fy15 nrc trade & c. c. scholarship announcement - amend (2).docx

NRC-HQ-84-15-FOA-0003

Amendment Number: 2

Amendment Number: 2

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (http://www.nrc.gov)

Title:

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Funding Opportunity Announcement, Trade School and Community College Scholarship Grant, Fiscal Year (FY) 2015

Announcement of Opportunity Number:

NRC-HQ-84-15-FOA-0003

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number:

CFDA #: 77.008

Corrections

Page: 4 Section: Award Information

The following information was revised:

“4. Service Agreements

As a condition for scholarships, students must demonstrate satisfactory academic progress in their fields of study, as determined by criteria contained in this announcement and as established by the NRC. Consequently, NRC requires scholarship and fellowship students to serve six (6) months in nuclear-related employment for each full or partial year of academic support. The employment may be with NRC, other Federal agencies, State agencies, Department of Energy laboratories, nuclear-related industry, or academia in the students sponsored fields of study. Scholarship students who fail to satisfy the service agreement requirements of the program must request a waiver from the NRC or reimburse the United States Government for the entire amount of the assistance provided them under the scholarship plus interest (at a rate consistent with the U.S. Treasury Current Value of Funds Rate and 10 CFR Part 15, Debt Collection Procedures). (See http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/grants/trade-svc-agreement.pdf Scholarship and Fellowship Program Service Agreement at http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/grants.html) Institutions cannot impose additional requirements to scholarship recipients beyond the NRC Service Agreement. Service agreements must be signed by the student (to include contact information as reflected on the service agreement), the recipient program coordinator and NRC prior to receiving support. NRC requires the recipient to provide the NRC fully executed copies of the service agreement.

See Section VIII., Other Information, for policies related to this announcement.”

As a result of the change the information now reads as follows:

“4. Service Agreements

As a condition for scholarships, students must demonstrate satisfactory academic progress in their fields of study, as determined by criteria contained in this announcement and as established by the NRC. Consequently, NRC requires scholarship and fellowship students to serve six (6) months in nuclear-related employment for each full or partial year of academic support. The employment may be with NRC, other Federal agencies, State agencies, Department of Energy laboratories, nuclear-related industry, or academia in the students sponsored fields of study. Scholarship students who fail to satisfy the service agreement requirements of the program must request a waiver from the NRC or reimburse the United States Government for the entire amount of the assistance provided them under the scholarship plus interest (at a rate consistent with the U.S. Treasury Current Value of Funds Rate and 10 CFR Part 15, Debt Collection Procedures). (http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/grants.html) Institutions cannot impose additional requirements to scholarship recipients beyond the NRC Service Agreement. Service agreements must be signed by the student (to include contact information as reflected on the service agreement), the recipient program coordinator and NRC prior to receiving support. NRC requires the recipient to provide the NRC fully executed copies of the service agreement.

See Section VIII., Other Information, for policies related to this announcement.”

Page: 15 Section: Full Review Criteria

The following information was deleted:

““Applications are evaluated and rated individually by multiple peer reviewers using both Federal and non-Federal experts in the field. The following criteria items must be addressed and clearly labeled. These items are used to evaluate applications using the corresponding weighted value.

1. Capacity and ability of the institution to effectively conduct the program including quality and feasibility of the recruitment and marketing strategies. (25 points)

2. Type and degree of proposed student support (i.e., mentoring or advisor assistance). Including quality of technical programs for scholars. (25 points)

3. Feasibility and completeness of an evaluation plan to measure the effectiveness of the scholarship program. (15 points)

4. Institutional support for the program and plans for sustainability as well as number and quality of students that will be served by the program. (25 points)

5. Innovation demonstrated through establishment of consortia or partnerships with other institutions, including Post-Secondary Minority Serving Institutions, to increase the universe of students reached through distance learning, shared courses, facility sharing, etc. Post-Secondary Minority Institutions are listed at: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst.html. (5 points)”

As a result of the change the information now reads as follows:

“Applications are evaluated and rated individually by multiple peer reviewers using both Federal and non-Federal experts in the field. The following criteria items must be addressed and clearly labeled. These items are used to evaluate applications using the corresponding weighted value.

1. Capacity and ability of the institution to effectively conduct the program including quality and feasibility of the recruitment and marketing strategies. (25 points)

2. Type and degree of proposed student support (i.e., mentoring or advisor assistance). Including quality of technical programs for scholars. (25 points)

3. Feasibility and completeness of an evaluation plan to measure the effectiveness of the scholarship program. (15 points)

4. Institutional support for the program and plans for sustainability as well as number and quality of students that will be served by the program. (25 points)

5. Innovation demonstrated through establishment of consortia or partnerships with other institutions to increase the universe of students reached through distance learning, shared courses, facility sharing, etc. (5 points)”