Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program

Document 2024-07131 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Education in the Federal Register on April 4, 2024, with an effective date of May 6, 2024. The Department of Education (Department) issues priorities, requirements, and definition for use in the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence (Hawkins) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.428A. The Department may use one or more of these priorities, requirements, and definition for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2024 and later years. We intend for these priorities, requirements, and definition to help increase the number of, and retain, well-prepared teachers from diverse backgrounds, resulting in a more diverse teacher workforce prepared to teach in our Nation's underserved elementary and secondary schools and close student opportunity and achievement gaps. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/04/2024-07131/augustus-f-hawkins-centers-of-excellence-program.

No. Document 2024-07131 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.