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electronic forms engine or by hand 

written submission using a pre-printed 

form. 

Dated: November 22, 2010. 

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Services. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30292 Filed 12–1–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–36–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7255] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals (RFGP): International Sports 

Programming Initiative 

Announcement Type: New Grant. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/SU–11–15. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415. 

Key Dates 

Application Deadline: Friday, January 

28, 2011. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs 

announces an open competition for the 

International Sports Programming 

Initiative. Public and private non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue Code 

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

proposals for projects designed to reach 

out to youth and promote mutual 

understanding by increasing the 

professional capacity of those who 

design and manage youth sports 

programs in select countries in Africa, 

East Asia and the Pacific, the Near East 

and North Africa, South and Central 

Asia, Europe, and the Western 

Hemisphere. The focus of all programs 

must be on reaching out to both male 

and female youth ages 7–17 and/or their 

coaches/administrators. Programs 

designed to train elite athletes or 

coaches will not be considered. Eligible 

countries and territories in each region 

are: Africa: Botswana, Cameroon, Mali, 

Mozambique, Niger, Uganda, and 

Zambia; East Asia and the Pacific: 

Australia, Brunei, Burma, China, 

Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, 

Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, 

Singapore, Taiwan, and Timor-Leste; 

Near East and North Africa: Bahrain, 

Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, 

Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, 

United Arab Emirates, and West Bank/ 

Gaza; South and Central Asia: 

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, 

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, 

Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, 

Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan; Europe: 

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Cyprus, 

Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, and 

Turkey; and the Western Hemisphere: 

Argentina, Bolivia, El Salvador, Haiti, 

Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, and a multicountry program that MUST include 

Guyana, Surinam, and Trinidad and 

Tobago. 

Proposals may address multiple 

countries, but all the countries must 

then be in the same region. Please see 

Section III.3. for more information on 

eligibility requirements. Funding Under 

this Competition is pending the 

availability of FY 2011 funds. 

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 

Fulbright-Hays 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 Office of Citizen 

Exchanges welcomes proposals for twoway exchanges (one component in the 

United States and the other in the 

chosen country) that directly respond to 

the thematic areas outlined below. 

Please see Section III.3. for more 

information on eligibility requirements. 

Themes 

(1) Training Sports Coaches 

Exchanges funded under this theme 

will focus on aiding youth and 

secondary school coaches in the target 

countries in the development and 

implementation of appropriate training 

methodologies. The goal is to ensure the 

optimal technical proficiency among the 

coaches participating in the program, 

while also emphasizing the role sports 

can play in the long-term well-being of 

youth. 

(2) Youth Sports Management 

Exchanges funded under this theme 

will enable American and foreign youth 

sport coaches, administrators, and sport 

association officials to share their 

experiences in managing and organizing 

youth sports activities. These exchanges 

should advance cross-cultural 

understanding of the role of sports as a 

significant factor in educational success. 

(3) Sport and Disability 

Exchanges funded under this theme 

are designed to promote and sponsor 

sports, recreation, fitness, and leisure 

events for children and adults with 

disabilities. Project goals include 

improving the quality of life for people 

with disabilities by providing 

affordable, inclusive sports experiences 

that build self-esteem and confidence, 

enhancing active participation in 

community life, and making a 

significant contribution to the physical 

and psychological health of people with 

disabilities. Proposals under this theme 

aim to demonstrate that people with a 

disability can be included in sports 

opportunities in their communities, and 

will develop opportunities for them to 

do so. 

(4) Sport and Health 

Exchanges funded under this theme 

will focus on effective and practical 

ways to use sports personalities and 

sports health professionals to increase 

awareness among young people of the 

importance of following a healthy 

lifestyle to reduce illness, prevent 

injuries and speed rehabilitation and 

recovery. Emphasis will be on the 

responsibility of the broader community 

to support healthy behavior. The project 

goals are to promote and integrate 

scientific research, education, and 

practical applications of sports 

medicine and exercise science to 

maintain and enhance physical 

performance, fitness, health, and quality 

of life. (Actual medical training and 

dispensing of medications are outside 

the purview of this theme.) 

The pursuit of academic degrees from 

U.S. institutions is not an acceptable 

focus of this program. Please see Section 

III.3. for more information on eligibility 

requirements. 

No guarantee is made or implied that 

grants will be awarded in all themes or 

for all countries listed. 

Audience: The intended audience is 

non-elite youth, coaches, community 

leaders, and non-governmental 

organizations. 

Ideal Program Model: The following 

are suggested program structures: 

• A U.S. grantee identifies U.S. 

citizens to conduct a multi-location, incountry program overseas that includes 

clinics and training sessions for: male 

and female athletes; government 

officials (Ministry of Sports and 

Ministry of Education); coaches (adult 

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and youth); NGO representatives 

(including representatives from relevant 

sports federations); community officials 

(including local authorities associated 

with recreational facilities); youth 

audiences (equal numbers of boys and 

girls); and sports management 

professionals to support one of the 

themes listed. 

• An in-country partner overseas (a 

local university, government agency or 

other appropriate organization, such as 

a relevant sports federation) co-hosts an 

activity with the U.S. grantee 

institution, and participates in the 

selection of participants for a U.S. 

program. 

• A U.S. program that includes site 

visits designed to provide participants 

with exposure to American youth and 

coaches, sports education in the United 

States, background information on U.S. 

approaches to the themes listed in the 

announcement, relevant cultural 

activities, and a debriefing and 

evaluation. 

• U.S. experts who worked with 

participants from overseas implement 

an in-country program. 

• Participants in the U.S. program 

design in-country projects and serve as 

co-presenters. 

• Materials are translated into the 

relevant language for use in future 

projects. 

• Small grants are dispersed for 

projects designed to expand the 

exchange experience. 

• All participants are encouraged to 

enroll in the Bureau of Education and 

Cultural Affairs’ alumni Web site 

https://alumni.state.gov. 

U.S. Embassy Involvement: 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

consult with Public Affairs Officers at 

U.S. Embassies in relevant countries as 

they develop proposals responding to 

this RFGP. It is important that the 

proposal narrative clearly state the 

applicant’s commitment to consult 

closely with the Public Affairs Section 

of the U.S. Embassy in the relevant 

country/countries to develop plans for 

project implementation, to select project 

participants, and to publicize the 

program through the media. Proposals 

should acknowledge U.S. Embassy 

involvement in the final selection of all 

participants. 

Media: Proposals should include 

specific strategies for publicizing the 

project, both in the United States and 

overseas, as applicable. Sample 

materials can be included in the 

appendix. In any contact with the media 

(print, television, Web, etc.) applicants 

must acknowledge the SportsUnited 

Division of the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. 

Department of State funding for the 

program. Prior to information being 

released to the media, the ECA Program 

Office(r) must approve the document. 

All grantees are required to submit 

photos, highlights, and/or media clips 

for posting on the ECA Web site: 

http://exchanges.state.gov/sports/. 

Participant Selection: Proposals 

should clearly describe the types of 

persons that will participate in the 

program, as well as the participant 

recruitment and selection processes. It 

is a priority of the office to include 

female participants in all of its 

programs. In the selection of foreign 

participants, the Bureau and U.S. 

Embassies retain the right to review all 

participant nominations and to accept 

or refuse participants recommended by 

grantee institutions. When U.S. 

participants are selected, grantee 

institutions must provide their names 

and biographical data to the Program 

Officer at the SportsUnited Office. 

Priority in two-way exchange proposals 

will be given to foreign participants who 

have not previously traveled to the 

United States. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Grant Agreement. 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2011. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$2,000,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 8– 

12. 

Approximate Average Award: 

$225,000. 

Ceiling of Award Range: $225,000. 

Floor of Award Range: $60,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: Pending 

availability of funds, August 31, 2011. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

September 30, 2012–June 30, 2014. 

Projects under this competition may 

range in length from one to three years 

depending on the number of project 

components, the country/region targeted 

and the extent of the evaluation plan 

proposed by the applicant. The Office of 

Citizen Exchanges strongly encourages 

applicant organizations to plan enough 

time after project activities are 

completed to measure project outcomes. 

Please refer to the Program Monitoring 

and Evaluation section, item IV.3d.3 

below, for further guidance on 

evaluation. 

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) Grants awarded to eligible 

organizations with less than four years 

of experience in conducting 

international exchange programs will be 

limited to $60,000. Organizations that 

only qualify for the $60,000 level may 

choose to conduct a one-way exchange, 

but must explain how the objectives of 

Americans interacting with foreign 

participants will still be achieved. 

(b) Technical Eligibility: It is 

imperative that all proposals follow the 

requirements outlined in the Proposal 

Submission Instructions (PSI) technical 

format and instructions document. 

Additionally, all proposals must comply 

with the following or they will result in 

your proposal being deemed technically 

ineligible and will not receive further 

consideration in the review process: 

• Applicants may not submit more 

than one (1) proposal for this 

competition. Organizations that submit 

proposals that exceed these limits will 

result in having all of their proposals 

deemed technically ineligible. 

• Proposals for countries that are not 

designated in the RFGP or that address 

more than one region will be deemed 

technically ineligible. 

• Proposals for themes not listed 

above will be deemed technically 

ineligible. 

• The Office of Citizen Exchanges 

does not support proposals limited to 

conferences or seminars (i.e., one- to 

fourteen-day programs with plenary 

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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. 

Proposals that have only an academic 

focus will be deemed technically 

ineligible. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

Before submitting a proposal, all 

applicants are strongly encouraged to 

consult with the Washington, DC-based 

Department of State contact for the 

themes/regions listed in this 

solicitation. 

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: Ryan Murphy, U.S. 

Department of State, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

SportsUnited Division, ECA/PE/C/SU, 

SA–5, Floor 3, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20037, tel: (202) 632– 

6058, fax: (202) 632–6492, 

MurphyRM@state.gov to request a 

Solicitation Package. Please refer to the 

Funding Opportunity Number ECA/PE/ 

C/SU–11–15 located at the top of this 

announcement when making your 

request. 

Alternatively, an electronic 

application package may be obtained 

from http://www.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. 

Please specify Ryan Murphy and refer 

to the Funding Opportunity Number 

ECA/PE/C/SU–11–15 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/ 

sports/index/sports-grantcompetition.html, or from the 

Grants.gov Web site at http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

Please read all information before 

downloading. 

IV.3. Content and Form of Submission 

Applicants must follow all 

instructions in the Solicitation Package. 

The application should be submitted 

per the instructions under IV.3f. 

‘‘Application Deadline and Methods of 

Submission’’ section below. 

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

and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number to 

apply for a grant or cooperative 

agreement from the U.S. Government. 

This number is a nine-digit 

identification number, which uniquely 

identifies business entities. Obtaining a 

DUNS number is easy and there is no 

charge. To obtain a DUNS number, 

access http:// 

www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 

1–866–705–5711. Please ensure that 

your DUNS number is included in the 

appropriate box of the SF–424 which is 

part of the formal application package. 

IV.3b. All proposals must contain an 

executive summary, proposal narrative, 

detailed timeline and detailed budget. 

Please Refer to the Solicitation Package. 

It contains the mandatory Proposal 

Submission Instructions (PSI) document 

for additional formatting and technical 

requirements. 

IV.3.c. All Federal award recipients 

and sub-recipients must maintain 

current registrations in the Central 

Contractor Registration (CCR) database 

and have a Dun and Bradstreet Data 

Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

number. Recipients and sub-recipients 

must maintain accurate and up-to-date 

information in the CCR until all 

program and financial activity and 

reporting have been completed. All 

entities must review and update the 

information at least annually after the 

initial registration and more frequently 

if required information changes or 

another award is granted. 

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 non-profit status from the IRS 

within the past four years, you must 

submit the necessary documentation to 

verify non-profit status as directed in 

the PSI document. Failure to do so will 

cause your proposal to be deemed 

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 

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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/D, SA–5, 

Floor C2, Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20037. 

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 

Bureau recommends that your proposal 

include a draft survey questionnaire or 

other technique plus a description of a 

methodology to use to link outcomes to 

original project objectives. The Bureau 

expects that the recipient organization 

will track participants or partners and 

be able to respond to key evaluation 

questions, including satisfaction with 

the program, learning as a result of the 

program, changes in behavior as a result 

of the program, and effects of the 

program on institutions (institutions in 

which participants work or partner 

institutions). The evaluation plan 

should include indicators that measure 

gains in mutual understanding as well 

as substantive knowledge. 

Successful monitoring and evaluation 

depend heavily on setting clear goals 

and outcomes at the outset of a program. 

Your evaluation plan should include a 

description of your project’s objectives, 

your anticipated project outcomes, and 

how and when you intend to measure 

these outcomes (performance 

indicators). The more that outcomes are 

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

results-oriented, and placed in a 

reasonable time frame), the easier it will 

be to conduct the evaluation. You 

should also show how your project 

objectives link to the goals of the 

program described in this RFGP. 

Your monitoring and evaluation plan 

should clearly distinguish between 

program outputs and outcomes. Outputs 

are products and services delivered, 

often stated as an amount. Output 

information is important to show the 

scope or size of project activities, but it 

cannot substitute for information about 

progress towards outcomes or the 

results achieved. Examples of outputs 

include the number of people trained or 

the number of seminars conducted. 

Outcomes, in contrast, represent 

specific results a project is intended to 

achieve and is usually measured as an 

extent of change. Findings on outputs 

and outcomes should both be reported, 

but the focus should be on outcomes. 

We encourage you to assess the 

following four levels of outcomes, as 

they relate to the program goals set out 

in the RFGP (listed here in increasing 

order of importance): 

1. Participant satisfaction with the 

program and exchange experience. 

2. Participant learning, such as 

increased knowledge, aptitude, skills, 

and changed understanding and 

attitude. Learning includes both 

substantive (subject-specific) learning 

and mutual understanding. 

3. Participant behavior, concrete 

actions to apply knowledge in work or 

community; greater participation and 

responsibility in civic organizations; 

interpretation and explanation of 

experiences and new knowledge gained; 

continued contacts between 

participants, community members, and 

others. 

4. Institutional changes, such as 

increased collaboration and 

partnerships, policy reforms, new 

programming, and organizational 

improvements. 

Please note: Consideration should be given 

to the appropriate timing of data collection 

for each level of outcome. For example, 

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

institutional changes are normally 

considered longer-term outcomes. Overall, 

the quality of your monitoring and evaluation 

plan will be judged on how well it: (1) 

Specifies intended outcomes; (2) gives clear 

descriptions of how each outcome will be 

measured; (3) identifies when particular 

outcomes will be measured; and (4) provides 

a clear description of the data collection 

strategies for each outcome (i.e., surveys, 

interviews, or focus groups). (Please note that 

evaluation plans that deal only with the first 

level of outcomes [satisfaction] will 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. 

Department of State Acknowledgement 

All recipients of ECA grants or 

cooperative agreements should be 

prepared to state in any announcement 

or publicity where it is not 

inappropriate that activities are assisted 

financially by the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. 

Department of State under the authority 

of the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961, as 

amended. In any contact with the media 

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(print, television, Web, etc.) applicants 

must acknowledge the SportsUnited 

Division of the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. 

Department of State funding for the 

program. Prior to information being 

released to the media, the ECA Program 

Office(r) must approve the document. 

Alumni Outreach/Follow-On 

Programming and Engagement 

Please refer to the Proposal 

Submissions Instruction (PSI) document 

for additional guidance. 

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. For this competition, requests 

should not exceed $225,000. There must 

be a summary budget as well as 

breakdowns reflecting both 

administrative and program budgets. 

Applicants may provide separate subbudgets for each program component, 

phase, location, or activity to provide 

clarification. Please note that the Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs does 

not fund programs that involve building 

of structures of any kind, including 

playing fields, recreation centers, or 

stadiums. 

IV.3e.2. Allowable costs for the 

program include the following: 

1. Travel. International and domestic 

airfare; visas; transit costs; ground 

transportation costs. Please note that all 

air travel must be in compliance with 

the Fly America Act. There is no charge 

for J–1 visas for participants in Bureau 

sponsored programs. 

2. Per Diem. For U.S.-based 

programming, organizations should use 

the published Federal per diem rates for 

individual U.S. cities. Domestic per 

diem rates may be accessed at: http:// 

www.gsa.gov/perdiem. ECA requests 

applicants to budget realistic costs that 

reflect the local economy and do not 

exceed Federal per diem rates. Foreign 

per diem rates can be accessed at: 

http://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?

content_id=184&menu_id=78. 

3. Interpreters. For U.S.-based 

activities, ECA strongly encourages 

applicants to hire their own locally 

based interpreters. One interpreter is 

typically needed for every four 

participants who require interpretation. 

When an applicant proposes to use 

interpreters, the following expenses 

should be included in the budget: 

Published Federal per diem rates (both 

‘‘lodging’’ and ‘‘M&IE’’) and 

transportation costs per interpreter. 

Bureau funds cannot support 

interpreters who accompany delegations 

from their home country or travel 

internationally. 

4. Book and Cultural Allowances. 

Foreign participants are entitled to a 

one-time cultural allowance of $150 per 

person, plus a book allowance of $50. 

Interpreters should be reimbursed up to 

$150 for expenses when they escort 

participants to cultural events. U.S. 

program staff, trainers or participants 

are not eligible to receive these benefits. 

5. Consultants. Consultants may be 

used to provide specialized expertise or 

to make presentations. Honoraria rates 

should not exceed $250 per day. 

Organizations are encouraged to costshare rates that would exceed that 

figure. Subcontracting organizations 

may also be employed, in which case 

the written agreement between the 

prospective grantee and sub-grantee 

should be included in the proposal. 

Such sub-grants should detail the 

division of responsibilities and 

proposed costs, and subcontracts should 

be itemized in the budget. 

6. Room Rental. The rental of meeting 

space should not exceed $250 per day. 

Any rates that exceed this amount 

should be cost shared. 

7. Materials. Proposals may contain 

costs to purchase, develop and translate 

materials for participants. Costs for high 

quality translation of materials should 

be anticipated and included in the 

budget. Grantee organizations should 

expect to submit a copy of all program 

materials to ECA, and ECA support 

should be acknowledged on all 

materials developed with its funding. 

8. Equipment. Applicants may 

propose to use grant funds to purchase 

equipment, such as computers and 

printers; these costs should be justified 

in the budget narrative. Costs for 

furniture are not allowed. 

9. Working Meal. A maximum of one 

working meal may be authorized per 

project unless extenuating 

circumstances exist, in which case prior 

approval must be obtained from a DOS 

Grants Officer. Unless additional 

working meals are approved, the 

Recipient agrees to reduce the 

participants per diem to cover the cost 

of any additional working meals. In 

addition, per capita costs may not 

exceed $45 excluding room rental. The 

number of invited guests shall not 

exceed participants by more than a 

factor of two-to-one. 

10. Return Travel Allowance. A return 

travel allowance of $70 for each foreign 

participant may be included in the 

budget. This allowance would cover 

incidental expenses incurred during 

international travel. 

11. Health Insurance. Foreign 

participants will be covered during their 

participation in the U.S. program by the 

ECA-sponsored Accident and Sickness 

Program for Exchanges (ASPE). The 

grantee must notify the program office 

to enroll them. Details of that policy can 

be provided by the contact officers 

identified in this solicitation. The 

premium is paid by ECA and should not 

be included in the grant proposal 

budget. However, applicants are 

permitted to include costs for travel 

insurance for U.S. participants in the 

budget. 

12. Wire Transfer Fees. When 

necessary, applicants may include costs 

to transfer funds to partner 

organizations overseas. Grantees are 

urged to research applicable taxes that 

may be imposed on these transfers by 

host governments. 

13. In-country Travel Costs for visa 

processing purposes. Given the 

requirements associated with obtaining 

J–1 visas for ECA-supported 

participants, applicants should include 

costs for any travel associated with visa 

interviews or DS–2019 pick-up. 

14. Administrative Costs. Costs 

necessary for the effective 

administration of the program may 

include salaries for grantee organization 

employees, benefits, and other direct 

and indirect costs per detailed 

instructions in the Application Package. 

While there is no rigid ratio of 

administrative to program costs, 

proposals in which the administrative 

costs do not exceed 25% of the total 

requested ECA grant funds will be more 

competitive under the cost effectiveness 

and cost sharing criterion, per item V.1 

below. Proposals should show strong 

administrative cost sharing 

contributions from the applicant, the incountry partner and other sources. 

Please refer to the Solicitation 

Package for complete budget guidelines 

and formatting instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission 

Application Deadline Date: Friday, 

January 28, 2011. 

Reference Number: ECA/PE/C/SU– 

11–15. 

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., DHL, 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 

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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 eight (8) copies of 

the application should be sent to: U.S. 

Department of State, Program 

Management Division, ECA–IIP/EX/PM, 

Ref.: ECA/PE/C/SU–11–15, SA–5, Floor 

4, Department of State, 2200 C Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

Applicants submitting hard-copy 

applications must also submit the 

‘‘Executive Summary’’ and ‘‘Proposal 

Narrative’’ sections of the proposal in 

text (.txt) or Microsoft Word format on 

CD–ROM. The Bureau will provide 

these files electronically to the 

appropriate Public Affairs Section(s) at 

the U.S. Embassy/ies for their review. 

IV.3f.2 Submitting Electronic 

Applications 

Applicants have the option of 

submitting proposals electronically 

through Grants.gov (http:// 

www.grants.gov). Complete solicitation 

packages are available at Grants.gov in 

the ‘‘Find’’ portion of the system. 

Please 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 deemed 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 of the relevant 

Embassy, 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 

grants 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 and Ability to 

Achieve Objectives: 

Program objectives should be stated 

clearly and should reflect the 

applicant’s expertise in the subject area 

and region. Objectives should respond 

to the topics in this announcement and 

should relate to the current conditions 

in the target country/countries. A 

detailed agenda and relevant work plan 

should explain how objectives will be 

achieved and should include a timetable 

for completion of major tasks. The 

substance of workshops, internships, 

seminars and/or consulting should be 

described in detail. Sample training 

schedules should be outlined. 

Responsibilities of proposed in-country 

partners should be clearly described. A 

discussion of how the applicant intends 

to address language issues should be 

included, if needed. 

2. Institutional Capacity: Proposals 

should include: (1) The institution’s 

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mission and date of establishment; (2) 

detailed information about proposed incountry partner(s) and the history of the 

partnership; (3) an outline of prior 

awards—U.S. government and/or 

private support received for the target 

theme/country/region; and (4) 

descriptions of experienced staff 

members who will implement the 

program. The proposal should reflect 

the institution’s expertise in the subject 

area and knowledge of the conditions in 

the target country/countries. Proposals 

should demonstrate an institutional 

record of successful exchange programs, 

including responsible fiscal 

management and full compliance with 

all reporting requirements for past 

Bureau grants as determined by Bureau 

grants staff. 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 

program’s goals. The Bureau strongly 

encourages applicants to submit letters 

of support from proposed in-country 

partners. 

3. Cost Effectiveness and Cost 

Sharing: Overhead and administrative 

costs in the proposal budget, including 

salaries, honoraria and subcontracts for 

services, should be kept to a minimum. 

Proposals whose administrative costs 

are less than twenty-five (25) percent of 

the total funds requested from the 

Bureau will be deemed more 

competitive under this criterion. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

cost share a portion of overhead and 

administrative expenses. Cost sharing, 

including contributions from the 

applicant, proposed in-country 

partner(s), and other sources should be 

included in the budget request. Proposal 

budgets that do not reflect cost sharing 

will be deemed not competitive in this 

category. 

4. Support of Diversity: Proposals 

should demonstrate substantive support 

of the Bureau’s policy on diversity. 

Achievable and relevant features should 

be cited in both program administration 

(selection of participants, program 

venue and program evaluation) and 

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

materials and follow-up activities). 

Applicants should refer to the Bureau’s 

Diversity, Freedom and Democracy 

Guidelines in the PSI and the Diversity, 

Freedom and Democracy Guidelines 

section, Item IV.3d.2, above for 

additional guidance. 

5. Post-Grant Activities: Applicants 

should provide a plan to conduct 

activities after the Bureau-funded 

project has concluded in order to ensure 

that Bureau-supported programs are not 

isolated events. Funds for all post-grant 

activities must be in the form of 

contributions from the applicant or 

sources outside of the Bureau. Costs for 

these activities must not appear in the 

proposal budget, but should be outlined 

in the narrative. 

6. Program Monitoring and 

Evaluation: Proposals should include a 

detailed plan to monitor and evaluate 

the program. Program objectives should 

target clearly defined results in 

quantitative terms. Competitive 

evaluation plans will describe how 

applicant organizations would measure 

these results, and proposals should 

include draft data collection 

instruments (surveys, questionnaires, 

etc.) in Tab E. See the ‘‘Program 

Monitoring/Evaluation’’ section, item 

IV.3d.3 above for more information on 

the components of a competitive 

evaluation plan. Successful applicants 

(grantee institutions) will be expected to 

submit a report after each program 

component concludes or on a quarterly 

basis, whichever is less frequent. The 

Bureau also requires that grantee 

institutions submit a final narrative and 

financial report no more than 90 days 

after the expiration of a grant. Please 

refer to the ‘‘Program Management/ 

Evaluation’’ section, item IV.3d.3 above 

for more guidance. 

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. 

For assistance awards involving the 

Palestinian Authority, West Bank, and 

Gaza: 

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 

(Ryan Murphy, ECA/PE/C/SU, tel: (202) 632– 

6058, MurphyRM@state.gov) for additional 

information. 

Special Provision for Performance in a 

Designated Combat Area 

All Recipient personnel deploying to 

areas of combat operations, as 

designated by the Secretary of Defense 

(currently Iraq and Afghanistan), under 

assistance awards over $100,000 or 

performance over 14 days must register 

in the Department of Defense 

maintained Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker 

(SPOT) system. Recipients of Federal 

assistance awards shall register in SPOT 

before deployment, or if already in the 

designated operational area, register 

upon becoming an employee under the 

assistance award, and maintain current 

data in SPOT. Information on how to 

register in SPOT will be available from 

your Grants Officer or Grants Officer 

Representative during the final 

negotiation and approval stages in the 

Federal assistance awards process. 

Recipients of Federal assistance awards 

are advised that adherence to this policy 

and procedure will be a requirement of 

all final Federal assistance awards 

issued by ECA. 

Recipient performance may require 

the use of armed private security 

personnel. To the extent that such 

private security contractors (PSCs) are 

required, grantees are required to ensure 

they adhere to Chief of Mission (COM) 

policies and procedures regarding the 

operation, oversight, and accountability 

of PSCs. 

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. 

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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. 

(3) A SF–PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress 

Report’’ Cover Sheet with all program 

reports. 

(4) Quarterly program and financial 

reports which should include the 

activities completed during that quarter, 

information about any participants of 

the activities, and any adjustments in 

the program timeline. 

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. 

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 weeks prior to the official 

opening of the activity. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Ryan Murphy, 

U.S. Department of State, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

SportsUnited Division, ECA/PE/C/SU, 

SA–5, Floor 3, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20037, tel: (202) 632– 

6058, fax: (202) 632–6492, 

MurphyRM@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and reference number 

ECA/PE/C/SU–11–15. 

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: November 23, 2010. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30226 Filed 12–1–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7254] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Youth Ambassadors 

Program With South America 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/PY–11–18. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415. 

Application Deadline: January 27, 

2011. 

Executive Summary 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges, 

Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs 

(ECA) announces an open competition 

for the Youth Ambassadors Program 

with South America. Public and private 

non-profit organizations meeting the 

provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 

501(c)(3) may submit proposals to 

recruit and select youth and adult 

participants, to provide the participants 

with three-week exchanges focused on 

civic education, community service, and 

youth leadership development, and to 

support follow-on projects in their home 

communities. Exchange delegations will 

travel from 10 South American 

countries to the United States, and U.S. 

exchange delegations will travel to 

select countries. ECA anticipates 

awarding multiple cooperative 

agreements that cover the 

administration of this program for two 

years. The awards will be contingent 

upon the availability of FY–2011 funds. 

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. 

Overview 

The Youth Ambassadors Program is a 

three-week exchange for high school 

youth (ages 15–18) and adult educators 

focused on civic education, community 

service, and youth leadership 

development. Subthemes that explore 

these overarching themes may be added, 

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