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items is also found in the Federal 

Student Aid Handbook, which is also 

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(1) Student Assistance General 

Provisions, 34 CFR part 668. 

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Perkins Loan Program, Federal WorkStudy Program, and Federal 

Supplemental Educational Opportunity 

Grant Program, 34 CFR part 673. 

(3) Federal Perkins Loan Program, 34 

CFR part 674. 

(4) Federal Work-Study Program, 34 

CFR part 675. 

(5) Federal Supplemental Educational 

Opportunity Grant Program, 34 CFR part 

676. 

(6) Institutional Eligibility under the 

Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended, 34 CFR part 600. 

(7) New Restrictions on Lobbying, 34 

CFR part 82. 

(8) Governmentwide Requirements for 

Drug-Free Workplace (Financial 

Assistance), 34 CFR part 84. 

(9) Governmentwide Debarment and 

Suspension (Nonprocurement), 2 CFR 

part 3485. 

(10) Drug and Alcohol Abuse 

Prevention, 34 CFR part 86. 

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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070b et 

seq. and 1087aa et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2751 

et seq. 

Dated: January 18, 2019. 

James F. Manning, 

Acting Chief Operating Officer, Federal 

Student Aid. 

[FR Doc. 2019–00110 Filed 1–23–19; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation 

Research Abroad Fellowship Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for fiscal year (FY) 2019 for 

the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation 

Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship 

program, Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) number 84.022A. 

DATES: 

Applications available: January 24, 

2019. 

Deadline for transmittal of 

applications: March 25, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: The addresses pertinent to 

this DDRA competition—including the 

addresses for obtaining and submitting 

an application—can be found under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Pamela J. Maimer, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 258–24, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202) 453–6891. Email: 

ddra@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The FulbrightHays DDRA Fellowship Program 

provides opportunities to doctoral 

candidates to engage in dissertation 

research abroad in modern foreign 

languages and area studies. The program 

is designed to contribute to the 

development and improvement of the 

study of modern foreign languages and 

area studies in the United States. This 

notice relates to the approved 

information collection under OMB 

control number 1840–0005. 

Priorities: This notice contains one 

absolute priority and two competitive 

preference priorities. In accordance with 

34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute and 

competitive preference priorities are 

from the regulations for this program (34 

CFR 662.21(d)). 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2019, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

Specific Geographic Regions of the 

World. 

A research project that focuses on one 

or more of the following geographic 

areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia 

and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the 

Near East, Central and Eastern Europe 

and Eurasia, and the Western 

Hemisphere (excluding the United 

States and its territories). 

Competitive Preference Priorities: 

Within this absolute priority, we give 

competitive preference to applications 

that address one or both of the following 

priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), 

for FY 2019, we award an additional 

two points to an application that meets 

Competitive Preference Priority 1 and 

three points to an application that meets 

Competitive Preference Priority 2 (up to 

5 additional points possible). 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1— 

Focus on Less Commonly Taught 

Languages (2 points). 

A research project that focuses on any 

modern foreign language except French, 

German, or Spanish. 

Competitive Preference Priority 2— 

Thematic Focus on Academic Fields 

(3 points). 

A research project conducted in the 

field of science, technology, 

engineering, mathematics, computer 

science, education (comparative or 

international), international 

development, political science, public 

health, or economics. 

Note: Applicants that address 

Competitive Preference Priority 2 must 

intend to engage in dissertation research 

abroad in modern foreign languages and 

area studies with a thematic focus on 

any one of the academic fields 

referenced above. 

Program Authority: 22 U.S.C. 

2452(b)(6). 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 


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Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 75, 77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 

99. (b) The Office of Management and 

Budget Guidelines to Agencies on 

Governmentwide Debarment and 

Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR 

part 180, as adopted and amended as 

regulations of the Department in 2 CFR 

part 3485. (c) The Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as 

adopted and amended as regulations of 

the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) 

The regulations for this program in 34 

CFR part 662. 

Note: The open licensing requirement 

in 2 CFR 3474.20 does not apply to this 

program. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants 

redistributed as fellowships to 

individual beneficiaries. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$3,432,633. 

Estimated Range of Awards: $15,000– 

60,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$36,842. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 90. 

Note: The Department is not bound by 

any estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: The institutional 

project period is 18 months, beginning 

October 1, 2019. Students may request 

funding for a period of no less than six 

months and no more than 12 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of 

higher education (IHEs). As part of the 

application process, students submit 

individual applications to the IHE. The 

IHE then officially submits all eligible 

individual student applications with its 

grant application to the Department. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this 

competition may not award subgrants to 

entities to directly carry out project 

activities described in its application. 

4. Other: Under 34 CFR 662.22(b), no 

student applicant may receive a grant 

from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program 

(FUSP) and a grant from the FulbrightHays DDRA Fellowship Program 

concurrently. Once a candidate has 

accepted a fellowship award from the 

FUSP and the FUSP has expended 

funds to the student, the student is then 

ineligible for a grant under the 

Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship 

Program. A student applying for a grant 

under the Fulbright-Hays DDRA 

Fellowship Program must indicate on 

the application if the student has 

currently applied for a FUSP grant. If, at 

any point, the candidate accepts a FUSP 

award prior to being notified of the 

candidate’s status with the FulbrightHays DDRA Fellowship Program, the 

candidate should immediately notify 

the program contact person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If, 

after consultation with FUSP, we 

determine that FUSP has expended 

funds on the student (e.g., the candidate 

has attended the pre-departure 

orientation or was issued grant funds), 

the candidate will be considered 

ineligible for an award under the 

Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship 

Program. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: Both IHEs and student 

applicants can obtain an application 

package via the internet or from the 

Education Publications Center (ED 

PUBS). To obtain a copy via the 

internet, use the following address: 

www.G5.gov. To obtain a copy from ED 

Pubs, write, fax, or call the following: 

ED Pubs, U.S. Department of Education, 

P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria, VA 22304. 

Telephone, toll free: 1–877–433–7827. 

FAX: (703) 605–6794. If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call, 

toll free: 1–877–576–7734. 

You can contact ED Pubs at its 

website, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at its 

email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov. 

If you request an application package 

from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this 

program as follows: CFDA number 

84.022A. 

2. Recommended Page Limits: The 

application narrative is where the 

student applicant addresses the 

selection criteria that reviewers use to 

evaluate the application. We 

recommend that the student applicant 

(1) limit the application narrative to no 

more than 10 pages and the 

bibliography to no more than two pages; 

and (2) use the following standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ x 11′′, on one side 

only, with 1′′ margins at the top, bottom, 

and both sides. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative and bibliography. 

However, student applicants may single 

space all text in charts, tables, figures, 

graphs, titles, headings, footnotes, 

endnotes, quotations, bibliography, and 

captions. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. 

The recommended page limit does not 

apply to the Application for Federal 

Assistance face sheet (SF 424), the 

supplemental information form for the 

SF 424 required by the Department, or 

the assurances and certification. 

However, student applicants must 

include their complete responses to the 

selection criteria in the application 

narrative. The recommended page limits 

only apply to the application narrative 

and bibliography. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Submit applications for grants under the 

program electronically using G5.gov. 

For information (including dates and 

times) about how to submit your 

application electronically, please refer 

to 7. Other Submission Requirements. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. If the Department provides an 

accommodation or auxiliary aid to an 

individual with a disability in 

connection with the application 

process, the individual’s application 

remains subject to all other 

requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

6. Data Universal Numbering System 

Number, Taxpayer Identification 

Number, and System for Award 

Management: 

To do business with the Department, 

you must— 

a. Have a Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer 

Identification Number (TIN); 

b. Register both your DUNS number 

and TIN with the System for Award 

Management (SAM), the Government’s 

primary registrant database; 

c. Provide your DUNS number and 

TIN on your application; and 

d. Maintain an active SAM 

registration with current information 

while your application is under review 

by the Department and, if you are 

awarded a grant, during the project 

period. 

You can obtain a DUNS number from 

Dun and Bradstreet at the following 


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website: http://fedgov.dnb.com/ 

webform. A DUNS number can be 

created within one to two business days. 

If you are a corporate entity, agency, 

institution, or organization, you can 

obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue 

Service. If you are an individual, you 

can obtain a TIN from the Internal 

Revenue Service or the Social Security 

Administration. If you need a new TIN, 

please allow two to five weeks for your 

TIN to become active. 

The SAM registration process can take 

approximately seven business days, but 

may take upwards of several weeks, 

depending on the completeness and 

accuracy of the data you enter into the 

SAM database. Thus, if you think you 

might want to apply for Federal 

financial assistance under a program 

administered by the Department, please 

allow sufficient time to obtain and 

register your DUNS number and TIN. 

We strongly recommend that you 

register early. 

Note: Once your SAM registration is 

active, it may be 24 to 48 hours before 

you can submit an application through 

G5. 

If you are currently registered with 

SAM, you may not need to make any 

changes. However, please make certain 

that the TIN associated with your DUNS 

number is correct. Also note that you 

will need to update your registration 

annually. This may take three or more 

business days. 

Information about SAM is available at 

www.SAM.gov. To further assist you 

with obtaining and registering your 

DUNS number and TIN in SAM or 

updating your existing SAM account, 

we have prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet, 

which you can find at: www2.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html. 

7. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

program must be submitted 

electronically unless an IHE qualifies for 

an exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications. 

Submit applications for grants under 

the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship 

Program, CFDA number 84.022A, 

electronically using the G5 system, 

accessible through the Department’s G5 

site at: www.G5.gov. While completing 

the electronic application, both the IHE 

and the student applicant will be 

entering data online that will be saved 

into a database. Neither the IHE nor the 

student applicant may email an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

Please note the following: 

• The process for submitting 

applications electronically under the 

Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship 

Program has several steps. The 

following is a brief summary of the 

process; however, all applicants should 

review the detailed description of the 

application process in the application 

package. In summary, the major steps 

are: 

(1) IHEs must email the name of the 

institution and the full name and email 

address of the project director to ddra@

ed.gov. We suggest that applicant IHEs 

submit this information no later than 

two weeks prior to the application 

deadline date to ensure that they obtain 

access to G5 well before that date; 

(2) Students must complete their 

individual applications and submit 

them to their IHE’s project director 

using G5; 

(3) Persons providing references for 

individual students must complete and 

submit reference forms for the students 

and submit them to the IHE’s project 

director using G5; and 

(4) The IHE’s project director must 

officially submit the IHE’s application, 

including all eligible individual student 

applications, reference forms, and other 

required forms, using G5. 

• The IHE must complete the 

electronic submission of the grant 

application by 4:30:00 p.m., Eastern 

Time, on the application deadline date. 

G5 will not accept an application for 

this competition after 4:30:00 p.m., 

Eastern Time, on the application 

deadline date. Therefore, we strongly 

recommend that both the IHE and the 

student applicant not wait until the 

application deadline date to begin the 

application process. 

• The hours of operation of the G5 

website are 6:00 a.m. Monday until 9:00 

p.m., Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. 

Thursday until 3:00 p.m., Sunday, 

Eastern Time. Please note that, because 

of maintenance, the system is 

unavailable between 3:00 p.m. on 

Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and 

between 9:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 

6:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Eastern Time. 

Any modifications to these hours are 

posted on the G5 website. 

• Student applicants will not receive 

additional point value because the 

student submits his or her application 

in electronic format, nor will we 

penalize the IHE or student applicant if 

the applicant qualifies for an exception 

to the electronic submission 

requirement, as described elsewhere in 

this section, and submits an application 

in paper format. 

• IHEs must submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

typically provided on the following 

forms: The Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information for 

SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

• Both IHEs and student applicants 

must upload any narrative sections and 

all other attachments to their 

application as files in a read-only 

flattened Portable Document Format 

(PDF), meaning any fillable documents 

must be saved and submitted as nonfillable PDF files. Do not upload an 

interactive or fillable PDF file. If you 

upload a file type other than a readonly, non-modifiable PDF (e.g., Word, 

Excel, WordPerfect, etc.) or submit a 

password-protected file, we will be 

unable to review that material. Please 

note that this will likely result in your 

application not being considered for 

funding. The Department will not 

convert material from other formats to 

PDF. 

• Submit student transcripts 

electronically through the G5 system. 

• Prior to submitting your electronic 

application, you may wish to print a 

copy of it for your records. 

• After the individual student 

applicant electronically submits his or 

her application to the student’s IHE, the 

student will receive an automatic 

acknowledgment. After a person 

submits a reference electronically, he or 

she will receive an online confirmation. 

After the applicant IHE submits its 

application, including all eligible 

individual student applications, to the 

Department, the applicant IHE will 

receive an automatic acknowledgment 

that will include a unique PR/Award 

number for the IHE’s application. 

• Within three working days after 

submitting its electronic application the 

applicant IHE must— 

(1) Print SF 424 from G5; 

(2) The applicant IHE’s Authorizing 

Representative must sign this form; 

(3) Place the PR/Award number in the 

upper right-hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424; and 

(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center at (202) 

245–6272. 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on other forms at a 

later date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of System Unavailability: If an 

IHE is prevented from electronically 

submitting its application on the 

application deadline date because the 

G5 system is unavailable, we will grant 

the IHE an extension until 4:30:00 p.m., 

Eastern Time, the following business 

day to enable the IHE to transmit its 

application electronically, by mail, or by 


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hand delivery. We will grant this 

extension if— 

(1) The IHE is a registered user of the 

G5 system and the IHE has initiated an 

electronic application for this 

competition; and 

(2)(a) G5 is unavailable for 60 minutes 

or more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. 

and 3:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 

application deadline date; or 

(b) G5 is unavailable for any period of 

time between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30:00 

p.m., Eastern Time, on the application 

deadline date. 

We must acknowledge and confirm 

these periods of unavailability before 

granting the IHE an extension. To 

request this extension or to confirm our 

acknowledgment of any system 

unavailability, an IHE may contact 

either (1) the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in 

section I of this notice or (2) the eGrants help desk at 1–888–336–8930. If 

G5 is unavailable due to technical 

problems with the system and, 

therefore, the application deadline is 

extended, an email will be sent to all 

registered users who have initiated a G5 

application. Extensions referred to in 

this section apply only to the 

unavailability of the G5 system. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications. 

We discourage paper applications, but 

if electronic submission is not possible 

(e.g., you do not have access to the 

internet), you must provide a written 

statement that you intend to submit a 

paper application. Send this written 

statement no later than two weeks 

before the application deadline date (14 

calendar days or, if the fourteenth 

calendar day before the application 

deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, 

the next business day following the 

Federal holiday) to Dr. Pamela J. 

Maimer, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Ave. SW, Room 258–24, 

Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

Telephone: (202) 453–6891. Email: 

ddra@ed.gov. 

If you mail your written statement to 

the Department, it must be postmarked 

no later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date. Please send 

this statement to a person listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of the competition NIA. 

If you submit a paper application, you 

must mail the original and two copies 

of your application, on or before the 

application deadline date, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.022A), LBJ Basement 

Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

The IHE must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

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

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If the IHE mails its application 

through the U.S. Postal Service, we do 

not accept either of the following as 

proof of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. 

Before relying on this method, the IHE 

should check with its local post office. 

We will not consider applications 

postmarked after the application 

deadline date. 

c. Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of 

Paper Applications: If an IHE mails or 

hand delivers its application to the 

Department— 

(1) The IHE must indicate on the 

envelope and—if not provided by the 

Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424 

the CFDA number, including suffix 

letter, if any, of the competition under 

which the IHE is submitting its 

application; and 

(2) The Application Control Center 

will mail a notification of receipt of the 

IHE’s grant application. If the IHE does 

not receive this grant notification within 

15 business days from the application 

deadline date, the IHE should call the 

U.S. Department of Education 

Application Control Center at (202) 

245–6288. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from the 

regulations for this program in 34 CFR 

662.21 and are as follows: 

(a) Quality of proposed project. (60 

points) The Secretary reviews each 

application to determine the quality of 

the research project proposed by the 

applicant. The Secretary considers— 

(1) The statement of the major 

hypotheses to be tested or questions to 

be examined, and the description and 

justification of the research methods to 

be used; 

(2) The relationship of the research to 

the literature on the topic and to major 

theoretical issues in the field, and the 

project’s originality and importance in 

terms of the concerns of the discipline; 

(3) The preliminary research already 

completed in the United States and 

overseas or plans for such research prior 

to going overseas, and the kinds, quality 

and availability of data for the research 

in the host country or countries; 

(4) The justification for overseas field 

research and preparations to establish 

appropriate and sufficient research 

contacts and affiliations abroad; 

(5) The applicant’s plans to share the 

results of the research in progress and 

a copy of the dissertation with scholars 

and officials of the host country or 

countries; and 

(6) The guidance and supervision of 

the dissertation advisor or committee at 

all stages of the project, including 

guidance in developing the project, 

understanding research conditions 

abroad, and acquainting the applicant 

with research in the field. 

(b) Qualifications of the applicant. (40 

points) The Secretary reviews each 

application to determine the 

qualifications of the applicant. The 

Secretary considers— 

(1) The overall strength of the 

applicant’s graduate academic record; 

(2) The extent to which the 

applicant’s academic record 

demonstrates strength in area studies 

relevant to the proposed project; 

(3) The applicant’s proficiency in one 

or more of the languages (other than 

English and the applicant’s native 

language) of the country or countries of 

research, and the specific measures to 

be taken to overcome any anticipated 

language barriers; and 

(4) The applicant’s ability to conduct 

research in a foreign cultural context, as 

evidenced by the applicant’s references 

or previous overseas experience, or 

both. 

2. Review and Selection Process: We 

remind potential applicants that in 

reviewing applications in any 

discretionary grant competition, the 

Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 

75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the 

applicant in carrying out a previous 

award, such as the applicant’s use of 

funds, achievement of project 

objectives, and compliance with grant 

conditions. The Secretary may also 

consider whether the applicant failed to 

submit a timely performance report or 

submitted a report of unacceptable 

quality. 

In addition, in making a competitive 

grant award, the Secretary requires 

various assurances including those 

applicable to Federal civil rights laws 

that prohibit discrimination in programs 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department (34 CFR 

100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

For FY 2019, student applications 

will be divided into seven categories 

based on the world area focus of their 


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research projects, as described in the 

absolute priority. Language and area 

studies experts in discrete world areabased panels will review the student 

applications. Each panel will review, 

score, and rank its applications 

separately from the applications 

assigned to the other world area panels. 

However, all fellowship applications 

will be ranked together from the highest 

to lowest score for funding purposes. 

3. Risk Assessment and Specific 

Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 

200.205, before awarding grants under 

this program the Department conducts a 

review of the risks posed by applicants. 

Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the Secretary may 

impose specific conditions and, in 

appropriate circumstances, high-risk 

conditions on a grant if the applicant or 

grantee is not financially stable; has a 

history of unsatisfactory performance; 

has a financial or other management 

system that does not meet the standards 

in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not 

fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; 

or is otherwise not responsible. 

4. Integrity and Performance System: 

If you are selected under this 

competition to receive an award that 

over the course of the project period 

may exceed the simplified acquisition 

threshold (currently $150,000), under 2 

CFR 200.205(a)(2) we must make a 

judgment about your integrity, business 

ethics, and record of performance under 

Federal awards—that is, the risk posed 

by you as an applicant—before we make 

an award. In doing so, we must consider 

any information about you that is in the 

integrity and performance system 

(currently referred to as the Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity 

Information System (FAPIIS)), 

accessible through the System for 

Award Management. You may review 

and comment on any information about 

yourself that a Federal agency 

previously entered and that is currently 

in FAPIIS. 

Please note that, if the total value of 

your currently active grants, cooperative 

agreements, and procurement contracts 

from the Federal Government exceeds 

$10,000,000, the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII, 

require you to report certain integrity 

information to FAPIIS semiannually. 

Please review the requirements in 2 CFR 

part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant 

plus all the other Federal funds you 

receive exceed $10,000,000. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If a student 

application is successful, we notify the 

IHE’s U.S. Representative and U.S. 

Senators and send the IHE a Grant 

Award Notification (GAN); or we may 

send the IHE an email containing a link 

to access an electronic version of the 

GAN. We may notify the IHE informally, 

also. 

If a student application is not 

evaluated or not selected for funding, 

we notify the IHE. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: We identify 

administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

and reference these and other 

requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates the approved 

application as part of the binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under this competition, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding under the competition. This 

does not apply if you have an exception 

under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. If you 

receive a multiyear award, you must 

submit an annual performance report 

that provides the most current 

performance and financial expenditure 

information as directed by the Secretary 

under 34 CFR 75.118. Grantees are 

required to use the electronic data 

instrument International Resource 

Information System (IRIS) to complete 

the final report. The Secretary may also 

require more frequent performance 

reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For 

specific requirements on reporting, 

please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/ 

apply/appforms/appforms.html. 

4. Performance Measures: Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993 (GPRA), the objective for the 

Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship 

Program is to provide grants to colleges 

and universities to fund individual 

doctoral students to conduct research in 

other countries in modern foreign 

languages and area studies for periods of 

6 to 12 months. 

The Department will use the 

following measures to evaluate its 

success in meeting this objective: 

DDRA GPRA Measure 1: The 

percentage of DDRA fellows who 

increased their foreign language scores 

in speaking, reading, or writing by at 

least one proficiency level. 

DDRA GPRA Measure 2: The 

percentage of DDRA fellows who 

complete their degree in their program 

of study within four years of receipt of 

the fellowship. 

DDRA GPRA Measure 3: The 

percentage of DDRA fellows who found 

employment that utilized their language 

and area studies skills within eight 

years of receiving their award. 

DDRA GPRA Measure 4: Efficiency 

Measure—The cost per DDRA fellow 

who found employment that utilized 

their language and area studies skills 

within eight years. 

The information provided by grantees 

in their performance report submitted 

via IRIS will be the source of data for 

this measure. Reporting screens for 

institutions and fellows may be viewed 

at: http://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/DDRA_

director.pdf. http://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/ 

DDRA_fellow.pdf. 

VII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

view this document, as well as all other 

documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or PDF. To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Dated: January 18, 2019. 

Diane Auer Jones, 

Principal Deputy Under Secretary Delegated 

to Perform the Duties of Under Secretary and 

Assistant Secretary for the Office of 

Postsecondary Education. 

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