Notice2025-18895

Applications for New Awards; School-Based Mental Health Services Grant Program

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September 29, 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 funds for the School-Based Mental Health Services Grant program (SBMH).

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 186 (Monday, September 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46573-46577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18895]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Applications for New Awards; School-Based Mental Health Services 
Grant Program

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice 
inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 funds 
for the School-Based Mental Health Services Grant program (SBMH).

DATES: 
    Applications Available: September 29, 2025.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: October 29, 2025.
    The Department will post a preapplication presentation for 
prospective applicants. To access the preapplication presentation, 
visit the SBMH web page at <a href="https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-birth-grade-12/safe-and-supportive-schools/school-based-mental-health-services-grant-program">https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-birth-grade-12/safe-and-supportive-schools/school-based-mental-health-services-grant-program</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 August 29, 2025 (90 FR 42234) and available at 
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025-16571/common-instructions-and-information-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025-16571/common-instructions-and-information-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant</a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Banks, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-6450. 
Telephone: (202) 987-1780. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d998b4a0f79bb8b7b2aa99bcbdf7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d190bca8ff93b0bfbaa291b4b5ffb6bea7">[email&#160;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 SBMH program provides competitive grants to 
State educational agencies (SEAs)(as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801(49)), 
local educational agencies (LEAs) (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801(30)), 
and consortia of LEAs to increase the number of credentialed school-
based mental health services providers delivering mental health 
services to students in high-need LEAs.
    Assistance Listing Number: 84.184H.
    OMB Control Number: 1894-0006.
    Eligible Applicants: SEAs, as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801(49), or 
LEAs, as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801(30), including consortia of LEAs.
    Application Requirements: These requirements are from the Notice of 
Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions (NFP) published 
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. Application 
requirement (a) applies to SEAs only; and application requirement (b) 
applies to LEAs only. Application requirement (c) applies to all 
applicants.
    (a) SEA applicants must identify in their applications the specific 
high-need LEAs that will benefit from the grant or how they will 
identify and select the high-need LEAs designated to benefit from the 
grant.
    (b) LEA applicants must describe how they and each LEA in the 
consortium, if applicable, meets the definition of high-need LEA.

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    (c) Applicants must include in their applications the most recently 
available data on the number of credentialed school psychologists 
delivering services in the high-need LEA(s) and the projected number of 
credentialed school psychologists that will be hired and retained to 
deliver services in high-need LEA(s) for each year of the project using 
funds from this grant.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
    Estimated Available Funds: $180,000,000.
    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: $1,250,000-$1,750,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $1,500,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 25-35.
    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. 
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of 
applications, the Department anticipates making awards for the full 48-
months using available appropriations.
    Project Period: Up to 48 months.
    Background: Our Nation's schools should be safe and secure settings 
where children can learn and grow to their full potential. However, 
over the last several years the decline of children and youth mental 
health has become a serious concern for our Nation. Given the 
importance of improving child and youth mental health, this notice 
includes four priorities to increase the number of available school 
psychologists. These priorities will provide funding to SEAs and LEAs 
to increase the number of available school psychologists to improve 
mental or behavioral health services provision for students.
    Note: The provision of medical services by such services providers 
is not an allowable use of funds under this grant.
    Priorities: This competition has three absolute priorities and two 
competitive preference priorities. Absolute priorities 1, 2, and 3 are 
from the NFP for the SBMH Program published elsewhere in this issue of 
the Federal Register. Competitive preference priority 1 is from the NFP 
and competitive preference priority 2 is from 34 CFR 75.227.
    Absolute Priorities: For FY 2025 and any subsequent year in which 
we make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this 
competition, these priorities are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR 
75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that meet Absolute 
Priorities 1 and 3, or applications that meet Absolute Priorities 2 and 
3.
    The Secretary intends to create two funding slates for SBMH 
applications, one slate for applications that meet Absolute Priorities 
1 and 3 and a second slate for applications that that meet Absolute 
Priorities 2 and 3. As a result, the Secretary may fund applications 
out of the overall rank order.
    These priorities are:
    Priority 1--SEAs proposing to increase the number of credentialed 
school psychologists employed in high-need LEAs.
    To meet this priority, an SEA must propose a plan to recruit and 
retain credentialed school psychologists for employment in high-need 
LEAs.
    Priority 2--LEAs proposing to increase the number of credentialed 
school psychologists employed in high-need LEAs.
    To meet this priority, a high-need LEA or a consortium of high-need 
LEAs must propose a plan to recruit and retain credentialed school 
psychologists for employment in high-need LEAs.
    Priority 3--SEAs or LEAs increasing the number of credentialed 
school psychologists delivering early intervention and intensive mental 
health services in high-need LEAs.
    To meet this priority, applicants must propose to increase the 
number of credentialed school psychologists who will engage in the 
following:
    (a) Providing intensive mental health services and supports to 
individual students most in need of those services,
    (b) Providing early intervention mental health services to address 
acute concerns and determine if intensive mental health services are 
needed, and
    (c) Building necessary capacity and local support to ensure the 
provision of intensive mental health services beyond the life of the 
grant.
    Competitive Preference Priorities: For FY 2025 and any subsequent 
year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applications 
from this competition, these priorities are competitive preference 
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award up to an additional 
3 points to an application from an SEA that meets Competitive 
Preference Priority 1. We award an additional 3 points to an 
application from an SEA, LEA, or consortium of LEAs, that meets 
Competitive Preference Priority 2.
    The total number of competitive preference points an SEA applicant 
may compete for is 6. The total number of competitive preference points 
an LEA or consortium of LEAs applicant may compete for is 3. As stated 
previously, these entities will not be competing against one another.
    An applicant must clearly identify in the project abstract and the 
project narrative section of its application the competitive preference 
priority or priorities it wishes the Department to consider for 
purposes of earning competitive preference priority points.
    These priorities are:
    Competitive Preference Priority 1-- SEAs proposing respecialization 
for existing professionals to become credentialed school psychologists. 
(up to 3 points)
    To meet this priority, an SEA must propose to increase the number 
of credentialed school psychologists employed in high-need LEAs by 
implementing a respecialization plan. The respecialization plan must 
support professionals who hold, at a minimum, a degree in a related 
field (e.g., special education, clinical psychology, community 
counseling) to obtain a license or certification from the SEA or 
relevant State regulatory body as a school psychologist.
    Competitive Preference Priority 2-- Rural Applicants. (0 or 3 
points)
    Under this priority, an applicant must demonstrate the following:
    (a) The applicant proposes to serve a community that is served by 
one or more LEAs--
    (i) With a National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) locale 
code of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43; or
    (ii) With a NCES locale code of 41, 42, or 43.
    Program Requirements:
    These program requirements are from the NFP published elsewhere in 
this issue of the Federal Register.
    (a) Eligible Applicants for this program are one or both of SEAs, 
as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801(49), or LEAs, as defined in 20 U.S.C. 
7801(30), including consortia of LEAs.
    (b) Administrative costs for SEA applicants that receive an award 
under this program may not exceed 10 percent of the annual grant award. 
Administrative costs for LEA applicants that receive an award under 
this program may not exceed 5 percent of the annual grant award.
    (c) Applicants that receive an award under this program must use 
grant funds to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds that 
would otherwise be available for activities funded under this program.
    (d) Applicants that receive an award under this program are 
prohibited from using program funds for: (1) gender ideology, (2) 
political activism, (3) racial

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stereotyping, or (4) hostile environments for students of particular 
races.
    (e) Applicants that receive an award under this program must ensure 
that school psychologists funded by this grant begin delivering 
services to students as soon as possible, but not later than 270 days 
from award.
    (f) Applicants that receive an award under this program must ensure 
that any school psychologist hired under this grant, including any 
services provider that offers telehealth services (as defined in this 
notice), is credentialed to work in an elementary school (as defined in 
20 U.S.C. 7801(19)) or secondary school (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 
7801(45)).
    (g) Applicants that receive an award under the program must comply 
with section 4001(a) of part A of Title IV of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). In carrying out the 
Informed Written Consent requirements described in paragraph (a)(1), 
the exception in (a)(2)(B)(i) only applies after the applicant has made 
multiple repeated attempts through various communication methods to 
obtain parent consent. Subsequently, where parent consent is not 
obtained under (a)(2), not including the provisions in (B)(ii), the 
parent of a child participating in such services will be provided 
notice of initial and subsequent service delivery.
    (h) Applicants that receive an award under this program must ensure 
that any school psychologist offering services (including telehealth 
services) does so in a manner consistent with the Family Educational 
Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Protection of Pupil Rights 
Amendment (PPRA), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with 
Disabilities Act, as well as all other applicable Federal, State, and 
local laws.
    Selection Criteria:
    The selection criteria for this competition are from 34 CFR 75.210. 
The points assigned to each criterion are indicated in the parentheses 
next to the criterion. An applicant may earn up to a total of 100 
points based on the selection criteria. Non-Federal peer reviewers will 
evaluate and score each application program narrative against the 
following selection criteria:
    (a) Need for the Project: (Up to 20 points)
    The Secretary considers the need for the proposed project.
    (1) In determining the need for the proposed project, the Secretary 
considers 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.
    (b) Quality of the Project Design: (Up to 30 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 one or more of the following factors:
    (i) 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. (Up to 20 points)
    (ii) The extent to which the proposed project demonstrates that it 
is designed to build capacity and yield sustainable results that will 
extend beyond the project period. (Up to 10 points)
    (c) Adequacy of resources. (Up to 30 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 one or more of the following factors:
    (i) 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. 
(Up to 20 points)
    (ii) 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. (Up to 10 points)
    (d) Quality of the management plan. (Up to 20 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 one or more of 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. (Up to 10 points)
    (ii) 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. (Up to 10 points)
    Performance Measures: For the purpose of Department reporting under 
34 CFR 75.110, we have established the following performance measures 
for the School-Based Mental Health Services Grant Program:
    (a) The unduplicated, cumulative number of new school psychologists 
hired for each high-need LEA as a result of the grant.
    (b) The unduplicated, cumulative number of school psychologists 
retained in high-need LEAs as a result of the grant.
    (c) The ratio of students to school psychologist for each high-need 
LEA served by the grant, and the numbers of school psychologists and 
students used to calculate the ratio.
    These measures constitute the Department's indicators of success 
for this program. Consequently, we advise an applicant for a grant 
under this program to give careful consideration to these measures in 
conceptualizing the approach for its proposed project plan. Each 
grantee will be required to provide, in its annual performance and 
final reports, data about its progress in meeting these measures.
    Performance measure targets: The applicant must propose annual 
targets for the measures listed above in their application. Applicants 
must also provide the following information as directed under 34 CFR 
75.110(b) and (c):
    (1) An explanation of how each proposed performance target is 
ambitious (as defined in this notice) yet achievable compared to the 
baseline (as defined in this notice) for the performance measure.
    (2) An explanation of the data collection and reporting methods the 
applicant would use and why those methods are likely to yield reliable, 
valid, and meaningful performance data.
    (3) An explanation of the applicant's capacity to collect and 
report reliable, valid, and meaningful performance data, as evidenced 
by high-quality data collection, analysis, and reporting in other 
projects or research.
    Note: If the applicant does not have experience with collection and 
reporting of performance data through other projects or research, the 
applicant should provide other evidence of capacity to successfully 
carry out data collection and reporting for its proposed project.
    The reviewers of each application will score related selection 
criteria on the basis of how well an applicant has considered these 
measures in conceptualizing the approach and evaluation of the project.
    All grantees must submit an annual performance report and final 
performance report with information that is responsive to these 
performance measures.

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    Definitions:
    The definitions of ``credentialed,'' ``early intervention mental 
health services,'' ``high-need LEA,'' ``intensive mental health 
services,'' ``recruit or recruitment,'' ``respecialization,'' ``retain 
or retention,'' and ``telehealth'' are from the NFP published elsewhere 
in this issue of the Federal Register. The definitions of ``local 
educational agency'' and ``State educational agency are from 20 U.S.C. 
7801.
    Credentialed means an individual who possesses a valid license or 
certificate from the SEA or relevant regulatory body as a school 
psychologist approved by the State to provide services aligned with the 
practice of school psychology.
    Early intervention mental health services mean services for 
students who are exhibiting signs of distress or impairment or are at 
heightened risk of needing mental health services. Based on current 
best practices in school psychology for serving an individual student, 
early intervention mental health services may include, for example, 
screening and referrals, small group services, or brief individualized 
interventions.
    High-need LEA means an LEA that has a significant need for 
additional school psychologists based on:
    (a)(1) a ratio of students to school psychologists that exceeds a 
ratio of 500 students to 1 school psychologist and (2) high rates of 
school violence, poverty, substance use, suicide, trafficking, or other 
adverse childhood experiences;
    (b) having received a Project School Emergency Response to Violence 
(SERV) grant from the U.S. Department of Education since October 1, 
2020; or
    (c) having experienced a traumatic event since January 1, 2025, and 
did not receive a Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) 
grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
    Intensive mental health services mean services for students with 
identified mental health needs that limit engagement throughout the 
school day. Based on the best clinical approach to serving an 
individual student, intensive mental health services may include, for 
example, individual, group, or family therapy services, or coordination 
of services with providers serving the student in a non-school setting.
    Local educational agency means a public board of education or other 
public authority legally constituted within a State for either 
administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service 
function for, public elementary schools or secondary schools in a city, 
county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a 
State, or of or for a combination of school districts or counties that 
is recognized in a State as an administrative agency for its public 
elementary schools or secondary schools.
    (1) The term includes any other public institution or agency having 
administrative control and direction of a public elementary school or 
secondary school.
    (2) The term includes an elementary or secondary school funded by 
the Bureau of Indian Education but only to the extent that including 
the school makes the school eligible for programs for which specific 
eligibility is not provided to the school in another provision of law 
and the school does not have a student population that is smaller than 
the student population of the LEA receiving assistance under the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) with 
the smallest student population, except that the school shall not be 
subject to the jurisdiction of any SEA other than the Bureau of Indian 
Education.
    (3) The term includes educational service agencies and consortia of 
those agencies.
    (4) The term includes the SEA in a State in which the SEA is the 
sole educational agency for all public schools.
    Recruit or Recruitment means strategies that help attract and hire 
credentialed school psychologists, including by doing at least one of 
the following:
    (1) Providing an annual salary or stipend to newly hired school 
psychologists.
    (2) Creating pathways to grant cross-State credentialing 
reciprocity for school psychologists.
    (3) Providing hiring incentives and supports, for example, 
increasing pay; offering monetary incentives for relocation to serve in 
high-need LEAs; providing services via telehealth; creating hybrid 
roles that allow for leadership, academic, or research opportunities; 
and offering service scholarship programs, such as those that provide 
grants in exchange for a commitment to serve in the LEA for a minimum 
number of years.
    Respecialization means strategies that provide opportunities for 
professional retraining and alternative pathways to obtain a State-
license or State-certification as a school psychologist for individuals 
who hold, at a minimum, a degree in a related field (e.g., special 
education, clinical psychology, community counseling). Strategies 
include one or more of the following:
    (1) Revising, updating, or streamlining requirements for such 
individuals so that additional training or other requirements focus 
only on the training needed to obtain a credential as a school 
psychologist.
    (2) Providing a stipend or making a payment to support the training 
needed to obtain a credential as a school psychologist.
    (3) Offering flexible options for completing training needed to 
obtain a credential as a school psychologist.
    (4) Offering other meaningful activities that result in such 
individuals obtaining a credential as a school-psychologist.
    Retain or Retention means strategies to help ensure that 
credentialed school psychologists stay in their position to avoid gaps 
in service and unfilled positions, including by--
    (1) Providing opportunities for advancement or leadership, such as 
career pathways programs, recognition and award programs, and 
mentorship programs; and
    (2) Offering incentives and supports to help mitigate shortages, 
for example, increasing pay; offering monetary incentives for 
relocation to serve in high-need LEAs; providing services via 
telehealth; offering service scholarship programs, such as those that 
provide grants in exchange for a commitment to serve in a high-need LEA 
for a minimum number of years; and developing paid internship programs.
    State educational agency means the agency primarily responsible for 
the State supervision of public elementary schools and secondary 
schools.
    Telehealth means the use of electronic information and 
telecommunication technologies to support and promote long-distance 
clinical mental health care, patient and professional mental health-
related education, and administration. Technologies include 
videoconferencing, the internet, store-and-forward imaging, streaming 
media, and landline and wireless communications.
    Program Authority: Section 4631(a)(1)(B) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 
7281(a)(1)(B).
    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, 79, 81, 82, 84, 97, 
98, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to 
Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 
2 CFR

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part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 
CFR part 3485. (c) The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost 
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 
200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR 
part 3474. (d) The NFP.
    1. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not require 
cost sharing or matching.
    b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This competition's supplement, supplant 
requirement is described in the Program Requirements section of this 
notice.
    c. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This program uses an 
unrestricted indirect cost rate. For more information regarding 
indirect costs, or to obtain a negotiated indirect cost rate, please 
see <a href="http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/intro.html">www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/intro.html</a>.
    d. Administrative Cost Limitation: This program's Administrative 
Cost Limitation is described above in the Program Requirements section 
of this notice.
    2. Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR 75.708(b) and (c) an SEA grantee under 
this competition may award subgrants to directly carry out project 
activities described in its application to the following types of 
entities: LEAs. The SEA grantee may award subgrants to entities it has 
identified in an approved application or that it selects through a 
competition under procedures established by the grantees. However, an 
SEA grantee is not required to award subgrants and may instead 
administer the program directly. Additionally, under 34 CFR 75.708 (b) 
and (c) LEAs are not authorized to make subgrants.

III. 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 August 29, 2025 (90 FR 42234) and available at <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025-16571/common-instructions-and-information-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025-16571/common-instructions-and-information-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant</a>, which contain requirements and information on how 
to submit an application.
    2. 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. However, under 34 CFR 79.8(a), we waive intergovernmental 
review in order to make an award by the end of FY 2025.
    3. Funding Restrictions: Section 4001(b) prohibits the use of funds 
for medical services or drug treatment or rehabilitation, except for 
integrated student supports, specialized instructional support 
services, or referral to treatment for impacted students, which may 
include students who are victims of, or witnesses to, crime or who 
illegally use drugs. This prohibition does not preclude the use of 
funds to support mental health counseling and support services, 
including those provided by a mental health services provider outside 
of school, so long as such services are not medical.
    4. 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 no more than 15 pages and (2) follow the 
formatting standards described in the Common Instructions for 
Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs.
    The recommended page limit does not apply to the cover sheet; the 
budget section, including the narrative budget justification; the 
assurances and certifications; the one-page abstract, resumes, 
bibliography, charts with timelines and milestones, or letters of 
support. However, the recommended page limit does apply to all of the 
application narrative.

IV. 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 file, 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 
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site.
    You may also access Department documents published in the Federal 
Register by using the article search feature at 
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feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.

Hayley B. Sanon,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary, 
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2025-18895 Filed 9-26-25; 8:45 am]
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