Ed Dept fixes grant rules, gives applicants more time.
Published Date: 3/7/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Education fixed some rules and extended the deadline for the 2025 American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services grant applications to April 7, 2025. They changed how applications are scored by removing and moving some criteria to make the process clearer and fairer. These updates help make sure the grants support students and families better while using federal money wisely.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Selection Criteria Rewritten and Reweighted
The Department revised the AIVRS selection criteria, removing the criteria "Quality of project services" and "Quality of project personnel," moving three factors into "Quality of the Project Design," adding one factor to "Quality of the Management Plan," adding language to the evaluation criterion to conform with 34 CFR 75.210, and changing the point distribution so the five criteria score up to 100 points as: Need for the Project and Significance (10), Quality of the Project Design (40), Adequacy of Resources (10), Quality of the Management Plan (30), and Quality of the Project Evaluation or Other Evidence-building (10).
Application Deadline Extended; Resubmission Required
The Department extended the transmittal deadline for FY 2025 American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) grant applications to April 7, 2025. The Department will not consider applications submitted before March 7, 2025, and applicants who already submitted must send an updated application by 11:59:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 7, 2025; the Department will consider the last timely submission.
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