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11. Cost-sharing: Proposals should 

maximize cost-sharing through other 

private sector support as well as 

institutional direct funding 

contributions. 

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 a 

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 two copies 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. 

All reports must be sent to the ECA 

Grants Officer and ECA Program Officer 

listed in the final assistance award 

document. 

VI.4. Optional Program Data 

Requirements 

Award recipients will be required to 

maintain specific data on program 

participants and activities in an 

electronically accessible database format 

that can be shared with the Bureau as 

required. As a minimum, the data must 

include the following: 

(1) Name, address, contact 

information and biographic sketch of all 

persons who travel internationally on 

funds provided by the agreement or who 

benefit from the award funding but do 

not travel. 

(2) Itineraries of international and 

domestic travel, providing dates of 

travel and cities in which any exchange 

experiences take place. Final schedules 

for in-country and U.S. activities must 

be received by the ECA Program Officer 

at least three work days prior to the 

official opening of the activity. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Mary Lou 

Johnson-Pizarro, in the Office of Global 

Educational Programs, ECA/A/S/U, SA– 

05, Floor 4, Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20522–0504, (202) 632– 

9483 Johnson-PizarroML@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/A/S/U– 

10–03. 

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: April 15, 2010. 

Maura M. Pally, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9323 Filed 4–21–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6963] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Cultural Visitors Program 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/CU–10–54. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415. 

Key Dates: 

Application Deadline: May 20, 2010. 

Executive Summary: The U.S. 

Department of State’s Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) 

seeks an organization with a strong 

Washington presence to assist the Office 

of Citizen Exchanges, Cultural Programs 

Division, in the implementation of 

short-term, high-visibility cultural 

exchanges taking place during calendar 

years 2010, 2011 and 2012. 

Approximately 60 visitors from 

countries around the world will 

participate in initiatives/projects in the 

United States designed to promote 

interaction between foreign participants 

and their American peers. Cultural 

Visitors will include artists and arts 

professionals as well as youth with a 

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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 goal of the Cultural Visitors 

Program is to provide foreign artists, arts 

professionals and foreign youth (aged 

15–18 at the time of the exchange) with 

a special interest in the arts, an 

opportunity to travel to the United 

States to participate in intensive 

thematic and professional exchanges 

that will strengthen their career 

potential and deepen their 

understanding of U.S. society and 

culture. Specifically, this program will 

enable participants to: 

• Strengthen professional potential 

through training, workshops and 

meetings that also provide new contacts 

and build networks; 

• Foster understanding and build 

relationships with others from different 

ethnic, religious, and national groups; 

• Learn more about U.S. society and 

culture, thereby countering negative 

stereotypes; 

• Present their own culture to 

Americans; 

• Become part of a network of leaders 

who will share their knowledge and 

skills with their peers and the broader 

community. 

The award recipient must provide 

overall programmatic, logistical, and 

administrative support for each of 

approximately 60 foreign visitors for 

U.S.-based exchanges of approximately 

5–30 days. Participants will include 

foreign educators, social influencers, 

artists, arts managers, and foreign youth 

with special interest in the arts. 

The Cultural Visitors Program will 

include participation in American 

cultural and historic projects developed 

in cooperation with the National 

Endowment for Humanities (NEH), as 

well as individually-designed programs 

focused on the visual arts, dance, music, 

drama, film, literature, and other artistic 

and humanistic genres. 

The award recipient will work closely 

with Cultural Programs Division staff, 

who will guide them through 

programmatic, procedural, and 

budgetary issues for the full range of 

Cultural Visitor programs. Most projects 

will start and end in Washington, DC. 

Other activities will take place at other 

sites in the United States. The exchange 

format will be intensive and interactive, 

weaving together both formal and 

informal sessions to achieve the stated 

goals and objectives. Applicants must 

present program plans that allow the 

participants to thoroughly explore the 

themes in a creative, memorable, and 

practical way. Activities should be 

designed to be replicable and provide 

practical knowledge and skills that the 

participants can apply back in their 

home country. Staff from the selected 

organizations will be expected to be 

available and/or attend certain 

components of the visitor programs, 

when necessary and appropriate, and in 

coordination with ECA. 

Programs must contain substantive 

educational sessions or meetings that 

focus on program objectives presented 

by experts. Orientation sessions, 

meetings, site visits, and other program 

activities should promote dialogue 

between participants and their U.S. 

professional counterparts. Some cultural 

programs for adult participants may 

include a home stay or community visit. 

In a cooperative agreement, ECA/PE/ 

C/CU is substantially involved in 

program activities above and beyond 

routine monitoring. ECA/PE/C/CU 

responsibilities for this program are as 

follows: 

• Selection of participants, who can 

be from any country and any region in 

the world; 

• Participation in the general design 

and direction of program activities; 

• Approval and input on program 

timelines and agendas; 

• Guidance in execution of all 

program components; 

• Review and approval of all program 

publicity and recruitment materials; 

• Approval of decisions related to 

special circumstances or problems 

throughout duration of program; 

• Management of all SEVIS-related 

issues, including issuance of DS–2019s 

for travel to the U.S.; 

• Assistance with participant 

emergencies; 

• Liaison with relevant U.S. 

Embassies and country desk officers at 

the State Department. 

In consultation with ECA, the 

recipient will: 

• Plan and coordinate all aspects of 

the visits, including generating 

suggestions for visitors based on their 

specific area of expertise; 

• Arrange and pay for all air travel 

(domestic and international) and local 

transportation; 

• Enroll participants in USG 

sponsored health care coverage (ASPE) 

and issue insurance cards upon arrival; 

• Oversee all logistical aspects for the 

arrival of the visitors to the United 

States, and their departure; 

• Prepare briefing materials; 

• Locate, reserve and pay for hotels 

and/or home stays as applicable; 

• Locate, reserve and pay for meeting 

rooms and/or other facilities; 

• Engage appropriate cultural figures 

and arrange for meetings/events with 

them; 

• Design and plan substantive and 

well-organized activities; 

• Coordinate and pay for escorts and 

interpreters; 

• Provide adult supervision for youth 

(aged 15–18 at the time of the 

exchange), including for overnight stays. 

Minors shall not stay with host families; 

• Arrange for orientation and debriefing sessions. 

For purposes of this proposal, please 

use the following Cultural Visitor 

program as a model: Two music 

teachers from Jakarta, Indonesia, 

working with at-risk youth, will 

participate in a five-day orientation in 

Washington, DC and a seven-day 

individually-designed professional 

study program in St. Louis, Missouri. 

Upon the conclusion of their workshop 

or study program, the two visitors will 

travel from St. Louis, Missouri to 

Atlanta, Georgia, where they will 

experience a three-day home stay, prior 

to returning to Indonesia. The total 

length of this program will be 15 days. 

Program theme is ‘using the arts as a 

mechanism for dealing with at-riskyouth.’ 

Proposals must demonstrate how 

these activities and/or objectives will be 

met and provide detailed information 

on major program activities as well as a 

justification for programmatic choices. 

Programs must comply with J–1 visa 

regulations. Please refer to the complete 

Solicitation Package—this RFGP, the 

Project Objectives, Goals, and 

Implementation (POGI), and the 

Proposal Submission Instructions 

(PSI)—for further information. 

For projects involving participants 

under the age of 18 specifically, please 

note the following: 

The grant recipient must have a clear 

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selection process for chaperones, and 

must also provide the chaperones with 

an orientation prior to the arrival of 

their exchange participants, 

emphasizing the goals of the program. 

The orientation will provide chaperones 

with detailed information on the 

exchange program, the parameters of 

their participation, duties, and 

obligations, and information on cultural 

differences and practices. Chaperone 

references should be checked. 

Projects with minor participants will 

involve additional requirements, which 

will be determined and communicated 

by the program office prior to each 

individual project. 

While exchange participants may 

share a hotel room with someone of a 

similar age and the same gender, each 

must have his or her own bed. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

Agreement. 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2010. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$500,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 

One. 

Approximate Average Award: 

$500,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: August 25, 

2010. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

June 30, 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 grant or 

cooperative 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 an award in an 

amount of $500,000 to support program 

and administrative costs required to 

implement theses exchange programs. 

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. 

(b) Award recipients must have a 

Washington, DC presence. Applicants 

who do not currently have a 

Washington, DC presence must include 

a detailed plan in their proposal for 

establishing such a presence by October 

1, 2010. The costs related to establishing 

such a presence must be borne by the 

award recipient. No such costs may be 

included in the budget submission in 

this proposal. The award recipient must 

have e-mail capability, access to Internet 

resources, and the ability to exchange 

data electronically with all partners 

involved in the Cultural Visitors 

Program. 

(c) Proposals must demonstrate that 

an applicant has an established resource 

base of programming contacts and the 

ability to keep this resource base 

continuously updated. This resource 

base should include speakers, thematic 

specialists, or practitioners in a wide 

range of professional fields in both the 

private and public sectors. 

(d) Technical Eligibility: In addition to 

the requirements outlined in the 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

technical format and instructions 

document, all proposals must comply 

with the following or they will result in 

your proposal being declared 

technically ineligible and given no 

further consideration in the review 

process. 

The Office does not support proposals 

limited to conferences or seminars (i.e., 

one- to fourteen-day programs with 

plenary sessions, main speakers, panels, 

and a passive audience). It will support 

conferences only when they are a small 

part of a larger project in duration that 

is receiving Bureau funding from this 

competition. 

No funding is available exclusively to 

send U.S. citizens to conferences or 

conference-type seminars overseas; nor 

is funding available for bringing foreign 

nationals to conferences or to routine 

professional association meetings in the 

United States. 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges does 

not support academic research or 

faculty or student fellowships. 

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 Office of Citizen 

Exchanges, ECA/PE/C/CU, SA–05, 

Third Floor, U.S. Department of State, 

2200 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20522–0503, telephone number: 202– 

632–6422, fax number: 202–632–9355 or 

e-mail: ProctorLM@state.gov to request a 

Solicitation Package. Please refer to the 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/PE/ 

C/CU–10–54 located at the top of this 

announcement 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 LaFaye Proctor and 

refer to the Funding Opportunity 

Number ECA/PE/C/CU–10–54 located at 

the top of this announcement 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/ 

education/rfgps/menu.htm, or from the 


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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 

grant 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 grant 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 Office of Citizen Exchanges of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs is the official program sponsor of 

the exchange program covered by this 

RFGP, and an employee of the Bureau 

will be the ‘‘Responsible Officer’’ for the 

program under the terms of 22 CFR 62, 

which covers the administration of the 

Exchange Visitor Program (J visa 

program). Under the terms of 22 CFR 62, 

organizations receiving awards (either a 

grant or cooperative agreement) under 

this RFGP will be third parties 

‘‘cooperating with or assisting the 

sponsor in the conduct of the sponsor’s 

program.’’ The actions of recipient 

organizations shall be ‘‘imputed to the 

sponsor in evaluating the sponsor’s 

compliance with’’ 22 CFR 62. Therefore, 

the Bureau expects that any 

organization receiving an award under 

this competition will render all 

assistance necessary to enable the 

Bureau to fully comply with 22 CFR 62 

et seq. 

The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs places critically 

important emphases on the secure and 

proper administration of Exchange 

Visitor (J visa) Programs and adherence 

by recipient organizations and program 

participants to all regulations governing 

the J visa program status. Therefore, 

proposals should explicitly state in 

writing that the applicant is prepared to 

assist the Bureau in meeting all 

requirements governing the 

administration of Exchange Visitor 

Programs as set forth in 22 CFR 62. If 

your organization has experience as a 

designated Exchange Visitor Program 

Sponsor, the applicant should discuss 

their record of compliance with 22 CFR 

62 et. seq., including the oversight of 

their Responsible Officers and Alternate 

Responsible Officers, screening and 

selection of program participants, 

provision of pre-arrival information and 

orientation to participants, monitoring 

of participants, proper maintenance and 

security of forms, record-keeping, 

reporting and other requirements. 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of 

ECA 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: United States Department of 

State, Office of Exchange Coordination 

and Designation, ECA/EC/ECD, SA–05, 

Floor C2, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522–0582, 

Telephone: (202) 632–9298, FAX: (202) 

632–2900. 

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, socioeconomic 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 

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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 timeframe), 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, 

demonstrating 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 short-term outcome, 

whereas behavior and institutional 

changes are normally considered longerterm 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 

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. The award request may not 

exceed $500,000. 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. 

IV.3e.2. Allowable costs for the 

program include the following: 

1. Educational materials; 

2. Participant travel (domestic, local, 

and in some cases, international, 

transportation); 

3. Orientations and de-briefings; 

4. Cultural and social activities; 

5. Meeting costs; 

6. Food and lodging; 

7. Interpreters and translation, when 

necessary; 

8. Follow-on activities; 

9. Evaluation; 

10. Stipends or allowances; 

11. Other justifiable expenses directly 

related to supporting program 

activities. 

Please refer to the Solicitation 

Package for complete budget guidelines 

and formatting instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission 

Application Deadline Date: May 20, 

2010. 

Reference Number: ECA/PE/C/CU– 

10–54. 

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 ten copies of the 

application should be sent to: Program 


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Management Division, ECA–IIP/EX/PM, 

Ref.: ECA/A/S/U–10–01, SA–05, 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/Excel 

format on CD–ROM. As appropriate, the 

Bureau will provide these files 

electronically to Public Affairs 

Section(s) at the U.S. embassy(ies) for its 

(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. 

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 assistance 

awards 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. Program Planning: 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. 

Program schedules should reflect 

innovative and relevant itineraries, and 

creative and dynamic meetings and site 

visits. 

2. Ability To Achieve Program 

Objectives: Objectives should be 

reasonable, feasible, and flexible. Your 

proposal should clearly demonstrate 

how your organization will meet the 

program’s objectives and plan. 

3. Multiplier Effect/Impact: The 

proposed program should strengthen 

long-term mutual understanding, 

including maximum sharing of 

information and establishment of longterm institutional and individual 

linkages. 

4. Support of Diversity: Your proposal 

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. Project Evaluation: Your proposal 

should include a plan to evaluate the 

activity’s success, both as the activities 

unfold and at the end of the program. 

The Bureau recommends that the 

proposal include a draft survey 

questionnaire or other technique, plus a 

description of a methodology to use to 

link outcomes to original project 

objectives. 

6. Institution’s Record/Ability/ 

Institutional Capacity: Your proposal 

should demonstrate an institutional 

record of successful international 

exchange programs, including 

responsible fiscal management and full 

compliance with all reporting 

requirements for past Bureau grants as 

determined by the Bureau’s Grants 

Office. The Bureau will consider the 

past performance of prior recipients and 

the demonstrated potential of new 

applicants. Proposed personnel and 

institutional resources should be 

adequate and appropriate to achieve the 

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7. Cost-effectiveness: The applicant 

should demonstrate efficient use of 

Bureau funds. 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. 

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 a 

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.1b The Following Additional 

Requirements Apply to This Project 

A critical component of current U.S. 

Government Iran policy is the support 

for indigenous Iranian voices. The State 

Department has made the awarding of 

grants for this purpose a key component 

of its Iran policy. As a condition of 

licensing these activities, the Office of 

Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has 

requested the Department of State to 

follow certain procedures to effectuate 

the goals of Sections 481(b), 531(a), 571, 

582, and 635(b) of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961 (as amended); 18 

U.S.C. 2339A and 2339B; Executive 

Order 13224; and Homeland Security 

Presidential Directive 6. These licensing 

conditions mandate that the Department 

conduct a vetting of potential Iran 

grantees and sub-grantees for counterterrorism purposes. To conduct this 

vetting the Department will collect 

information from grantees and subgrantees regarding the identity and 

background of their key employees and 

Boards of Directors. 

Note: To assure that planning for the 

inclusion of Iran complies with 

requirements, please contact LaFaye Proctor, 

telephone number 202–632–6422, e-mail 

ProctorLM@state.gov for additional 

information. 

All awards made under this 

competition must be executed according 

to all relevant U.S. laws and policies 

regarding assistance to the Palestinian 

Authority, and to the West Bank and 

Gaza. Organizations must consult with 

relevant Public Affairs Offices before 

entering into any formal arrangements 

or agreements with Palestinian 

organizations or institutions. 

Note: To assure that planning for the 

inclusion of the Palestinian Authority 

complies with requirements, please contact 

LaFaye Proctor, telephone number 202–632– 

6422, e-mail ProctorLM@state.gov. 

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 two copies 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 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. A SF– 

PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress Report’’ 

Cover. 

(3) Quarterly program and financial 

reports are required that provide concise 

information on all programs completed 

that quarter as well as a description of 

planning undertaken for programs 

taking place in the following quarter. 

Financial reports should describe 

funding allocated to each program 

completed as well as an estimated 

budget for programs to be undertaken in 

the next quarter. 

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. 

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: LaFaye Proctor, 

Office of Citizen Exchanges, ECA/PE/C/ 

CU, 3–D11, ECA/PE/C/CU–10–54, U.S. 

Department of State, SA–5, 2200 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20522– 

0503, telephone number: 202–632–6422, 

fax number: 202–632–9355, e-mail 

ProctorLM@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number: ECA/PE/C/ 

CU–10–54. 

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. 


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Dated: April 15, 2010. 

Maura M. Pally, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9328 Filed 4–21–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6965] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Study of the U.S. Institute 

for Pakistani Student Leaders on 

Comparative Public Policy 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

A/E/USS–10–28. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.009. 

Key Dates: July–August, 2011. 

Application Deadline: Friday, May 21, 

2010. 

Executive Summary: The Branch for 

the Study of the United States, Office of 

Academic Exchange Programs, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

invites proposal submissions for the 

design and implementation of a sixweek academic institute for up to 25 

Pakistani student leaders focused on 

comparative public policy. 

The Study of the U.S. Institute for 

Pakistani Student Leaders should 

include: A summer academic course at 

a U.S. university or college campus that 

includes up to 20 American 

undergraduate students at no cost to 

ECA; volunteer community service 

activities with peer mentors or other 

Americans; leadership development; 

and a one to two-week educational 

study tour to another part of the United 

States. In addition, Pakistani 

participants should have opportunities 

to make presentations about their 

country or university studies on campus 

or locally. 

Pending availability of funds, support 

for this program is being provided from 

special FY–2009/FY–2010 supplemental 

funds that have been appropriated to the 

Department. 

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 Study of the U.S. Institute for 

Pakistani Student Leaders on 

Comparative Public Policy is a new 

program, created in response to the 

interest of the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan 

to provide opportunities for Pakistani 

undergraduates to study at a U.S. 

campus and to exchange ideas with 

their American peers. The Study of the 

U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders are 

intensive academic programs whose 

purpose is to provide groups of foreign 

undergraduate students with an 

introduction to a specific field of study, 

while also heightening the participants’ 

general knowledge of U.S. society, 

culture, and values. 

In addition to promoting a better 

understanding of the United States, an 

important objective of the Student 

Leader Institutes is to develop the 

participants’ leadership skills. In this 

context, the leadership component 

should be experiential in nature and 

include group discussions, training, and 

exercises that focus on leadership 

theories, teambuilding, collective 

problem-solving skills, effective 

communication, and management skills 

for diverse organizational settings. 

Additionally, community service 

activities should allow participants to 

experience firsthand how not-for-profit 

organizations and volunteerism play a 

role in U.S. civil society. 

The program should also include 

cultural activities, local site visits, and 

an educational travel component within 

the United States to illustrate the 

various topics explored in class and to 

gain an understanding of the regional 

differences within the country. Finally, 

the program should include 

opportunities for participants to meet 

U.S. citizens from a variety of 

backgrounds and to speak to appropriate 

student and civic groups about life in 

their home countries. 

Solicitations should allow for predeparture briefing and post-program 

debriefing sessions at the U.S. Embassy 

in Islamabad. 

Overview 

The Study of the U.S. Institute for 

Pakistani Student Leaders on 

Comparative Public Policy should 

provide Pakistani participants with an 

overview of U.S. history and 

government; the core of the course 

should engage American and Pakistani 

students in a comparative analysis of 

governments and policies in the two 

countries. Public policy discussions 

could include topics such as foreign 

policy, healthcare, agriculture, or 

education and how these policies are 

formulated and implemented, 

examining the role of citizens, media, 

lobbying groups, think-tanks, local, 

state, and federal governments. In 

addition, the institute should allow 

participants to gain practical skills used 

in the analysis of public policy. The 

class should be crafted to maximize 

interaction and cross-cultural study 

between Pakistani and American 

students in order to allow them to share 

experiences and viewpoints. 

Recipient 

ECA is seeking detailed proposals 

from U.S. colleges, universities, and 

other not-for-profit organizations that 

have an established reputation in one or 

more of the following fields: Political 

science, international relations, law, 

history, sociology, American studies, 

and/or other disciplines or subdisciplines related to the study of the 

United States. 

Program Design 

The Study of the U.S. Institute for 

Pakistani Student Leaders on 

Comparative Public Policy should 

provide a group of up to 25 Pakistani 

students with a uniquely designed 

program that provides a comparative 

analysis of public policy. The academic 

component of the institute should 

include up to 20 U.S. students enrolled 

in the class work. The institute must not 

replicate existing or previous lectures, 

workshops, or group activities designed 

for American students but should be 

tailored for the particular group of 

students. The recipient should take into 

account that the Pakistani participants 

may have little or no prior knowledge of 

the United States and varying degrees of 

experience in expressing their opinions 

in a classroom setting and should tailor 

the curriculum and classroom activities 

accordingly. Every effort should be 

made to encourage active student 

participation in all aspects of the 

institute. The program should provide 

ample time and opportunity for 

discussion and interaction among 

students, lecturers, and guest speakers. 


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