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OMB Control No: 1840-0550	ICR Reference No: 202611-1840-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202409-1840-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/OPE	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Grants under the Upward Bound Program (1894-0001)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/06/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2027	11/30/2027
Responses	1,540	1,540
Time Burden (Hours)	51,080	51,080
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,135,520	0

Abstract: The Department is requesting an extension of the application used to make new grants under the Upward Bound (UB) Program. This application will be used to conduct the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 competition for new awards and collect data under the UB Program. The UB Program provides grants to institutions of higher education, public and private agencies and organizations, community-based organizations with experience in serving disadvantaged youth, combinations of such institutions, agencies and organizations, and secondary schools. Upward Bound provides fundamental support to participants in their preparation for college entrance. The program provides opportunities for participants to succeed in their precollege performance and ultimately in their higher education pursuits. Upward Bound serves: high school students from low-income families; and high school students from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree. The goal of Upward Bound is to increase the rate at which participants complete secondary education and enroll in and graduate from institutions of postsecondary education. This discretionary grant falls under the streamlined grant process, 1894-0001, which waives the 60-day comment period (P.L. 104-13, Section 3505(a)(2)).

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1920a-16 Name of Law: Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA)

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 80543	10/03/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 80543	10/03/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	1,540	1,540	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	51,080	51,080	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,135,520	0	2,135,520

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,478,457

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Sharon Easterling 202 453-7425

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