Notice2025-04087
Special Education Parent Information Centers-Parent Training and Information Centers; Corrections and Reopening
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Published
March 20, 2025
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Education Department
Abstract
On December 16, 2024, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the Special Education Parent Information Centers--Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) competition. The NIA established a deadline date of March 3, 2025, for the transmittal of applications. The Department is correcting the NIA by removing certain application requirements and replacing the selection criteria. This notice also reopens the competition and extends the deadline date for transmittal of applications until March 26, 2025, and extends the deadline for intergovernmental review until May 25, 2025. All other information in the NIA remains the same.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 53 (Thursday, March 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13151-13152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04087]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Special Education Parent Information Centers--Parent Training and
Information Centers; Corrections and Reopening
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice; corrections and reopening.
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SUMMARY: On December 16, 2024, the Department of Education (Department)
published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA)
for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the Special Education Parent Information
Centers--Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) competition.
The NIA established a deadline date of March 3, 2025, for the
transmittal of applications. The Department is correcting the NIA by
removing certain application requirements and replacing the selection
criteria. This notice also reopens the competition and extends the
deadline date for transmittal of applications until March 26, 2025, and
extends the deadline for intergovernmental review until May 25, 2025.
All other information in the NIA remains the same.
DATES: These corrections are applicable on March 20, 2025.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 26, 2025.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 25, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmen Sanchez, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone:
(202) 987-0117. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e1d3f2c333b30700d3f303d363b241e3b3a70393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a092b38272f2464192b2429222f300a2f2e642d253c">[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: On December 16, 2024, the Department
published an NIA for the FY 2025 PTIs competition in the Federal
Register (89 FR 101589). The Department is correcting the NIA by
removing certain application requirements, replacing the selection
criteria section, reopening the competition and extending the deadline
for transmittal of applications, and extending the deadline for
intergovernmental review for the 2025 PTI competition. The Department
is correcting this NIA as part of a comprehensive review of recently
published FY 2025 NIAs. This reevaluation seeks to ensure that all
priorities and requirements for the Department's FY 2025 competitions
align with the objectives established by the Trump Administration while
fostering consistency across all grant programs. Additionally, the
Department is dedicated to optimizing the impact of our grant
competitions on students and families, as well as enhancing the
economic effectiveness of federal education funding. All other
information in the NIA remains the same.
The Department will not consider applications submitted prior to
March 20, 2025. Applicants that have already timely submitted an
application under the 2025 PTI competition must resubmit an updated
application on or before the reopened application deadline of March 26,
2025, for the application to be reviewed. Program staff will endeavor
to notify applicants that have already submitted an application of the
requirement to submit an updated application. The Department will
consider the application that is last submitted and timely received by
11:59:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on March 26, 2025.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1471 and 1481.
Corrections
In FR Doc. 2024-29530, published in the Federal Register on
December 16, 2024 (89 FR 101589), we make the following corrections:
1. On page 101589, in the middle column, revise the text under
DATES as follows:
Application Available: December 16, 2024.
Application Deadline: March 26, 2025.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 25, 2025.
2. On page 101591, in the third column, in the third line from the
top, replace the words ``Quality of project services'' with the words
``Quality of the project design''.
3. On page 101592, in the second column, in paragraph (d), make the
following corrections:
a. In the third and fourth lines, replace the words ``Quality of
project personnel and adequacy of resources,'' with ``Adequacy of
resources,''.
b. Revise paragraph (d)(3) to read as follows: ``(3) The project
will make positive efforts to employ and advance in employment
qualified individuals with disabilities; and''.
4. On page 101592, in the second column, in paragraph (e), make the
following corrections:
a. Remove paragraph (5).
b. Redesignate paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
c. Redesignate paragraph (7) as paragraph (6).
5. On page 101592, beginning in the third column and carrying over
to the third column on page 101593, through but not including the
heading ``Performance Measures:'', remove the Selection Criteria
section, and add, in its place, the following:
``Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are from 34 CFR 75.210 and are as follows:
(a) Significance. (15 points)
(1) The Secretary considers the significance of the proposed
project.
(2) In determining the significance of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) 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.
(ii) The likely utility of the resources (such as materials,
processes,
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techniques, or data infrastructure) that will result from the proposed
project, including the potential for effective use in a variety of
conditions, populations, or settings.
(iii) 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 project design. (35 points)
(1) The Secretary considers the quality of the design of the
proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of the design of the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the proposed project demonstrates a
rationale that is aligned with the purposes of the grant program.
(ii) The likely benefit to the intended recipients, as indicated by
the logic model or other conceptual framework, of the services to be
provided.
(iii) 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.
(iv) 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.
(v) The extent to which the proposed project is informed by similar
past projects implemented by the applicant with demonstrated results.
(vi) The extent to which the proposed project will include
coordination with other Federal investments, as well as appropriate
agencies and organizations providing similar services to the target
population.
(vii) The extent to which the services to be provided by the
proposed project involve the use of efficient strategies, including the
use of technology, as appropriate, and the leveraging of non-project
resources.
(c) Quality of the project evaluation or other evidence-building.
(15 points)
(1) The Secretary considers the quality of the evaluation or other
evidence-building of the proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of the evaluation or other evidence-
building, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the methods of evaluation or other
evidence-building are appropriate to the context within which the
project operates and the target population of the proposed project.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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.
(d) Adequacy of resources. (20 points)
(1) The Secretary considers the adequacy of resources for the
proposed project.
(2) In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the project director or principal
investigator, when hired, has the qualifications required for the
project, including formal training or work experience in fields related
to the objectives of the project and experience in designing, managing,
or implementing similar projects for the target population to be served
by the project.
(ii) 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.
(iii) The adequacy of support for the project, including
facilities, equipment, supplies, and other resources, from the
applicant or the lead applicant organization.
(iv) 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.
(e) Quality of the management plan. (15 points)
(1) The Secretary considers the quality of the management plan for
the proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of the management plan for the
proposed project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) 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.
(ii) The adequacy of mechanisms for ensuring high-quality and
accessible products and services from the proposed project for the
target population.
(iii) 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.''
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 file, braille, large print,
audiotape, compact disc, or other accessible format.
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Erin McHugh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management and Planning and Acting
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-04087 Filed 3-19-25; 8:45 am]
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