[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15606-15610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07579]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Child Care Access Means Parents in
School Program
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 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) 2019 for the
Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program, Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.335A. This notice relates
to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1840-
0737.
DATES:
Applications Available: April 16, 2019.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 31, 2019.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 30, 2019.
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 February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768), and available at
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Antoinette Clark Edwards, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 278-50,
Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7121. Email:
[email protected].
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The CCAMPIS Program supports the participation
of low-income parents in postsecondary education through the provision
of campus-based child care services.
Background: Through the competitive preference priority in this
competition, the Secretary seeks to encourage applicants to offer
parents a variety of childcare options. For example, applicants may
propose to provide student-parents with a greater range of options at
which to direct their childcare funds. The grantee institution would
still be responsible for fulfilling the requirements of the program, by
either: (1) Proactively contracting with a select number of providers
from which a parent could choose; or (2) contracting with each eligible
provider selected by a parent. With access to a greater diversity of
childcare settings, parents would have the opportunity to select an
option that meets the unique developmental needs of their child and
their own postsecondary educational needs, including with respect to
transportation, work schedules, and obligations to other family
members. Additionally, applicants may consider describing how their new
or existing campus-based child care centers would offer flexible and
affordable child care arrangements to low-income parents pursuing
postsecondary education, such as part-time, drop-in, or evening child
care services.
The first absolute priority requires projects to leverage local and
institutional resources. The Department also encourages applicants to
support student-parents in connecting with Federal and state resources
that are available to help provide low-income parents with access to
child care services. Applicants could also address how they have taken
such resources into account when identifying the need for the project
and in designing and targeting the project. We would like to note the
other Federal investments in childcare, specifically the Child Care
Development Block Grants that are available to help student-parents.
Priorities: This notice contains two absolute priorities, one
competitive preference priority and an invitational priority. In
accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), the absolute priorities are
from section 419N(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
(HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1070e(d). The competitive preference priority is from
the Final Supplemental Priorities and Definitions for Discretionary
Grant Programs published on March 2, 2018 (83 FR 9096) (Supplemental
Priorities).
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2019, 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 both priorities.
These priorities are:
Absolute Priority 1: Projects that are designed to leverage
significant local or institutional resources, including in-kind
contributions, to support the activities assisted under section 419N of
the HEA.
Absolute Priority 2: Projects that are designed to utilize a
sliding fee scale for child care services provided under section 419N
of the HEA in order to support a high number of low-income parents
pursuing postsecondary education at the institution.
Competitive Preference Priority: For FY 2019, and any subsequent
year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applications
from this competition, this priority is a competitive preference
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award up to an additional 5
points to an application, depending on how well the application meets
this priority.
This priority is:
Projects that are designed to address increasing access to
educational choice (as defined in this notice) for children in early
learning settings.
Invitational Priority: For FY 2019, and any subsequent year in
which we make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this
competition, this priority is an invitational priority. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(1), we do not give an application that meets this
invitational priority a competitive or absolute preference over other
applications.
This priority is:
Spurring Investment in Opportunity Zones.
Under this priority, an applicant must--
(1) Propose to serve children or students who reside, or attend
elementary or secondary schools or institutions of higher education, in
a qualified opportunity zone as designated by the Secretary of the
Treasury under section 1400Z-1 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended
by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 115-97). An applicant must
provide the census tract number of the qualified opportunity zone for
which it proposes to serve children or students. A list of qualified
opportunity zones, with census tract numbers, is available at
www.cdfifund.gov/Pages/Opportunity-Zones.aspx; or
(2) Provide evidence in its application that it has received, or
will receive, financial assistance from a qualified opportunity fund
under section 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, for a purpose directly related to its proposed
project. An applicant must identify the qualified opportunity fund from
which it has received or will receive financial assistance.
Definition: This definition is from the Supplemental Priorities.
Educational choice means the opportunity for a child or student (or
a family member on their behalf) to create a high-quality personalized
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learning that is consistent with applicable Federal, State, and local
laws; is in an educational setting that best meets the child's or
student's needs; and, where possible, incorporates evidence-based
activities, strategies, or interventions. Opportunities made available
to a student through a grant program are those that supplement what is
provided by a child's or student's geographically assigned school or
the institution in which he or she is currently enrolled and may
include one or both of these options:
(1) Public educational programs or courses, including those offered
by traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet
schools, public online education providers, or other public education
providers.
(2) Private or home-based educational programs or courses,
including those offered by private schools, private online providers,
private tutoring providers, community or faith-based organizations, or
other private education providers.
Requirements: An institution of higher education desiring a grant
under this competition must submit an application that--
(1) Demonstrates that the institution is an eligible institution;
(2) Specifies the amount of funds requested;
(3) Demonstrates the need of low-income students at the institution
for campus-based child care services by including in the application--
(A) Information regarding student demographics;
(B) An assessment of child care capacity on or near campus;
(C) Information regarding the existence of waiting lists for
existing child care;
(D) Information regarding additional needs created by
concentrations of poverty or by geographic isolation; and
(E) Other relevant data;
(4) Contains a description of the activities to be assisted,
including whether the grant funds will support an existing child care
program or a new child care program;
(5) Identifies the resources, including technical expertise and
financial support, the institution will draw upon to support the child
care program and the participation of low-income students in the
program, such as accessing social services funding, using student
activity fees to help pay the costs of child care, using resources
obtained by meeting the needs of parents who are not low-income
students, and accessing foundation, corporate or other institutional
support, and demonstrate that the use of the resources will not result
in increases in student tuition;
(6) Contains an assurance that the institution will meet the child
care needs of low-income students through the provision of services, or
through a contract for the provision of services;
(7) Describes the extent to which the child care program will
coordinate with the institution's early childhood education curriculum,
to the extent the curriculum is available, to meet the needs of the
students in the early childhood education program at the institution,
and the needs of the parents and children participating in the child
care program assisted under the applicant's project;
(8) In the case of an institution seeking assistance for a new
child care program--
(A) Provides a timeline, covering the period from receipt of the
grant through the provision of the child care services, delineating the
specific steps the institution will take to achieve the goal of
providing low-income students with child care services;
(B) Specifies any measures the institution will take to assist low-
income students with child care during the period before the
institution provides child care services; and
(C) Includes a plan for identifying resources needed for the child
care services, including space in which to provide child care services,
and technical assistance if necessary;
(9) Contains an assurance that any child care facility assisted
under this section will meet the applicable State or local government
licensing, certification, approval, or registration requirements; and
(10) Contains a plan for any child care facility assisted under
this section to become accredited within three years of the date the
institution first receives assistance under this section.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070e.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 97,
98, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to
Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in
2 CFR part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department
in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The 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 Supplemental Priorities.
Note: Because there are no program-specific regulations for the
CCAMPIS Program, applicants are encouraged to carefully read the
authorizing statute: title IV, part A, subpart 7, section 419N of
the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1070e).
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $18,483,334.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in subsequent fiscal years
from the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $30,000 to $375,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $133,937.
Maximum Award: In accordance with section 419N(b)(2)(A) of the HEA,
the maximum annual amount an applicant may receive under this program
is one percent of the total amount of all Federal Pell Grant funds
awarded to students enrolled at the institution for FY 2018. In the
event that an applicant's maximum award amount is lower than the
statutory minimum award of $30,000, the grant will be $30,000 for a
single budget period of 12 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 138.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education that
awarded a total of $250,000 or more of Federal Pell Grant funds during
FY 2018 to students enrolled at the institution.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this competition may not award
subgrants to entities to directly carry out project activities
described in its application.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Application Submission Instructions: For information on how to
submit an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for
Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs,
published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),
and available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.
2. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
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Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for
this program.
3. Funding Restrictions: Funding restrictions are outlined in
section 419N(b)(2)(B) of the HEA. We reference regulations outlining
funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this
notice.
4. Recommended Page Limit: The application narrative, Part III of
the application, 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, which includes the budget
narrative, to no more than 50 pages and (2) use the following
standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins.
Double-space all text in the application narrative, and
single-space titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and
captions, as well as all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a 12-point font.
Use an easily readable font such as Times New Roman,
Courier, Courier New, or Arial.
The recommended 50-page limit does not apply to Part I, the
Application for Federal Assistance cover sheet (SF 424); Part II, the
Budget Information Summary form (ED Form 524); Part III, the CCAMPIS
Program Profile form and the one-page Project Abstract form; or Part
IV, the assurances and certifications. The recommended page limit also
does not apply to a table of contents, which you should include in the
application narrative. You must include your complete response to the
selection criteria in the application narrative.
Note: Applications that do not follow the page limit and
formatting recommendations will not be penalized.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are from section 419N of the HEA and the Department's regulations at 34
CFR 75.210 and are listed below.
We will award up to 100 points to an application under the
selection criteria and up to 5 additional points to an application
under the competitive preference priority, for a total score of up to
105 points. The maximum number of points available for each criterion
is indicated in parentheses.
(a) Need for the project. (30 points)
In determining the need for the proposed project, the Secretary
considers the extent to which the applicant demonstrates, in its
application, the need for campus-based child care services for low-
income students at the institution by including the following (see
section 419N(c)(3) of the HEA):
(i) Information regarding student demographics.
(ii) An assessment of child care capacity on or near campus.
(iii) Information regarding the existence of waiting lists for
existing child care.
(iv) Information regarding additional needs created by
concentrations of poverty or by geographic isolation.
(v) Other relevant data.
(b) Quality of project design. (25 points)
In determining the quality of the design of the proposed project,
the Secretary considers the following:
(i) The extent to which the applicant describes in its application
the activities to be assisted, including whether the grant funds will
support an existing child care program or a new child care program (see
section 419N(c)(4) of the HEA).
(ii) The extent to which the services to be provided by the
proposed project are focused on those with the greatest needs (see 34
CFR 75.210(d)(3)(xi)).
Note: For consistency in scoring applications, readers of
applications will be instructed to include, in their assessment of
focus on service of those with the greatest needs, the extent to
which services are available during all hours that classes are in
session, including evenings and weekends, to part-time students and
to students who need only emergency drop-in child care in the event
that regularly scheduled child care is unexpectedly unavailable.
(iii) The likely impact of the services to be provided by the
proposed project on the intended recipients of those services (see 34
CFR 75.210(d)(3)(iv)).
(iv) Whether the application includes an assurance that the
institution will meet the child care needs of low-income students
through the provision of services, or through a contract for the
provision of services (see section 419N(c)(6) of the HEA).
(v) The extent to which the child care program will coordinate with
the institution's early childhood education curriculum, to the extent
the curriculum is available, to meet the needs of the students in the
early childhood education program at the institution, and the needs of
the parents and children participating in the child care program
assisted under this section (see section 419N(c)(7) of the HEA).
(vi) The extent to which the proposed project encourages parental
involvement (see 34 CFR 75.210(c)(2)(xix)).
(vii) If the applicant is requesting grant assistance for a new
child care program (see section 419N(c)(8) of the HEA)--
(1) Whether the applicant provides in its application a timeline,
covering the period from receipt of the grant through the provision of
the child care services, delineating the specific steps the institution
will take to achieve the goal of providing low-income students with
child care services;
(2) The extent to which the applicant specifies in its application
the measures the institution will take to assist low-income students
with child care during the period before the institution provides child
care services; and
(3) The extent to which the application includes a plan for
identifying resources needed for the child care services, including
space in which to provide child care services and technical assistance
if necessary.
(c) Quality of management plan. (25 points)
In determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following:
(i) The extent to which the application includes a management plan
that describes the resources, including technical expertise and
financial support, the institution will draw upon to support the child
care program and the participation of low-income students in the
program, such as accessing social services funding, using student
activity fees to help pay the costs of child care, using resources
obtained by meeting the needs of parents who are not low-income
students, and accessing foundation, corporate or other institutional
support, and demonstrates that the use of the resources will not result
in increases in student tuition (see section 419N(c)(5) of the HEA).
(ii) The qualifications, including relevant training and
experience, of key project personnel (see 34 CFR 75.210(e)(3)(ii)).
(iii) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives
of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing
project tasks (see 34 CFR 75.210(g)(2)(i)).
(d) Quality of project evaluation. (15 points)
In determining the quality of the project evaluation, the Secretary
considers the following:
(i) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough,
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outcomes of the proposed project (see 34 CFR 75.210(h)(2)(i)).
(ii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use
of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the
intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and
qualitative data to the extent possible (see 34 CFR 75.210(h)(2)(iv)).
(iii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide
performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward
achieving intended outcomes (see 34 CFR 75.210(h)(2)(vi)).
(e) Adequacy of resources. (5 points)
In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed project,
the Secretary considers the following:
(i) The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the
proposed project (see 34 CFR 75.210(f)(2)(iii)).
(ii) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to
the number of persons to be served and to the anticipated results and
benefits (see 34 CFR 75.210(f)(2)(v)).
2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), the past
performance of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as
the applicant's use of funds, achievement of project objectives, and
compliance with grant conditions. The Secretary may also consider
whether the applicant failed to submit a timely performance report or
submitted a report of unacceptable quality.
In addition, in making a competitive grant award, the Secretary
requires various assurances, including those applicable to Federal
civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or
activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department
(34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
For this competition, a panel of non-Federal readers will review
each application in accordance with the selection criteria, consistent
with 34 CFR 75.217. The individual scores of the reviewers will be
added and the sum divided by the number of reviewers to determine the
peer review score received in the review process.
If there are insufficient funds for all applications with the same
total scores, the Secretary will choose among the tied applications so
as to serve geographical areas that have been underserved by the
CCAMPIS Program.
3. Risk Assessment and Specific Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.205, before awarding grants under this competition, the Department
conducts a review of the risks posed by applicants. Under 2 CFR
3474.10, the Secretary may impose specific conditions and, in
appropriate circumstances, high-risk conditions on a grant if the
applicant or grantee is not financially stable; has a history of
unsatisfactory performance; has a financial or other management system
that does not meet the standards in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not
fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; or is otherwise not
responsible.
4. Integrity and Performance System: If you are selected under this
competition to receive an award that over the course of the project
period may exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (currently
$250,000), under 2 CFR 200.205(a)(2), we must make a judgment about
your integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under
Federal awards--that is, the risk posed by you as an applicant--before
we make an award. In doing so, we must consider any information about
you that is in the integrity and performance system (currently referred
to as the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System
(FAPIIS)), accessible through the System for Award Management. You may
review and comment on any information about yourself that a Federal
agency previously entered and that is currently in FAPIIS.
Please note that, if the total value of your currently active
grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement contracts from the
Federal Government exceeds $10,000,000, the reporting requirements in 2
CFR part 200, Appendix XII, require you to report certain integrity
information to FAPIIS semiannually. Please review the requirements in 2
CFR part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant plus all the other Federal
funds you receive exceed $10,000,000.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we will 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 notify you informally,
also.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we will notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Open Licensing Requirements: Unless an exception applies, if you
are awarded a grant under this competition, you will be required to
openly license to the public grant deliverables created in whole, or in
part, with Department grant funds. When the deliverable consists of
modifications to pre-existing works, the license extends only to those
modifications that can be separately identified and only to the extent
that open licensing is permitted under the terms of any licenses or
other legal restrictions on the use of pre-existing works.
Additionally, a grantee or subgrantee that is awarded competitive grant
funds must have a plan to disseminate these public grant deliverables.
This dissemination plan can be developed and submitted after your
application has been reviewed and selected for funding. For additional
information on the open licensing requirements please refer to 2 CFR
3474.20.
4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a grant under this competition,
you must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and
systems to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170
should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply
if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
(b) At the end of your project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial information, as directed by 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 www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
(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.
5. Performance Measures: The success of the CCAMPIS Program will be
measured by the postsecondary persistence and degree completion rates
of the CCAMPIS Program participants.
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All CCAMPIS Program grantees will be required to submit an annual
performance report documenting the persistence and degree attainment of
their participants. Since students may take different lengths of time
to complete their degrees, multiple years of performance report data
are needed to determine the degree completion rates of CCAMPIS Program
participants. The Department will aggregate the data provided in the
annual performance reports from all grantees to determine the
accomplishment level.
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, the
performance targets in the grantee's approved application.
In making a continuation grant, 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: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to
the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may
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Federal Regulations at: www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this
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by the Department.
Dated: April 10, 2019.
Diane Auer Jones,
Principal Deputy Under Secretary Delegated To Perform the Duties of
Under Secretary and Assistant Secretary for the Office of Postsecondary
Education.
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