78 FR 190 pg. 60268 - Race to the Top—District
Type: NOTICEVolume: 78Number: 190Page: 60268
Page: 60268FR document: [FR Doc. 2013-23908 Filed 9-30-13; 8:45 am]
Agency: Education Department
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Race to the Top-District
AGENCY:
Office of the Deputy Secretary, Department of Education.
ACTION:
Notice extending the deadline of the fiscal year (FY) 2013 Race to the Top-District competition for certain local educational agencies.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.416.
SUMMARY:
The Secretary is extending the application deadline in the FY 2013 Race to the Top-District competition for certain local educational agencies (LEAs). The Secretary takes this action to allow more time for the preparation and submission of applications by potential applicants adversely affected by flooding in certain counties in Colorado. The extension is intended to help these potential applicants compete fairly with other applicants in this competition.
DATES:
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: For LEAs located in Colorado counties designated for Individual Assistance or Public Assistance under the Presidential major disaster (DR-4145) or emergency (EM-3365) declarations resulting from the September 2013 severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides (the Affected Counties), and for consortium applicants that include one or more LEAs located in those counties, the new deadline is 4:30:00 p.m. Washington, DC time on Thursday, October 10, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Butler, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 7e214, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-6800 or by email: 2013.racetothetop.district@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
See Emergency (EM-3365) available at: http://www.fema.gov/disaster/3365/designated-areas and Major Disaster (DR-4145) available at: http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4145/designated-areas.
This extended deadline applies to consortium applicants that include one or more LEAs located in the Affected Counties.
The original deadline of October 3, 2013, still applies for individual LEA applicants not located in the Affected Counties and for consortium applicants that consist solely of LEAs not located in the Affected Counties.
All other information in the August 6, 2013, Notice Inviting Applications (78 FR 48006) for this competition remains the same.
Information about the Race to the Top-District program is available on the Department's Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop-district/index.html.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) by contacting the program person listed in this section.
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Dated: September 26, 2013.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 2013-23908 Filed 9-30-13; 8:45 am]
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