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Dated: July 30, 2010. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–19302 Filed 8–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7097] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Global Undergraduate 

Exchange Program for East Asia and 

the Pacific and the Western 

Hemisphere 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

A/E/WHA–11–01. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.009. 

Key Dates 

Application Deadline: November 1, 

2010. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Academic Exchange Programs of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) announces an open 

competition for an assistance award to 

provide administrative services for the 

FY 2011 Global Undergraduate 

Exchange Program for East Asia and the 

Pacific and the Western Hemisphere 

(Global UGRAD Program for EAP and 

WHA). Public and private non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in IRS regulation 26 CFR 

1.501(c)(3) may submit proposals to 

cooperate with the Bureau in the 

administration and implementation of 

academic exchange activities for 

promising undergraduate students from 

underrepresented sectors of the 

population in East Asia and the Pacific 

and the Western Hemisphere. For a list 

of participating countries by region, 

please see the Project Objectives, Goals, 

and Implementation document (POGI) 

that accompanies this announcement. 

Organizations must apply to administer 

the program in both geographic regions. 

Pending the availability of funds it is 

anticipated that the total amount of 

funding available for all FY 2011 

activities will be $4,200,000 and will 

involve the management of 

approximately 170 students. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority 

Overall grant making authority for 

this program is contained in the Mutual 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 

of 1961, Public Law 87–256, as 

amended, also known as the FulbrightHays Act. The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to 

enable the Government of the United 

States to increase mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of other countries * * *; 

to strengthen the ties which unite us 

with other nations by demonstrating the 

educational and cultural interests, 

developments, and achievements of the 

people of the United States and other 

nations * * * and thus to assist in the 

development of friendly, sympathetic 

and peaceful relations between the 

United States and the other countries of 

the world.’’ The funding authority for 

the program above is provided through 

legislation. 

Purpose 

The U.S. Department of State is 

dedicated to increasing its engagement 

with undergraduate student leaders 

worldwide who represent indigenous, 

disadvantaged or underrepresented 

communities. ECA’s outreach includes 

providing merit-based programs for 

underserved sectors of society that 

increase participants’ knowledge and 

understanding of the United States. 

The principal objective of the Global 

Undergraduate Exchange Program 

(hereafter referred to as the Global 

UGRAD Program) is to provide a 

substantive exchange experience at a 

U.S. college or university to a diverse 

group of emerging student leaders from 

underrepresented sectors of the 

population in East Asia and the Pacific 

and the Western Hemisphere. The 

award recipient will ensure that 

participants are enrolled full-time in a 

non-degree course of study at U.S. 

institutions alongside American peers, 

and will provide the participants with 

opportunities to experience American 

society, institutions, and culture in and 

out of the classroom. Program 

participants will return to their home 

countries at the conclusion of the 

exchange program to complete their 

degrees in their home colleges and 

universities, and to re-integrate with 

their home societies. 

The Global UGRAD Program will 

provide no less than 170 scholarships 

for non-degree academic study at 

institutions of higher education to 

outstanding students from non-elite 

sectors. This number includes 40 one 

academic year and 50 one-semester 

scholarships for students from East Asia 

and the Pacific and 30 one academic 

year and 50 one-semester scholarships 

for students from the Western 

Hemisphere. In addition, the award 

recipient will be responsible for 

providing pre-academic intensive 

English language instruction as 

specified in the POGI. Scholarships will 

be granted to students currently 

enrolled in an undergraduate program 

in their home country, and who will 

have at least a semester of coursework 

to complete before graduating after they 

finish their Global UGRAD program and 

return to their home country. The award 

recipient will place one-semester and 

one-academic year program participants 

in non-degree programs at both U.S. 

four-year colleges and universities, and 

community colleges. 

The award recipient will enhance the 

participants’ academic education by 

developing enrichment activities that 

include having students make local 

presentations about their countries, 

performing community service, and 

taking part in internships. All 

participants will be required to return to 

their home countries immediately upon 

the conclusion of their scholarship 

program. ECA will not consider 

participant transfers from the Global 

UGRAD Program to any other U.S. 

institution or Exchange Visitor Program. 

The award recipient will make all 

university placements and serve as the 

principal liaison among Global UGRAD 

Program host institutions and ECA. 

Further details on specific program 

responsibilities can be found in the 

POGI. Interested organizations should 

read the entire Federal Register 

announcement for all information prior 

to preparing proposals. Programs must 

comply with J–1 visa regulations. Please 

refer to the Solicitation Package for 

further instructions. 

In a Cooperative Agreement, the WHA 

and EAP Program Offices of the Office 

of Academic Exchange Programs (ECA/ 

A/E) are substantially involved in 

program activities beyond routine 

monitoring. In this program ECA/A/E 

will: 

1. Participate in the design and 

direction of program activities; 

2. Make final selections of all program 

participants; 

3. Approve and provide input for all 

program agendas and timelines; 

4. Approve all student placements; 

5. Provide guidance in the execution 

of all project components; 

6. Monitor the target goal for the 

number of participants and the 

expenditure of funds toward meeting 

that goal; 

7. Arrange for State Department 

speakers at workshops; 

8. Assist with SEVIS-related issues; 

9. Assist with participant 

emergencies; 

10. Provide liaison with Public Affairs 

Sections of the U.S. Embassies, binational Fulbright Commissions, and 

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country desk officers at the State 

Department; 

11. Provide program evaluation and 

feedback to award recipient. 

Note: All materials, publicity, and 

correspondence related to the program must 

acknowledge this as a program of the Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. 

Department of State. The Bureau will retain 

copyright use of and distribute materials 

related to this program as it sees fit. See the 

PSI for additional information. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

Agreement. ECA’s level of involvement 

in this program is listed under number 

I above. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2011. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$4,200,000, pending availability of 

funds. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 1. 

Anticipated Award Date: Pending 

availability of funds, the anticipated 

program start date will be January 1, 

2011. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

December 31, 2012. 

Additional Information: Pending 

successful implementation of this 

program and the availability of funds in 

subsequent fiscal years, it is ECA’s 

intent to renew this agreement for two 

additional fiscal years, before openly 

competing it again. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible Applicants 

Applications may be submitted by 

public and private non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue Code 

section 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3). 

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching Funds 

There is no minimum or maximum 

percentage required for this 

competition. However, the Bureau 

encourages applicants to provide 

maximum levels of cost sharing and 

funding in support of its programs. 

When cost sharing is offered, it is 

understood and agreed that the 

applicant must provide the amount of 

cost sharing as stipulated in its proposal 

and later included in an approved 

agreement. Cost sharing may be in the 

form of allowable direct or indirect 

costs. For accountability, you must 

maintain written records to support all 

costs which are claimed as your 

contribution, as well as costs to be paid 

by the Federal government. Such 

records are subject to audit. The basis 

for determining the value of cash and 

in-kind contributions must be in 

accordance with OMB Circular A–110, 

(Revised), Subpart C.23—Cost Sharing 

and Matching. In the event you do not 

provide the minimum amount of cost 

sharing as stipulated in the approved 

budget, ECA’s contribution will be 

reduced in like proportion. 

III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements 

(a) Bureau grant guidelines require 

that organizations with less than four 

years experience in conducting 

international exchanges be limited to 

$60,000 in Bureau funding. ECA 

anticipates making one award, in an 

amount up to $4,200,000 to support 

program and administrative costs 

required to implement this exchange 

program. Therefore, organizations with 

less than four years experience in 

conducting international exchanges are 

ineligible to apply under this 

competition. The Bureau encourages 

applicants to provide maximum levels 

of cost sharing and funding in support 

of its programs. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

Note: Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries or 

submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may not 

discuss this competition with applicants 

until the proposal review process has been 

completed. 

IV.1. Contact Information To Request an 

Application Package 

Please contact the ECA/A/E/WHA, 

SA–5, 4th Floor, U.S. Department of 

State, 2200 C Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20522–0504, (202) 632–6044, fax: 

(202) 632–9411, or ingallstd@state.gov 

to request a Solicitation Package. Please 

refer to the Funding Opportunity 

Number ECA/A/E/WHA–11–01 when 

making your request. 

Alternatively, an electronic 

application package may be obtained 

from grants.gov. Please see section IV.3f 

for further information. 

The Solicitation Package contains the 

Proposal Submission Instruction (PSI) 

document which consists of required 

application forms, and standard 

guidelines for proposal preparation. 

It also contains the Project Objectives, 

Goals and Implementation (POGI) 

document, which provides specific 

information, award criteria and budget 

instructions tailored to this competition. 

Please specify Program Officer 

Thomas Ingalls and refer to the Funding 

Opportunity Number ECA/A/E/WHA– 

11–01 on all other inquiries and 

correspondence. 

IV.2. To Download a Solicitation 

Package Via Internet 

The entire Solicitation Package may 

be downloaded from the Bureau’s Web 

site at http://exchanges.state.gov/grants/ 

open2.html, or from the Grants.gov Web 

site at http://www.grants.gov. 

Please read all information before 

downloading. 

IV.3. Content and Form of Submission 

Applicants must follow all 

instructions in the Solicitation Package. 

The application should be submitted 

per the instructions under IV.3f. 

‘‘Application Deadline and Methods of 

Submission’’ section below. 

IV.3a. You are required to have a Dun 

and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number to 

apply for a grant or cooperative 

agreement from the U.S. Government. 

This number is a nine-digit 

identification number, which uniquely 

identifies business entities. Obtaining a 

DUNS number is easy and there is no 

charge. To obtain a DUNS number, 

access http:// 

www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1– 

866–705–5711. Please ensure that your 

DUNS number is included in the 

appropriate box of the SF–424 which is 

part of the formal application package. 

IV.3b. All proposals must contain an 

executive summary, proposal narrative 

and budget. 

Please Refer to the Solicitation 

Package. It contains the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

document and the Project Objectives, 

Goals and Implementation (POGI) 

document for additional formatting and 

technical requirements. 

IV.3c. You must have nonprofit status 

with the IRS at the time of application. 

Please note: Effective January 7, 2009, 

all applicants for ECA Federal 

assistance awards must include in their 

application the names of directors and/ 

or senior executives (current officers, 

trustees, and key employees, regardless 

of amount of compensation). In 

fulfilling this requirement, applicants 

must submit information in one of the 

following ways: 

(1) Those who file Internal Revenue 

Service Form 990, ‘‘Return of 

Organization Exempt From Income 

Tax,’’ must include a copy of relevant 

portions of this form. 

(2) Those who do not file IRS Form 

990 must submit information above in 

the format of their choice. 

In addition to final program reporting 

requirements, award recipients will also 

be required to submit a one-page 

document, derived from their program 

reports, listing and describing their 

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award activities. For award recipients, 

the names of directors and/or senior 

executives (current officers, trustees, 

and key employees), as well as the onepage description of award activities, 

will be transmitted by the State 

Department to OMB, along with other 

information required by the Federal 

Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act (FFATA), and will be 

made available to the public by the 

Office of Management and Budget on its 

USASpending.gov Web site as part of 

ECA’s FFATA reporting requirements. 

If your organization is a private 

nonprofit which has not received a grant 

or cooperative agreement from ECA in 

the past three years, or if your 

organization received nonprofit status 

from the IRS within the past four years, 

you must submit the necessary 

documentation to verify nonprofit status 

as directed in the PSI document. Failure 

to do so will cause your proposal to be 

declared technically ineligible. 

IV.3d. Please take into consideration 

the following information when 

preparing your proposal narrative: 

IV.3d.1 Adherence to All 

Regulations Governing the J Visa. The 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs places critically important 

emphases on the security and proper 

administration of the Exchange Visitor (J 

visa) Programs and adherence by award 

recipients and sponsors to all 

regulations governing the J visa. 

Therefore, proposals should 

demonstrate the applicant’s capacity to 

meet all requirements governing the 

administration of the Exchange Visitor 

Programs as set forth in 22 CFR part 62, 

including the oversight of Responsible 

Officers and Alternate Responsible 

Officers, screening and selection of 

program participants, provision of prearrival information and orientation to 

participants, monitoring of participants, 

proper maintenance and security of 

forms, record-keeping, reporting and 

other requirements. 

The award recipient will be 

responsible for issuing DS–2019 forms 

to participants in this program. 

A copy of the complete regulations 

governing the administration of 

Exchange Visitor (J) programs is 

available at http://exchanges.state.gov 

or from: Office of Designation, Private 

Sector Programs Division, U.S. 

Department of State, ECA/EC/D/PS, SA– 

5, 5th Floor, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Please refer to Solicitation Package for 

further information. 

IV.3d.2 Diversity, Freedom and 

Democracy Guidelines. Pursuant to the 

Bureau’s authorizing legislation, 

programs must maintain a non-political 

character and should be balanced and 

representative of the diversity of 

American political, social, and cultural 

life. ‘‘Diversity’’ should be interpreted in 

the broadest sense and encompass 

differences including, but not limited to 

ethnicity, race, gender, religion, 

geographic location, socio-economic 

status, and disabilities. Applicants are 

strongly encouraged to adhere to the 

advancement of this principle both in 

program administration and in program 

content. Please refer to the review 

criteria under the ‘Support for Diversity’ 

section for specific suggestions on 

incorporating diversity into your 

proposal. Public Law 104–319 provides 

that ‘‘in carrying out programs of 

educational and cultural exchange in 

countries whose people do not fully 

enjoy freedom and democracy,’’ the 

Bureau ‘‘shall take appropriate steps to 

provide opportunities for participation 

in such programs to human rights and 

democracy leaders of such countries.’’ 

Public Law 106–113 requires that the 

governments of the countries described 

above do not have inappropriate 

influence in the selection process. 

Proposals should reflect advancement of 

these goals in their program contents, to 

the full extent deemed feasible. 

IV.3d.3 Program Monitoring and 

Evaluation. Proposals must include a 

plan to monitor and evaluate the 

project’s success, both as the activities 

unfold and at the end of the program. 

The Bureau recommends that your 

proposal include a draft survey 

questionnaire or other technique plus a 

description of a methodology to use to 

link outcomes to original project 

objectives. The Bureau expects that the 

recipient organization will track 

participants or partners and be able to 

respond to key evaluation questions, 

including satisfaction with the program, 

learning as a result of the program, 

changes in behavior as a result of the 

program, and effects of the program on 

institutions (institutions in which 

participants work or partner 

institutions). The evaluation plan 

should include indicators that measure 

gains in mutual understanding as well 

as substantive knowledge. 

Successful monitoring and evaluation 

depend heavily on setting clear goals 

and outcomes at the outset of a program. 

Your evaluation plan should include a 

description of your project’s objectives, 

your anticipated project outcomes, and 

how and when you intend to measure 

these outcomes (performance 

indicators). The more that outcomes are 

‘‘smart’’ (specific, measurable, attainable, 

results-oriented, and placed in a 

reasonable time frame), the easier it will 

be to conduct the evaluation. You 

should also show how your project 

objectives link to the goals of the 

program described in this RFGP. 

Your monitoring and evaluation plan 

should clearly distinguish between 

program outputs and outcomes. Outputs 

are products and services delivered, 

often stated as an amount. Output 

information is important to show the 

scope or size of project activities, but it 

cannot substitute for information about 

progress towards outcomes or the 

results achieved. Examples of outputs 

include the number of people trained or 

the number of seminars conducted. 

Outcomes, in contrast, represent 

specific results a project is intended to 

achieve and is usually measured as an 

extent of change. Findings on outputs 

and outcomes should both be reported, 

but the focus should be on outcomes. 

We encourage you to assess the 

following four levels of outcomes, as 

they relate to the program goals set out 

in the RFGP (listed here in increasing 

order of importance): 

1. Participant satisfaction with the 

program and exchange experience. 

2. Participant learning, such as 

increased knowledge, aptitude, skills, 

and changed understanding and 

attitude. Learning includes both 

substantive (subject-specific) learning 

and mutual understanding. 

3. Participant behavior, concrete 

actions to apply knowledge in work or 

community; greater participation and 

responsibility in civic organizations; 

interpretation and explanation of 

experiences and new knowledge gained; 

continued contacts between 

participants, community members, and 

others. 

4. Institutional changes, such as 

increased collaboration and 

partnerships, policy reforms, new 

programming, and organizational 

improvements. 

Please note: Consideration should be given 

to the appropriate timing of data collection 

for each level of outcome. For example, 

satisfaction is usually captured as a shortterm outcome, whereas behavior and 

institutional changes are normally 

considered longer-term outcomes. 

Overall, the quality of your 

monitoring and evaluation plan will be 

judged on how well it (1) specifies 

intended outcomes; (2) gives clear 

descriptions of how each outcome will 

be measured; (3) identifies when 

particular outcomes will be measured; 

and (4) provides a clear description of 

the data collection strategies for each 

outcome (i.e., surveys, interviews, or 

focus groups). (Please note that 

evaluation plans that deal only with the 

first level of outcomes [satisfaction] will 

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be deemed less competitive under the 

present evaluation criteria.) 

Recipient organizations will be 

required to provide reports analyzing 

their evaluation findings to the Bureau 

in their regular program reports. All 

data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

IV.3e. Please take the following 

information into consideration when 

preparing your budget: 

IV.3e.1 Applicants must submit SF– 

424A—‘‘Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs’’ along with a 

comprehensive budget for the entire 

program. There must be a summary 

budget as well as breakdowns reflecting 

both administrative and program 

budgets. Applicants may provide 

separate sub-budgets for each program 

component, phase, location, or activity 

to provide clarification. A 

comprehensive narrative must 

accompany the budget, clearly 

explaining all proposed costs (staff 

salaries and time on task must be 

supported by appropriate 

documentation and certified as true and 

accurate representations of actual costs 

and percentage of task). 

IV.3e.2 Allowable costs for the 

program include the following: 

(1) Participant expenses. 

(2) Administrative costs. 

Please refer to the Solicitation 

Package for complete budget guidelines 

and formatting instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline And 

Methods of Submission 

Application Deadline Date: November 

1, 2010. 

Reference Number: ECA/A/E/WHA– 

11–01. 

Methods of Submission: Applications 

may be submitted in one of two ways: 

(1) In hard-copy, via a nationally 

recognized overnight delivery service 

(i.e., Federal Express, UPS, Airborne 

Express, or U.S. Postal Service Express 

Overnight Mail, etc.), or 

(2) Electronically through http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

Along with the Project Title, all 

applicants must enter the above 

Reference Number in Box 11 on the SF– 

424 contained in the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

of the solicitation document. 

IV.3f.1 Submitting Printed 

Applications 

Applications must be shipped no later 

than the above deadline. Delivery 

services used by applicants must have 

in-place, centralized shipping 

identification and tracking systems that 

may be accessed via the Internet and 

delivery people who are identifiable by 

commonly recognized uniforms and 

delivery vehicles. Proposals shipped on 

or before the above deadline but 

received at ECA more than seven days 

after the deadline will be ineligible for 

further consideration under this 

competition. Proposals shipped after the 

established deadlines are ineligible for 

consideration under this competition. 

ECA will not notify you upon receipt of 

application. It is each applicant’s 

responsibility to ensure that each 

package is marked with a legible 

tracking number and to monitor/confirm 

delivery to ECA via the Internet. 

Delivery of proposal packages may not 

be made via local courier service or in 

person for this competition. Faxed 

documents will not be accepted at any 

time. Only proposals submitted as 

stated above will be considered. 

Important note: When preparing your 

submission please make sure to include one 

extra copy of the completed SF–424 form and 

place it in an envelope addressed to ‘‘ECA/ 

EX/PM’’. 

The original and six (6) copies of the 

application should be sent to: Program 

Management Division, ECA–IIP/EX/PM, 

Ref.: ECA/A/E/WHA–11–01, SA–5, 

Floor 4, Department of State, 2200 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20522– 

0504. 

Applicants submitting hard-copy 

applications must also submit the 

‘‘Executive Summary’’ and ‘‘Proposal 

Narrative’’ sections of the proposal in 

text (.txt) or Microsoft Word format on 

CD–ROM. As appropriate, the Bureau 

will provide these files electronically to 

Public Affairs Section(s) at the U.S. 

embassies) for their review. 

IV.3f.2 Submitting Electronic 

Applications 

Applicants have the option of 

submitting proposals electronically 

through Grants.gov (http:// 

www.grants.gov). Complete solicitation 

packages are available at Grants.gov in 

the ‘‘Find’’ portion of the system. 

Please note: ECA bears no responsibility 

for applicant timeliness of submission or data 

errors resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes for proposals submitted 

via Grants.gov. 

Please follow the instructions 

available in the ‘Get Started’ portion of 

the site (http://www.grants.gov/ 

GetStarted). 

Several of the steps in the Grants.gov 

registration process could take several 

weeks. Therefore, applicants should 

check with appropriate staff within their 

organizations immediately after 

reviewing this RFGP to confirm or 

determine their registration status with 

Grants.gov. 

Once registered, 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. 

In addition, validation of an electronic 

submission via Grants.gov can take up 

to two business days. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend 

that you not wait until the application 

deadline to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

The Grants.gov Web site includes 

extensive information on all phases/ 

aspects of the Grants.gov process, 

including an extensive section on 

frequently asked questions, located 

under the ‘‘For Applicants’’ section of 

the Web site. ECA strongly recommends 

that all potential applicants review 

thoroughly the Grants.gov Web site, 

well in advance of submitting a 

proposal through the Grants.gov system. 

ECA bears no responsibility for data 

errors resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes. 

Direct all questions regarding 

Grants.gov registration and submission 

to: 

Grants.gov Customer Support. 

Contact Center Phone: 800–518–4726. 

Business Hours: Monday–Friday, 7 

a.m.–9 p.m. Eastern Time. 

E-mail: support@grants.gov. 

Applicants have until midnight (12 

a.m.), Washington, DC time of the 

closing date to ensure that their entire 

application has been uploaded to the 

Grants.gov site. There are no exceptions 

to the above deadline. Applications 

uploaded to the site after midnight of 

the application deadline date will be 

automatically rejected by the grants.gov 

system, and will be technically 

ineligible. 

Please refer to the Grants.gov Web 

site, for definitions of various 

‘‘application statuses’’ and the difference 

between a submission receipt and a 

submission validation. Applicants will 

receive a validation e-mail from 

grants.gov upon the successful 

submission of an application. Again, 

validation of an electronic submission 

via Grants.gov can take up to two 

business days. Therefore, we strongly 

recommend that you not wait until the 

application deadline to begin the 

submission process through Grants.gov. 

ECA will not notify you upon receipt of 

electronic applications. 

It is the responsibility of all 

applicants submitting proposals via the 

Grants.gov Web portal to ensure that 

proposals have been received by 

Grants.gov in their entirety, and ECA 

bears no responsibility for data errors 

resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes. 

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IV.3g. Intergovernmental Review of 

Applications Executive Order 12372 

does not apply to this program. 

V. Application Review Information 

V.1. Review Process 

The Bureau will review all proposals 

for technical eligibility. Proposals will 

be deemed ineligible if they do not fully 

adhere to the guidelines stated herein 

and in the Solicitation Package. All 

eligible proposals will be reviewed by 

the program office, as well as the Public 

Diplomacy section overseas, where 

appropriate. Eligible proposals will be 

subject to compliance with Federal and 

Bureau regulations and guidelines and 

forwarded to Bureau grant panels for 

advisory review. Proposals may also be 

reviewed by the Office of the Legal 

Adviser or by other Department 

elements. Final funding decisions are at 

the discretion of the Department of 

State’s Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs. Final 

technical authority for cooperative 

agreements resides with the Bureau’s 

Grants Officer. 

Review Criteria 

Technically eligible applications will 

be competitively reviewed according to 

the criteria stated below. These criteria 

are not rank ordered and all carry equal 

weight in the proposal evaluation: 

1. Quality of the program idea: 

Proposals should exhibit originality, 

substance, precision, and relevance to 

the Bureau’s mission. 

2. Ability to achieve program 

objectives: Detailed agenda and relevant 

work plan should demonstrate 

substantive undertakings and logistical 

capacity. Agenda and plan should 

adhere to the program overview and 

guidelines described above. Objectives 

should be reasonable, feasible, and 

flexible. Proposals should clearly 

demonstrate how the award recipient 

will meet the program’s objectives and 

plan. 

3. Multiplier effect/impact: Proposed 

programs should strengthen long-term 

mutual understanding, including 

maximum sharing of information and 

establishment of long-term institutional 

and individual linkages. 

4. Support of Diversity: Proposals 

should demonstrate substantive support 

of the Bureau’s policy on diversity. 

Achievable and relevant features should 

be cited in both program administration 

(selection of participants, program 

venue and program evaluation) and 

program content (orientation and wrapup sessions, program meetings, resource 

materials and follow-up activities). 

5. Institution’s Record/Capacity: 

Proposals should demonstrate an 

institutional record of successful 

exchange programs, including 

responsible fiscal management and full 

compliance with all reporting 

requirements for past Bureau awards as 

determined by Bureau Grants Staff. 

Proposals should demonstrate capacity 

to place students at geographically 

diverse, accredited small colleges and 

universities that can provide students 

personalized attention. Proposed 

personnel and institutional resources 

should be adequate and appropriate to 

achieve the program or project’s goals. 

The Bureau will consider the past 

performance of prior recipients and the 

demonstrated potential of new 

applicants. 

6. Project Evaluation and Follow-on: 

Proposals should include a plan to 

evaluate the activity’s success, both as 

the activities unfold and at the end of 

the program. A draft survey 

questionnaire or other technique plus 

description of a methodology to use to 

link outcomes to original project 

objectives are recommended. Proposals 

should also provide a plan for 

continued follow-on activity (with 

minimal Bureau support) which insures 

that Bureau supported programs are not 

isolated events. 

7. Cost-effectiveness/Cost-sharing: 

The overhead and administrative 

components of the proposal, including 

salaries and honoraria, should be kept 

as low as possible. All other items 

should be necessary and appropriate. 

Proposals should maximize cost-sharing 

through other private sector support as 

well as institutional direct funding 

contributions. 

8. Value to U.S.-Partner Country 

Relations: Proposed projects should 

receive positive assessments by the U.S. 

Department of State’s geographic area 

desk and overseas officers of program 

need, potential impact, and significance 

in the partner countries. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1a. Award Notices 

Final awards cannot be made until 

funds have been appropriated by 

Congress, allocated and committed 

through internal Bureau procedures. 

Successful applicants will receive an 

Federal Assistance Award (FAA) from 

the Bureau’s Grants Office. The FAA 

and the original proposal with 

subsequent modifications (if applicable) 

shall be the only binding authorizing 

document between the recipient and the 

U.S. Government. The FAA will be 

signed by an authorized Grants Officer, 

and mailed to the recipient’s 

responsible officer identified in the 

application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

VI.2 Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Terms and Conditions for the 

Administration of ECA agreements 

include the following: 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Nonprofit Organizations.’’ 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions.’’ 

OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

State, Local and Indian Governments’’. 

OMB Circular No. A–110 (Revised), 

Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Grants and 

Agreements with Institutions of 

Higher Education, Hospitals, and 

other Nonprofit Organizations. 

OMB Circular No. A–102, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants-in-Aid to State and Local 

Governments. 

OMB Circular No. A–133, Audits of 

States, Local Government, and Nonprofit Organizations 

Please reference the following Web 

sites for additional information: 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants. 

http://fa.statebuy.state.gov. 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements 

You must provide ECA with a hard 

copy original plus one copy of the 

following reports: 

(1) A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

(2) A concise, one-page final program 

report summarizing program outcomes 

no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award. This one-page 

report will will be transmitted to OMB, 

and be made available to the public via 

OMB’s USAspending.gov Web site—as 

part of ECA’s Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA) reporting requirements. 

(3) A SF–PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress 

Report’’ Cover Sheet with all program 

reports. 

Award recipients will be required to 

provide reports analyzing their 

evaluation findings to the Bureau in 

their regular program reports. (Please 

refer to IV. Application and Submission 

Instructions (IV.3.d.3) above for Program 

Monitoring and Evaluation information. 

All data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

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All reports must be sent to the ECA 

Grants Officer and ECA Program Officer 

listed in the final assistance award 

document. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Thomas Ingalls, 

Western Hemisphere Programs Branch, 

Office of Academic Exchange Programs, 

ECA/A/E/WHA, SA–5 Floor 4, U.S. 

Department of State, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522–0503, 202–632– 

6044 (phone), 202–632–9411 (fax), 

http://exchanges.state.gov/. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/A/E/ 

WHA–11–01. Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries 

or submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may 

not discuss this competition with 

applicants until the proposal review 

process has been completed. 

VIII. Other Information 

Notice 

The terms and conditions published 

in this RFGP are binding and may not 

be modified by any Bureau 

representative. Explanatory information 

provided by the Bureau that contradicts 

published language will not be binding. 

Issuance of the RFGP does not 

constitute an award commitment on the 

part of the Government. The Bureau 

reserves the right to reduce, revise, or 

increase proposal budgets in accordance 

with the needs of the program and the 

availability of funds. Awards made will 

be subject to periodic reporting and 

evaluation requirements per section VI.3 

above. 

Dated: July 26, 2010. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation 

[DOT Docket No. DOT–OST–2010–0074] 

The Future of Aviation Advisory 

Committee (FAAC) Subcommittee on 

Financing; Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation, Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation, announces a meeting 

of the FAAC Subcommittee on 

Financing, which will be held at the 

offices of the General Aviation 

Manufacturers Association, in 

Washington, DC. This notice announces 

the date, time, and location of the 

meeting, which will be open to the 

public. The purpose of the FAAC is to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Secretary of Transportation to 

ensure the competitiveness of the U.S. 

aviation industry and its capability to 

manage effectively the evolving 

transportation needs, challenges, and 

opportunities of the global economy. 

The Subcommittee on Financing will 

address the need for a stable, secure, 

and sufficient level of funding for our 

aviation system and make 

recommendations to the Secretary for 

action. This is the second meeting of the 

subcommittee. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

August 17, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the offices of the General Aviation 

Manufacturers Association, 8th Floor, 

1400 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20533. 

Public Access: The meeting is open to 

the public. (See below for registration 

instructions.) 

Public Comments: Persons wishing to 

offer written comments and suggestions 

concerning the activities of the advisory 

committee or Subcommittee on 

Financing should file comments in the 

Public Docket (Docket Number DOT– 

OST–2010–0074 at http:// 

www.Regulations.Gov) or alternatively 

through the FAAC@dot.gov e-mail. If 

comments and suggestions are intended 

specifically for the Subcommittee on 

Financing, the term ‘‘Finance’’ should be 

listed in the subject line of the message. 

To ensure such comments can be 

considered by the subcommittee before 

its August 17, 2010, meeting, public 

comments must be filed by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, 

August 6, 2010. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 

2), we are giving notice of an FAAC 

Subcommittee on Financing meeting 

taking place on August 17, 2010, from 

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 

at the offices of the General Aviation 

Manufacturers Association, 8th Floor, 

1400 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20533. The agenda includes— 

1. Briefings on selected topics related 

to aviation financing and a discussion of 

the briefing topics, and 

2. Preparation of the work plan 

template for the subcommittee’s future 

work. 

Registration 

The meeting room can accommodate 

up to 20 members of the public. Persons 

desiring to attend in person must preregister by August 6, 2010, through email to FAAC@dot.gov. The term 

‘‘Registration: Financing’’ should be 

listed in the subject line of the message, 

and admission will be limited to the 

first 20 persons to pre-register and 

receive a confirmation of their preregistration. Persons wishing to attend 

via Webinar must pre-register by 

visiting https://www2.gotomeeting.com/

register/663158267. Webinar attendance 

will be limited to the first 150 persons 

to pre-register and receive a 

confirmation of their pre-registration. 

Minutes of the meeting will be taken 

and will be made available to the 

public. 

Request for Special Accommodation 

The DOT is committed to providing 

equal access to this meeting for all 

participants. If you need alternative 

formats or services because of a 

disability, please send a request to 

FAAC@dot.gov with the term ‘‘Special 

Accommodations’’ listed in the subject 

line of the message by close of business 

on August 6, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Hennigan, Air Traffic Organization, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 409, 

Washington, DC, 20591; (202) 631–6644. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 30, 

2010. 

Pamela Hamilton-Powell, 

Designated Federal Official, Future of 

Aviation Advisory Committee. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice to Manufacturers of Foreign 

Object Debris (FOD) Detection 

Equipment 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), US DOT. 

ACTION: Notice to manufacturers of 

Foreign Object Debris (FOD) detection 

equipment. 

SUMMARY: Projects funded under the 

Airport Improvement Program (AIP) 

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