Native Hawaiian Vocational Education (84.259)

Program

84.259 Native Hawaiian Vocational Education

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Education
Office: Office Of Vocational And Adult Education

Authorization

Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, Executive Order Title I, Section 116b(h).

Program Number

84.259

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To make grants to organizations primarily serving and representing Native Hawaiians for programs or portions of programs authorized by, and consistent with, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.

Types of Assistance

PROJECT GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

To provide career and technical education opportunities for Native Hawaiians. This program is subject to non-supplanting requirements and must use a restricted indirect cost rate which is referenced under 34 CFR 76.563. For assistance call the Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Indirect Cost Group at (202) 708-7770.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Any organization primarily serving and representing Native Hawaiians and recognized by the Governor of Hawaii may apply.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Native Hawaiians will benefit.

Credentials/Documentation

Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments. OMB Circular No. A-21 applies in the case of university grantees and OMB Circular No. A-122 applies to nonprofit grantees. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Applications must be prepared and submitted in accordance with program announcements which are published in the Federal Register.

Award Procedure

The Secretary of Education approves the application using the selection criteria in 34 CFR Part 75 and in the Federal Register notice, and after negotiation is completed, the Department of Education Grants Officer sends the Notification of Grant Award to the recipient.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Approximately 120 to 150 days after deadline for transmitting applications.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Awards are made for 1 year and may be renewed for one additional year, subject to acceptable performance reports and the availability of appropriations.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

The total project period may not exceed 2 years. Renewals are subject to the availability of funds and grantee performance. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Electronic transfer.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Specific reporting requirements are contained in the grant award documents. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable.

Audits

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-133. Periodic audits should be made as part of the recipient's systems of financial management and internal control to meet terms and conditions of grants and other agreements.

Records

In accordance with Section 443 of the General Education Provisions Act, grantees must maintain records for 3 years.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: Native Hawaiian access to high-quality, state-of-the-art career education has improved with the initiation of several entrepreneurship projects (forestry trade, mushroom growing, aquaculture, small business management) related to the changing Hawaiian economy, environmentally-focused projects, and assistance with guidance, counseling and education supplies for collegiate Native Hawaiians. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

91-0400-0-1-501.

Obligations

(Project Grants) FY 08 $2,902,000; FY 09 est $2,902,000; FY 10 est $2,902,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

To be determined.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

34 CFR Part 75.

Related Programs

84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Nancy Essey Department of Education, OVAE Division of High School, Postsecondary and Career Education 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20202 Email: nancy.essey@ed.gov Phone: 202-245-7789

Web Site Address

http://www.ed.gov/programs/ctenhvep/index.html.

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: Program funds have supported a forestry and wood trades project on the island of Hawaii, an aquaculture (fish growing in ancient, reclaimed ponds) project on the Island of Molokai, a small business ownership project for adults and a mushroom growing project in a high school on the Island of Oahu, community college guidance and counseling throughout the Islands, and an entrepreneurship project for learning disabled and emotionally challenged teenagers have been funded with one grant awarded to ALU LIKE, Inc. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

The following criteria are used in reviewing applications. A segment or segments of an application should address each criterion. Points are awarded to the extent that evidence in the application satisfies each criterion: (A) Program design; (B) management plan; (C) key personnel; (D) evaluation plan; and (E) budget and cost-effectiveness.