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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

### Office of Postsecondary Education

###### Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education

Washington, DC 20006-8544

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Fiscal Year 2008

### Application Materials 

**Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education**

**(CFDA NUMBER: 84.116N)**

######### Forms Approved: OMB No. 1840-0702, Expiration Date: 08/31/2008 and OMB No. 1840-0785, Expiration Date: 06/30/2009

**CLOSING DATE: April 11, 2008**

Table of Contents

Dear Applicant
Letter..................................................................................
3

Program Description and
Guidelines.................................................................
5

Grants.gov Submission Procedures and
Tips.......................................................19

Grants.gov Registration
Instructions.................................................................20

Application Transmittal
Instructions.................................................................21

Notice Inviting Applications for
Awards.........................................................\...23

Authorizing
Legislation................................................................................41

Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs...................................................44

General Education Provisions
Act....................................................................45

Government Performance and Results
Act..........................................................46

Instructions for Completing the North American Application
Package.........................47

Paperwork Burden
Statement..........................................................................48

**Instructions for ED FIPSE Program-Specific
Forms**..........................................49

ED Abstract
Form.......................................................................................49

Program Narrative Attachments
Form................................................................49

Budget Narrative Attachment
Form...................................................................49

ED FIPSE Project Title Form
(instructions).........................................................50

ED FIPSE Budget Summary Form
(instructions)...................................................50

ED FIPSE Consortia Partner Identification Form
(instructions)..................................53

Other Attachments
Form...............................................................................54

Personnel
Information..................................................................................54

Planning,
Timetable.....................................................................................55

Endorsement
Letters....................................................................................55

Application
Checklist...................................................................................56

**Instructions for Standard
Forms**...................................................................57

Instructions for the
SF-424.............................................................................58

Instructions for the Department of Education Supplemental Form for the
SF 424.............60

Definitions for the Department of Education Supplemental Form for the SF
424..............61

Instructions for Completion of Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
..............................63

Survey Instructions on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for
Applicants...........................\...65

**Forms (found on
Grants.gov)**.....................................................................\...66

ED FIPSE Project Title
Form..........................................................................67

ED FIPSE Budget Summary
Form....................................................................68

ED FIPSE Consortia Partner Identification
Form................................................\...69

Application For Federal Assistance (SF
424)........................................................70

Supplemental Information Requirement of Department of
Education...........................74

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Form
(SF-LLL)................................................75

Assurances -- Non-Construction Programs (SF
424B)............................................ .76

Certification Regarding Lobbying Form (formerly ED Form
0-0013)........................\...77

Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for
Applicants............................................79

> January 2008

Dear Applicant:

Thank you for your interest in applying for a grant under the Program
for North American Mobility in Higher Education of the Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary Education (North American Program). The
North American Program is designed to assist colleges and universities
in the United States, Canada, and Mexico in giving students a North
American perspective to education and training in a wide range of
subject areas.

The ultimate intent of the Program is to assist with the building of a
North American community. The governments of the United States, Canada,
and Mexico have all issued guidelines to this end. Some differences do
exist to reflect country-specific needs. Applicants from each country
should use only the application materials issued by their government
when completing the applications. **The deadline for applications for
this program is April 11, 2008.** The next call for proposals will be
2010. New awards will not be made in 2009.

The Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education fosters
student exchange within the context of multilateral curricular
development. Students benefit from having an added \"North American\"
curriculum and cultural dimension to their studies through a combination
of trilateral curricular innovation and study abroad. The Program is
administrated collectively by the Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education; Human
Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC); and in Mexico by the
Dirección de Desarollo Universitario, Secretaría de Educación Pública
(SEP).

Projects for 2008 will begin September 1, 2008. We estimate that 10 new
consortium grants will be made. Grants will be for four years of
funding, including a first-year preparatory phase.

Applications for FY 2008 grants under the North American Program must be
submitted electronically using Grants.gov. You are urged to acquaint
yourself with the requirements of Grants.gov early. More information on
Grants.gov is included throughout this instructions document. Grants.gov
is accessible through its portal page at:
[http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/). All applicants must
complete all of the forms associated with this competition. All forms
are found in the application package downloaded from Grants.gov.

You must submit an electronic application unless you follow the
procedures in the Federal Register Notice \[see Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards\] and qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement.

Applications submitted late will not be accepted. We suggest that you
submit your application several days before the deadline date. The
Department of Education is required to enforce the established deadline
to ensure fairness to all applicants. No changes or additions to an
application will be accepted after the deadline date.

Please note that Grants.gov does not allow applicants to "un-submit"
applications. If you discover that changes or additions are needed once
your application has been accepted and validated by the Department, you
must "re-submit" the application. You should know that if the Department
receives duplicate applications, proposing to serve the same consortium,
we will accept and process the application with the latest "date/time
received" validation before the deadline.

You are reminded that the document published in the *Federal Register*
is the official document, and that you should not rely upon any
information that is inconsistent with the guidance contained within the
official document.

Please review carefully the "Program Description and Guidelines" section
for the North American Mobility Program. We encourage consortia
arrangements that exemplify a diversity of institutions with the
capacity to sustain their efforts beyond the grant period of four years.
We look forward to receiving your application.

> Sincerely,
>
> /signed/
>
> Ralph Hines
>
> Acting Director,
>
> Fund for the Improvement of
>
> Postsecondary Education

# THE PROGRAM

## 1. INTRODUCTION

The Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education is a funding
competition undertaken co-operatively by the Governments of Canada, the
United States and Mexico.

The purpose is to promote a student-centred North American dimension to
education and training in a wide range of academic and professional
disciplines that complement existing forms of bilateral and trilateral
exchange among the three countries. The Program seeks to foster student
exchange within the context of multilateral curricular development.
Students will benefit from having an added North American curriculum and
cultural dimension to their studies through a combination of trilateral
curricular innovation and study abroad.

The Program will support collaborative efforts in the form of consortia
partnerships consisting of at least two academic institutions from each
country. Funding will be provided for a period of up to four years per
project.

The Governments of Canada, the United States and Mexico issue similar
Program guidelines. As some differences do exist to reflect
country-specific needs, [applicants from each country must only use the
version of guidelines and forms issued by their own government when
completing the application]{.underline}.

The Program is administered collectively by Human Resources and Social
Development Canada (HRSDC), the Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), US Department of Education, and the
Dirección de Proyectos Especiales de la Dirección General de Educación
Superior Universitaria, Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP) in Mexico.
Addresses and contact information for each government can be found under
the section Submission Process.

## 2. BACKGROUND

The principles of this Program are based upon recommendations that
emerged from the Guadalajara Conference of 1996, the Vancouver
Communiqué of 1993 and the Wingspread Declaration of 1992 which called
for strengthened co-operation in higher education, research and training
in Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Conceived in the spirit of the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA), the first competition was held in 1995, followed by
competitions in each year, except for years 1998, 2000, and 2005. Ninety
eight projects have been funded to date, involving over eighty higher
education institutions and related non-profit organisations in all
regions of Canada, Mexico and the United States.

## 3. CURRENT COMPETITION

This is the thirteenth year of the International Academic Mobility
Initiative and the tenth competition for the North American Mobility
Program in Higher Education. As in previous years, each country will
provide financial assistance for participating institutions within its
borders. It is anticipated that up to ten new projects will be selected
and consortia activities will commence early fall 2008.

The proposed timetable for the 2008 competition is:

December 2007 Call for proposals

11 April 2008 Application submission date

May 2008 Review of proposals

June 2008 Joint Selection Meeting in Mexico

July 2008 Notification of projects approved

1 September 2008 Project activities begin

Mid-October 2008 Project Directors' Meeting in Canada

## 4. OBJECTIVES

The Program aims to improve the quality of human resource development in
the three countries and to explore ways to prepare students for work
throughout North America by:

a)  the mutual recognition and portability of academic credits among
    North American higher education institutions;

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a)  the development of shared, common, or core curricula among North
    American higher education institutions;

b)  the acquisition of the languages and exposure to the cultures of
    Canada, the United-States and Mexico;

c)  the development of student apprenticeships or other work-related
    experiences; and

d)  an increased co-operation and exchange among academic personnel from
    North American higher education institutions.

The Program encourages consortia to achieve these objectives by
extending partnerships beyond higher education and training institutions
to include others such as business, professional associations, and
public authorities in the three countries.

## 5. SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM

The objectives of the Program are to be achieved by promoting an
innovative range of cooperative student-centered higher education and
training activities among the different regions of Canada, Mexico and
the United States through the encouragement of joint projects undertaken
by trilateral consortia.

The Program will support a limited number of original projects that can
best be carried out through multilateral groupings. It is not designed
or intended to duplicate activities, which are, or can be, carried out
on a bilateral basis between Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

## 6. THE CONSORTIA PARTNERSHIPS

Each consortium must involve [at least two active partner]{.underline}
higher education or training institutions from each of the three
countries, for a total of six partners per project. We do not recommend
additional institutional partners. In Canada, institutions must be [from
at least two different provinces or territories]{.underline}. In Mexico
institutions must involve at least two higher education institutions and
the leader must be a higher education public institution .In the United
States the two institutional partners may be from the same or different
states. Partnerships among institutions in different states in Mexico
will be preferred.

Third and subsequent partners in each country may be other education and
training institutions or other relevant organizations (e.g. businesses,
non-governmental organizations, publishers, government departments,
chambers of commerce, research institutes, etc.) in the same or other
provinces and states. [Funding, however, is intended only for academic
institutions in each consortium.]{.underline} There should be parity in
the number of academic institutions from each country involved in each
consortium. It is vital that all academic institutions participate fully
in the consortium.

The applying consortium should nominate one lead institution from
Canada, one from Mexico, and one from the U.S. In the case of Mexico,
the lead institution must be a public institution. The members of the
consortium must prepare a common proposal narrative to be submitted
separately by the lead institution in each country to its respective
government. Although the application guidelines released by each of the
three countries are essentially the same, the lead institution in each
country should refer to its respective government guidelines for
country-specific forms and requirements.

Proposals must include for each partner institution, letters of
endorsement from the senior executive officer (e.g., rector,
vice-chancellor, president) as well as from other officials responsible
for international student activity (heads of international liaison
offices, registrars, academic deans and /or department heads). These
letters should indicate how the project fits within the international
strategy of the institution and emphasize what this project will add to
that strategy. Endorsement letters should indicate the institutions
willingness and intent to sign agreements on [credit transfer and
tuition fee waiver]{.underline} with partner institutions, and also
include details about how the institution intends to support the project
in the areas of institutional financial commitment, student language
preparation, student tuition and fees.

Partnerships may be new or may build on existing international or
domestic linkages. Projects, however, must be new. [They cannot be used
to duplicate or simply extend existing activities.]{.underline}

It is important that each partner's contribution to the joint project be
clearly indicated in the proposal. This should include descriptions of
all staff involved in the project.

Proposals developing links among different types of higher education and
training institutions are eligible, as are proposals establishing links
with business/industry and other relevant organisations. During the life
of the project, the inclusion of additional partners may be favourably
considered if this has no implication for an increase in the Program
funding received. Such a change in the scope of the project must include
government approval, agreement among all the partners, and a signed
addendum to the memorandum of understanding.

Ensuring the broadest possible participation in the Program is a high
priority given the relatively small number of projects, which can be
supported. Therefore, individual faculties or departments should not
associate themselves with more than one joint proposal.

## 7. THE CO-OPERATIVE PROJECTS

Consortia projects should clearly be student-centred rather than
research-oriented. The potential academic and professional impact on
students from all three countries should be central to the design of the
project. Proposals should also clearly indicate the target student
population (e.g., fourth-year undergraduate business students) as well
as the number of students who will benefit from the project. The program
does not fund doctoral-level projects.

The focus of projects should be on innovative activities, which meet all
essential program objectives set out above. Proposals should address
how, in concrete terms, the consortium project addresses program
objectives.

All disciplinary fields, including the Arts and Humanities, as well as
cross-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary studies, both at graduate and
undergraduate levels, are eligible for consideration. We have a strong
interest in supporting projects designed to increase professional
mobility in fields of relevance to the evolving North American trade
relationship, the environment and sustainable development, public health
and human resources development.

## 8. THE CO-OPERATIVE ACTIVITIES

Projects should clearly focus on trilateral co-operation and exchange
with respect to student mobility and curriculum development in higher
education and training. The activities should aim not only to send
students abroad, but also integrate a new perspective into what and how
one learns. Plans should include taking full advantage of new and
innovative means of learning via the new education technologies.

Competitive proposals should aim at the full integration of students
into the normal academic and cultural milieu of the host institution and
community. Students should take most, or all, of their courses from the
regular offerings at the host institution alongside native students,
rather than special courses for foreign students. Competitive proposals
should specify the language preparations and requirements for
participating students.

Competitive proposals will focus on the following key activities:

#### a) Implementing Organizational Frameworks for Students 

> The development of organisational frameworks for student mobility,
> including work placements. Proposals must include full transfer and/or
> recognition of credit for study abroad.
>
> The proposal should identify the group(s) of students who will
> participate. It should explain how long a student will be studying
> abroad and how credit for academic work at the partner institution
> will be transferred to or recognised by the students' home
> institution.
>
> Students' participation in the project should not prolong their
> academic study period, and students' time abroad should not have a
> negative impact on their capacity to meet, when appropriate, standards
> expected by the accrediting agency for graduates of these programs.
>
> Applicants working in departments or programs that are accredited by a
> provincial or a national professional regulating or accrediting
> organisation may wish to consult and/or partner with that organisation
> in the preparation of their application for funding.

b)  **Supporting faculty mobility**

> North American program projects will be expected to arrange for
> mobility of faculty and academic staff members to carry out teaching
> residencies and research assignments related to the program, and may
> receive funding specified for this purpose. Support for faculty
> mobility includes travel and per diem stipends to attend the annual
> meeting, additional meetings of the consortium, and teaching and
> research residencies at partner institutions. See the budget
> instructions for each country's details on faculty mobility.

#### c) Developing Innovative Curricula

The proposal should address an important curricular problem or need and
describe a strategy to address it. It should indicate how the project
implements a new educational program or improves current practice to
prepare students to work in an international context. Details should be
provided on the program of study in terms of courses, research training,
internships, or work placements that the students might typically take
at both the home and host institutions. It should be indicated whether
the proposed curriculum is based on existing courses offered at partner
institutions or will involve new courses that are to be developed by the
consortium. The proposal should address how the student's experience
abroad will be integrated into their existing academic program prior to
and following study abroad. Include information about all additional
activities, which may include intensive programs, faculty exchanges,
development of teaching materials, use of new technologies and/or
integration of distance learning.

#### d) Implementing Language Preparation and Assessment

> Explain in detail how students will gain language proficiency adequate
> enough to participate in studies at the host institution. Indicate
> what level of language proficiency is being targeted and why, as well
> as the resources that will be drawn upon to assist in meeting
> objectives in this area. Include information about how students will
> be assessed prior to and subsequent to study abroad determine their
> level of readiness for instruction in another language. Indicate
> clearly the level of proficiency and amount of academic coursework
> that students must have prior to study abroad.
>
> Language proficiency is key to students' integration in the academic
> culture of the host institution.

#### e) Setting up Work Placements or Apprenticeships

> Proposals, which involve work experience, should address how student
> work placement and apprenticeship opportunities in all three countries
> will be established and organised. Include information on the proposed
> length of these opportunities and how this conforms to the applicable
> laws and regulations of the host country.

#### f) Cross--National Framework for Professional Certification

> Proposals should describe, where appropriate, the development of a
> cross-national framework for professional certification, licenses,
> and/or program accreditation for North America.
>
> Proposals which focus on professional education up to the masters
> level should include details about plans to involve government,
> private, or national professional associations and/or accrediting
> organisations to develop means for international quality assurance and
> certification.

#### g) Development of a Project Evaluation Plan

> Proposals must include a detailed evaluation plan, which states the
> projects goals and indicates what qualitative and quantitative
> evidence will be gathered to measure success. The evaluation plan may
> include the following factors:

-   Number of joint projects undertaken

-   Number of students participating in international teamwork

-   Demonstrated internationalization of curriculum at six institutions

-   Number of transfer credit agreements

-   Number of students participating in exchanges

-   Number of student research projects incorporating an international
    dimension

-   Evaluation of the project by students and faculty

-   Extension of the tri-lateral collaboration agreement at the end of
    the project

-   Quality of the project

-   Funds raised in the local business and industry communities for
    ongoing funding support for the Mobility program

-   Number of students acquiring introductory, intermediate, and
    advanced level competence in a second language.

#### h) Submitting of an Annual Performance Report

> The Canadian, American and Mexican funding bodies will carefully
> monitor the progress of projects towards their goals through
> communication with their respective lead institutions. Each project
> leader will be required to submit to their respective government
> authority an annual report which provides information about progress
> on consortium goals, including student mobility, curricular
> development, and project expenditures. Note carefully the submission
> dates. In Canada annual reports are due one month after the
> anniversary date of the project. In the United States annual reports
> are due by July 15. In Mexico annual reports are due by one month
> after the anniversary date of the project.
>
> Note carefully that the signed memorandum of understanding must be
> submitted to each country's agency by July 15 of the first year of
> funding.

#### i) Participating in the Annual Program Meetings

> An important part of the program is the Annual Meeting, held over a
> two to three day period on a rotating basis among the three countries.
> This provides an opportunity for different consortia to share ideas
> and review issues of common interest. It is also intended as a forum
> for discussion to help guide the three government funding bodies to
> make trilateral decisions on how best to co-ordinate the program.
> Consortia are given time during the meeting to meet as a group by
> themselves as well as with program officials from the three countries.
> Budget proposals must include funding to support participation in
> these annual meetings. The annual meeting will be in Canada in 2008,
> in Mexico in 2009, and in the United States in 2010.

## 9. THE STUDENTS

An important objective of the Program is to develop ongoing structured
opportunities to allow students to pursue academic or professional
studies in countries other than their own. For this reason, the three
governments have particular interest in projects, which establish
structures that will continue to facilitate trilateral student mobility
well after the end of the funding period.

The proposal should focus on the impact on students and address student
mobility in detail. It should consider the value that the project adds
to the particular field(s) of study through a North American approach
and how students will benefit academically and professionally from such
a trilateral perspective. In addition to the student-related issues
described in the Co-operative Activities section above, particular
attention should be given to following areas:

#### Student Participation, Recruitment, and Selection

> Proposals should identify an approach for selecting student
> participants. Every effort should be made to ensure that participants
> form a broad representation of the student population, with respect to
> ethnicity, gender, and economic status.
>
> The sending institution will recruit and select exchange students
> based on compliance with its own criteria and criteria developed in
> collaboration with partner institutions.
>
> The sending institution will ensure that all selected participants
> meet the basic program eligibility criteria. To qualify for
> participation in the program in Canada, post-secondary students must
> be a Canadian citizen, a landed immigrant or a granted refugee in
> Canada, enrolled in one of the participating Canadian institutions
> within the consortium, and be between the ages of 15 and 30 at the
> time of application. A valid social insurance number is required and
> the student should not be in receipt of Employment Insurance (EI)
> benefits. See the Mexican guidelines for specific definitions. In the
> United States students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

#### b) Academic Credit Recognition

> Measures to ensure full academic recognition of the period abroad
> should be a key feature. Students should receive assurance in advance
> from the home institution that the study abroad will be fully credited
> upon their return, assuming this work has in fact been completed
> successfully, and that such work will be evaluated according to
> standards commensurable with those of the home institution. A signed
> agreement including tuition and academic, credit, and certificate
> recognition if applicable, must be signed by participating
> institutions and submitted by July 15 of the first year of funding
> (see Preparatory Phase - First Year of Project).
>
> The study period abroad may include, as appropriate, practical work
> placement where this is recognised as fulfilling part of the
> credential requirement.
>
> The content of the study program must be agreed to in writing by the
> home and host institutions and the individual student concerned before
> departure. This should indicate the home institution assurance that
> the study abroad, if successfully completed, will be recognised as
> fulfilling a comparable period of study in the home institution.

#### c) Language Study and Cultural Preparation

> A key objective of this Program is to encourage and enable students to
> spend study periods in a country in which they can experience a
> different academic, cultural and linguistic milieu from their home
> region. It is important, therefore, that proposals clearly indicate
> measures to be undertaken by the partner institutions for the cultural
> and linguistic preparation of students. This should include a means
> for determining whether students have sufficient language proficiency
> to study in the language of the host country, and/or a strategy for
> ensuring that students can acquire this level of proficiency.
>
> All students should receive language and cultural preparation for
> their foreign stay and all students spending a study period in a
> country whose official language(s) is/are not their own should receive
> preparation in the host countries official language(s) both before and
> after their departure. Proposals should include details regarding what
> institutional and other resources will be used to prepare outgoing
> and/or incoming students.

#### d) Student Costs and Stipends

> For periods of study abroad, students will pay the usual tuition and
> fees at their home institution and should incur no additional fees or
> payments from the host institution. This includes fees for tuition,
> registration, examinations, and the use of library and laboratory
> facilities. Students may use stipends to pay for language
> instructional costs at the host institution and also for health
> insurance required by some host institutions. During the study period
> abroad, students should continue to receive and not incur a reduction
> of any grants or loans to which they are normally entitled.
>
> Student stipends are intended to offset the additional costs incurred
> by travelling and living abroad. In other words, travel stipends are
> not intended to pay for the full cost of study abroad, only the
> difference between study at home versus study abroad. The amounts
> provided to students should appropriately reflect these additional
> costs as well as the location and length of stay abroad. See the
> budget instructions for more details on the stipends for students.

#### e) Student Support and Services

> Proposals must include plans regarding support that will be provided
> to mobile students at both the home and host institutions in all three
> countries. The aim is to ensure that participating students are well
> prepared for a foreign study experience and that they will be received
> in an appropriate manner at host institutions. The application should
> therefore include details about pre-departure orientation activities
> at the home institutions, as well as reception and orientation
> activities at receiving institutions. It should also identify how
> returning students will be integrated into their home institutions
> following their international study experiences.

#### f) Length of Stay

> On average, each partner institution would be expected to move no
> fewer than **[seven (7) students over the life of the
> project]{.underline}**. Each set of partner institutions in a country
> would move 14 students and each three-country consortium would move a
> total of 42 students over a four-year period. Participating students
> from all partner institutions are provided stipends for study at one
> or more foreign partner institutions for a period of at least one full
> academic term, but not more than 12 months. The minimum study abroad
> is one full academic term.

## 10. PREPARATORY PHASE - FIRST YEAR OF PROJECT

The first year of the project will be devoted to administrative planning
and co-operative trilateral arrangements among consortium partners at
the institutional level. During the first months of the project,
consortia must formalise agreements, confirmed by a signed memorandum of
understanding (MOU) among institutional partners. Student mobility may
begin as soon as the MOU among partners is signed but no later than the
beginning of the second year of the project.

In order to ensure the success of the entire project, funding for the
subsequent three years will be contingent upon satisfactory achievements
during the preparatory first year. Evidence must clearly demonstrate
that all institutional partners are fully committed to work together and
that formal arrangements are in place to achieve goals and objectives
identified.

As a minimum requirement, [by July 15, 2009]{.underline}, the trilateral
consortium will be required to submit to the three funding authorities a
copy of the formal agreement signed by all partner institutions with
respect to a) academic credit transfer and recognition, and b) student
tuition and fees.

[HRSDC, SEP, and FIPSE reserve the right to terminate support for any
project that does not meet these requirements: a) a signed MOU by July
15, 2009, and b) student exchange by the beginning of the second
year]{.underline}.

**Important:** The preparatory phase of the project does not reduce the
need for applicants to develop and present clear and detailed plans of
action and signed support letters from all partner institutions at the
time of application. The application must be completely and fully
developed, and include a section on the preparatory phase, which
describes plans to address the issues identified above.

## 11. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

Financial support will be awarded to successful consortia for up to a
maximum of four years. In addition to the requirements that need to be
met under the Preparatory Phase, as explained above, funding for each
subsequent year of the project will be contingent upon evidence of
satisfactory progress being made in the attainment of goals and
objectives.

Funding is intended as seed support for carrying out joint innovative
projects which can be accomplished within four years or which can, once
established, be continued without on-going Program support. It is
essential that proposals indicate how activities will be sustained
beyond the funding period.

Consortium projects should be cost-effective in their design and
implementation. Activities benefiting a substantial number of students
will be preferred, as will those where there is a potential for spin-off
effects within the partner institutions or beyond.

Each country will provide financial support for its participating
institutions under the project. Applicants should note that funding
levels provided by each country vary. It is therefore recommended that
funding arrangements be worked out by consortium members prior to
submitting a proposal. The budget instructions for each country varies
according to applicable financial rules and regulations. Funds can be
allocated for the purposes of bringing faculty together to develop
curricula and credit transfer arrangements, administering the
cross-border exchanges themselves, and providing language preparation
for students.

## 

## 12. SELECTION OF PROJECTS

Assisted by external independent review panels, the selection of
projects will be undertaken by the three governments on a trilateral
basis. Overall attention will be paid to obtaining a good geographic
spread and diverse range of institutions as well as an overall balance
of benefits.

### First Round---external expert review

The external review committee will evaluate the proposals on the basis
of the following criteria:

##### The significance of the project, as determined by:

##### the extent to which the project involves the development or demonstration of promising new strategies that build on, or are alternatives to, existing strategies;

##### the likely utility of the products, such as information, materials, processes, or techniques, that will result from the project, including the potential for use in a variety of other settings;

##### the importance or magnitude of the results or outcomes likely to be attained by the project, especially improvements in teaching and student achievement;

##### The quality of the design of the project, as determined by:

##### the extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be achieved by the project are clearly specified and measurable;

##### the extent to which the design of the project is appropriate to, and will successfully address, the needs of the target population or other identified needs;

##### the qualifications, including training and experience, of key project personnel; 

##### 3. The adequacy of resources, as determined by:

a.  the extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to the
    objectives, design, and potential significance of the project;

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a.  the potential for continued support of the project after government
    funding ends, including, as appropriate, the demonstrated commitment
    of appropriate entities to such support; and

b.  the relevance and demonstrated commitment of each partner to the
    implementation and success of the project.

### Second Round---government selection 

The second stage in the selection process is a meeting with government
partners from all three countries. The feedback from the three separate
external reviews is used to assist in discussions with international
government partners.

At this stage of the process, Canada, the United States and Mexico
negotiate the final selection of the projects. It is important to note
that the Canadian, Mexican and U.S. governments have gone through their
own review processes. The selection process at this stage is a process
of coming to a consensus on which proposals will be funded. Often, with
many strong proposals on the table, decisions are made to fund proposals
that, as a group, reflect a range of disciplines, institutional types,
and geographic regions of the various countries.

## 13. HOW TO COMPLETE APPLICATION FORMS 

Each application for the 2008 North American program is comprised of two
parts. The first part is comprised of those elements of the application
package that are common and the same for all three countries. This
includes the description of the project focus and activities called the
project narrative and it must be the same text, albeit in different
languages.

Each consortium must create a five letter/digit consortium identifier.
This must be clearly listed on the proposals submitted to Canada,
Mexico, and the United States. We suggest you list it with your title.

**Project Narrative.** (**[No more than 20 pages words).]{.underline}**
When you develop your proposal, please ensure that you describe the
nature and the scope of the project. For example: how central is the
project to the vitality of developing a North American dimension to your
discipline or profession? What will be the national and international
consequences of a successful completion of the project? How are other
institutions of higher education likely to benefit or learn from your
experience in ways that would enable them to provide a North American
perspective to your discipline or profession? Include an overview that
describes the project, its objectives, strategies for achieving those
objectives, and for each year of the project, the expected outcomes and
how success in achieving those objectives would be measured. Each
application should include a well-written evaluation plan aimed at
measuring success of the project activities and outcomes through solid
quantitative and qualitative evidence. This plan must be co-ordinated
among partners to ensure that the success being measured is
consortia-wide.

Your proposal should offer reviewers a clear description of the roles of
each partner. It should cover who will do what, when, where and with
what anticipated results. Your strategy should be carefully designed to
address the central purpose of your project. With regard to directed
field studies, describe specifically what type of activities will be
undertaken to facilitate the assessment of the environmental impact of
the project.

All applications for funding in Canada, Mexico, and the United States
include the following:

a.  **Title Page.** Each country requires a specific title page

b.  **Project Summary.** This overview should briefly describe your
    project outlining

> the key features, including the total number of students from each
> institution being exchanged over the duration of the project. It
> should clearly state the overall objective, and include a list of
> major activities which will be undertaken during the four years of the
> project which will support the objective(s).

c.  **Work Plan. L**ist key project objectives, major activities and
    expected results. These items should be clearly aligned with
    timeframes. Use the same grid for each of the subsequent years of
    your project.

d.  **Budget.** The budget breakdown should follow the format set out in
    the application form. Please use the budget forms specific to each
    country to categorise requested costs. The budget must clearly
    identify travel costs and other relevant expenses. Follow carefully
    the published budget instructions for each country. Each country has
    a stated regulation about the percentage of the budget being
    requested from the government and how much is to be covered from
    other sources. Where applicable, the application must indicate the
    level of financial support from other public and private sources.
    Letters of confirmation from these public or private sources should
    be included with the application. For Canadian applicants, the
    budget figures are to be submitted in Canadian dollars.

e.  **Budget Narrative**. The budget breakdown should include a budget
    narrative detailing all expenses by category for each year of the
    life of the project and how they have been determined. A description
    of revenues, if applicable, for each year of the project is also
    required. Applicants must submit budget in the currency of the
    country.

f.  **Consortium Members**. Use the template to list all your
    consortium's members.

g.  **Funds Sought by other Partners.** Follow the budget instructions
    carefully to see if the government of your country requires a
    narrative that lists the total amount of funds requested by partners
    in other countries from their respective governments. If requested,
    indicate the breakdown of expenses among the Canadian, Mexican and
    U.S. consortium members.

h.  **Student Mobility Matrix.** Include the total number of students
    from each country (14 or more) being exchanged over the duration of
    the project.

i.  **Personnel Information**. The qualifications of the project
    director, and key personnel related to the project, should be
    clearly stated. For this purpose, submit a brief one-page bio or
    resume, highlighting relevant skills and experience related to the
    topic. Do NOT submit a standard curriculum vitae.

j.  **Endorsement Letters**. The applicant must provide a letter of
    support from a senior executive officer of each academic partner in
    the consortium, from all three countries, indicating how this
    project fits within the academic exchange policy and the
    international strategy of the institution, and emphasising what this
    project will add to that strategy. Other major parties involved in
    the consortium should also indicate in writing their commitment to
    this project. Canadian applicants are asked to submit a copy of
    their international strategy with the application.

k.  **Recipient Legal Information Sheet (Canada only).** This is a legal
    document that all Canadian recipients must complete. It will provide
    HRSDC with the supporting documentation requested for the delegation
    of signing authority, both financial and contractual, for
    representatives of your institution. Please provide the names and
    signatures of the individuals who can legally sign off on project
    documents such as claims, cash flows, actual expenditure tables,
    financial and activity reports as well as contractual agreements,
    amendments and proposals. The Recipient Legal Information Sheet must
    be entirely completed, signed and sent to HRSDC with your proposal.

## 14. SUBMISSION PROCESS 

**For Canada:**

**The Canadian lead institution** must submit the [original and three
copies]{.underline} of the proposal, including application forms and
annexes, and one (1) electronic copy of the complete package on CD-ROM
or diskette, to the following address by registered mail postmarked no
later than April 11^th^, 2008.

Applications missing any of the above items will not be considered.
Please do not bind the paper copies or use cerlox bindings or duo-tangs.
The electronic version of the completed application form must be
submitted as one file, in Microsoft Word format, on either diskette or
CD-ROM. Applications must be sent by mail. IAM assumes no responsibility
for submissions that are misdirected or delayed.

Applications delivered in person, or by an authorised representative or
private courier service, may be submitted to the following address
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), except
Saturdays, Sundays, or federal holidays. A receipt as proof of
submission should be obtained, signed and dated by the official in the
department who took delivery.

Proof of mailing may consist of one of the following: (a) a legibly
dated postmark; (b) a legible receipt with the date of mailing indicated
by Canada Post; (c) a dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a
commercial carrier; or (d) any other proof of mailing acceptable to
Human Resources and Social Development Canada.

**For submission by mail:**

Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education

International Academic Mobility

Learning Branch

Human Resources and Social Development Canada

Place du Portage

140 Promenade du Portage, Phase IV

Gatineau (Hull), Québec

K1A 0J9

**By Private Courier**:

Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education

International Academic Mobility

Learning Branch

Human Resources and Social Development Canada

200 Montcalm Street

Tower 11, Ground Floor

To the attention of Tom McCloskey

**For further information:**

Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education

International Academic Mobility

Learning Branch

Human Resources and Social Development Canada

Tel: (819) 997-2720

Fax: (819) 994-3935

###### 

###### For Mexico:

See the instructions in the Mexican guidelines.

**For further information**:

José Luis Léon Ramirez

Programa para la Movilidad en la Educación

Superior de America del Norte

Dirección de Proyectos Especiales

San Fernando No. 1

Col. Toriello Guerra

Tlalpan 14050 México, D.F.

Tel.: 011-(525) 55- 3003 6763 and 6767

Fax: 011-(525) 55-30037763

E-mail: <jleon@sep.gob.mx>

**For the United States:**

The U.S. Department of Education and other U.S. federal agencies and
departments have a single point of information and submission for all
grant programs. If you are applying to FIPSE for the North American
program, you will find information and instructions in the application
packet at [www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/). The package is
available as soon as the Federal Register Notice is published. It is
important to note that U.S. institutions must register for this site in
order to apply for and submit federal grants. If your institution has
not already done so, a representative for your institution should
register several weeks in advance of the submission date in order to
apply in time for this federal grant program. If you wish to request an
exemption from this electronic submission, note the conditions listed on
the website. You may also register for email notification for federal
grant programs.

**It is important to note that U.S. submissions logged in by grants.gov
as "late" are not eligible for review or funding**.

**For further information**:

Frank Frankfort, Ph.D.

North American Program Coordinator\
U.S. Department of Education

Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)\
1990 K Street, NW, 6th Floor\
Washington, D.C. 20006-8544\
Tel: 202-502-7513

Fax: 202-502-7877\
frank.frankfort@ed.gov

###### 

# Grants.gov Registration Instruction for Organizations

The Grants.gov registration process involves three basic steps:

1.  Register your organization

-   Obtain a D-U-N-S Number (see below for instructions)

-   Register with the Central Contractor Registry (see below for
    instructions)

2.  Register yourself as an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR)

-   Obtain a username and password from the Grants.gov credential
    provider (<https://apply.grants.gov/OrcRegister>)

-   Register with Grants.gov
    (<https://apply.grants.gov/GrantsgovRegister>)

3\. Get authorized as an AOR by your organization

-   Receive approval from your organization's E-Business POC (see CCR
    instructions below for details)

-   If you are both the E-Business POC and an AOR, you should authorize
    your own AOR request

For more information, go to
<http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp>.

Note: If you are a grant applicant who is submitting a grant application
on your own behalf and not on behalf of a company, institution, state,
local or tribal government, or other type of organization, refer to
<http://www.grants.gov/assets/IndividualRegCheck.pdf>. If you apply as
an individual to a grant application package designated for
organizations, your application will be rejected.

# D-U-N-S NUMBER INSTRUCTIONS

To successfully submit an application using Grants.gov, you must provide
your organization's D-U-N-S Number. A D-U-N-S Number is a unique
nine-digit number issued by D&B, a global information services provider,
that identifies your organization and is used by the Federal government
to track how Federal money is distributed. Most large organizations,
libraries, colleges, and research universities already have D-U-N-S
numbers. Ask your grant administrator or chief financial officer to
provide your organization's D-U-N-S Number.

If your organization does not have a D-U-N-S Number, you can obtain one
at no charge by calling 1-866-705-5711 or by completing a D-U-N-S Number
Request Form (<http://www.dnb.com/US/duns_update/index.html>). You will
need to provide the following information:

-   Legal name

-   Tradestyle, doing business as (DBA), or other name by which your
    organization is commonly recognized

-   Physical address, city, state and zip code

-   Mailing address (if separate)

-   Telephone number

-   Contact name

-   SIC code (Line of Business)

-   Number of employees at your location

-   Headquarters name and address (if there is a reporting relationship
    to a parent corporate entity)

-   Is this a home-based business?

Obtaining a DUNS Number places your organization on D&B's marketing
list, which is sold to other companies. You can request not to be added
to this list during your application.

Live help from D&B is available Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. -- 5 p.m. (EST) at
1-888-814-1435.

# Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Instructions 

# 

The Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is a web-enabled
government-wide application that collects, validates, stores, and
disseminates business information about the Federal government\'s
trading partners in support of the contract award, grants, and
electronic payment processes. Check to see if your organization is
already registered at the CCR website
(<http://www.bpn.gov/ccrinq/scripts/search.asp>).

If your organization is already registered, take note of who is listed
as your E-Business Point of Contact (E-Business POC). This person will
be responsible for authorizing who within your organization is able to
submit applications using Grants.gov.

If your organization is not already registered, you can register using
the CCR website (<https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/scripts/indexnew.asp>) or by
phone (1-888-227-2423). When your organization registers with CCR, you
will need to designate an E-Business Point of Contact (POC). This
designee authorizes individuals to submit grant applications on behalf
of the organization. A special Marketing Partner ID Number (MPIN) is
established as a password to verify the E-Business POC.

The E-Business POC will be notified by e-mail when individuals from
their organization register with Grants.gov. This registration is a
request to be designated as an Authorized Organization Representative
(AOR). To assign AOR rights, E-Business POCs need to log into Grants.gov
(<http://www.grants.gov/applicants/e_biz.jsp>) using the organization's
D-U-N-S Number and MPIN. Grants.gov will send the AOR a confirmation
e-mail when this process has been completed.

**Please note that your CCR registration must be renewed once a year**.
You can check your registration status using the CCR search page
(<http://www.bpn.gov/ccrinq/scripts/search.asp>).

If you have further questions about creating, updating or renewing your
CCR registration, please visit the CCR Frequently Asked Questions page
(http://www.ccr.gov/FAQ.asp) or contact the CCR Help Desk at
1-888-227-2423.

Application Transmittal Instructions

ATTENTION ELECTRONIC APPLICANTS: Please note that you must follow the
Application Procedures as described in the [Federal
Register]{.underline} notice announcing the grant competition.

**[This program requires the electronic submission]{.underline} of
applications; specific requirements and waiver instructions can be found
in the [Federal Register]{.underline} notice.**

According to the instructions found in the [Federal
Register]{.underline} notice, those requesting and qualifying for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement may submit an
application by mail, commercial carrier or by hand delivery.

If you want to apply for a grant and be considered for funding, you must
meet the following deadline requirements:

**[Applications Submitted Electronically]{.underline}**

**You must submit your grant application through the Internet using the
software provided on the Grants.gov Web site
([http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/)) by 4:30 p.m.
(Washington, D.C. time) on or before the deadline date.**

If you submit your application through the Internet via the Grants.gov
Web site, you will receive an automatic acknowledgement when we receive
your application.

For more information on using Grants.gov, please refer to the "Notice
Inviting Applications" that was published in the [Federal
Register]{.underline} or visit
[http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/).

**[Applications Delivered by Mail]{.underline}**

You must mail the original and two copies of your application on or
before the application deadline date to:

**U.S. Department of Education**

**Application Control Center**

**[Attention: (CFDA Number 84.116N)]{.underline}**

**400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.**

**Washington, D.C. 20202-4260**

You must show one of the following as proof of mailing:

1.  A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service Postmark

2.  A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
    Postal Service

3.  A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
    carrier

4.  Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the U.S. Secretary of
    Education

If you mail an application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof of mailing:

1.  A private metered postmark, or

2.  A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service

An applicant should note that the U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly
provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an applicant
should check with its local post office.

Special Note: Due to potential disruption to normal mail delivery, the
Department encourages you to consider using an alternative delivery
method (for example, a commercial carrier, such as Federal Express or
United Postal Service; U.S. Postal Service Express Mail; or a courier
service to transmit your application for this competition to the
Department. If you use an alternative delivery method, please obtain the
appropriate proof of mailing under "Applications Delivered by Mail",
then follow the instructions for "Applications Delivered by Hand".

**[Applications Delivered by Commercial Carrier]{.underline}**

If you use an alternative delivery method, please obtain the appropriate
proof of mailing under "Applications Sent by Mail", then follow the
instructions under the appropriate delivery method.

You must mail the original and two copies of your application on or
before the application deadline date to:

**U.S. Department of Education**

**Application Control Center -- Stop 4260**

**Attention: CFDA \# (84.116N)**

**7100 Old Landover Road**

**Landover, MD 20785-1506**

**[Applications Delivered by Hand]{.underline}**

You or your courier must hand deliver the original and two copies of the
application by 4:30 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on or before the
deadline date to the following address:

**U.S. Department of Education**

**Application Control Center**

**Attention: CFDA Number -- 84.116N**

**550 12^th^ Street, SW**

**Potomac Center Plaza -- Room 7067**

**Washington, D.C. 20202-4260**

**[Application Control Center Hours of Operation]{.underline}**

The Application Control Center accepts application deliveries daily
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time) except
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.

**[Grant Application Receipt from the Application Control
Center]{.underline}**

If you send your application by mail or if you or your courier delivers
it by hand, the Application Control Center will mail a Grant Application
Receipt Acknowledgement to you.

If you do not receive the notification of application receipt within 15
days from the mailing of the application, you should call the U.S.
Department of Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.

**[Late Applications]{.underline}**

If your application is late, we will notify you that we will not
consider the application.

###### Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards

4000-01-U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Postsecondary Education

Overview Information

Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)\--Special
Focus Competition: Program for North American Mobility in Higher
Education

Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2008.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:

84.116N.

[Dates]{.underline}:

Applications Available: \[INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER\]

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 11, 2008.

Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 11, 2008.

#### Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

[Purpose of Program]{.underline}: To provide grants for or enter into
cooperative agreements to improve postsecondary education opportunities
by focusing on problem areas or improvement approaches in postsecondary
education.

[Priority]{.underline}: Under this competition we are particularly
interested in applications that address the following priority.

[Invitational Priority]{.underline}: For FY 2008, this priority is an
invitational priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give an
application that meets this invitational priority a competitive or
absolute preference over other applications.

This priority is:

This priority is designed to support the formation of educational
consortia of American, Canadian, and Mexican institutions to encourage
cooperation in the coordination of curricula, the exchange of students,
and the opening of educational opportunities among the United States
(U.S.), Canada, and Mexico. The invitational priority is issued in
cooperation with Canada and Mexico. These awards support only the
participation of U.S. institutions and students in these consortia of
American, Canadian, and Mexican institutions. Canadian and Mexican
institutions participating in any consortium proposal responding to the
invitational priority may apply, respectively, to Human Resources and
Social Development Canada (HRSDC) or the Mexican Secretariat for Public
Education (SEP), for additional funding under separate but parallel
Canadian and Mexican competitions.

[Program Authority]{.underline}: 20 U.S.C. 1138-1138d.

[Applicable Regulations]{.underline}: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.

[Note]{.underline}: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all
applicants except federally recognized Indian tribes.

[Note]{.underline}: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to
Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) only.

II\. Award Information

[Type of Award]{.underline}: Discretionary grants.

[Estimated Available Funds]{.underline}: \$300,000.

[Estimated Range of Awards]{.underline}: \$30,000 for the first year
only.

[Estimated Average Size of Awards]{.underline}: Any 2008 application
that is funded will be awarded \$180,000 for a four-year grant.

[Maximum Award]{.underline}: We will reject any application that
proposes a budget exceeding \$150,000 for a single budget period of 12
months. The Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education may change
the maximum amount through a notice published in the [Federal
Register]{.underline}.

[Estimated Number of Awards]{.underline}: 10.

[Note]{.underline}: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice. It is anticipated that the next call for proposals will be 2010.

[Project Period]{.underline}: Up to 48 months.

## III. Eligibility Information

1\. [Eligible Applicants]{.underline}: IHEs or combinations of IHEs and
other public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies.

2\. [Cost Sharing or Matching]{.underline}: This program does not
require cost sharing or matching.

IV\. Application and Submission Information

1\. [Address to Request Application Package]{.underline}: Education
Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398.
Telephone, toll free: 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free:
1-877-576-7734.

You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also:
www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html or at its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov

If you request an application package from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this program or competition as follows: CFDA number 84.116N.

Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape,
or computer diskette) by contacting the person listed under [Alternative
Format]{.underline} in section VIII of this notice.

2\. [Content and Form of Application Submission]{.underline}:
Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the
forms you must submit, are in the application package for this program.

Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application) is
where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers
use to evaluate your application. You must limit the application
narrative (Part III) to the equivalent of no more than 20 pages, using
the following standards:

-   A "page" is 8.5" x 11", on one side only, with 1"

margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.

-   Double space (no more than three lines per vertical

inch) all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.

-   Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no

smaller than 10 pitch (characters per inch).

-   Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman,

Courier, Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other
font (including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.

The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, the
budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part IV,
the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the
resumes, the bibliography, or the letters of support. However, the page
limit does apply to all of the application narrative section (Part III).

We will reject your application if you exceed the page limit; or you
apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the page limit.

3\. [Submission Dates and Times]{.underline}:

Applications Available: \[INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER\].

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 11, 2008.

Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement**,** please refer to section IV. 6. [Other Submission
Requirements]{.underline} in this notice.

We do not consider an application that does not

comply with the deadline requirements.

Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or auxiliary aid
in connection with the application process should contact the person
listed under [For Further Information Contact]{.underline} in section
VII in this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the
application process, the individual's application remains subject to all
other requirements and limitations in this notice.

Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 11, 2008.

4\. [Intergovernmental Review]{.underline}: This program is subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information
about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this program.

5\. [Funding Restrictions]{.underline}: We reference regulations
outlining funding restrictions in the [Applicable
Regulations]{.underline} section in this notice.

6\. [Other Submission Requirements]{.underline}:

Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an exception to this requirement
in accordance with the instructions in this section.

a\. [Electronic Submission of Applications]{.underline}.

Applications for grants under the Program for North American Mobility in
Higher Education, CFDA Number 84.116N, must be submitted electronically
using the Government-wide Grants.gov Apply site at
[http://www.Grants.gov](http://www.Grants.gov/) Through this site, you
will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it
offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail
an electronic copy of a grant application to us.

We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format unless,
as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of the
exceptions to the electronic submission requirement [and]{.underline}
submit, no later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a
written statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in
this section under [Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement]{.underline}.

You may access the electronic grant application for the Program for
North American Mobility in Higher Education at http://www.Grants.gov.
You must search for the downloadable application package for this
program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha
suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.116, not 84.116N).

Please note the following:

• When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find information about
submitting an application electronically through the site, as well as
the hours of operation.

• Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time stamped. Your
application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must be date and
time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as
otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your application
if it is date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. When we
retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are
rejecting your application because it was date and time stamped by the
Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.

• The amount of time it can take to upload an application will vary
depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the application
and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we strongly
recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to
begin the submission process through Grants.gov.

• You should review and follow the Education Submission Procedures for
submitting an application through Grants.gov that are included in the
application package for this program to ensure that you submit your
application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov system. You can also
find the Education Submission Procedures pertaining to Grants.gov at
http://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf

• To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must complete all steps
in the Grants.gov registration process (see
http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp). These steps
include (1) registering your organization, a multi-part process that
includes registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR); (2)
registering yourself as an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR);
and (3) getting authorized as an AOR by your organization. Details on
these steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide
(see
http://www.grants.gov/section910/Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf).
You also must provide on your application the same D-U-N-S Number used
with this registration. Please note that the registration process may
take five or more business days to complete, and you must have completed
all registration steps to allow you to submit successfully an
application via Grants.gov. In addition you will need to update your CCR
registration on an annual basis. This may take three or more business
days to complete.

• You will not receive additional point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you
qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, as
described elsewhere in this section, and submit your application in
paper format.

• You must submit all documents electronically, including all
information you typically provide on the following forms: Application
for Federal Education Assistance (SF 424), the Department of Education
Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget
Information\--Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications. Please note that two of these forms\--the
SF 424 and the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF
424\--have replaced the ED 424 (Application for Federal Education
Assistance).

• You must attach any narrative sections of your application as files in
a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format.
If you upload a file type other than the three file types specified in
this paragraph or submit a password-protected file, we will not review
that material.

• Your electronic application must comply with any page-limit
requirements described in this notice.

• After you electronically submit your application, you will receive
from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that contains a
Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates receipt by
Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The Department then
will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send a second
notification to you by e-mail. This second notification indicates that
the Department has received your application and has assigned your
application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying number unique
to your application).

• We may request that you provide us original signatures on forms at a
later date.

[Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues with
the Grants.gov System]{.underline}: If you are experiencing problems
submitting your application through Grants.gov, please contact the
Grants.gov Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it.

If you are prevented from electronically submitting your application on
the application deadline date because of technical problems with the
Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension until 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, the following business day to enable you to
transmit your application electronically or by hand delivery. You also
may mail your application by following the mailing instructions
described elsewhere in this notice.

If you submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date, please contact the person listed under
[For Further Information Contact]{.underline} in section VII in this
notice and provide an explanation of the technical problem you
experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case
Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that
problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The Department
will contact you after a determination is made on whether your
application will be accepted.

[Note]{.underline}: The extensions to which we refer in this section
apply only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the
Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed to
fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before the
application deadline date and time or if the technical problem you
experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system.

[Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement]{.underline}: You
qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, and
may submit your application in paper format, if you are unable to submit
an application through the Grants.gov system because----

• You do not have access to the Internet; or

• You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to the
Grants.gov system;

[and]{.underline}

• No later than two weeks before the application deadline date (14
calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the application
deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business day
following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement to
the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application.

If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be
postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.
If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must receive the
faxed statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline
date.

Address and mail or fax your statement to: Frank Frankfort, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 6154, Washington,DC
20006-8544. FAX: (202) 502-7877.

Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the mail or
hand delivery instructions described in this notice.

b\. [Submission of Paper Applications by Mail]{.underline}.

If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable following
address:

[By mail through the U.S. Postal Service]{.underline}:

U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center

Attention: (CFDA Number 84.116N)

400 Maryland Avenue, SW.

# Washington, DC 20202-4260

or

[By mail through a commercial carrier]{.underline}:

U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center, Stop 4260

Attention: (CFDA Number 84.116N)

7100 Old Landover Road

Landover, MD 20785-1506

Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:

\(1\) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.

\(2\) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.

\(3\) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.

\(4\) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.

If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof of mailing:

\(1\) A private metered postmark.

\(2\) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date,
we will not consider your application.

[Note]{.underline}: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a
dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with
your local post office.

c\. [Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery]{.underline}.

If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original and
two copies of your application by hand, on or before the application
deadline date, to the Department at the following address:

U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center

Attention: (CFDA Number 84.116N)

550 12th Street, SW.

Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza

Washington, DC 20202-4260

The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays,
and Federal holidays.

[Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications]{.underline}: If
you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department\--

\(1\) You must indicate on the envelope and\--if not provided by the
Department\--in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including suffix
letter, if any, of the competition under which you are submitting your
application; and

\(2\) The Application Control Center will mail to you a notification of
receipt of your grant application. If you do not receive this
notification within 15 business days from the application deadline date,
you should call the U.S. Department of Education Application Control
Center at (202) 245-6288.

#### V. Application Review Information

1\. [Selection Criteria]{.underline}: The selection criteria for this
program are from 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and are listed in the
application package.

2\. [Review and Selection Process]{.underline}: Additional factors we
consider in selecting an application for an award are applications that
demonstrate a tri-lateral, innovative North American approach to
training and education.

VI\. Award Administration Information

1\. [Award Notices]{.underline}: If your application is successful, we
notify your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant
Award Notification (GAN). We may notify you informally, also.

If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, we
notify you.

2\. [Administrative and National Policy Requirements]{.underline}: We
identify administrative and national policy requirements in the
application package and reference these and other requirements in the
[Applicable Regulations]{.underline} section in this notice.

We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an
award in the [Applicable Regulations]{.underline} section in this notice
and include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.

3\. [Reporting]{.underline}: At the end of your project period, you must
submit a final performance report, including financial information, as
directed by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must
submit an annual performance report that provides the most current
performance and financial expenditure information as directed by the
Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more
frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific
requirements on reporting, please go to
http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html

4.  [Performance Measures]{.underline}:  Under the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA), the following performance measures
are used by the Department to assess the performance of the FIPSE
program: 

     (1) The percentage of FIPSE grantees reporting project
dissemination to others; and

     (2) The percentage of FIPSE projects reporting institutionalization
on their home campuses. 

     If funded, you will be asked to collect and report data on these
measures in your project's annual performance report (EDGAR, 34 CFR
75.590).  Applicants are also advised to consider these two measures in
conceptualizing the design, implementation, and evaluation of the
proposed project because of their importance in the application review
process.  Collection of data on these measures should be part of the
project evaluation plan, along with any measures of progress on goals
and objectives that are specific to your project.

#### VII. Agency Contact 

[For Further Information Contact]{.underline}: Frank Frankfort, Fund for
the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, Program for North American
Mobility in Higher Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 6154, Washington,
DC 20006-8544. Telephone: (202) 502-7513.

If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.

#### VIII. Other Information

[Alternative Format]{.underline}: Individuals with disabilities can
obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed under [For
Further Information Contact]{.underline} in section VII in this notice.

[Electronic Access to This Document]{.underline}: You can view this
document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in
the [Federal Register]{.underline}, in text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site:
www.ed.gov/news/fedregister

To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free
at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.

[Note]{.underline}: The official version of this document is the
document published in the [Federal Register]{.underline}. Free Internet
access to the official edition of the [Federal Register]{.underline} and
the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at:
www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html

Dated:

> \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
>
> Diane Auer Jones,
>
> [Assistant Secretary for]{.underline}
>
> [Postsecondary Education]{.underline}.

Authorizing Legislation

**1998 Amendments to Higher Education Act of 1965 \[excerpt\]**

P.L. 105-244

TITLE VII\--GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

SEC. 701. REVISION OF TITLE VII.

Title VII (20 U.S.C. 1132a et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

TITLE VII\--GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

SEC. 700. PURPOSE.

It is the purpose of this title\--

\(1\) to authorize national graduate fellowship programs\--

\(A\) in order to attract students of superior ability and achievement,

> exceptional promise, and demonstrated financial need, into
> high-quality graduate programs and provide the students with the
> financial support necessary to complete advanced degrees; and

\(B\) that are designed to\--

> \(i\) sustain and enhance the capacity for graduate education in areas
> of national need; and
>
> \(ii\) encourage talented students to pursue scholarly careers in the
> humanities, social sciences, and the arts; and

\(2\) to promote postsecondary programs.

**PART A**\--GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS \[**not shown; not
applicable**\]

**PART B\--FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION**

**SEC. 741. FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.**

\(a\) AUTHORITY- The Secretary is authorized to make grants to, or enter
into contracts with, institutions of higher education, combinations of
such institutions, and other public and private nonprofit institutions
and agencies, to enable such institutions, combinations, and agencies to
improve postsecondary education opportunities by\--

> \(1\) encouraging the reform, innovation, and improvement of
> postsecondary education, and providing equal educational opportunity
> for all;
>
> \(2\) the creation of institutions, programs, and joint efforts
> involving paths to career and professional training, and combinations
> of academic and experiential learning;
>
> \(3\) the establishment of institutions and programs based on the
> technology of communications;
>
> \(4\) the carrying out, in postsecondary educational institutions, of
> changes in internal structure and operations designed to clarify
> institutional priorities and purposes;
>
> \(5\) the design and introduction of cost-effective methods of
> instruction and operation;
>
> \(6\) the introduction of institutional reforms designed to expand
> individual opportunities for entering and reentering institutions and
> pursuing programs of study tailored to individual needs;
>
> \(7\) the introduction of reforms in graduate education, in the
> structure of academic professions, and in the recruitment and
> retention of faculties; and
>
> \(8\) the creation of new institutions and programs for examining and
> awarding credentials to individuals, and the introduction of reforms
> in current institutional practices related thereto.
>
> \(b\) PLANNING GRANTS- The Secretary is authorized to make planning
> grants to institutions of higher education for the development and
> testing of innovative techniques in postsecondary education. Such
> grants shall not exceed \$20,000.

**SEC. 742. BOARD OF THE FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION.**

> \(a\) ESTABLISHMENT- There is established a National Board of the Fund
> for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (in this part referred
> to as the 'Board'). The Board shall consist of 15 members appointed by
> the Secretary for overlapping 3-year terms. A majority of the Board
> shall constitute a quorum. Any member of the Board who has served for
> 6 consecutive years shall thereafter be ineligible for appointment to
> the Board during a 2-year period following the expiration of such
> sixth year.

\(b\) MEMBERSHIP-

> \(1\) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall designate one of the members of
> the Board as Chairperson of the Board. A majority of the members of
> the Board shall be public interest representatives, including
> students, and a minority shall be educational representatives. All
> members selected shall be individuals able to contribute an important
> perspective on priorities for improvement in postsecondary education
> and strategies of educational and institutional change.
>
> \(2\) APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR- The Secretary shall appoint the
> Director of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
> (hereafter in this part referred to as the 'Director'.

\(c\) DUTIES- The Board shall\--

> \(1\) advise the Secretary and the Director on priorities for the
> improvement of postsecondary education and make such recommendations
> as the Board may deem appropriate for the improvement of postsecondary
> education and for the evaluation, dissemination, and adaptation of
> demonstrated improvements in postsecondary educational practice;
>
> \(2\) advise the Secretary and the Director on the operation of the
> Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, including advice
> on planning documents, guidelines, and procedures for grant
> competitions prepared by the Fund; and
>
> \(3\) meet at the call of the Chairperson, except that the Board shall
> meet whenever one-third or more of the members request in writing that
> a meeting be held.
>
> \(d\) INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE- The Director shall make available to
> the Board such information and assistance as may be necessary to
> enable the Board to carry out its functions.

**SEC. 743. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS**.

> \(a\) TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES- The Secretary may appoint, for terms not to
> exceed 3 years, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United
> States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, not
> more than 7 technical employees to administer this part who may be
> paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III
> of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General
> Schedule pay rates.
>
> \(b\) PROCEDURES- The Director shall establish procedures for
> reviewing and evaluating grants and contracts made or entered into
> under this part. Procedures for reviewing grant applications or
> contracts for financial assistance under this section may not be
> subject to any review outside of officials responsible for the
> administration of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary
> Education.

**SEC. 744. SPECIAL PROJECTS.**

> \(a\) GRANT AUTHORITY- The Director is authorized to make grants to
> institutions of higher education, or consortia thereof, and such other
> public agencies and nonprofit organizations as the Director deems
> necessary for innovative projects concerning one or more areas of
> particular national need identified by the Director.
>
> \(b\) APPLICATION- No grant shall be made under this part unless an
> application is made at such time, in such manner, and contains or is
> accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require.
>
> \(c\) AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED- Areas of national need shall initially
> include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
>
> \(1\) Institutional restructuring to improve learning and promote
> productivity, efficiency, quality improvement, and cost and price
> control.
>
> \(2\) Articulation between 2- and 4-year institutions of higher
> education, including developing innovative methods for ensuring the
> successful transfer of students from 2- to 4-year institutions of
> higher education.
>
> \(3\) Evaluation and dissemination of model programs.
>
> \(4\) International cooperation and student exchange among
> postsecondary
>
> educational institutions.

**SEC. 745. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.**

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part
\$30,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

**PART C**\--URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICE \[**not shown; not applicable**\]

**PART D**\--DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO ENSURE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
RECEIVE A QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION \[**not shown; not applicable**\]

**Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs**

**Executive Order 12372**

# 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs was issued to foster an
intergovernmental partnership and strengthen federalism by relying on
state and local processes for the coordination and review of proposed
Federal financial assistance.

Applicants must contact the appropriate State Single Point of Contact to
find out about, and to comply with, the State\'s process under Executive
Order 12372. A listing of the Single Point of Contact for each State may
be viewed at:
[http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html]{.underline}.

**General Education Provisions Act (GEPA)**

**Section 427**

ALL APPLICANTS MUST INCLUDE INFORMATION IN THEIR APPLICATIONS TO ADDRESS
THIS PROVISION IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FUNDING UNDER THIS PROGRAM.

Section 427 requires each applicant to include in its application a
description of the steps the applicant proposes to take to ensure
equitable access to, and participation in, its federally-assisted
program for students, teachers, and other program beneficiaries with
special needs.

This section allows applicants discretion in developing the required
description. The statute highlights six barriers that can impede
equitable access or participation that you may address: gender, race,
national origin, color, disability, or age.

A general statement of an applicant's nondiscriminatory hiring policy is
not sufficient to meet this requirement. Applicants must identify
potential barriers and explain steps they will take to overcome these
barriers.

\*Note: Applicants are required to address this provision by attaching a
statement to the GEPA "Notice to All Applicants" form that is included
in the North American Mobility application package that must be
downloaded in Grants.gov.

**Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)**

What is GPRA?

The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 is a
straightforward statute that requires all Federal agencies to manage
their activities with attention to the consequences of those activities.
Each agency clearly states what it intends to accomplish, identifies the
resources required, and regularly reports its progress to the Congress.
In doing so, GPRA is improving accountability for the expenditures of
public funds, improving Congressional decision-making with more thorough
and objective information on the effectiveness of Federal programs, and
promoting a new government focus on results, cost-effectiveness, service
delivery, and customer satisfaction.

FIPSE performance is focused on 1) the extent to which funded projects
are being replicated---i.e., adopted or adapted---by others; and 2) the
manner in which projects are being institutionalized and continued after
grant funding. These two results constitute FIPSE's indicators of the
success of our program. Consequently, applicants for FIPSE grants are
advised to give careful consideration to these two outcomes in
conceptualizing the design, implementation, and evaluation the proposed
project. Consideration of these outcomes is an important part of many of
the review criteria discussed below. Thus, it is important to the
success of your application that you include these objectives and their
measure. If funded, you will be asked to collect and report data from
your project on these indicators.

An applicant that receives a grant award will be required to submit
annual progress reports and a final report as a condition of the award.
The reports will document the extent to which project goals and
objectives are met. Currently, the forms for these reports can be viewed
at <http://www.ed.gov/programs/fipsecomp/performance.html>.

General Instructions for the North American Mobility Application Package

This application package consists of standard forms, attachments, and
forms that are specific to the North American Mobility Program. All of
these forms are found on Grants.gov. The forms are divided into the
following parts:

Part I: **424 Forms**

Application for Federal Assistance -- (SF 424)

Department of Education Supplemental Information Form for SF 424

Note: Applicants must complete the SF 424 form first because some of the
information you provide here is automatically inserted into other
sections of Grants.gov.

Part II. **Attachments**

ED Abstract Form

Program Narrative Attachment Form

Budget Narrative Attachment Form

Part III: **ED FIPSE Program Specific Forms**

ED FIPSE Project Title Form

ED FIPSE Budget Summary Form

ED FIPSE Consortium Partners Identification Form

Part IV. **Other Attachments Form**

Personnel Information

Planning Timetable with Outcomes to be achieved for each year

Endorsement Letters

**Electronic submission requires that narratives and other files be
attached to the following attachment forms as per the instruction in
this document such as:**

 **One Page Abstract must be attached to the "Department of Education
Abstract Form"**

 **Program Narratives must be attached to the "Program Narrative
Attachment Form"**

 **Budget Narratives must be attached to the "Budget Narrative
Attachment Form"**

 **All vitas, table of contents, letters, certifications, supplementary
statements; and other requested appendices must be attached to the
"Other Attachment Form"**

**NOTE: *Please do not attach any narratives, supporting files, or
application components to the Standard Form (SF 424). Although this form
accepts attachments, the Department of Education will only review
materials/files attached to the attachment forms listed above.***

Part V: **Assurances, Certifications, and Survey Forms**

GEPA Section 427 Requirement

> Certification Regarding Lobbying Form (formerly ED Form 0-0013)
>
> Survey Instructions on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants
>
> Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL)
>
> Assurances -- Non-Construction Programs (SF 424B)

####### Paperwork Burden Statement

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are
required to respond to a collection of information unless such
collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control
number for this information collection is **[1840-0702]{.underline}**.
The time required to complete this information collection is estimated
to average 30 hours for the project director per application, including
the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather
the data needed, and complete and review the information collection.
**If you have any** **comments concerning the accuracy of the time
estimate(s) or suggestions for** **improving this form**, **please write
to**: U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651. **If
you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual
submission of this form, write directly to**: Fund for the Improvement
of Postsecondary Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, N.W., 6^th^ Floor, Washington,
D.C. 20202-4651.

OMB No. 1840-0702

Expiration Date: 08/31/2008

Instructions for Attachments and ED FIPSE Program Specific Forms

Applicants are reminded that each of the three institutions comprising a
prospective North American consortium should prepare a common proposal
that contains sufficient information and details to allow the evaluators
in the United States, Canada, and Mexico to judge the capacity of the
consortium to meet the objectives of the North American Program. You and
your Canadian and Mexican lead partners should submit (respectively) to
FIPSE, HRSDC, and SEP proposals that are identical in content. **FIPSE
applicants** **must** **download the application package found in
Grants.gov to complete and submit the application. (Applicants are
reminded that all attachments must be in .doc, .rtf., or .pdf format.)**

> **A. ED ABSTRACT FORM.** You will attach an overview outlining the key
> features of the project, including the total number of students from
> each institution being exchanged over the duration of the project, to
> this form. The summary should include the following items:

-   Title of project.

-   Summary of program and project activities.

-   List of U.S., Canadian, and Mexican consortium institutions.

-   Number of U.S., Canadian, and Mexican students targeted for study
    abroad.

-   Length of study abroad time.

-   Number of planned trilateral consortium meetings among coordinating
    institutions and approximate location (note: the Annual Meeting
    should count as one per year).

> **B. PROGRAM NARRATIVE ATTACHMENTS FORM**. You will attach your
> project description to this form. In no more than 20 double-spaced
> pages, you should include an overview that describes the project, its
> objectives, strategies for achieving those objectives, and for each
> year of the project, the expected outcomes of the project and how
> success in achieving those objectives would be measured. *Each
> application should include a well-written evaluation plan aimed at
> measuring success of the project\'s activities and outcomes through
> solid quantitative and qualitative evidence. This plan must be
> coordinated among partners to ensure that the success being measured
> is consortia-wide.*

PAGE LIMIT:

> A "page" is 8.5" x 11", on one side only, with 1"margins at the top,
> bottom, and both sides.
>
> Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) all text in
> the application narrative, including titles, headings, footnotes,
> quotations, reference, and captions, as well as all text in charts,
> tables, figures, and graphs. Use a font that is either 12 point or
> larger or no smaller than 10 pitch (characters per inch). The page
> limit does not apply to the budget section, including the narrative
> budget justification, the assurances and certifications, or the
> abstract, the resumes, the bibliography, or the letters of support.
> Our reviewers will not read any pages of your application that exceed
> the page limit.
>
> **C. BUDGET NARRATIVE ATTACHMENT FORM.** You will attach the budget
> narrative for each year to this form. The budget narrative should
> detail all expenses for each year of the life of the project and how
> they have been determined.
>
> The budget should clearly identify travel costs and other relevant
> expenses. It should further indicate how much of this budget is being
> requested from FIPSE and how much is to be covered from other sources.
> Clearly indicate the breakdown of expenses among the Canadian, Mexican
> and U.S. consortium members. Where applicable, the narrative must
> indicate the level of financial support from other public and private
> sources.
>
> Letters of confirmation from these sources should also be attached to
> the "Budget Narrative Attachment Form." For U.S. applicants, the
> budget figures must be submitted in U.S. dollars.

PLEASE NOTE: FIPSE applicants must download the application package
found in Grants.gov to complete and submit the ED FIPSE Project Title
Form, ED FIPSE Budget Summary Form, and the ED FIPSE Consortium Partners
Identification Form (see details that follow).

**D. ED FIPSE PROJECT TITLE FORM**. Complete each item using the
guidelines below.

**Program:** Select North American Program

**Consortium Members \-- U.S. Partners:**

Enter the name of the lead U.S. Partner after Lead

Enter the name of the U.S. Partner after Partner

Leave the second Partner blank

**Consortium Members \-- Foreign Partners:**

Enter the name of the lead Foreign Partner (for Mexico or Canada) after
Lead

Enter the name of the Foreign Partner (for Mexico or Canada) after
Partner

Leave the second Partner blank

**Consortium Members \-- Foreign Partners:**

> Enter the name of the lead Foreign Partner (for Mexico or Canada,
> whichever was not used in the first Foreign Partner section) after
> Lead
>
> Enter the name of the Foreign Partner (for Mexico or Canada, whichever
> was not used in the first Foreign Partner section) after Partner

**Project Title:** Enter the title of the project. There is a
60-character limit in this field.

> **Abstract of Proposal:** Enter a brief summary of the project. This
> should be concise and confined to the space provided, but in no case
> should you leave this space blank. This description should include the
> total number of students in each country to be moved during the
> project. There is a 1000 character limit in this field.
>
> **Select project format:** Select the Four-year consortia project.
>
> **Federal Funds Requested:** Enter the amount of Federal funds being
> requested from FIPSE in the first year of the project. Because the
> first year is for preparatory work, please limit this request to
> \$30,000. Enter the amount requested for subsequent years of funding.
> Under \"total\" enter the cumulative amount requested for the life of
> the project.

**E. ED FIPSE BUDGET SUMMARY FORM**

**E. BUDGET SUMMARY FORM (budget instructions)**

> Several international FIPSE programs use this same budget form. For
> the North American Mobility Program follow the instructions carefully
> and leave blanks where indicated. [Note carefully that the budget must
> be completed as a single budget for both or all partner institutions
> in the U.S. consortium]{.underline}. An explanation of the funds to be
> shared with partner institutions may be detailed in a budget narrative
> but there are no separate line items for partner institutions in the
> budget. All line items are for annual and total amounts for all U.S.
> institutions in the consortium and must be entered in whole U.S.
> dollars. Any project funded in 2008 will be awarded the same funds as
> noted below. Do not request more or less than the stated amounts. If
> you have questions about the budget, be sure to contact FIPSE.

**1. Program:** Select North American Program.

> **2. Select One:** Select Lead (fiscal agent). The partner budget is
> not used in the North American Program.
>
> **3.** **Name of Institution/Organization:** Fill in name of the
> applicant institution/organization. The Summary Budget Form must list
> totals for all institutions in the consortium. Enter amounts only in
> whole dollars. You may attach a budget narrative or a spreadsheet for
> the partner budget(s). You should attach this to the "Budget Narrative
> Attachment Form."
>
> **4. Personnel (Salary & Wages)**: Enter annual amounts and totals for
> salaries and wages for all partners. The amount for salaries and
> benefits is best calculated after consideration of the required
> travel, evaluation, conference fee, and student and faculty travel
> stipends listed below.
>
> **5. Fringe Benefits (Employee Benefits)**: Enter annual amounts and
> totals for all partners.
>
> **6. Travel**: Enter \$10,000 each year to cover travel for all
> partner institutions for a total of \$40,000. This is the required
> minimum but you may budget more. If your institution has a current
> negotiated indirect cost rate you may apply the 8 % indirect costs to
> this travel line. In that case enter \$9200 for each of the four years
> for a total of \$36,800. There are three categories of travel---1) the
> annual meeting for all projects (fall 2008 in Canada, fall 2009 in
> Mexico, fall 2010 in the U.S. and fall 2011 in Canada), 2) individual
> consortium meetings at institutions in the United States, Canada, or
> Mexico, and 3) faculty mobility or travel stipends for teaching
> residencies and research at partner universities in Mexico and Canada.
> Faculty mobility stipends for teaching and research at partner
> institutions should use a formula of \$1000 for travel expenses and
> \$1000 per week for living expenses. Faculty mobility stipends should
> not exceed three or four weeks and may not be used for salary.
> Typically a consortium meets twice in each year of the grant---once at
> the annual program meeting in the fall and once at a separate meeting
> for the individual consortium either in the United States, Canada, or
> Mexico.

**7. Equipment (Purchase).** Leave blank**.**

**8. Supplies and Materials**: Enter annual amounts and totals for all
partners.

> **9. Contractual**: Enter only the annual amounts and four-year total
> for evaluation on this line. Enter \$2000 for each of the four years
> for a total of \$8000. This is the minimum required amount. With each
> annual performance report you will be required to submit an evaluation
> report. Do NOT enter any amount for partner institutions here.
>
> **10. Other (equipment rental, printing, fees)**: Enter totals for all
> U.S. institutions. In 2010, the third year of the project, enter
> \$5000, in addition to any other amount you submit here. This \$5000
> amount is specifically reserved for registration and conference
> expenses for hosting the 2010 North American meeting in the United
> States. You will receive instructions from FIPSE on the disbursement
> of this fee. This amount may not be used for any other grant expenses.

**11. Total Direct Cost.** Field is calculated automatically.

> **12. Indirect Costs**: Indirect costs are limited to the total direct
> costs on line 11 that are based on lines 4-10. The U.S. Department of
> Education uses a training rate of 8 percent for grants in the North
> American Program. The 8 percent training rate also applies to all U.S.
> partners in the consortium. As noted above under line 6 Travel,
> indirect costs may be taken from travel and also from line 4
> Personnel, line 5 Fringe Benefits, line 8 Supplies, and line 10 Other.
> The annual amounts for evaluation on line 9 and the \$5000 conference
> fee under line 10 Other should be kept intact. Indirect cost may be
> calculated for these two line items but must taken from other direct
> cost lines. If your institution does not have a negotiated rate, you
> should put all grants requested funds in the direct cost lines of the
> budget.
>
> **13. Language and Mobility Stipends**: Each U.S. student
> participating in the North American program will receive a \$5000
> stipend for a full academic term abroad. The U.S. partners must budget
> for 14 students during years two, three, and four. The total student
> mobility award is \$70,000. No student stipends are budgeted for year
> one. Student stipends not used will be carried over into the next
> budget year. Students may use up to \$1000 of the stipend for language
> instruction.
>
> In year one leave line 13 blank. In years two and three enter \$25,000
> for five student stipends. In year four enter \$20,000 for four
> student stipends. Note carefully that student mobility stipends are
> for supporting study abroad for a full academic term and are defined
> as "training stipends" and are restricted to student use. They may not
> be used for any other line item in the budget. Consistent with EDGAR
> 75.562, c, and 75.564, student mobility stipends are not subject to
> indirect cost.
>
> **14. Language Stipends**: Leave blank.

**15. Subtotal of Stipends (lines 13 + 14)**: Field is calculated
automatically.

> **16. Total requested from FIPSE (lines 11 + 12+ 15) (These figures
> must be the same as those on the Title Form)**: Field is calculated
> automatically. The award for a four-year grant is \$180,000. No award
> will be made above that amount. The award for year one is \$30,000.
> For years two, three and four the award is \$50,000 per year. We
> recommend that you submit a budget that carefully follows the
> instructions and requests these exact amounts. Applications that
> request lower amounts have no competitive advantage and will be funded
> at the lower requested amounts. Applications that request higher
> amounts will be reduced to the amounts stated in the budget
> instructions.
>
> **17.** **Lead Partner Non-Federal Funds**: Leave blank. The North
> American program does not require cost sharing or matching from the
> lead institution. If you submit contributed amounts on this line for
> the lead institution, those amounts are automatically auditable. There
> is no competitive advantage for entering contributed amounts. Do not
> enter amounts of negotiated rate indirect costs above 8 percent.
>
> **18.** **Subcontractor(s) Partner Non-Federal Funds**: Leave blank.
> The U.S budget for the North American program does not require cost
> sharing or matching from applicant and partner institutions. If you
> submit contributed amounts for a partner institution, those amounts
> are automatically auditable. There is no competitive advantage for
> entering contributed amounts. Do not enter amounts of negotiated rate
> indirect costs above 8 percent.
>
> **19a. Total Requested from Canada:** Leave blank.
>
> **19b. Total Requested from Mexico:** Leave blank.

**19c. Total Requested from Brazil:** Leave Blank.

**19d. Total Requested from Europe:** Leave Blank.

**Indirect Cost Information**:

> If you are requesting reimbursement for indirect costs on line 12,
> this information is to be completed by your Business Office. (1):
> Indicate whether or not your organization has an Indirect Cost Rate
> Agreement that was approved by the federal government. (2): If you
> checked "yes" in (1), indicate in (2) the beginning and ending dates
> covered by the Indirect Cost Rate Agreement. In addition, indicate
> whether ED or another federal agency (Other) issued the approved
> agreement. If you check "Other," specify the name of the federal
> agency that issued the approved agreement. (3): If you are applying
> for a grant under a Restricted Rate Program (34 CFR 75.563 or 76.563),
> indicate whether you are using a restricted indirect cost rate that is
> included on your approved Indirect Cost Rate Agreement or whether you
> are using a restricted indirect cost rate that complies with 34 CFR
> 76.564(c)(2). Note: State or local government agencies may not use the
> provision for a restricted indirect cost rate specified in 34 CFR
> 76.564(c)(2). Check only one response. Leave blank, if this item is
> not applicable.

**F. ED FIPSE CONSORTIUM PARTNERS IDENTIFICATION FORM**

> When completing the consortium partners identification forms, it is
> essential that you list *[both the lead and partner institutions for
> each country before moving back to the application
> package.]{.underline}* The consortia identification forms serve as
> identification for all U.S. and foreign partners involved in your
> consortium.
>
> You are required to complete the original form for both the Lead
> Partner and Partner Two, and two extracted copies.
>
> PLEASE NOTE: You are required to complete this form for both the lead
> partner and partner two on the original form and the first extracted
> copy.
>
> STEPS FOR COMPLETING THE CONSORTIUM PARTNERS IDENTIFICATION FORM:
>
> 1\. Enter all information on the first page for lead partner (lead
> U.S. institution).
>
> 2\. Select "Next" at the top of the page
>
> 3\. Enter all information for Partner Two (U.S. partner institution)
>
> 4\. Select "Next" at the top of the page
>
> 5\. Do not fill out any information for Partner Three, simply select
> "Next" at the top of the page.
>
> 6\. On this page you are required to extract a new form and complete
> it for the lead foreign partner and partner two for Canada. To extract
> the form select the button "Select to extract the Consortium Partners
> Identification Form Attachment."
>
> 7\. Save the extracted file (blank copy of the original form) to your
> computer.
>
> 8\. Using the extracted file you saved enter all information on the
> first page for lead Canadian partner.
>
> 9\. Select "Next" at the top of the page

10\. Enter all information for Partner Two (Canadian partner
institution)

> 11\. Select "Next" at the top of the page
>
> 12\. Do not fill out any information for Partner Three, simply select
> "Next" at the top of the page.
>
> 13\. Save the completed document to your computer.
>
> 14\. Return to the original form where you "extracted" the copy and
> attach the copy you completed for the Canadian partner under "Please
> Attach Attachment 1" using the "Add Attachment" button.
>
> 15\. Extract a new form and complete it for the lead foreign partner
> and partner two for Mexico. To extract the form select the button
> "Select to extract the Consortium Partners Identification Form
> Attachment."
>
> 16\. Save the extracted file (blank copy of the original form) to your
> computer.
>
> 17\. Using the extracted file you saved enter all information on the
> first page for lead Mexican partner.
>
> 18\. Select "Next" at the top of the page
>
> 19\. Enter all information for Partner Two (Mexican partner
> institution)
>
> 20\. Select "Next" at the top of the page
>
> 21\. Do not fill out any information for Partner Three, simply select
> "Next" at the top of the page.
>
> 22\. Save the completed document to your computer.
>
> 23\. Return to the original form where you "extracted" the copy and
> attach the copy you completed for the Mexican partner under "Please
> Attach Attachment 2" using the "Add Attachment" button.

Reminder: In order to complete these forms correctly you must extract
and complete a copy of the form. When extracting a form you are
basically saving a clean copy of the pure edge form to your computer,
completing that form, and reattaching it to the pure edge application.

Reminder: To extract the forms fill out the original form, select the
"Next" button at the top of the page until you reach button that says
"Select to extract the Consortium Partners Identification Form
Attachment." Select that button, you will be prompted to save a copy of
the form onto your computer, complete that form and attach it to the
page where you selected to extract the attachment. To attach the
extracted form you must select "Add Attachment" on the page where you
extracted the form and select the form you completed and saved on your
computer.

**G. OTHER ATTACHMENTS FORM**. You will attach three documents to this
form. Attachments will include: (1) Personnel Information; (2) Planning
Timetable with Outcomes to be Achieved for Each Year of the Project; and
(3) Endorsement Letters. Please remember to create electronic documents,
in .doc, .pdf, or .rtf formats, and attach each of these documents
separately to the Other Attachments Form.

**(1)** **PERSONNEL INFORMATION**: You should clearly state the
qualifications of the Project Director and the personnel related to the
project. Please include in your attachments for the narrative section
brief one-page bios, highlighting relevant skills and experience of the
personnel. If you must include a résumé, please limit it to fewer than
five pages. Only attachments of this information will be considered.

**(2)** **PLANNING TIMETABLE WITH OUTCOMES TO BE ACHIEVED FOR EACH YEAR
OF THE PROJECT**: Please include a planning chart listing goals and
planned outcomes. This chart should fit your evaluation plan. Only
Timetables that are attached will be considered.

**(3)** **ENDORSEMENT LETTERS**: You may attach letters of support from
a senior executive officer of each academic partner in the consortium,
indicating how this project fits within the academic exchange policy and
the international strategy of the institution, and emphasizing what this
project will add to that strategy. Other major parties involved in the
consortium should also indicate in writing their commitment to this
project. Endorsement letters should be attached to the narrative of your
application. Only endorsement letters that are attached will be
considered.

###### Application Checklist 

Use This Checklist While Preparing Your Application Package: All items
listed on this checklist are required.

####### The Application Package:

> \- SF-424
>
> \- Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF-424
>
> \- ED Abstract Form:

\-\-- Attach Abstract

\- Program Narrative Attachments Form:

\-\-- Attach Project Description

\- Budget Narrative Attachment Form:

\-\-- Attach Budget Narrative

\-\-- Letters of Confirmation

\- ED FIPSE Project Title Form

\- ED FIPSE Budget Summary Form

\- ED FIPSE Consortium Partners Identification Form:

\-\-- Completed three (3) times

\- Other Attachments Form:

\-\-- Personnel Information

\-\-- Planning Timetable

\-\-- Endorsement Letters

\- 424B

\- Grants.gov Lobbying Form

\- GEPA

\- Survey Ensuring Equal Opportunity

\- SF -- LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

Instructions for Standard Forms

-   Instructions for the SF-424

-   Instructions for the Department of Education Supplemental Form for
    the SF 424

-   Definitions for the Department of Education Supplemental Form for
    the SF 424

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-   Instructions for Completion of Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
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-   Survey Instructions on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants

> **INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SF-424**

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated
to average 60 minutes per response, including time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining
the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden, to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project (0348-0043), Washington, DC 20503.

PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR COMPLETED FORM TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND

BUDGET. SEND IT TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED BY THE SPONSORING AGENCY.

> This is a standard form (including the continuation sheet) required
> for use as a cover sheet for submission of pre-applications and
> applications and related information under discretionary programs.
> Some of the items are required and some are optional at the discretion
> of the applicant or the Federal agency (agency). Required items are
> identified with an asterisk on the form and are specified in the
> instructions below. In addition to the instructions provided below,
> applicants must consult agency instructions to determine specific
> requirements.

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+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
|   |              |              | 13 | **Competition Identification |
|   |              |              | \. | Number/Title:** Enter the    |
|   |              |              |    | Competition Identification   |
|   |              |              |    | Number and title of the      |
|   |              |              |    | competition under which      |
|   |              |              |    | assistance is requested, if  |
|   |              |              |    | applicable.                  |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
|   |              |              | 14 | **Areas Affected By          |
|   |              |              | \. | Project:** List the areas or |
|   |              |              |    | entities using the           |
|   |              |              |    | categories (e.g., cities,    |
|   |              |              |    | counties, states, etc.)      |
|   |              |              |    | specified in agency          |
|   |              |              |    | instructions. Use the        |
|   |              |              |    | continuation sheet to enter  |
|   |              |              |    | additional areas, if needed. |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
| 3 | **Date       |              | 15 | **Descriptive Title of       |
| \ | Received:**  |              | \. | Applicant's Project:**       |
| . | Leave this   |              |    | (Required) Enter a brief     |
|   | field blank. |              |    | descriptive title of the     |
|   | This date    |              |    | project. If appropriate,     |
|   | will be      |              |    | attach a map showing project |
|   | assigned by  |              |    | location (e.g., construction |
|   | the Federal  |              |    | or real property projects).  |
|   | agency.      |              |    | For pre-applications, attach |
|   |              |              |    | a summary description of the |
|   |              |              |    | project.                     |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
| 4 | **Applicant  |              |    |                              |
| \ | I            |              |    |                              |
| . | dentifier**: |              |    |                              |
|   | Enter the    |              |    |                              |
|   | entity       |              |    |                              |
|   | identifier   |              |    |                              |
|   | assigned by  |              |    |                              |
|   | the Federal  |              |    |                              |
|   | agency, if   |              |    |                              |
|   | any, or      |              |    |                              |
|   | applicant's  |              |    |                              |
|   | control      |              |    |                              |
|   | number, if   |              |    |                              |
|   | applicable.  |              |    |                              |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
| 5 | **Federal    |              | 16 | **Congressional Districts    |
| a | Entity       |              | \. | Of**: (Required) 16a. Enter  |
|   | I            |              |    | the applicant's              |
|   | dentifier**: |              |    | Congressional District, and  |
|   | Enter the    |              |    | 16b. Enter all District(s)   |
|   | number       |              |    | affected by the program or   |
|   | assigned to  |              |    | project. Enter in the        |
|   | your         |              |    | format: 2 characters State   |
|   | organization |              |    | Abbreviation -- 3 characters |
|   | by the       |              |    | District Number, e.g.,       |
|   | Federal      |              |    | CA-005 for California        |
|   | Agency, if   |              |    | 5th^th^ district, CA-012 for |
|   | any.         |              |    | California 12^th^ district,  |
|   |              |              |    | NC-103 for North Carolina's  |
|   |              |              |    | 103^rd^ district.            |
|   |              |              |    |                              |
|   |              |              |    | -   If all congressional     |
|   |              |              |    |     districts in a state are |
|   |              |              |    |     affected, enter "all"    |
|   |              |              |    |     for the district number, |
|   |              |              |    |     e.g., MD-all for all     |
|   |              |              |    |     congressional districts  |
|   |              |              |    |     in Maryland.             |
|   |              |              |    |                              |
|   |              |              |    | -   If nationwide, i.e. all  |
|   |              |              |    |     districts within all     |
|   |              |              |    |     states are affected,     |
|   |              |              |    |     enter US-all.            |
|   |              |              |    |                              |
|   |              |              |    | -   If the program/project   |
|   |              |              |    |     is outside the US, enter |
|   |              |              |    |     00-000.                  |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
| 5 | **Federal    |              |    |                              |
| b | Award        |              |    |                              |
| . | I            |              |    |                              |
|   | dentifier**: |              |    |                              |
|   | For new      |              |    |                              |
|   | applications |              |    |                              |
|   | leave blank. |              |    |                              |
|   | For a        |              |    |                              |
|   | continuation |              |    |                              |
|   | or revision  |              |    |                              |
|   | to an        |              |    |                              |
|   | existing     |              |    |                              |
|   | award, enter |              |    |                              |
|   | the          |              |    |                              |
|   | previously   |              |    |                              |
|   | assigned     |              |    |                              |
|   | Federal      |              |    |                              |
|   | award        |              |    |                              |
|   | identifier   |              |    |                              |
|   | number. If a |              |    |                              |
|   | chang        |              |    |                              |
|   | ed/corrected |              |    |                              |
|   | application, |              |    |                              |
|   | enter the    |              |    |                              |
|   | Federal      |              |    |                              |
|   | Identifier   |              |    |                              |
|   | in           |              |    |                              |
|   | accordance   |              |    |                              |
|   | with agency  |              |    |                              |
|   | i            |              |    |                              |
|   | nstructions. |              |    |                              |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
| 6 | **Date       |              |    |                              |
| \ | Received by  |              |    |                              |
| . | State:**     |              |    |                              |
|   | Leave this   |              |    |                              |
|   | field blank. |              |    |                              |
|   | This date    |              |    |                              |
|   | will be      |              |    |                              |
|   | assigned by  |              |    |                              |
|   | the State,   |              |    |                              |
|   | if           |              |    |                              |
|   | applicable.  |              |    |                              |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
| 7 | **State      |              |    |                              |
| \ | Application  |              |    |                              |
| . | I            |              |    |                              |
|   | dentifier:** |              |    |                              |
|   | Leave this   |              |    |                              |
|   | field blank. |              |    |                              |
|   | This         |              |    |                              |
|   | identifier   |              |    |                              |
|   | will be      |              |    |                              |
|   | assigned by  |              |    |                              |
|   | the State,   |              |    |                              |
|   | if           |              |    |                              |
|   | applicable.  |              |    |                              |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
| 8 | **Applicant  |              |    |                              |
| \ | In           |              |    |                              |
| . | formation**: |              |    |                              |
|   | Enter the    |              |    |                              |
|   | following in |              |    |                              |
|   | accordance   |              |    |                              |
|   | with agency  |              |    |                              |
|   | i            |              |    |                              |
|   | nstructions: |              |    |                              |
|   |              |              |    |                              |
|   | **a. Legal   |              |    |                              |
|   | Name**:      |              |    |                              |
|   | (Required):  |              |    |                              |
|   | Enter the    |              |    |                              |
|   | legal name   |              |    |                              |
|   | of applicant |              |    |                              |
|   | that will    |              |    |                              |
|   | undertake    |              |    |                              |
|   | the          |              |    |                              |
|   | assistance   |              |    |                              |
|   | activity.    |              |    |                              |
|   | This is the  |              |    |                              |
|   | name that    |              |    |                              |
|   | the          |              |    |                              |
|   | organization |              |    |                              |
|   | has          |              |    |                              |
|   | registered   |              |    |                              |
|   | with the     |              |    |                              |
|   | Central      |              |    |                              |
|   | Contractor   |              |    |                              |
|   | Registry.    |              |    |                              |
|   | Information  |              |    |                              |
|   | on           |              |    |                              |
|   | registering  |              |    |                              |
|   | with CCR may |              |    |                              |
|   | be obtained  |              |    |                              |
|   | by visiting  |              |    |                              |
|   | the          |              |    |                              |
|   | Grants.gov   |              |    |                              |
|   | website.     |              |    |                              |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
|   |              |              |    |                              |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
|   |              |              | 17 | **Proposed Project Start and |
|   |              |              | \. | End Dates**: (Required)      |
|   |              |              |    | Enter the proposed start     |
|   |              |              |    | date and end date of the     |
|   |              |              |    | project.                     |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
|   | **b.         |              |    |                              |
|   | Emplo        |              |    |                              |
|   | yer/Taxpayer |              |    |                              |
|   | Number       |              |    |                              |
|   | (EIN/TIN):** |              |    |                              |
|   | (Required):  |              |    |                              |
|   | Enter the    |              |    |                              |
|   | Employer or  |              |    |                              |
|   | Taxpayer     |              |    |                              |
|   | Id           |              |    |                              |
|   | entification |              |    |                              |
|   | Number (EIN  |              |    |                              |
|   | or TIN) as   |              |    |                              |
|   | assigned by  |              |    |                              |
|   | the Internal |              |    |                              |
|   | Revenue      |              |    |                              |
|   | Service. If  |              |    |                              |
|   | your         |              |    |                              |
|   | organization |              |    |                              |
|   | is not in    |              |    |                              |
|   | the US,      |              |    |                              |
|   | enter        |              |    |                              |
|   | 44-4444444.  |              |    |                              |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
|   |              |              | 18 | **Estimated Funding:**       |
|   |              |              | \. | (Required) Enter the amount  |
|   |              |              |    | requested or to be           |
|   |              |              |    | contributed during the first |
|   |              |              |    | funding/budget period by     |
|   |              |              |    | each contributor. Value of   |
|   |              |              |    | in-kind contributions should |
|   |              |              |    | be included on appropriate   |
|   |              |              |    | lines, as applicable. If the |
|   |              |              |    | action will result in a      |
|   |              |              |    | dollar change to an existing |
|   |              |              |    | award, indicate only the     |
|   |              |              |    | amount of the change. For    |
|   |              |              |    | decreases, enclose the       |
|   |              |              |    | amounts in parentheses.      |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
|   | **c.         |              |    |                              |
|   | Or           |              |    |                              |
|   | ganizational |              |    |                              |
|   | DUNS**:      |              |    |                              |
|   | (Required)   |              |    |                              |
|   | Enter the    |              |    |                              |
|   | or           |              |    |                              |
|   | ganization's |              |    |                              |
|   | DUNS or      |              |    |                              |
|   | DUNS+4       |              |    |                              |
|   | number       |              |    |                              |
|   | received     |              |    |                              |
|   | from Dun and |              |    |                              |
|   | Bradstreet.  |              |    |                              |
|   | Information  |              |    |                              |
|   | on obtaining |              |    |                              |
|   | a DUNS       |              |    |                              |
|   | number may   |              |    |                              |
|   | be obtained  |              |    |                              |
|   | by visiting  |              |    |                              |
|   | the          |              |    |                              |
|   | Grants.gov   |              |    |                              |
|   | website.     |              |    |                              |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
|   | **d.         |              |    |                              |
|   | Address**:   |              |    |                              |
|   | Enter the    |              |    |                              |
|   | complete     |              |    |                              |
|   | address as   |              |    |                              |
|   | follows:     |              |    |                              |
|   | Street       |              |    |                              |
|   | address      |              |    |                              |
|   | (Line 1      |              |    |                              |
|   | required),   |              |    |                              |
|   | City         |              |    |                              |
|   | (Required),  |              |    |                              |
|   | County,      |              |    |                              |
|   | State        |              |    |                              |
|   | (Required,   |              |    |                              |
|   | if country   |              |    |                              |
|   | is US),      |              |    |                              |
|   | Province,    |              |    |                              |
|   | Country      |              |    |                              |
|   | (Required),  |              |    |                              |
|   | Zip/Postal   |              |    |                              |
|   | Code         |              |    |                              |
|   | (Required,   |              |    |                              |
|   | if country   |              |    |                              |
|   | is US).      |              |    |                              |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
|   |              |              | 19 | **Is Application Subject to  |
|   |              |              | \. | Review by State Under        |
|   |              |              |    | Executive Order 12372        |
|   |              |              |    | Process?** Applicants should |
|   |              |              |    | contact the State Single     |
|   |              |              |    | Point of Contact (SPOC) for  |
|   |              |              |    | Federal Executive Order      |
|   |              |              |    | 12372 to determine whether   |
|   |              |              |    | the application is subject   |
|   |              |              |    | to the State                 |
|   |              |              |    | intergovernmental review     |
|   |              |              |    | process. Select the          |
|   |              |              |    | appropriate box. If "a." is  |
|   |              |              |    | selected, enter the date the |
|   |              |              |    | application was submitted to |
|   |              |              |    | the State                    |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
|   | **e.         |              |    |                              |
|   | Or           |              |    |                              |
|   | ganizational |              |    |                              |
|   | Unit:**      |              |    |                              |
|   | Enter the    |              |    |                              |
|   | name of the  |              |    |                              |
|   | primary      |              |    |                              |
|   | or           |              |    |                              |
|   | ganizational |              |    |                              |
|   | unit (and    |              |    |                              |
|   | department   |              |    |                              |
|   | or division, |              |    |                              |
|   | if           |              |    |                              |
|   | app          |              |    |                              |
|   | licable**)** |              |    |                              |
|   | that will    |              |    |                              |
|   | undertake    |              |    |                              |
|   | the          |              |    |                              |
|   | assistance   |              |    |                              |
|   | activity, if |              |    |                              |
|   | applicable.  |              |    |                              |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
|   |              |              |    |                              |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
|   |              |              |    |                              |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
|   | **f. Name    |              |    |                              |
|   | and contact  |              |    |                              |
|   | information  |              |    |                              |
|   | of person to |              |    |                              |
|   | be contacted |              |    |                              |
|   | on matters   |              |    |                              |
|   | involving    |              |    |                              |
|   | this         |              |    |                              |
|   | ap           |              |    |                              |
|   | plication**: |              |    |                              |
|   | Enter the    |              |    |                              |
|   | name (First  |              |    |                              |
|   | and last     |              |    |                              |
|   | name         |              |    |                              |
|   | required),   |              |    |                              |
|   | or           |              |    |                              |
|   | ganizational |              |    |                              |
|   | affiliation  |              |    |                              |
|   | (if          |              |    |                              |
|   | affiliated   |              |    |                              |
|   | with an      |              |    |                              |
|   | organization |              |    |                              |
|   | other than   |              |    |                              |
|   | the          |              |    |                              |
|   | applicant    |              |    |                              |
|   | or           |              |    |                              |
|   | ganization), |              |    |                              |
|   | telephone    |              |    |                              |
|   | number       |              |    |                              |
|   | (Required),  |              |    |                              |
|   | fax number,  |              |    |                              |
|   | and email    |              |    |                              |
|   | address      |              |    |                              |
|   | (Required)   |              |    |                              |
|   | of the       |              |    |                              |
|   | person to    |              |    |                              |
|   | contact on   |              |    |                              |
|   | matters      |              |    |                              |
|   | related to   |              |    |                              |
|   | this         |              |    |                              |
|   | application. |              |    |                              |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
|   |              |              | 20 | **Is the Applicant           |
|   |              |              | \. | Delinquent on any Federal    |
|   |              |              |    | Debt?** (Required) Select    |
|   |              |              |    | the appropriate box. This    |
|   |              |              |    | question applies to the      |
|   |              |              |    | applicant organization, not  |
|   |              |              |    | the person who signs as the  |
|   |              |              |    | authorized representative.   |
|   |              |              |    | Categories of debt include   |
|   |              |              |    | delinquent audit             |
|   |              |              |    | disallowances, loans and     |
|   |              |              |    | taxes.                       |
|   |              |              |    |                              |
|   |              |              |    | If yes, include an           |
|   |              |              |    | explanation on the           |
|   |              |              |    | continuation sheet.          |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
|   |              |              |    |                              |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
| 9 | Type of      |              | 21 | **Authorized                 |
| \ | Applicant:   |              | \. | Representative**: (Required) |
| . | (Required)   |              |    | To be signed and dated by    |
|   |              |              |    | the authorized               |
|   | Select up to |              |    | representative of the        |
|   | three        |              |    | applicant organization.      |
|   | applicant    |              |    | Enter the name (First and    |
|   | type(s) in   |              |    | last name required) title    |
|   | accordance   |              |    | (Required), telephone number |
|   | with agency  |              |    | (Required), fax number, and  |
|   | i            |              |    | email address (Required) of  |
|   | nstructions. |              |    | the person authorized to     |
|   |              |              |    | sign for the applicant.      |
|   |              |              |    |                              |
|   |              |              |    | A copy of the governing      |
|   |              |              |    | body's authorization for you |
|   |              |              |    | to sign this application as  |
|   |              |              |    | the official representative  |
|   |              |              |    | must be on file in the       |
|   |              |              |    | applicant's office. (Certain |
|   |              |              |    | Federal agencies may require |
|   |              |              |    | that this authorization be   |
|   |              |              |    | submitted as part of the     |
|   |              |              |    | application.)                |
+---+--------------+--------------+----+------------------------------+
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#  

# 

# INSTRUCTIONS FOR

**DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR SF 424**

a.  Project Director. Name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and
    e-mail address of the person to be contacted on matters involving
    this application.

2\. Novice Applicant. Check "Yes" or "No" only if assistance is being
requested under a program that gives special consideration to novice
applicants. Otherwise, leave blank.

Check "Yes" if you meet the requirements for novice applicants specified
in the regulations in 34 CFR 75.225 and included on the attached page
entitled "Definitions for Department of Education Supplemental
Information for SF 424." By checking "Yes" the applicant certifies that
it meets these novice applicant requirements. Check "No" if you do not
meet the requirements for novice applicants.

3\. Human Subjects Research. (See I. A. "Definitions" in attached page
entitled "Definitions for Department of Education Supplemental
Information For SF 424.")

If Not Human Subjects Research. Check "No" if research activities
involving human subjects are not planned at any time during the proposed
project period. The remaining parts of Item 3 are then not applicable.

If Human Subjects Research. Check "Yes" if research activities involving
human subjects are planned at any time during the proposed project
period, either at the applicant organization or at any other performance
site or collaborating institution. Check "Yes" even if the research is
exempt from the regulations for the protection of human subjects. (See
I. B. "Exemptions" in attached page entitled "Definitions for Department
of Education Supplemental Information For SF 424.")

3a. If Human Subjects Research is Exempt from the Human Subjects
Regulations. Check "Yes" if all the research activities proposed are
designated to be exempt from the regulations. Insert the exemption
number(s) corresponding to one or more of the six exemption categories
listed in I. B. "Exemptions." In addition, follow the instructions in
II. A. "Exempt Research Narrative" in the attached page entitled
"Definitions for Department of Education Supplemental Information For SF
424."

3a. If Human Subjects Research is Not Exempt from Human Subjects
Regulations. Check "No" if some or all of the planned research
activities are covered (not exempt). In

addition, follow the instructions in II. B. "Nonexempt Research
Narrative" in the page entitled "Definitions for Department of Education
Supplemental Information For SF 424

3a. Human Subjects Assurance Number. If the applicant has an approved
Federal Wide (FWA) on file with the Office for Human Research
Protections (OHRP), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, that
covers the specific activity, insert the number in the space provided.
If the applicant does not have an approved assurance on file with OHRP,
enter "None." In this case, the applicant, by signature on the SF-424,
is declaring that it will comply with 34 CFR 97 and proceed to obtain
the human subjects assurance upon request by the designated ED official.
If the application is recommended/selected for funding, the designated
ED official will request that the applicant obtain the assurance within
30 days after the specific formal request.

Note about Institutional Review Board Approval. ED does not require
certification of Institutional Review Board approval with the
application. However, if an application that involves non-exempt human
subjects research is recommended/selected for funding, the designated ED
official will request that the applicant obtain and send the
certification to ED within 30 days after the formal request.

## Paperwork Burden Statement. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 1890-0017. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average between 15 and 45 minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form, please write to: U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC 20202-4700. If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form write directly to: Joyce I. Mays, Application Control Center, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12^th^ Street, S.W. Room 7076, Washington, DC 20202-4260. 

# 

# DEFINITIONS FOR

# DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR SF 424

# (Attachment to Instructions for Supplemental Information for SF 424)

Definitions:

Novice Applicant (See 34 CFR 75.225). For discretionary grant programs
under which the Secretary gives special consideration to novice
applications, a novice applicant means any applicant for a grant from ED
that---

-   Has never received a grant or sub-grant under the program from which
    it seeks funding;

-   Has never been a member of a group application, submitted in
    accordance with 34 CFR 75.127-75.129, that received a grant under
    the program from which it seeks funding; and

-   Has not had an active discretionary grant from the Federal
    government in the five years before the deadline date for
    applications under the program. For the purposes of this
    requirement, a grant is active until the end of the grant's project
    or funding period, including any extensions of those periods that
    extend the grantee's authority to obligate funds.

In the case of a group application submitted in accordance with 34 CFR
75.127-75.129, a group includes only parties that meet the requirements
listed above.

PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS IN RESEARCH

I. Definitions and Exemptions

A. Definitions.

A research activity involves human subjects if the activity is research,
as defined in the Department's regulations, and the research activity
will involve use of human subjects, as defined in the regulations.

---Research

The ED Regulations for the Protection of Human Subjects, Title 34, Code
of Federal Regulations, Part 97, define research as "a systematic
investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation,
designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge." If an
activity follows a deliberate plan whose purpose is to develop or
contribute to generalizable knowledge it is research. Activities, which
meet this definition constitute research whether or not they are
conducted or supported under a program that is considered research for
other purposes. For example, some demonstration and service programs may
include research activities.

---Human Subject

The regulations define human subject as "a living individual about whom
an investigator (whether professional or student) conducting research
obtains (1) data through intervention or interaction with the
individual, or (2) identifiable private information." (1) If an activity
involves obtaining information about a living person by manipulating
that person or that person's environment, as might occur when a new
instructional technique is tested, or by communicating or interacting
with the individual, as occurs with surveys and interviews, the
definition of human subject is met. (2) If an activity involves
obtaining private information about a living person in such a way that
the information can be linked to that individual (the identity of the
subject is or may be readily determined by the investigator or
associated with the information), the definition of human subject is
met. \[Private information includes information about behavior that
occurs in a context in which an individual can reasonably expect that no
observation or recording is taking place, and information which has been
provided for specific purposes by an individual and which the individual
can reasonably expect will not be made public (for example, a school
health record).\]

B. Exemptions.

Research activities in which the only involvement of human subjects will
be in one or more of the following six categories of exemptions are not
covered by the regulations:

\(1\) Research conducted in established or commonly accepted educational
settings, involving normal educational practices, such as (a) research
on regular and special education instructional strategies, or (b)
research on the effectiveness of or the comparison among instructional
techniques, curricula, or classroom management methods.

\(2\) Research involving the use of educational tests (cognitive,
diagnostic, aptitude, achievement), survey procedures, interview
procedures or observation of public behavior, unless: (a) information
obtained is recorded in such a manner that human subjects can be
identified, directly or through identifiers linked to the subjects; and
(b) any disclosure of the human subjects' responses outside the research
could reasonably place the subjects at risk of criminal or civil
liability or be damaging to the subjects' financial standing,
employability, or reputation. If the subjects are children, exemption 2
applies only to research involving educational tests and observations of
public behavior when the investigator(s) do not participate in the
activities being observed. Exemption 2 does not apply if children are
surveyed or interviewed or if the research involves observation of
public behavior and the investigator(s) participate in the activities
being observed. \[Children are defined as persons who have not attained
the legal age for consent to treatments or procedures involved in the
research, under the applicable law or jurisdiction in which the research
will be conducted.\]

\(3\) Research involving the use of educational tests (cognitive,
diagnostic, aptitude, achievement), survey procedures, interview
procedures or observation of public behavior that is not exempt under
section (2) above, if the human subjects are elected or appointed public
officials or candidates for public office; or federal statute(s)
require(s) without exception that the confidentiality of the personally
identifiable information will be maintained throughout the research and
thereafter.

\(4\) Research involving the collection or study of existing data,
documents, records, pathological specimens, or diagnostic specimens, if
these sources are publicly available or if the information is recorded
by the investigator in a manner that subjects cannot be identified,
directly or through identifiers linked to the subjects.

\(5\) Research and demonstration projects which are conducted by or
subject to the approval of department or agency heads, and which are
designed to study, evaluate, or otherwise examine: (a) public benefit or
service programs; (b) procedures for obtaining benefits or services
under those programs; (c) possible changes in or alternatives to those
programs or procedures; or (d) possible changes in methods or levels of
payment for benefits or services under those programs.

\(6\) Taste and food quality evaluation and consumer acceptance studies,
(a) if wholesome foods without additives are consumed or (b) if a food
is consumed that contains a food ingredient at or below the level and
for a use found to be safe, or agricultural chemical or environmental
contaminant at or below the level found to be safe, by the Food and Drug
Administration or approved by the Environmental Protection Agency or the
Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.

II\. Instructions for Exempt and Nonexempt Human Subjects Research
Narratives

If the applicant marked "Yes" for Item 3 of Department of Education
Supplemental Information for SF 424, the applicant must provide a human
subjects "exempt research" or "nonexempt research" narrative. Insert the
narrative(s) in the space provided. If you have multiple projects and
need to provide more than one narrative, be sure to label each set of
responses as to the project they address.

A. Exempt Research Narrative.

If you marked "Yes" for item 3 a. and designated exemption numbers(s),
provide the "exempt research" narrative. The narrative must contain
sufficient information about the involvement of human subjects in the
proposed research to

allow a determination by ED that the designated exemption(s) are
appropriate. The narrative must be succinct.

B. Nonexempt Research Narrative.

If you marked "No" for item 3 a. you must provide the "nonexempt
research" narrative. The narrative must address the following seven
points. Although no specific page limitation applies to this section of
the application, be succinct.

\(1\) Human Subjects Involvement and Characteristics: Provide a detailed
description of the proposed involvement of human subjects. Describe the
characteristics of the subject population, including their anticipated
number, age range, and health status. Identify the criteria for
inclusion or exclusion of any subpopulation. Explain the rationale for
the involvement of special classes of subjects, such as children,
children with disabilities, adults with disabilities, persons with
mental disabilities, pregnant women, prisoners, institutionalized
individuals, or others who are likely to be vulnerable

\(2\) Sources of Materials: Identify the sources of research material
obtained from individually identifiable living human subjects in the
form of specimens, records, or data. Indicate whether the material or
data will be obtained specifically for research purposes or whether use
will be made of existing specimens, records, or data.

\(3\) Recruitment and Informed Consent: Describe plans for the
recruitment of subjects and the consent procedures to be followed.
Include the circumstances under which consent will be sought and
obtained, who will seek it, the nature of the information to be provided
to prospective subjects, and the method of documenting consent. State if
the Institutional Review Board (IRB) has authorized a modification or
waiver of the elements of consent or the requirement for documentation
of consent.

\(4\) Potential Risks: Describe potential risks (physical,
psychological, social, legal, or other) and assess their likelihood and
seriousness. Where appropriate, describe alternative treatments and
procedures that might be advantageous to the subjects.

\(5\) Protection Against Risk: Describe the procedures for protecting
against or minimizing potential risks, including risks to
confidentiality, and assess their likely effectiveness. Where
appropriate, discuss provisions for ensuring necessary medical or
professional intervention in the event of adverse effects to the
subjects. Also, where appropriate, describe the provisions for
monitoring the data collected to ensure the safety of the subjects.

\(6\) Importance of the Knowledge to be Gained: Discuss the importance
of the knowledge gained or to be gained as a result of the proposed
research. Discuss why the risks to subjects are reasonable in relation
to the anticipated benefits to subjects and in relation to the
importance of the knowledge that may reasonably be expected to result.

\(7\) Collaborating Site(s): If research involving human subjects will
take place at collaborating site(s) or other performance site(s), name
the sites and briefly describe their involvement or role in the
research.

Copies of the Department of Education's Regulations for the Protection
of Human Subjects, 34 CFR Part 97 and other pertinent materials on the
protection of human subjects in research are available from the Grants
Policy and Oversight Staff, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, U.S.
Department of Education, Washington, DC 20202-4250, telephone: (202)
245-6120, and on the U.S. Department of Education's Protection of Human
Subjects in Research Web Site:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/OCFO/humansub.html

NOTE: The State Applicant Identifier on the SF 424 is for State Use
only. Please complete it on the OMB Standard 424 in the upper right
corner of the form (if applicable).

> Instructions for Completion of SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying
> Activities

This disclosure form shall be completed by the reporting entity, whether
sub-awardee or prime Federal recipient, at the initiation or receipt of
a covered Federal action, or a material change to a previous filing,
pursuant to title 31 U.S.C. section 1352. The filing of a form is
required for each payment or agreement to make payment to any lobbying
entity for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee
of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress,
or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with a covered
Federal action. Complete all items that apply for both the initial
filing and material change report. Refer to the implementing guidance
published by the Office of Management and Budget for additional
information.

1\. Identify the type of covered Federal action for which lobbying
activity is and/or has been secured to influence the outcome of a
covered Federal action.

2\. Identify the status of the covered Federal action.

3\. Identify the appropriate classification of this report. If this is a
follow-up report caused by a material change to the information
previously reported, enter the year and quarter in which the change
occurred. Enter the date of the last previously submitted report by this
reporting entity for this covered Federal action.

4\. Enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code of the
reporting entity. Include Congressional District, if known. Check the
appropriate classification of the reporting entity that designates if it
is, or expects to be, a prime or sub-award recipient. Identify the tier
of the sub-awardee, e.g., the first sub-awardee of the prime is the 1st
tier. Sub-awards include but are not limited to subcontracts, sub-grants
and contract awards under grants.

5\. If the organization filing the report in item 4 checks
"Sub-awardee," then enter the full name, address, city, State and zip
code of the prime Federal recipient. Include Congressional District, if
known.

6\. Enter the name of the federal agency making the award or loan
commitment. Include at least one organizational level below agency name,
if known. For example, Department of Transportation, United States Coast
Guard.

7\. Enter the Federal program name or description for the covered
Federal action (item 1). If known, enter the full Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for grants, cooperative agreements,
loans, and loan commitments.

8\. Enter the most appropriate Federal identifying number available for
the Federal action identified in item 1 (e.g., Request for Proposal
(RFP) number; Invitations for Bid (IFB) number; grant announcement
number; the contract, grant, or loan award number; the
application/proposal control number assigned by the Federal agency).
Included prefixes, e.g., "RFP-DE-90-001."

9\. For a covered Federal action where there has been an award or loan
commitment by the Federal agency, enter the Federal amount of the
award/loan commitment for the prime entity identified in item 4 or 5.

10\. (a) Enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code of the
lobbying registrant under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 engaged by
the reporting entity identified in item 4 to influence the covered
Federal action.

> \(b\) Enter the full names of the individual(s) performing services,
> and include full address if different from 10(a). Enter Last Name,
> First Name, and Middle Initial (MI).

11\. The certifying official shall sign and date the form, print his/her
name, title, and telephone number.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act, as amended, no persons are
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
valid OMB control Number. The valid OMB control number for this
information collection is OMB No. 0348-0046. Public reporting burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average 10 minutes per
response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing
data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing
and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding the
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0046),
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**Survey Instructions on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants**

> **Provide the applicant's (organization) name and DUNS number and the
> grant name and CFDA number.**

1.  Self-explanatory.

2.  Self-identify.

3.  Self-identify.

> 4\. 501(c)(3) status is a legal designation provided on application to
> the Internal Revenue Service by eligible organizations. Some grant
> programs may require nonprofit applicants to have 501(c)(3) status.
> Other grant programs do not.
>
> 5\. Self-explanatory.
>
> 6\. For example, two part-time employees who each work half-time equal
> one full-time equivalent employee. If the applicant is a local
> affiliate of a national organization, the responses to survey
> questions 2 and 3 should reflect the staff and budget size of the
> local affiliate.
>
> 7\. Annual budget means the amount of money your organization spends
> each year on all of its activities.

**Paperwork Burden Statement**

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are
required to respond to a collection of information unless such
collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control
number for this information collection is 1890-0014. The time required
to complete this information collection is estimated to average five (5)
minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search
existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review
the information collection. **If you have any comments concerning the
accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form,
please write to:** The Agency Contact listed in this grant application
package.

OMB No. 1890-0014 Exp. 02/28/09

FORMS (found on Grants.gov)

> OMB Number: 1840-0785
>
> Expiration Date: 06/30/09

### FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

###### INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIA PROGRAM

##### ED FIPSE Project Title Form

Program\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Consortium Members - - U.S. Partners:**

**Lead:**

**Partner:**

**Partner:**

**Consortium Members - - Foreign Partners:**

**Lead:**

**Partner:**

**Partner:**

**Consortium Members - - Foreign Partners:**

**Lead:**

**Partner:**

**Project Title:**

**Abstract of Proposal:**

+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **Select project format:**       | **Federal Funds Requested:**      |
|                                  |                                   |
| -   Four-year consortia project  | Year 1:                           |
|                                  | \_\_\_\_\                         |
| -   Two-year consortia project   | _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
|                                  |                                   |
|                                  | Year 2:                           |
|                                  | \_\_\_\_\                         |
|                                  | _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
|                                  |                                   |
|                                  | Year 3:                           |
|                                  | \_\_\_\_\                         |
|                                  | _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
|                                  |                                   |
|                                  | Year 4:                           |
|                                  | \_\_\_\_\                         |
|                                  | _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
|                                  |                                   |
|                                  | Total:                            |
|                                  | \_\_\_\_\                         |
|                                  | _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

OMB Control Number: 1840 -0785

### Expiration Date: 06/30/09

###  {#section-8 .unnumbered}

### 

### FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

######### INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIA PROGRAM

#### ED FIPSE Budget Summary Form

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|           | \(a\)     | \(b\)     | \(c\)     | \(d\)    |           |
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> OMB Control Number:1840 -0785

### Expiration Date: 06/30/09

### FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

######### INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIA PROGRAM

#### ED FIPSE Consortium Partners Identification Form

Program \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Select Country \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Lead Partner:**

[Name:]{.underline} Prefix: First Name: Middle Name: Last Name: Suffix:

[Name of Institution/Organization:]{.underline}

[Department:]{.underline}

[Complete Address:]{.underline} Street Name1: Street Name2:

City: State/Province: Zip/Postal Code: Country:

[Phone Number:]{.underline}

[Fax Number:]{.underline}

[E-mail Address:]{.underline}

## *Partner Two:* 

[Name:]{.underline} Prefix: First Name: Middle Name: Last Name: Suffix:

[Name of Institution/Organization:]{.underline}

[Department:]{.underline}

[Complete Address:]{.underline} Street Name1: Street Name2:

City: State/Province: Zip/Postal Code: Country:

[Phone Number:]{.underline}

[Fax Number:]{.underline}

[E-mail Address:]{.underline}

## 

**Partner Three:**

[Name:]{.underline} Prefix: First Name: Middle Name: Last Name: Suffix:

[Name of Institution/Organization:]{.underline}

[Department:]{.underline}

[Complete Address:]{.underline} Street Name1: Street Name2:

City: State/Province: Zip/Postal Code: Country:

[Phone Number:]{.underline}

[Fax Number:]{.underline}

[E-mail Address:]{.underline}

OMB Number: 4040-0004

Expiration Date: 01/31/2009

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Authorized for Local Reproduction Standard Form 424 (Revised 10/2005)

Prescribed by OMB Circular A-102

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| OMB Number: 4040-0004                                                 |
|                                                                       |
| Expiration Date: 01/31/2009                                           |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **Application for Federal Assistance SF-424** Version 02              |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **\*Applicant Federal Debt Delinquency Explanation**                  |
|                                                                       |
| The following should contain an explanation if the Applicant          |
| organization is delinquent of any Federal Debt.                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

**SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR**

**DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**

**1. [Project Director]{.underline}:**

Prefix: \*First Name: Middle Name: \*LastName: Suffix:

Address:

\* Street1:

Street2:

\* City:

County:

\* State \* Zip Code: \* Country:

\* Phone Number (give area code) Fax Number (give area code)

Email Address:

**2. [Applicant Experience:]{.underline}**

Novice Applicant

> Yes No Not applicable to this program

**3. [Human Subjects Research:]{.underline}**

Are any research activities involving human subjects planned at any time
during the proposed project Period?

Yes No

Are ALL the research activities proposed designated to be exempt from
the regulations?

Yes Yes Provide Exemption(s) #:

No No Provide Assurance #, if available:

Please attach an explanation Narrative:

Approved by OMB

0348-0046

######### Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

Complete this form to disclose lobbying activities pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
1352

(See reverse for public burden disclosure)

+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| 1.  Type of Federal  | 2.       |         | 3.  Report Type:        |
|     Action:          |   Status |         |                         |
|                      |     of   |         | a\. initial filing      |
| a\. contract         |          |         |                         |
|                      |  Federal |         | \_\_\_\_\_ b. material  |
| \_\_\_\_ b. grant    |          |         | change                  |
|                      |  Action: |         |                         |
| c\. cooperative      |          |         | For material change     |
| agreement            | a\.      |         | only:                   |
|                      | bid/o    |         |                         |
| d\. loan             | ffer/app |         | Year \_\_\_\_\_\_\_     |
|                      | lication |         | quarter \_\_\_\_\_\_\_  |
| e\. loan guarantee   |          |         |                         |
|                      | \_       |         | Date of last            |
| f\. loan insurance   | \_\_\_\_ |         | repor                   |
|                      | b.       |         | t\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
|                      | initial  |         |                         |
|                      | award    |         |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      | c\.      |         |                         |
|                      | po       |         |                         |
|                      | st-award |         |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| 4.  Name and Address |          | 5.  If  |                         |
|     of Reporting     |          |     Re  |                         |
|     Entity:          |          | porting |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
| \_\_\_\_ Prime       |          |  Entity |                         |
| \_\_\_\_\_           |          |     in  |                         |
| Sub-awardee          |          |     No. |                         |
|                      |          |     4   |                         |
| > Tier\_\_\_\_\_\_,  |          |     is  |                         |
| > if Known:          |          |         |                         |
|                      |          |   Sub-a |                         |
| Congressional        |          | wardee, |                         |
| District, if known:  |          |         |                         |
|                      |          |   Enter |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          |    Name |                         |
|                      |          |     and |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | Address |                         |
|                      |          |     of  |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          |  Prime: |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | Congre  |                         |
|                      |          | ssional |                         |
|                      |          | Di      |                         |
|                      |          | strict, |                         |
|                      |          | if      |                         |
|                      |          | known:  |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| 6.  Federal          |          | 7\.     |                         |
|                      |          | Federal |                         |
|   Department/Agency: |          | Program |                         |
|                      |          | Nam     |                         |
|                      |          | e/Descr |                         |
|                      |          | iption: |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | CFDA    |                         |
|                      |          | Number, |                         |
|                      |          | if      |                         |
|                      |          | appl    |                         |
|                      |          | icable: |                         |
|                      |          | \       |                         |
|                      |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
|                      |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
|                      |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
|                      |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
|                      |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| 7.  Federal Action   |          | 9\.     |                         |
|     Number, if       |          | Award   |                         |
|     known:           |          | Amount, |                         |
|                      |          | if      |                         |
|                      |          | known:  |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | \$      |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| 10\. a. Name and     |          | b\.     |                         |
| Address of Lobbying  |          | Indi    |                         |
| Registrant           |          | viduals |                         |
|                      |          | Per     |                         |
| (if individual, last |          | forming |                         |
| name, first name,    |          | S       |                         |
| MI):                 |          | ervices |                         |
|                      |          | (in     |                         |
|                      |          | cluding |                         |
|                      |          | address |                         |
|                      |          | if      |                         |
|                      |          | di      |                         |
|                      |          | fferent |                         |
|                      |          | from    |                         |
|                      |          | No.     |                         |
|                      |          | 10a)    |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | (last   |                         |
|                      |          | name,   |                         |
|                      |          | first   |                         |
|                      |          | name,   |                         |
|                      |          | MI):    |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| 11\. Information     |          | Sig     |                         |
| requested through    |          | nature: |                         |
| this form is         |          | \_\_\   |                         |
| authorized by title  |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| 31 U.S.C. section    |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| 1352. This           |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| disclosure of        |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| lobbying activities  |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| is a material        |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| representation of    |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| fact upon which      |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| reliance was placed  |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| by the tier above    |          |         |                         |
| when this            |          | Print   |                         |
| transaction was made |          | Name:   |                         |
| or entered into.     |          | \_\     |                         |
| This disclosure is   |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| required pursuant to |          |         |                         |
| 31 U.S.C. 1352. This |          | Title:  |                         |
| information will be  |          | \_\     |                         |
| reported to the      |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| Congress             |          |         |                         |
| semi-annually and    |          | Te      |                         |
| will be available    |          | lephone |                         |
| for public           |          | No.:    |                         |
| inspection. Any      |          | \_\     |                         |
| person who fails to  |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| file the required    |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| disclosure shall be  |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| subject to a civil   |          | Date:   |                         |
| penalty of not less  |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| than \$10,000 and    |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| not more than        |          |         |                         |
| \$100,000 for each   |          |         |                         |
| such failure.        |          |         |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| **Federal Use Only** |          | **Aut   |                         |
|                      |          | horized |                         |
|                      |          | for     |                         |
|                      |          | Local   |                         |
|                      |          | Reprodu |                         |
|                      |          | ction** |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | **S     |                         |
|                      |          | tandard |                         |
|                      |          | Form -  |                         |
|                      |          | LLL     |                         |
|                      |          | (Rev.   |                         |
|                      |          | 7-97)** |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+

**ASSURANCES - NON-CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS**

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated
to average 15 minutes per response, including time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining
the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden, to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project (0348-0040), Washington, DC 20503

**PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR COMPLETED FORM TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT
AND BUDGET. SEND IT TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED BY THE SPONSORING AGENCY.**

**Note:** Certain of these assurances may not be applicable to your
project or program. If you have questions, please contact the awarding
agency. Further, certain Federal awarding agencies may require
applicants to certify to additional assurances. If such is the case, you
will be notified.

As the duly authorized representative of the applicant I certify that
the applicant:

1\. Has the legal authority to apply for Federal assistance, and the
institutional, managerial and financial capability (including funds
sufficient to pay the non-Federal share of project cost) to ensure
proper planning, management, and completion of the project described in
this application.

2\. Will give the awarding agency, the Comptroller General of the United
States, and if appropriate, the State, through any authorized
representative, access to and the right to examine all records, books,
papers, or documents related to the award; and will establish a proper
accounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting
standards or agency directives.

3\. Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using their
positions for a purpose that constitutes or presents the appearance of
personal or organizational conflict of interest, or personal gain.

4\. Will initiate and complete the work within the applicable time frame
after receipt of approval of the awarding agency.

5\. Will comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (42
U.S.C. 4728-4763) relating to prescribed standards for merit systems
for programs funded under one of the 19 statutes or regulations
specified in Appendix A of OPM\'s Standards for a Merit System of
Personnel Administration (5 C.F.R. 900, Subpart F).

6\. Will comply with all Federal statutes relating to nondiscrimination.
These include but are not limited to: (a) Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which prohibits discrimination on the basis of
race, color or national origin; (b) Title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1681-1683, and 1685-1686), which
prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794), which prohibits
discrimination on the basis of handicaps; (d)

the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C.  6101-6107),
which prohibits discrimination on the basis of

age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-255),
as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of drug abuse;
(f) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment
and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-616), as amended, relating to
nondiscrimination on the basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g) 
523 and 527 of the Public Health Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C.  290
dd-3 and 290 ee 3), as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol
and drug abuse patient records; (h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C.  3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to
nondiscrimination in the sale, rental or financing of housing; (i) any
other nondiscrimination provisions in the specific statute(s) under
which application for Federal assistance is being made; and (j) the
requirements of any other nondiscrimination statute(s) which may apply
to the application.

7\. Will comply, or has already complied, with the requirements of
Titles II and III of the uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) which provide for fair
and equitable treatment of persons displaced or whose property is
acquired as a result of Federal or federally assisted programs. These
requirements apply to all interests in real property acquired for
project purposes regardless of Federal participation in purchases.

8\. Will comply, as applicable, with the provisions of the Hatch Act (5
U.S.C. 1501-1508 and 7324-7328) which limit the political activities
of employees whose principal employment activities are funded in whole
or in part with Federal funds.

9\. Will comply, as applicable, with the provisions of the Davis-Bacon
Act (40 U.S.C. 276a to 276a-7), the Copeland Act (40 U.S.C. 276c and
18 U.S.C. 874) and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
(40 U.S.C.  327-333), regarding labor standards for federally assisted
construction subagreements.

10\. Will comply, if applicable, with flood insurance purchase
requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of
1973 (P.L. 93-234) which requires recipients in a special flood hazard
area to participate in the program and to purchase flood insurance if
the total cost of insurable construction and acquisition is \$10,000 or
more.

11\. Will comply with environmental standards which may be prescribed
pursuant to the following: (a) institution of environmental quality
control measures under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(P.L. 91-190) and Executive Order (EO) 11514; (b) notification of
violating facilities pursuant to EO 11738; (c) protection of wetlands
pursuant to EO 11990; (d) evaluation of flood hazards in floodplains in
accordance with EO 11988; (e) assurance of project consistency with the
approved State management program developed under the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of
Federal actions to State (Clear Air) Implementation Plans under Section
176(c) of the Clear Air Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7401 et
seq.); (g) protection of underground sources of drinking water under the
Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended, (P.L. 93-523); and (h)
protection of endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended, (P.L. 93-205).

12 Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C.
1721 et seq.) related to protecting components or potential components
of the national wild and scenic rivers system.

13\. Will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with Section
106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16
U.S.C. 470), EO 11593 (identification and protection of historic
properties), and the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of
1974 (16 U.S.C. 469a-1 et seq.).

14\. Will comply with P.L. 93-348 regarding the protection of human
subjects involved in research, development, and related activities
supported by this award of assistance.

15\. Will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966 (P.L.
89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) pertaining to the care,
handling, and treatment of warm blooded animals held for research,
teaching, or other activities supported by this award of assistance.

16\. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42
U.S.C. 4801 et seq.), which prohibits the use of lead- based paint in
construction or rehabilitation of residence structures.

17\. Will cause to be performed the required financial and compliance
audits in accordance with the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 and
OMB Circular No. A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and
Non-Profit Organizations.

18\. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other Federal
laws, executive orders, regulations and policies governing this program

**Standard Form 424B (Rev. 7-97) Back**

CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING

Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans and Cooperative Agreements.

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and
belief, that:

\(1\) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by
or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or
attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member
of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal
contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal
Loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension,
continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal
contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement.

\(2\) If any funds other Federal appropriated funds have been paid or
will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an
officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or
employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in
connection with this Federal contract, grant, loam or cooperative
agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form --
LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its
instructions.

\(3\) The undersigned shall require that the language of this
certification be included in the award documents for all sub-awards at
all tiers (including subcontracts, sub-grants and contracts under
grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all sub-recipients
shall certify and disclose accordingly. This certification is a material
representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this
transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification
is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed
by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the
required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less
than \$10,000 and not more than \$100,000 for each such failure.

Statement for Loan Guarantees and Loan Insurance.

The undersigned states, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief,
that:

If any funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee or any
agency, a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an
employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this commitment
providing for the United States to insure or guarantee a loan, the
undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure of
Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its instructions. Submission of
this statement is a prerequisite for making or entering into this
transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who
fails to file the required statement shall be subject to a civil penalty
of not less than \$10,000 and not more than \$100,000 for each such
failure.

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ED 80-0013 08/05

**Applicant's (Organization) Name:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

**Applicant's DUNS Number:**
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Federal Program:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_CFDA
Number: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

1\. Has the applicant ever received a grant or contract from the Federal
government?

Yes No

2\. Is the applicant a faith-based organization?

Yes No

3\. Is the applicant a secular organization?

Yes No

4\. Does the applicant have 501(c)(3) status?

Yes No

5\. Is the applicant a local affiliate of a national\
organization?

Yes No

6\. How many full-time equivalent employees does the applicant have?
*(Check only one box).*

> 3 or Fewer 15-50
>
> 4-5 51-100
>
> 6-14 over 100

7\. What is the size of the applicant's annual budget? *(Check only one
box.)*

Less Than \$150,000

\$150,000 - \$299,999

\$300,000 - \$499,999

\$500,000 - \$999,999

\$1,000,000 - \$4,999,999

\$5,000,000 or more