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a constitutional presence in the United 

States would render ineffectual the 

blocking and other measures authorized 

in the Order because of the ability to 

transfer funds instantaneously,’’ I 

determine that no prior notice needs to 

be provided to any person subject to this 

determination who might have a 

constitutional presence in the United 

States, because to do so would render 

ineffectual the measures authorized in 

the Order. 

This notice shall be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: October 18, 2010. 

Hillary Rodham Clinton, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31001 Filed 12–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7260] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs Request for Grant Proposals: 

Future Leaders Exchange Civic 

Education Workshop 

Announcement Type: New Grant. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/PY–11–16. 

Catalog of Federal and Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415. 

Key Dates: 

Application Deadline: January 4, 

2011. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs 

Division, of the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs announces an open 

competition to conduct the Spring Civic 

Education Workshop for students 

participating in the academic year 

Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) 

program. The goal of the Spring 

Workshop is to broaden the 

participants’ knowledge and 

understanding of the democratic 

concepts that are integral to a civil 

society and to provide them with tools 

they can take home to aid in the 

transformation of their countries. Public 

and private non-profit organizations 

meeting the provisions described in IRS 

regulation 26 CFR 1.501(c) may submit 

proposals to develop and conduct a oneweek workshop in Washington, DC, in 

Spring 2011. The workshop should 

include approximately 100 high school 

students from 10 Eurasian countries 

who are attending school in the United 

States during the 2010/11 academic 

year. Spring Workshop participants will 

be selected through an essay contest 

from among a group of approximately 

976 students who are participating in 

the academic year component of the 

Division’s Future Leaders Exchange 

program. Provision of cost sharing to 

maximize the number of participants 

will be looked at very favorably. 

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 Civic Education 

Workshop should provide an 

opportunity for participants to gain a 

better understanding of the democratic 

concepts and values that are such an 

integral part of American society and 

culture. Concepts such as citizen 

empowerment, volunteerism, 

community action, and debate should 

be included in program components. 

The program should also enable 

participants to learn firsthand about the 

Federal system of government, observe 

government institutions, hear about and 

discuss issues on the Federal agenda, 

and interact with government officials. 

Dedicated time blocks should be 

provided for exposure to and education 

about the American election process. 

Special attention also should be paid to 

those issues that will be especially 

significant to people from the countries 

of the former Soviet Union. 

Responsibilities: The recipient of the 

grant is responsible for developing and 

conducting the Civic Education 

Workshop based on guidelines set forth 

by the Division. The grantee 

organization will also be responsible for 

coordinating roundtrip travel 

arrangements for each participant in the 

Spring Workshop from his/her host 

community to Washington, DC, and for 

providing room and board for students 

during their time in Washington. The 

grantee must be amenable to working 

with the Department of State and the 

Bureau in arranging certain briefings 

and visits, as the opportunity arises. 

The Spring Workshop should be 

arranged for seven days, including 

arrival and departure. The grantee 

organization will be provided with the 

names of the students who will have 

been chosen for the Spring Workshop 

after competing in an essay contest. The 

essays will have been reviewed by 

independent, objective, speciallytrained selectors. 

Guidelines: The Spring Workshop 

should be held in early spring 2011 

during a time when Congress is in 

session. Proposals must effectively 

describe the organization’s ability to 

accomplish the following essential 

components of the program: 

1. Provide a Civic Education 

Workshop in Washington, DC, as 

described above and held at the time 

period indicated. Program components 

should include sessions on U.S. 

domestic and foreign policy, the role of 

the media in a civil society, citizen 

empowerment, volunteerism and 

community activism, and federalism. 

2. Provide pre-program training for 

organization staff on the society and 

culture of relevant countries before the 

workshop. 

3. Provide housing and meals for all 

students throughout the Workshop. 

4. Arrange roundtrip travel for Spring 

Workshop students from their U.S. host 

communities to Washington, DC, in 

coordination with FLEX placement 

organizations. (Note: Students will 

likely be traveling from most of the 50 

states.) Provide ground transportation 

for students in the DC area, including to 

and from Washington area airports. 

5. Provide opportunities to attend 

cultural events and visit museums and 

monuments. 

6. Coordinate with the Bureau’s Youth 

Programs Division and the Office of 

Legislative Affairs in making 

appropriate arrangements for individual 

meetings for all Spring Workshop 

participants with their respective 

Members of Congress (Senators and/or 

Representative). 

7. Provide staff to assist in case of 

medical emergencies. 

8. Incorporate a component into the 

Spring Workshop designed to facilitate 

students’ transition from the DC 

program back to their host communities. 

Include a description of the ways in 

which all students will be encouraged to 

share what they have learned, both in 

their U.S. host communities and when 

they return to their home countries. 

9. Provide a mechanism for evaluation 

of the program in terms of its impact on 

the students and its success in fulfilling 

the objectives. 

A competitive proposal will 

incorporate important elements of 

American culture in sessions that are 

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appeal to high school-age students. The 

Workshop must be substantive and 

academic while, at the same time, be 

paced realistically to meet the needs of 

young people. 

Significant cost sharing is important 

because it will enable a greater number 

of students to participate. Therefore, 

those proposals that show more 

generous and creative cost sharing will 

be more favorably viewed. Please refer 

to the Program Objectives, Goals, and 

Implementation (POGI) section of the 

Solicitation Package for greater detail 

regarding the design of component parts 

as well as other program information. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Grant Agreement. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2011. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$184,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 1. 

Anticipated Award Date: Pending 

availability of funds, February 2011. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

August 31, 2011. 

Additional Information: Pending 

successful implementation of this 

program and the availability of funds in 

subsequent fiscal years, it is ECA’s 

intent to renew this grant for two 

additional fiscal year, before openly 

competing it again. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible Applicants 

Applications may be submitted by 

public and private non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue Code 

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

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching Funds 

There is no minimum or maximum 

percentage required for this 

competition. However, the Bureau 

encourages applicants to provide 

maximum levels of cost sharing and 

funding in support of its programs. 

When cost sharing is offered, it is 

understood and agreed that the 

applicant must provide the amount of 

cost sharing as stipulated in its proposal 

and later included in an approved grant 

agreement. Cost sharing may be in the 

form of allowable direct or indirect 

costs. For accountability, the grantee 

organization must maintain written 

records to support all costs which are 

claimed as its 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 the organization does not 

provide the minimum amount of cost 

sharing as stipulated in the approved 

budget, ECA’s contribution will be 

reduced in like proportion. 

III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements 

(a) Bureau grant guidelines require 

that organizations with less than four 

years experience in conducting 

international exchanges be limited to 

$60,000 in Bureau funding. ECA 

anticipates awarding one grant, in an 

amount up to $184,000 to support 

program and administrative costs 

required to implement this program. 

Therefore, organizations with less than 

four years experience in conducting 

international exchanges are ineligible to 

apply under this competition. As stated 

above, the Bureau encourages applicants 

to provide maximum levels of costsharing and funding from private 

sources in support of its programs. 

(b) Technical Eligibility: All proposals 

must comply with the Application and 

Submission requirements described 

below or they will result in your 

proposal being declared technically 

ineligible and given no further 

consideration in the review process. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

Note: Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries or 

submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may not 

discuss this competition with applicants 

until the proposal review process has been 

completed. 

IV.1. Contact Information To Request an 

Application Package 

Please contact the Office of Citizen 

Exchanges, Youth Programs Division 

(ECA/PE/C/PY), SA–5 Floor 3, U.S. 

Department of State, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20037, telephone (202) 

632–6052; fax (202) 632–9355; e-mail: 

SchulzAJ@state.gov to request a 

Solicitation Package. Please refer to the 

Funding Opportunity Number (ECA/PE/ 

C/PY–11–16) located at the top of this 

announcement when making your 

request. 

Alternatively, an electronic 

application package may be obtained 

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

for further information. 

The Solicitation Package contains the 

Proposal Submission Instruction (PSI) 

document which consists of required 

application forms, and standard 

guidelines for proposal preparation. It 

also contains the Project Objectives, 

Goals and Implementation (POGI) 

document, which provides specific 

information, award criteria and budget 

instructions tailored to this competition. 

Please specify ECA Program Officer 

Amy Schulz and refer to the Funding 

Opportunity Number ECA/PE/C/PY–11– 

16 on all other inquiries and 

correspondence. 

IV.2. To Download a Solicitation 

Package via Internet 

The entire Solicitation Package may 

be downloaded from the Bureau’s Web 

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

open2.html, or from the Grants.gov Web 

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

Please read all information before 

downloading. 

IV.3. Content and Form of Submission 

Applicants must follow all 

instructions in the Solicitation Package. 

The application should be submitted 

per the instructions under IV.3f. 

‘‘Application Deadline and Methods of 

Submission’’ section below. 

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

and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number to 

apply for a grant or cooperative 

agreement from the U.S. Government. 

This number is a nine-digit 

identification number, which uniquely 

identifies business entities. Obtaining a 

DUNS number is easy and there is no 

charge. To obtain a DUNS number, 

access http:// 

www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1– 

866–705–5711. Please ensure that your 

DUNS number is included in the 

appropriate box of the SF–424 which is 

part of the formal application package. 

IV.3b. All proposals must contain an 

executive summary, proposal narrative 

and budget. 

Please Refer to the Solicitation 

Package. It contains the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

document and the Project Objectives, 

Goals and Implementation (POGI) 

document for additional formatting and 

technical requirements. 

IV.3c. 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 

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note: Effective January 7, 2009, all 

applicants for ECA Federal assistance 

awards must include in their 

application the names of directors and/ 

or senior executives (current officers, 

trustees, and key employees, regardless 

of amount of compensation). In 

fulfilling this requirement, applicants 

must submit information in one of the 

following ways: 

(1) Those who file Internal Revenue 

Service Form 990, ‘‘Return of 

Organization Exempt From Income 

Tax,’’ must include a copy of relevant 

portions of this form. 

(2) Those who do not file IRS Form 

990 must submit information above in 

the format of their choice. 

In addition to final program reporting 

requirements, award recipients will also 

be required to submit a one-page 

document, derived from their program 

reports, listing and describing their 

grant activities. For award recipients, 

the names of directors and/or senior 

executives (current officers, trustees, 

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

be transmitted by the State Department 

to OMB, along with other information 

required by the Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA), and will be made available to 

the public by the Office of Management 

and Budget on its USASpending.gov 

Web site as part of ECA’s FFATA 

reporting requirements. 

If your organization is a private 

nonprofit which has not received a grant 

or cooperative agreement from ECA in 

the past three years, or if your 

organization received nonprofit status 

from the IRS within the past four years, 

you must submit the necessary 

documentation to verify nonprofit status 

as directed in the PSI document. Failure 

to do so will cause your proposal to be 

declared technically ineligible. 

V.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 grants under 

this RFGP will be third parties 

‘‘cooperating with or assisting the 

sponsor in the conduct of the sponsor’s 

program.’’ The actions of grantee 

program 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 a grant under this 

competition will render all assistance 

necessary to enable the Bureau to fully 

comply with 22 CFR 62 et seq. 

The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs places critically 

important emphasis on the secure and 

proper administration of Exchange 

Visitor (J visa) Programs and adherence 

by grantee program 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 

its record of compliance with 22 CFR 62 

et. seq., including the oversight of its 

responsible Officers and Alternate 

Responsible Officers, 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: Office of 

Designation, Private Sector Programs 

Division U.S. Department of State, ECA/ 

EC/D/PS, SA–5, 5th Floor, 2200 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 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 physical 

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 the total 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 grantee 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 


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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.) 

The grantee organization will be 

required to provide reports analyzing its 

evaluation findings to the Bureau in its 

regular program reports. All data 

collected, including survey responses 

and contact information, must be 

maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

IV.3e. Please take the following 

information into consideration when 

preparing your budget: 

IV.3e.1. Applicants must submit SF– 

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

comprehensive budget for the entire 

program. The award may not exceed 

$184,000. There must be a summary 

budget as well as breakdowns reflecting 

both administrative and program 

budgets. Applicants may provide 

separate sub-budgets for each program 

component, phase, location, or activity 

to provide clarification. Proposals that 

maximize the number of students will 

be favorably viewed. One grant will be 

awarded for this activity. 

Please refer to the Solicitation 

Package for further details, including a 

list of allowable costs for the program, 

complete budget guidelines, and 

formatting instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission 

Application Deadline Date: Tuesday, 

January 4, 2011. 

Reference Number: ECA/PE/C/PY– 

11–16. 

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 

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 seven copies of the 

application should be sent to: Program 

Management Division, ECA–IIP/EX/PM, 

Ref.: ECA/PE/C/PY–11–16, SA–5, Floor 

4, Department of State, 2200 C Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

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: 

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Applicants have until midnight (12 

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

closing date to ensure that their entire 

application has been uploaded to the 

Grants.gov site. There are no exceptions 

to the above deadline. Applications 

uploaded to the site after midnight of 

the application deadline date will be 

automatically rejected by the grants.gov 

system, and will be technically 

ineligible. 

Please refer to the Grants.gov Web 

site, for definitions of various 

‘‘application statuses’’ and the difference 

between a submission receipt and a 

submission validation. Applicants will 

receive a validation e-mail from 

grants.gov upon the successful 

submission of an application. Again, 

validation of an electronic submission 

via Grants.gov can take up to two 

business days. Therefore, we strongly 

recommend that you not wait until the 

application deadline to begin the 

submission process through Grants.gov. 

ECA will not notify you upon receipt of 

electronic applications. 

It is the responsibility of all 

applicants submitting proposals via the 

Grants.gov web portal to ensure that 

proposals have been received by 

Grants.gov in their entirety, and ECA 

bears no responsibility for data errors 

resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes. 

IV.3g. Intergovernmental Review of 

Applications Executive Order 12372 

Does Not Apply to This Program. 

V. Application Review Information 

V.1. Review Process 

The Bureau will review all proposals 

for technical eligibility. Proposals will 

be deemed ineligible if they do not fully 

adhere to the guidelines stated herein 

and in the Solicitation Package. All 

eligible proposals will be reviewed by 

the program office, as well as the Public 

Diplomacy section overseas, where 

appropriate. Eligible proposals will be 

subject to compliance with Federal and 

Bureau regulations and guidelines and 

forwarded to Bureau grant panels for 

advisory review. Proposals may also be 

reviewed by the Office of the Legal 

Adviser or by other Department 

elements. Final funding decisions are at 

the discretion of the Department of 

State’s Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs. Final 

technical authority for assistance 

awards (grants or cooperative 

agreements) resides with the Bureau’s 

Grants Officer. 

Review Criteria. Technically eligible 

applications will be competitively 

reviewed according to the criteria stated 

below. These criteria are not rank 

ordered and all carry equal weight in 

the proposal evaluation: 

1. Quality of the Program Idea: 

Proposals should exhibit originality, 

substance, precision, and relevance to 

the Bureau’s mission, as well as the 

objectives of the FLEX program. 

Program design must reflect an 

understanding of young people and of 

cultural traits that would be specific to 

this population. 

2. Program Planning: Detailed agenda 

and relevant work plan should 

demonstrate substantive undertakings 

and logistical capacity. Agenda and plan 

should adhere to the program overview 

and guidelines described above. 

3. Ability to Achieve Program 

Objectives: Objectives should be 

reasonable, feasible, and flexible. 

Proposals should clearly demonstrate 

how the institution will meet the 

program’s objectives and plan. 

4. Multiplier Effect/Impact: Proposed 

programs should describe the impact 

that workshop participants will have on 

others, both in their U.S. host 

communities and in their respective 

Eurasian country after they return home. 

There should be a plan for providing 

students with tools they can take back 

to their Eurasian home countries to 

implement concepts and ideas they 

have gained from the workshop. 

Proposals also should explain how 

academic year students will be prepared 

to transition back to their host 

communities. 

5. 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 

(program venue and program 

evaluation) and program content (topics 

of program sessions and meetings, 

resource materials and follow-up 

activities). 

6. Institutional Capacity/Record: 

Proposed personnel and institutional 

resources should be adequate and 

appropriate to achieve the program or 

project’s goals. 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 

Grant Staff. The Bureau will consider 

the past performance of prior recipients 

and the demonstrated potential of new 

applicants. 

7. Project Evaluation: Proposals 

should include a plan to evaluate the 

activity’s success, both as the activities 

unfold and at the end of the program. A 

draft survey questionnaire or other 

technique plus description of a 

methodology to use to link outcomes to 

original project objectives is 

recommended. The successful applicant 

will be expected to submit a final report. 

8. Cost-Effectiveness/Cost-Sharing: 

The overhead and administrative 

components of the proposal, including 

salaries and honoraria, should be kept 

as low as possible. All other items 

should be necessary and appropriate. 

Proposals should maximize cost-sharing 

through other private sector support as 

well as institutional direct funding 

contributions. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1. Award Notices 

Final awards cannot be made until 

funds have been appropriated by 

Congress, allocated and committed 

through internal Bureau procedures. 

Successful applicants will receive an 

Federal Assistance Award (FAA) from 

the Bureau’s Grants Office. The FAA 

and the original proposal with 

subsequent modifications (if applicable) 

shall be the only binding authorizing 

document between the recipient and the 

U.S. Government. The FAA will be 

signed by an authorized Grants Officer, 

and mailed to the recipient’s 

responsible officer identified in the 

application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

VI.2. Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements 

Terms and Conditions for the 

Administration of ECA agreements 

include the following: 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Nonprofit Organizations.’’ 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions.’’ 

OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

State, Local and Indian Governments’’. 

OMB Circular No. A–110 (Revised), 

Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Grants and 

Agreements with Institutions of 

Higher Education, Hospitals, and 

other Nonprofit Organizations. 

OMB Circular No. A–102, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants-in-Aid to State and Local 

Governments. 

OMB Circular No. A–133, Audits of 

States, Local Government, and Nonprofit Organizations. 

Please reference the following 

websites for additional information: 


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

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

VI.3. Reporting Requirements 

You must provide ECA with a hard 

copy original plus one copy of the 

following reports: 

(1.) A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

(2.) A concise, one-page final program 

report summarizing program outcomes 

no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award. This one-page 

report will 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.) The SF–PPR–E and SF–PPR–F 

with the Final Performance Report. 

Award recipients will be required to 

provide reports analyzing their 

evaluation findings to the Bureau in 

their regular program reports. (Please 

refer to IV. Application and Submission 

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

Monitoring and Evaluation information. 

All data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

All reports must be sent to the ECA 

Grants Officer and ECA Program Officer 

listed in the final assistance award 

document. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Amy Schulz, 

U.S. Department of State, Office of 

Citizen Exchanges/Youth Programs 

Division, ECA/PE/C/PY/F, SA–5, 3rd 

Floor, ECA/PE/C/PY–11–16, 2200 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037, 

Telephone (202) 632–6052, Fax (202) 

632–9355, e-mail SchulzAJ@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/PE/C/ 

PY–11–16. 

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: December 2, 2010. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30872 Filed 12–8–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Public Notice for a Change in Use of 

Aeronautical Property at Houlton 

International Airport, Houlton, Maine 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Request for Public Comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is requesting public 

comment on the Town of Houlton, 

Maine’s request to change a portion 

(36,450 s.f.) of Airport property from 

aeronautical use to non-aeronautical 

use. The property is located on 

Industrial Drive adjacent to Houlton 

International Corporation. The property 

will be used to expand Houlton 

international Corporation’s facility. The 

property was acquired from the United 

States Government under Surplus 

Property Deed dated July 14, 1947. 

The disposition of proceeds from the 

disposal of airport property will be in 

accordance with FAA’s Policy and 

Procedures Concerning the Use of 

Airport Revenue, published in the 

Federal Register on February 16, 1999. 

Section 125 of The Wendell H. Ford 

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 

the 21St Century (AIR 21) requires the 

FM to provide an opportunity for public 

notice and comment to the ‘‘waiver’’ or 

‘‘modification’’ of a sponsor’s Federal 

obligation to use certain airport property 

for aeronautical purposes. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 10, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Documents are available for 

review by appointment by contacting 

Mr. Douglas Hazlett, Town Manager, 

Telephone 207–532–7111 or by 

contacting Donna R. Witte, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 16 New 

England Executive Park, Burlington, 

Massachusetts, Telephone 781–238– 

7624. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donna R. Witte at the Federal Aviation 

Administration, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, 

Massachusetts 01803, Telephone 781– 

238–7624. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following is a legal description of the 

property located in the Town of 

Houlton, County of Aroostook, State of 

Maine as shown on a land survey 

prepared by Swallow Associates 

entitled ‘‘Survey of Land for Shiretown 

Development Corp. Being Land at 

Houlton International Airport, Houlton, 

Maine’’ Said parcel is more particularly 

described as follows: Commencing at 

the southwesterly corner of the land 

conveyed to the Shiretown 

Development Corporation by the Town 

of Houlton in a deed dated October 22, 

2004, and recorded in Book 4057, Page 

286 in the Southern Aroostook Registry 

of Deeds; thence northerly on the west 

line of said Shiretown Development 

Corporation parcel on a course bearing 

North nine degrees fifty-three minutes 

forty-three seconds East (N 09 53′ 43′′ E) 

for a distance of six hundred and zerohundredths (600.00) feet to a 1⁄2′′ pin 

found at the northwest corner of said 

Shiretown Development Corporation 

parcel; thence westerly on an extension 

of the north line of said Shiretown 

Development Corporation parcel on a 

course bearing North eighty degrees six 

minutes seventeen seconds West (N 80 

06′ 17′′ W) for a distance of sixty and 

ninety-hundredths (60.90) feet to a 

point; thence southerly on a course 

bearing South nine degrees fifty-three 

minutes forty-three seconds East (S 09 

53′ 43′′ E) for a distance of six hundred 

and zero hundredths (600.00) feet to a 

point; thence easterly on a course 

bearing South eighty degrees six 

minutes seventeen seconds East (S 80 

06′ 17′′ E) for a distance of sixty and 

ninety hundredths (60.90) feet to the 

point of beginning. 

The basis of bearings for this 

description is magnetic from compass 

observation of February 4, 2008. 

The above described parcel contains 

36,450 square feet. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

November 19, 2010. 

Bill Watson, 

Acting Manager, Airports Division, New 

England Region. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30619 Filed 12–8–10; 8:45 am] 

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