Capacity Building For Traditionally Underserved Populations, Recovery Act.

 

To provide technical assistance to minority entities and American Indian Tribes to promote their participation in activities funded by the Rehabilitation Act, including assistance to enhance their capacity to carry out such activities.

Deleted 01/15/2013 (Archived.) 84.406 Agency: Department of Education
Office: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Project Grants (Discretionary) Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: N/A. Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, , Section 21(b)(2)(C), 29 U.S.C 718b(b)(2)(C); American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Public Law 111-5. Check with program office. The governing bodies of Indian tribes or consortia of those governing bodies located on or near Federal and State reservations that have a grant from the Department of Education under the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program. Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-21 for educational institutions. Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular A-122 for non-profit organizations. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. The standard application forms as furnished by the Department of Education must be used for this program. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. The Education Department General Administrative Regulations at 34 CFR Parts 74, 75 and 80, if a state agency receives the award, apply to this program. Applications should be submitted to the Department e-Grants Website or to the Department of Education, Application Control Center, 400 Maryland Ave. S.W., Washington, DC 20202-4725, according to instructions specified in the Notice Inviting Applications published in the Federal Register. The standard application kit as furnished by the Department of Education must be used for this program. Contact the program office for more information. New awards are made based upon the results of a peer review process and the review and approval application by staff within the Department. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. From 60 to 90 days. Not Applicable. In a multi-year project when all funding is provided in the first year, the grantee may draw down funds for the next budget period after the Department has reviewed the annual performance report and determined that the grantee has made substantial progress. The selection criteria for this competition are from 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and are listed in the application package. Grants are limited to: awards to eligible entities to provide outreach and technical assistance to minority entities and Indian tribes to promote their participation in activities funded under the Rehabilitation Act, including assistance to enhance their capacity to carry out such activities. No program reports are required. No cash reports are required. Progress reports are not applicable. Grantees will report on how funds under this program are spent and the results of those expenditures. Because grantees will be receiving ARRA funds, they will be required to report at the end of each quarter on the amount of grant funds obligated and expended; all activities for which those funds were obligated and expended; the completion status of those activities; the estimated number of jobs created or retained by the project and those activities; and detailed information on any contracts awarded with grant funds. Specific reporting requirements will be included in the grant award documents. Contact the program office for more information. Performance monitoring is not applicable. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Fiscal records must be maintained for 5 years after the grant ends and the final financial report is submitted or until all audit questions are resolved. Contact the program office for additional guidance. This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements.
This program does not have MOE requirements. Funds are available for obligation at the Federal level until September 30, 2010. New projects are typically funded for 5 years with funding approved on a 12-month basis. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: No information provided. None. Tom Finch, Department of Education, OSERS Rehabilitation Services Administration, 400 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, District of Columbia 20202 Email: tom.finch@ed.gov Phone: (202) 245-7343. http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/rsa/index.html. 91-0302-0-1-506. (Project Grants) FY 09 $0; FY 10 $1,400,000; FY 11 $0 - No additional obligations expected for FY 2011. No Data Available. Education Department General Administrative Regulations. (EDGAR) in 34 CFR 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, and 97. For more information contact the program office. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available