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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Reopening; Applications for New Awards; Personnel
Development to Improve Services and Results for Children
with Disabilities--National Center on Historically Black
Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and
Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions to
Diversify the Workforce Serving Children with Disabilities
AGENCY:

Office of Special Education Programs, Department

of Education.
ACTION:
SUMMARY:

Notice.
On March 19, 2024, we published in the Federal

Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for the
fiscal year (FY) 2024 National Center on Historically Black
Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and
Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions to
Diversify the Workforce Serving Children with Disabilities
competition.

The NIA established a deadline of May 15,

2024, for the transmittal of applications.

This notice

reopens the competition until [INSERT DATE 45 DAYS AFTER
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER] and extends the
date of intergovernmental review until [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS
AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER].
DATES:
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:

[INSERT DATE 45

DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER].

Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:

[INSERT DATE 60

DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tracie Dickson, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW, Room 4A10, Washington, DC 20202.
(202) 987-0145.

Email:

Telephone:

tracie.dickson@ed.gov.

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 March 19, 2024, we published in the Federal
Register (89 FR 19572) the NIA for the National Center on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally
Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority
Serving Institutions to Diversify the Workforce Serving
Children with Disabilities.
were due on May 15, 2024.

Under the NIA, applications
No applications received in

response to the NIA were funded because the applicants did
not adequately address the selection criteria for the
competition and did not have the necessary partners in
place to adequately carryout the technical assistance
described in the NIA.

Therefore, we are reopening the

competition to allow applicants to submit or resubmit
applications that meet the requirements in the NIA, in
order to ensure that Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and

Universities, and other Minority Serving Institutions that
offer high-quality degree or certification programs in early
intervention, early childhood special education, special
education, or related services receive the technical
assistance necessary to implement high-quality personnel
preparation programs.
OSEP will host a virtual office hours session for
interested applicants in early July.

Please see

https://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/osep/new-osepgrants.html for the pre-recorded webinar and further
information on the office hours.
Applicants that have already submitted applications
under the FY 2024 competition are encouraged to review
their applications and determine whether they have met all
eligibility requirements and adequately addressed the
selection criteria in the NIA and the application package,
which is available at www.grants.gov.
Applications that were previously submitted for this
competition, including those deemed ineligible for review,
must be resubmitted to be considered for review.
Eligibility:

The extended application deadline applies to

all eligible applicants under the National Center on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally
Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority
Serving Institutions to Diversify the Workforce Serving

Children with Disabilities competition.

An eligible

applicant for this competition is defined in the NIA.
Note:

All information in the NIA remains the same, except

for the extended date for the transmittal of applications
and the deadline for intergovernmental review.
Assistance Listing Number:

84.325B.

Program Authority:

20 U.S.C. 1462 and 1481.

Accessible Format:

On request to the program contact

person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT,
individuals with disabilities can obtain this document, the
NIA, 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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this document is the document published in the Federal
Register.

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Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format
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Glenna Wright-Gallo,
Assistant Secretary,
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-13966 Filed: 6/25/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/26/2024]