The Smaller Learning Communities
program awards grants to local educational agencies. This
collection solicits applications for grant funding from eligible
applicants. It describes the priorities, selection criteria,
performance indicators, and other information that applicants must
address in their applications. The information received from this
collection will be used by the Department of Education to evaluate
the eligibility of applicants and the quality of the applications
they submit to determine the applications that merit grant funding.
the Department of Education is proposing to establish two
priorities and one new definition, eliminate several information
collection requirements, and revise the selection criteria used to
evaluate application. and requirements, along with standard ED
forms. In this revision, the Department of Education is proposing
to revise one priority, establish simpler selection criteria,
eliminate the collection of one data element, and require each
applicant to provide a copy of its indirect cost rate agreement if
it seeks reimbursement of its indirect costs.
US Code:
20
USC 7249 Name of Law: ESEA as Amended by NCLB 2001
The proposed revision would
eliminate several information collection requirements, eliminate
the collection of student outcome data that are now available
through EDfacts, reduce the number of schools that may be included
in an application, and eliminate redundant or unnecessary selection
criteria.
$321,258
No
No
No
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Braden Goetz 202
260-0982
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.