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ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

Administrator’s disaster declaration, 

applications for disaster loans may be 

filed at the address listed above or other 

locally announced locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Island: Saint Croix. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 4.500 

Homeowners Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 2.250 

Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 6.000 

Businesses Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 4.000 

Non-Profit Organizations With 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 3.250 

Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 3.000 

For Economic Injury: 

Businesses & Small Agricultural 

Cooperatives Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 4.000 

Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 3.000 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 12418 B and for 

economic injury is 12419 0. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008) 

The Island which received an EIDL 

Declaration # is Saint Croix. 

Dated: December 15, 2010. 

Karen G. Mills, 

Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7273] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: English Language Materials 

Training and Development Program 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

A/L–11–02. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.421. 

Key Dates: Application Deadline: 

March 15, 2011. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

English Language Programs of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA/A/L) announces an open 

competition for the English Language 

Materials Training and Development 

Program, including a U.S. exchange 

component in summer, 2012. U.S. 

public and private universities with a 

graduate TEFL program meeting the 

provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 

501(c)(3) may submit proposals to 

implement the program that will 

include the following: 1. A needs 

assessment for English language 

instructional materials abroad; 2. an 

rigorous, online academic program in 

materials development for 26 

international participants; 3. a threeweek, U.S. exchange program for the 

same 26 participants including 

materials development training; 4. the 

revision of at least three products/ 

publications presently in the ECA/A/L 

materials catalogue and the 

development of at least three new 

products/publications. More detailed 

information about each of these four 

components of this cooperative 

agreement are detailed in the Program 

Objectives, Goals, and Implementation 

(POGI). Funding is pending the 

availability of FY–2011 funds. 

For the needs assessment for English 

language instructional materials, the 

proposal should include a detailed plan 

for the recipient organization to perform 

a needs assessment among English 

language learners and instructors 

outside the U.S., including present and 

past participants in ECA/A/L programs 

as well as the Regional English 

Language Officers (RELOs), the corps of 

State Department Specialist Foreign 

Service Officers based around the 

world. The objective of the materials 

needs assessment will be to identify 

instructional materials preferences and 

needs of learners and instructors of 

English. This information will serve to 

inform the development and 

implementation of the other 

components of this program. 

For the online program in materials 

development, proposals must outline 

and demonstrate an ability to produce 

an online program that blends various 

social media and web-based 

technologies to provide professional 

development opportunities on materials 

assessment, review, adaptation and 

development to approximately twentysix foreign participants. The 

participants will be selected by ECA/A/ 

L in consultation with the RELOs. 

Participants will be: citizens of the 

country in which they reside; university 

degree holders, preferably at the 

graduate level in the fields of TEFL or 

Applied Linguistics; employed in a 

position which includes substantive 

responsibilities in the area of materials 

assessment, adaptation, development, or 

closely related area; in positions of 

authority with regard to the adaptation, 

development and use of instructional 

materials at the institutional, regional, 

and/or national levels; and 

professionally proficient in English. The 

online program must commence at least 

ten weeks before the U.S. exchange and 

include at least five sessions after 

completion of the U.S. exchange. The 

program must also incorporate existing 

ECA/A/L materials, drafts of revised 

materials, and new products/ 

publications as illustrations throughout 

the online program. 

For the U.S. university-based 

Exchange component, the recipient will 

develop and implement a workshop in 

the U.S. for the twenty-six English 

language teaching professionals who 

have been participating in online 

program. The four-week U.S. Exchange 

should be implemented in July of 2012 

and include an orientation to the U.S.; 

an intensive program on materials 

assessment, adaptation, review and 

development; cultural and community 

service activities; and a three day 

briefing in Washington, DC at the 

conclusion of the exchange component. 

The Washington, DC briefing should 

familiarize participants with ECA and 

other relevant bureaus within the State 

Department, allow participants to meet 

with English language materials 

developers from Washington, DC, and 

provide an opportunity for participants 

to share their materials development 

program development plans. 

Participants will be encouraged to 

develop a materials development 

program to implement in their home 

countries following the exchange 

program. The proposal should include a 

detailed plan for the content, 

administration, and implementation of 

the U.S. exchange. 

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For the materials revision and 

production component, the recipient 

will revise at least three current ECA/A/ 

L products/publications and develop at 

least three new products/publications 

based on the findings of the materials 

needs analysis. The recipient will 

prepare revised drafts of existing ECA/ 

A/L materials and new materials based 

on feedback from program participants 

garnered during the second and third 

components of this program and present 

at least three publishable revised ECA/ 

A/L products/publications and at least 

three publishable new products/ 

publications to ECA/A/L for review and 

future publication. 

Applicant organizations should 

demonstrate a substantial track record of 

conducting substantive academic 

programs for EFL educators with a 

particular emphasis on materials 

assessment and development, 

conducting needs assessments 

internationally, developing and 

implementing training programs 

through virtual media, developing 

English language materials for teachers 

and learners in EFL settings, and 

managing logistical and administrative 

aspects of similar programs. 

(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 purpose of the English 

Language Materials Training and 

Development Program is to develop 

high quality, diverse, and engaging 

materials for English teachers and 

learners globally and provide 

opportunities for professional 

development for educators involved in 

English language materials assessment, 

review, adaptation and/or development. 

Overview: The online course in 

materials development and the U.S. 

based summer institute should provide 

participants with the skills and 

experience to review, assess and adapt/ 

revise existing English language 

instructional materials and the ability to 

develop context appropriate new 

materials of their own. These programs 

should expose participants to drafts of 

revised ECA/A/L materials and new 

materials being developed for ECA/A/L, 

insights into the role of instructional 

materials in the teaching/learning 

process and approaches to developing 

learner-centered instructional materials. 

These programs should also include a 

substantive cultural/educational 

exchange experience in the United 

States. 

Program Design: Participants will be 

selected by the Office of English 

Language Programs in consultation with 

Regional English Language Officers 

(RELOs) and Public Affairs Officers 

(PAOs) at U.S. embassies. 

The program will focus on 

publications relevant and appropriate to 

ECA/A/L’s ongoing English language 

programming efforts around the world. 

Activities should focus on updating 

existing materials and creating new 

materials (print, audio, and online) for 

ECA/A/L’s current titles. Selection of 

titles to expand and revise will be made 

by the Office of English Language 

Programs in consultation with the 

recipient based on the results of the 

needs assessment carried out by the 

recipient. 

The Department of State will retain 

full foreign ownership of the texts that 

are prepared including the right to print, 

publish, repurpose, and distribute these 

texts in all media including electronic 

media, and in all languages and 

editions. 

The program should be designed as an 

intensive, academically rigorous online 

course and summer institute for an 

experienced group of graduate level 

educators from abroad. Both the online 

course and summer institute should be 

organized through an integrated series 

of lectures (virtual and in-person), 

readings, seminar discussions, and site 

(virtual and in-person) visits. Both the 

online course and summer institute 

should reflect the participants’ previous 

education and experience and promote 

strategies for participants to share their 

knowledge with counterparts and with 

students in their home countries. 

Syllabus: Proposals must include 

syllabi for both the online course and 

the summer institute that identify the 

subject matter for each thematic unit 

and specify dates, proposed speakers 

and/or trainers, proposed site visits 

(virtual or in-person), and proposed 

readings in ELT materials design and 

development. The syllabi must clearly 

show how assignments, readings, and 

speakers will advance the goals of the 

program. Overall, proposals will be 

reviewed on the basis of their 

responsiveness to RFGP criteria, 

coherence, clarity, and attention to 

detail. The accompanying Project 

Objectives, Goals, and Implementation 

(POGI) document provides programspecific guidelines that all proposals 

must address fully. 

Program Dates: It is anticipated that 

the cooperative agreement will begin on 

or about May 1, 2011, and the recipient 

should complete all exchange activities 

by March 31, 2013. The exchange 

program will take place during June/ 

July, 2012. Please refer to additional 

program specific guidelines in the 

Program Objectives, Goals, and 

Implementation (POGI) document. 

Program Guidelines: Under the 

auspices of the Cooperative Agreement, 

the Bureau’s Office of English Language 

Programs and U.S. embassies are 

substantially involved in the English 

Language Materials Training and 

Development Program. The Bureau 

provides overall program and policy 

design and direction, with substantial 

involvement at all levels of the program 

while U.S. embassies are responsible for 

the in-country aspects of the program. 

The roles and responsibilities of the 

Bureau include: 

• Inviting RELOs to nominate 

program participants; 

• Analyzing the prospective impact of 

program on the quality of instructional 

materials; 

• Reviewing nominees and selecting 

participants for the program; 

• Approval of ECA/A/L materials to 

adapt and of new materials to develop; 

and 

• Providing feedback on the drafts of 

adapted and new materials and final 

approval of all draft materials. 

Posts are responsible for: 

• Identifying and nominating 

program participants from their 

countries/regions; 

• Briefing program participants on all 

aspects of the program; 

• Monitoring and supporting the 

online segment of the program; 

• Monitoring and reporting to ECA/ 

A/L on program impact; 

• Facilitating communication 

between the recipient and program 

participants regarding exchange 

logistics (e.g. obtaining visas); and 

• Conducting post-program follow-up 

opportunities as appropriate. 

(II.) Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

Agreement. ECA’s level of involvement 

in this program is listed under number 

I above. 

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Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2011. 

Approximate Total Funding: $750,000 

(pending the availability of funds). 

Approximate Number of Awards: 

One (1) 

Approximate Average Award: One 

award of $750,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: Pending 

availability of funds, May 1, 2011. 

Anticipated Program Completion 

Date: March 31, 2013. 

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 cooperative 

agreement for two additional fiscal 

years, before openly competing it again. 

(III.) Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible applicants: Applications 

may be submitted by public and private 

U.S. colleges and universities with a 

graduate TEFL program 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 

cooperative agreement. Cost sharing 

may be in the form of allowable direct 

or indirect costs. For accountability, you 

must maintain written records to 

support all costs which are claimed as 

your contribution, as well as costs to be 

paid by the Federal government. Such 

records are subject to audit. The basis 

for determining the value of cash and 

in-kind contributions must be in 

accordance with OMB Circular A–110, 

(Revised), Subpart C.23—Cost Sharing 

and Matching. In the event you do not 

provide the minimum amount of cost 

sharing as stipulated in the approved 

budget, ECA’s contribution will be 

reduced in like proportion. 

III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements: 

(a) Bureau grant guidelines require that 

organizations with fewer than four years 

experience in conducting international 

exchanges be limited to $60,000 in 

Bureau funding. ECA anticipates 

awarding one cooperative agreement, in 

an amount up to $750,000 to support 

program and administrative costs 

required to implement the English 

Language Materials Training and 

Development Program. Therefore, 

organizations with less than four years 

experience in conducting international 

exchanges are ineligible to apply under 

this competition. The Bureau 

encourages applicants to provide 

maximum levels of cost sharing and 

funding in support of its programs. 

(IV.) Application and Submission 

Information 

Note: Please read the complete Federal 

Register 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 Craig Dicker of the 

Office of English Language Programs, 

ECA/A/L, Room 4–B15, U.S. 

Department of State, SA–5, 2200 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037, 

telephone: (202) 632–9277, fax: (202) 

632–9464, e-mail: Dickercl@state.gov to 

request a Solicitation Package. Please 

refer to the Funding Opportunity 

Number ECA/A/L–11–02 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 Program 

Objectives, Goals and Implementation 

(POGI) document, which provides 

specific information, award criteria and 

budget instructions tailored to this 

competition. 

Please specify Craig Dicker, 

telephone: (202) 632–9277, and refer to 

the Funding Opportunity Number ECA/ 

A/L–11–02 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/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 original and seven copies of 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 Program 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 

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 

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executives (current officers, trustees, 

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

be transmitted by the State Department 

to OMB, along with other information 

required by the Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA), and will be made available to 

the public by the Office of Management 

and Budget on its USASpending.gov 

Web site as part of ECA’s FFATA 

reporting requirements. 

If your organization is a private 

nonprofit which has not received a grant 

or cooperative agreement from ECA in 

the past three years, or if your 

organization received nonprofit status 

from the IRS within the past four years, 

you must submit the necessary 

documentation to verify nonprofit status 

as directed in the PSI document. Failure 

to do so will cause your proposal to be 

declared technically ineligible. 

IV.3d. Please take into consideration 

the following information when 

preparing your proposal narrative: 

IV.3d.1. Adherence to All Regulations 

Governing the J Visa The Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs is 

placing renewed emphasis on the secure 

and proper administration of Exchange 

Visitor (J visa) Programs and adherence 

by grantees and sponsors to all 

regulations governing the J visa. 

Therefore, proposals should 

demonstrate the applicant’s capacity to 

meet all requirements governing the 

administration of the Exchange Visitor 

Programs as set forth in 22 CFR part 62, 

including the oversight of Responsible 

Officers and Alternate Responsible 

Officers, screening and selection of 

program participants, provision of prearrival information and orientation to 

participants, monitoring of participants, 

proper maintenance and security of 

forms, record-keeping, reporting and 

other requirements. 

The recipient will be responsible for 

issuing DS–2019 forms to participants 

in this program. 

A copy of the complete regulations 

governing the administration of 

Exchange Visitor (J) programs is 

available at http://exchanges.state.gov. 

Please refer to the Solicitation 

Package for further information. 

IV.3d.2. Diversity, Freedom and 

Democracy Guidelines 

Pursuant to the Bureau’s authorizing 

legislation, programs must maintain a 

non-political character and should be 

balanced and representative of the 

diversity of American political, social, 

and cultural life. ‘‘Diversity’’ should be 

interpreted in the broadest sense and 

encompass differences including, but 

not limited to ethnicity, race, gender, 

religion, geographic location, 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 Program’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 Program objectives. The Bureau 

expects that the recipient 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 Program’s 

objectives, your anticipated Program 

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 Program 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 Program 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 Program 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 recipient will be required to 

provide reports analyzing their 

evaluation findings to the Bureau in 

their regular program reports. All data 

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collected, including survey responses 

and contact information, must be 

maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

IV.3.d.4. Describe your plans for 

staffing: Please provide a staffing plan 

which outlines the responsibilities of 

each staff person and explains which 

staff member will be accountable for 

each program responsibility. The Office 

of English Programs requests that at 

least one member of the staff should be 

well versed in current methodology of 

teaching English as a foreign language 

preferably holding an advanced degree 

in Teaching English as a Foreign 

Language (TEFL), applied linguistics or 

a related field. In depth knowledge of 

best practices in the English language 

teaching (ELT) field is preferable. 

Wherever possible please streamline 

administrative processes. 

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 budget should not exceed 

$750,000 including all administrative 

costs. There must be a summary budget 

as well as breakdowns reflecting both 

administrative and program budgets for 

host campus and foreign teacher 

involvement in the program. Applicants 

may provide separate sub-budgets for 

each program component, phase, 

location, or activity to provide 

clarification. 

The summary and detailed 

administrative and program budgets 

should be accompanied by a narrative 

which provides a brief rationale for each 

line item including a methodology for 

estimating appropriate average 

maintenance allowance levels and 

tuition costs (as applicable) for the 

participants, and the number that can be 

accommodated at the levels proposed. 

The total administrative costs funded by 

the Bureau must be reasonable and 

appropriate. 

IV.3e.2. Allowable costs for the 

program and additional budget guidance 

are outlined in detail in the POGI 

document. Please refer to the 

Solicitation Package for complete 

budget guidelines and formatting 

instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission: 

Application Deadline Date: March 15, 

2011. 

Reference Number: ECA/A/L–11–02. 

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 Program 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 (7) copies of 

the application should be sent to: U.S. 

Department of State, Program 

Management Division, ECA–IIP/EX/PM, 

Ref.: ECA/A/L–11–02 SA–5, Floor 4, 

Department of State, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522–0504. 

Applicants submitting hard-copy 

applications must also submit the 

‘‘Executive Summary’’ and ‘‘Proposal 

Narrative’’ sections of the proposal in 

text (.txt) format on a PC-formatted disk. 

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. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you not wait until the application 

deadline to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

Direct all questions regarding 

Grants.gov registration and submission 

to: Grants.gov Customer Support, 

Contact Center Phone: 800 518–4726, 

Business Hours: Monday–Friday, 

7 a.m.–9 p.m. Eastern Time, E-mail: 

support@grants.gov. 

Applicants have until midnight 

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

closing date to ensure that their entire 

application has been uploaded to the 

Grants.gov site. There are no exceptions 

to the above deadline. Applications 

uploaded to the site after midnight of 

the application deadline date will be 

automatically rejected by the grants.gov 

system, and will be technically 

ineligible. 

Applicants will receive a 

confirmation e-mail from grants.gov 

upon the successful submission of an 

application. 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. Eligible proposals 

will be subject to compliance with 

Federal and Bureau regulations and 

guidelines and forwarded to Bureau 

grant panels for advisory review. 

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Proposals may also be reviewed by the 

Office of the Legal Adviser or by other 

Department elements. Final funding 

decisions are at the discretion of the 

Department of State’s Assistant 

Secretary for Educational and Cultural 

Affairs. Final technical authority for 

assistance awards (cooperative 

agreements) resides with the Bureau’s 

Grants Officer. 

Review Criteria 

Technically eligible applications will 

be competitively reviewed according to 

the criteria stated below. These criteria 

are not rank ordered and all carry equal 

weight in the proposal evaluation: 

1. Quality of Program Plan and Ability 

to Achieve Program Objectives: 

Proposals should exhibit originality, 

substance, precision, and relevance to 

the Bureau’s mission as well as the 

objectives of the English Language 

Materials Training and Development 

Program. It should include an effective, 

feasible plan and clearly demonstrate 

how the institution will meet the 

program’s objectives. A detailed agenda 

and relevant work plan should 

demonstrate substantive undertakings 

and logistical capacity. 

2. Multiplier effect/impact: The 

proposed program should strengthen 

long-term mutual understanding, 

including maximum sharing of 

information and establishment of longterm institutional and individual 

linkages. 

3. Support for 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 speakers, program venue 

and program evaluation) and program 

content (orientation and wrap-up 

sessions, program meetings, resource 

materials and follow-up activities). 

4. Institutional Capacity and Record: 

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. The successful proposal will 

demonstrate the organization’s 

experience in international educational 

exchange and intensive programs, and 

an understanding of international 

differences of culture, religion, and 

system of education. 

5. Follow-up and Follow-on 

Activities: Proposals should discuss 

provisions made for follow-up with 

returned participants as a means of 

establishing longer-term individual and 

institutional linkages. Proposals also 

should provide a plan for continued 

follow-on activity (without Bureau 

support) ensuring that the Bureau 

supported programs are not isolated 

events. Proposals also should include a 

plan for tracking and maintaining 

updated lists of all alumni. These lists 

should be made available to ECA/A/L 

and the Office of Alumni Affairs. 

6. Program Evaluation: Proposals 

should discuss provisions to evaluate 

the program’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 program objectives is 

recommended. 

7. Cost-effectiveness and 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.1a. Award Notices 

Final awards cannot be made until 

funds have been appropriated by 

Congress, allocated and committed 

through internal Bureau procedures. 

Successful applicants will receive an 

Federal Assistance Award (FAA) from 

the Bureau’s Grants Office. The FAA 

and the original cooperative agreement 

proposal with subsequent modifications 

(if applicable) shall be the only binding 

authorizing document between the 

recipient and the U.S. Government. The 

FAA will be signed by an authorized 

Grants Officer, and mailed to the 

recipient’s responsible officer identified 

in the application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

VI.2 Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Terms and Conditions for the 

Administration of ECA agreements 

include the following: 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Nonprofit Organizations.’’ 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions.’’ 

OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles 

for State, Local and Indian 

Governments.’’ 

OMB Circular No. A–110 (Revised), 

Uniform Administrative Requirements 

for Grants and Agreements with 

Institutions of Higher Education, 

Hospitals, and other Nonprofit 

Organizations. 

OMB Circular No. A–102, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants-in-Aid to State and Local 

Governments. 

OMB Circular No. A–133, Audits of 

States, Local Government, and Nonprofit Organizations. 

Please reference the following Web 

sites for additional information: http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants. 

http://exchanges.state.gov/education/ 

grantsdiv/terms.htm#articleI. 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements: You 

must provide ECA with a hard copy 

original plus one copy of the following 

reports: 

(1.) Quarterly program and financial 

reports; 

(2.) A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

(3.) 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; 

(4.) A SF–PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress 

Report’’ Cover Sheet with all program 

reports. 

The recipient 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 Federal Assistance 

Award. 

(VII.) Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Craig Dicker, 

Office of English Language Programs, 

ECA/A/L, Room 4–B015, ECA/A/L, U.S. 

Department of State, SA–5, 2200 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037, Tel: 

202–632–9277; Fax: 202–632–9464, 

DickerCL@state.gov. 

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All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/A/L– 

11–02. 

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 16, 2010. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7275] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Rooms 

With a View: The Open Window in the 

19th Century’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, and Delegation of 

Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000, 

I hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Rooms with 

a View: The Open Window in the 19th 

Century,’’ imported from abroad for 

temporary exhibition within the United 

States, are of cultural significance. The 

objects are imported pursuant to loan 

agreements with the foreign owners or 

custodians. I also determine that the 

exhibition or display of the exhibit 

objects at the Metropolitan Museum of 

Art, New York, New York, from on or 

about March 28, 2011, until on or about 

July 4, 2011, and at possible additional 

exhibitions or venues yet to be 

determined, is in the national interest. 

I have ordered that Public Notice of 

these Determinations be published in 

the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Paul W. 

Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: December 15, 2010. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7274] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘The 

Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, and Delegation of 

Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000, 

I hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘The 

Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan,’’ 

imported from abroad for temporary 

exhibition within the United States, are 

of cultural significance. The objects are 

imported pursuant to loan agreements 

with the foreign owners or custodians. 

I also determine that the exhibition or 

display of the exhibit objects at the Asia 

Society, New York, New York, from on 

or about March 1, 2011, until on or 

about May 30, 2011, and at possible 

additional exhibitions or venues yet to 

be determined, is in the national 

interest. I have ordered that Public 

Notice of these Determinations be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Paul W. 

Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: December 15, 2010. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Fifteenth Meeting: EUROCAE WG–72: 

RTCA Special Committee 216: 

Aeronautical Systems Security (Joint 

Meeting) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of EUROCAE WG–72: 

RTCA Special Committee 216: 

Aeronautical Systems Security (Joint 

Meeting). 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of 

EUROCAE WG–72: RTCA Special 

Committee 216: Aeronautical Systems 

Security (Joint Meeting). 

DATES: The meeting will be held January 

18–21, 2011 starting at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

The Westin Long Beach, 333 East Ocean 

Boulevard, Long Beach, CA. 

Telephone—(562) 499–2025, Host, 

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., 

Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036; 

telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202) 

833–9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

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

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is 

hereby given for a EUROCAE WG–72: 

RTCA Special Committee 216: 

Aeronautical Systems Security (Joint 

Meeting) meeting. 

Agenda 

• Welcome/Introductions/ 

Administrative Remarks. 

• Agenda Overview and Approval of 

the Summary of the 14th meeting held 

October 12–14th, 2010 (RTCA Paper No. 

250–10/SC216–031). 

• Report on the PMC/ICC action on 

SC 216 TOR. 

• Publication Progress and Update. 

• Subgroup and Action Item Reports. 

• Plenary review of EUROCAE 

Council and RTCA PMC actions on ED– 

202 and SC–216 TOR. 

• Continuation of Glossary Review. 

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