34 CFR 75.563)
We caution applicants not to plan to use funds under NACTEP to
replace otherwise available non-Federal funding for direct assistance
to students and family assistance programs. For example, NACTEP funds
must not be used to supplant Tribal and other non-Federal funds with
Federal funds in order to pay the costs of students' tuition, dependent
care, transportation, books, supplies, and other costs associated with
participation in a CTE program.
Funds under NACTEP should not be used to replace Federal student
financial aid. The Act does not authorize the Secretary to fund
projects that serve primarily as entities through which students may
apply for and receive tuition and other financial assistance.
c. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This program uses a restricted
indirect cost rate. For more information regarding indirect costs, or
to obtain a negotiated indirect cost rate, please see <a href="http://www.ed.gov/about/ed-offices/ofo#Indirect-Cost-Division">www.ed.gov/about/ed-offices/ofo#Indirect-Cost-Division</a>.
d. 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.
e. Limitation on Services: Section 215 of the Act (20 U.S.C. 2395)
forbids the use of Perkins funds for the education of students prior to
the middle grades. The term middle grades refers to grades 5 through 8,
as defined in section 8101 of ESEA.
3. Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR 75.708 (b) and (c), a grantee under
this competition may award subgrants--to directly carry out project
activities described in its application--to the following types of
entities: institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations,
Tribal organizations, Bureau-funded schools operating a secondary
school CTE program, or Alaska Native entities. The grantee may only
award subgrants to entities it has identified in an approved
application, including any amendments to an approved 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="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>, which contain requirements and information on how to
submit an application.
Note: OCTAE invites an applicant to indicate whether it intends to
consolidate its NACTEP 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.). Consistent with that statute, any request to
consolidate NACTEP 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.
NACTEP grantees who are in their last year of NACTEP funding from a
previous grant and have currently integrated that previous grant under
an approved 477 plan must apply for a new NACTEP grant under this
competition by submitting an application that meets all of the
requirements included in this notice. If such an applicant receives a
new NACTEP grant under this competition and wants to consolidate the
new NACTEP grant in a 477 plan, it must notify the U.S. Department of
Interior that it plans to do so.
2. Submission of Proprietary Information: Given the types of
projects that may be proposed in applications for NACTEP, your
application may include business information that you consider
proprietary. In 34 CFR 5.11 we define ``business information'' and
describe the process we use in determining whether any of that
information is proprietary and, thus, protected from disclosure under
Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552, as
amended).
Because we plan to make successful applications available to the
public on the Department's website, you may wish to request
confidentiality of business information.
Consistent with Executive Order 12600 (Predisclosure Notification
Procedures for Confidential Commercial Information), please designate
in your application any information that you believe is exempt from
disclosure under Exemption 4. In the appropriate Appendix section of
your application, under ``Other Attachments Form,'' please list the
page number or numbers on which we can find this information. For
additional information please see 34 CFR 5.11(c).
3. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under
Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this
competition.
4. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
5. Recommended Page Limit: The application narrative is where you,
the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to
evaluate your application. We recommend that you (1) limit the
application narrative to 35 pages and (2) use the following standards:
<bullet> A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
<bullet> Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
<bullet> Use a font that is either 12 point or larger, and no
smaller than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
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<bullet> Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial.
The recommended page limit does not apply to the cover sheet; the
budget section, including the narrative budget justification; the
assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the resumes,
the bibliography, or the letters of support. However, the recommended
page limit does apply to all of the application narrative.
6. Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to review
grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number
of applicants that intend to apply. Therefore, we strongly encourage
each potential applicant to notify us of their intent to submit an
application. To do so, please email the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT with the subject line ``Intent to
Apply,'' and include the applicant's name and a contact person's name
and email address. Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to
apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice
of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information
provided.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are
from section 116(e) of Perkins V (20 U.S.C. 2326(e)), the Notice of
Final Requirements, or 34 CFR 75.210. The source is noted after each
criterion.
The maximum score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses.
(a) Need for project (Up to 11 points). In determining the need for
the proposed project, we consider the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the proposed project involves, coordinates
with, or encourages Tribal economic development plans. (20 U.S.C.
2326(e)(1)). (Up to 5 points).
(2) The extent of the need for the services to be provided or the
activities to be carried out by the proposed project, as evidenced by
data on such phenomena as local labor market demand or occupational
trends, or from surveys, recommendations from accrediting agencies, or
Tribal economic development plans. (Notice of Final Requirements). (Up
to 3 points)
(3) The extent to which the proposed project will provide support,
resources, or services; or otherwise address the needs of the target
population, including addressing the needs of underserved populations
most affected by the issue, challenge, or opportunity, to be addressed
by the proposed project and close gaps in educational opportunity. (34
CFR 75.210(a)(2)(iii)). (Up to 3 points)
(b) Quality of the project design (Up to 26 points). In determining
the quality of the design of the proposed project, we consider the
following factors:
(1) The extent to which the proposed project proposes specific,
measurable targets, connected to strategies, activities, resources,
outputs, and outcomes, and uses reliable administrative data to measure
progress and inform continuous improvement. (34 CFR 75.210(c)(2)(v)).
(Up to 16 points).
(2) The extent to which the design of the proposed project is
appropriate to, and will successfully address, the needs of the target
population or other identified needs, as evidenced by the applicant's
description of programs and activities that align with the target
population's needs. (Notice of Final Requirements). (Up to 10 points).
(c) Quality of the project services (Up to 24 points). In
determining the quality of the services to be provided by the proposed
project, we consider the following factors:
(1) 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;
disability; age; language; living in a rural location; experiencing
homelessness or housing insecurity; involvement with the justice
system; and pregnancy, parenting, or caregiver status. 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)). (34 CFR 75.210(d)(2)). (Up to 12 points).
(2) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project will create opportunities for students to receive an industry-
recognized credential; become employed in high-skill, high-wage, and
high-demand occupations; or both. (Notice of Final Requirements). (Up
to 7 points).
(3) The extent to which the training or professional development
services to be provided by the proposed project would be of sufficient
quality, intensity, and duration to lead to improvements in practice
among the project staff and instructors, including the extent to which
the proposed training and professional development plans address ways
in which learning gaps will be addressed and how continuous review of
performance will be conducted to identify training needs. (Notice of
Final Requirements). (Up to 5 points).
(d) Adequacy of resources (Up to 19 points). In determining the
adequacy of resources for the proposed project, we consider the
following factors:
(1) 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.
(34 CFR 75.210(f)(2)(iii)). (Up to 7 points).
(2) The relevance and demonstrated commitment (e.g., through
written career and technical education agreements, memoranda of
understanding, letters of support and commitment, or commitments to
employ project participants, as appropriate) of the applicant, members
of the consortium, local employers, or Tribal entities to be served by
the project. (Notice of Final Requirements). (Up to 6 points).
(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. (34 CFR 75.210(f)(2)(iv)).
(Up to 6 points).
(e) Quality of the management plan (Up to 20 points). In
determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed
project, we consider 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. (34 CFR 75.210(g)(2)(i)). (Up to 10 points).
(2) The extent to which the time commitments of the project
director and other key project personnel are appropriate and adequate
to meet the objectives of the proposed project. (Notice of Final
Requirements). (Up to 5 points).
(3) The extent to which the proposed project team maximizes diverse
perspectives, for example by reflecting the lived experiences of
project participants, or relevant experience working with the target
population. (34 CFR 75.210(e)(3)(iv)). (Up to 5 points).
2. Additional Selection Factor: In accordance with the requirement
in section 116(e) of the Act, we have included the following additional
selection factor from the Notice of Final Requirements:
We will award five points to applications from Tribally controlled
colleges or universities that--
(a) Are accredited or are candidates for accreditation by a
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recognized accreditation organization as an institution of
postsecondary CTE; or
(b) Operate CTE programs that are accredited or are candidates for
accreditation by a nationally recognized accreditation organization and
issue certificates for completion of CTE programs (20 U.S.C. 2326(e)).
3. 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).
4. Risk Assessment and Special 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 special 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.
5. 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 (SAM).
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. Appeal process: Any applicant denied funding under this NACTEP
competition may request a hearing to review the Secretary's decision
not to make the award. The Secretary will implement the appeal process
in accordance with the procedures in 34 CFR 401.1. In accordance with
those procedures, any applicant denied funding will have 30 calendar
days to make a written request to the Secretary for a hearing to review
the Secretary's decision. (25 U.S.C. 5321(b); 34 CFR 401.1).
2. Indian Self-Determination Contracts: Section 116(b)(2) of the
Act provides that grants or contracts awarded under section 116 of the
Act are subject to the terms and conditions of section 102 of the
ISDEAA (25 U.S.C. 5321) and must be conducted in accordance with the
provisions of sections 4, 5, and 6 of the Act of April 16, 1934 (25
U.S.C. 5345-5347) (Johnson-O'Malley Act), that are relevant to the
programs administered under section 116(b) of the Act. The Act of April
16, 1934, authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into
contracts for the education of Indians and other purposes. Section 102
of the ISDEAA authorizes Indian Tribes to request self-determination
contracts from the Department of Interior. Accordingly, an Indian Tribe
or Tribal organization that has applied to the Secretary for funding
under NACTEP and has been notified of its selection to be a funding
recipient may submit a request to both the Secretary of Education (via
the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) and
the relevant Department of Interior contact person to operate its
NACTEP project through a section 102 Indian self-determination
contract.
After successful applicants are selected under this NACTEP
competition, the Secretary will review any requests to operate a
project under an Indian self-determination contract pursuant to the
ISDEAA. If a request for an Indian self-determination contract is
approved, the Indian Tribe or Tribal organization submitting the
request will be required, to the extent possible, to operate its
project in accordance with the ISDEAA, relevant provisions in sections
4, 5, and 6 of the Act of April 16, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5345-5347), the
Act, and the non-statutory program requirements specified in this
notice.
The CTE programs provided through an Indian self-determination
contract would have to be substantively the same as were proposed in
the initial NACTEP application and approved by the Department. Any
Indian Tribe or Tribal organization that is selected to receive funding
under this competition, but whose request to operate the project under
an Indian self-determination contract is denied, may appeal the denial
to the Secretary. If you have questions about ISDEAA self-determination
contracts, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
3. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN); or we may send you an email containing a link to
access an electronic version of your GAN. We may also notify you
informally.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
4. 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.
5. Open Licensing Requirement: 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.
The dissemination plan
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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.
6. 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. See the standards in
2 CFR 170.105 to determine whether you are covered by 2 CFR part 170.
(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>.
(c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the Secretary may provide a grantee
with additional funding for data collection analysis and reporting. In
this case the Secretary establishes a data collection period.
7. Performance Measures: The Department has established the
following performance measures for purposes of Department reporting
under 34 CFR 75.110, which it will use to evaluate the overall
performance of the grantee's project, as well as NACTEP as a whole:
(a) At the secondary level: An increase in--
(1) The percentage of CTE concentrators who graduate high school,
as measured by--
(A) The four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (defined in
section 8101 of ESEA); and
(B) At the grantee's discretion, the extended-year adjusted cohort
graduation rate (defined in section 8101 of ESEA);
(2) The percentage of CTE concentrators graduating from high school
having attained postsecondary credits in the relevant CTE program
earned through a dual or concurrent enrollment program or another
credit transfer agreement;
(3) The percentage of CTE concentrators graduating from high school
having participated in work-based learning;
(4) The percentage of CTE concentrators graduating from high school
having attained a recognized postsecondary credential; and
(5) The percentage of CTE concentrators who, after exiting from
secondary education, are in postsecondary education or advanced
training, military service, or a service program, or are employed.
(b) At the postsecondary level: An increase in--
(1) The percentage of CTE concentrators who remain enrolled in
postsecondary education, are in advanced training, military service, or
a service program, or are employed; and
(2) The percentage of CTE concentrators who receive a recognized
postsecondary credential.
Project-Specific Performance Measures:
In addition to the performance measures noted above, applicants may
propose project-specific performance measures and performance targets
consistent with the objectives of the proposed project. Examples of
such project-specific performance measures could include student
recruitment, student participation in work-based learning at the
postsecondary level, and teacher and faculty participation in
professional development.
Note: All grantees will be expected to submit a semi-annual and an
annual performance report addressing these performance measures, to the
extent that these performance measures apply to each grantee's NACTEP
project.
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
format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3, braille, large print, audiotape,
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
document, as well as all other Department documents published in the
Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format (PDF). To use
PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the
site.
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Luke Rhine,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education.
[FR Doc. 2025-00097 Filed 1-6-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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