Memo to OMB

DATE :

TO : Sharon Mar

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Office of Management and Budget

THROUGH : Alan Schiff

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary

for Higher Education Programs

Office of Postsecondary Education

FROM : James Laws

Director

Institutional Development and Undergraduate

Education Services

SUBJECT : Request for OMB Approval of the Application Package for

Grants Under the Title III, Part A Tribally Controlled Colleges

and Universities Program (TCCU) (OMB 1840-NEW)

The Office of Postsecondary Education requests that you submit for Departmental and OMB approval, the application package for grants under the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCU) Program. The application package will be used to collect information to be used during the competitive cycle of the program as required by the program legislation. The previous Title III, Part A multi-application package was allowed to lapse in order to separate our programs to simplify the application process and program competitions. This allowed for the preparation of an application package that is consistent with the changes necessitated by the passage of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008.

This new information collection will be more closely adaptable to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) performance measure results, as required by law. The attached IC Data forms and supporting documents are being submitted as required.

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Please review the attached information package at your earliest convenience. For additional information please contact Allison Brown at 202-502-7611 or by e-mail at Allison.Brown@ed.gov or Darlene B. Collins at 202-502-7576 or by e-mail at Darlene.Collins@ed.gov.