FR Doc E7-1352
[Federal Register: January 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 18)]
[Notices]
[Page 3996-3997]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.031A]
Strengthening Institutions Program
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of intent to fund down the grant slate for the
Strengthening Institutions Program.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary intends to use the grant slate developed for the
Strengthening Institutions Program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 to make new
grant awards in FY 2007. The Secretary takes this action because a
significant number of high-quality applications remain on last year's
grant slate. The actual level of funding for the FY 2007 program, if
any, depends on final Congressional action.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Maria E. Carrington, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC
20006-6450. Telephone: (202) 502-7548 or via Internet:
maria.carrington@ed.gov
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 19, 2006, we published a notice in the Federal Register (71
FR 29130) inviting applications for new awards under the Strengthening
Institutions Program.
We received a significant number of applications for grants under
the Strengthening Institutions Program in FY 2006 and made 34 new
grants. Because such a large number of high-quality applications were
received, many applications that were awarded high scores by peer
reviewers did not receive funding for FY 2006.
Limited funding is available for new awards under this program in
FY 2007. To conserve funding that would have been required for a peer
review of new grant applications and use those funds to support grant
activities, we will select grantees in FY 2007 from the existing slate
of applicants. This slate was developed during the FY 2006 competition
using the selection criteria, application requirements, and definitions
referenced in the May 19,
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2006 notice. No changes to the selection criteria, application
requirements, and definitions will be required by this action.
Note: All non-funded applicants scoring 95 and above in the FY
2006 competition MUST apply for Title III eligibility. Final funding
decisions will be made based upon the amount available for new
awards. As announced in a notice published in the Federal Register
on January 8, 2007(71 FR 760) the closing date for Title III
eligibility submissions is March 9, 2007.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1057-1059d.
Dated: January 24, 2007.
James F. Manning,
Delegated the Authority of Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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