OMB Memorandum

DATE :

TO : Sharon Mar

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Office of Management and Budget

THROUGH : Vickie L. Schray

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher

Education Programs

Office of Postsecondary Education

FROM : James E. Laws

Director

Institutional Development and

Undergraduate Education Service

SUBJECT : Request for OMB Approval of the Application Package for Grants

Under the Title V, Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans Program (OMB 1840-NEW)

The Office of Postsecondary Education is requesting that the Department and OMB approve a new application package for grants under the Title V, Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) 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. This is a new application package which allows for the preparation of an application package that is consistent with the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA).

The new information collection will also be more closely adaptable to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) performance measure results, as required by law. The attached Form OMB 83-I and supporting documents are being submitted as required.

Please review the attached information package at your earliest convenience. For additional information please contact Peter Fusscas at 202-502-7590 or by email at Peter.Fusscas@ed.gov or Maria E. Carrington at 202-502-7548 or by email at Maria.Carrington@ed.gov.

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