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14See Rule 5101 and IM–5101–1. 

15 15 U.S.C. 78f. 

16 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 

17 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

18 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 19 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

company is contrary to the public 

interest.14

Nasdaq is also making a minor 

technical correction to Rule 

5315(f)(3)(C)(i) to insert an omitted 

word. 

2. Statutory Basis 

Nasdaq believes that the proposed 

rule change is consistent with the 

provisions of Section 6 of the Act,15 in 

general and with Sections 6(b)(5) of the 

Act,16 in particular in that it is designed 

to prevent fraudulent and manipulative 

acts and practices, to promote just and 

equitable principles of trade, to foster 

cooperation and coordination with 

persons engaged in regulating, clearing, 

settling, processing information with 

respect to, and facilitating transactions 

in securities, to remove impediments to 

and perfect the mechanism of a free and 

open market and a national market 

system, and, in general, to protect 

investors and the public interest. The 

proposed rule change is designed to 

provide an additional Global Select 

Market initial listing standard under 

which a company may qualify and 

modify the market value of publicly 

held shares requirement for certain 

companies. Nasdaq believes that these 

changes are consistent with the investor 

protection objectives of the Act in that 

the proposed requirements remain at a 

level high enough so that only 

companies that are suitable for listing 

on the Global Select Market will qualify 

to list. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

Nasdaq does not believe that the 

proposed rule change will result in any 

burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act, as amended. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

Written comments were neither 

solicited nor received. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Because the foregoing proposed rule 

change does not: (i) Significantly affect 

the protection of investors or the public 

interest; (ii) impose any significant 

burden on competition; and (iii) become 

operative for 30 days from the date on 

which it was filed, or such shorter time 

as the Commission may designate, it has 

become effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A) 17 of the Act and Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6) thereunder.18

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of the proposed rule change, the 

Commission may summarily abrogate 

such rule change if it appears to the 

Commission that such action is 

necessary or appropriate in the public 

interest, for the protection of investors, 

or otherwise in furtherance of the 

purposes of the Act. Nasdaq has 

provided the Commission written notice 

of its intent to file the proposed rule 

change, along with a brief description 

and text of the proposed rule change, at 

least five business days prior to the date 

of filing of the proposed rule change. 

Nasdaq believes that the proposed 

rule change does not significantly affect 

the protection of investors or the public 

interest because the changes proposed 

herein allow only companies of 

adequate size and quality to list their 

shares on the Nasdaq Global Select 

Market. Nasdaq notes that the proposed 

new listing requirements are more 

stringent than recently-approved initial 

listing standards of the NYSE and 

exceed the requirements of the Penny 

Stock Rules. Consequently, Nasdaq 

believes the proposed rule change does 

not raise any novel regulatory issues or 

significantly affect the protection of 

investors or the public interest. 

Companies listing under the proposed 

Global Select Market listing 

requirements would have to comply 

with all other applicable Nasdaq listing 

rules, including Nasdaq’s corporate 

governance requirements. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change, as amended, is consistent with 

the Act. Comments may be submitted by 

any of the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–NASDAQ–2010–047 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NASDAQ–2010–047. This 

file number should be included on the 

subject line if e-mail is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for Web site viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 10 

a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing 

also will be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of the 

Exchange. All comments received will 

be posted without change; the 

Commission does not edit personal 

identifying information from 

submissions. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

available publicly. All submissions 

should refer to File Number SR– 

NASDAQ–2010–047, and should be 

submitted on or before May 11, 2010. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.19

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 6959] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed TransCanada Keystone 

XL Pipeline Project 

April 16, 2010. 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the Proposed TransCanada 

Keystone XL Pipeline Project. 


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SUMMARY: The Department of State 

(DOS) has prepared a draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Proposed TransCanada Keystone 

XL Pipeline Project. On September 19, 

2008, TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, 

LP (Keystone) filed an application for a 

Presidential permit for the construction, 

operation, and maintenance of pipeline 

facilities at the border of the U.S. and 

Canada for the transport of crude oil 

across the U.S.-Canada international 

boundary. The Secretary of State is 

designated and empowered to receive 

all applications for Presidential permits, 

as referred to in Executive Order 13337, 

as amended, for the construction, 

connection, operation, or maintenance, 

at the borders of the United States, of 

facilities for the exportation or 

importation of petroleum, petroleum 

products, coal, or other fuels to or from 

a foreign country. Keystone has 

requested authorization to construct and 

operate border crossing facilities at the 

U.S.-Canadian border in Phillips 

County, near Morgan, Montana, in 

connection with its proposed 

international pipeline project (the 

Keystone XL Pipeline Project) that is 

designed to transport Canadian crude 

oil production from the Western 

Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) to 

destinations in the south central United 

States, including to an existing oil 

terminal in Cushing, Oklahoma, and to 

existing delivery points in the Port 

Arthur and East Houston areas of Texas. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft 

EIS was prepared consistent with the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

evaluates the potential environmental 

impacts of the proposed pipeline 

project. The draft EIS was also prepared 

consistent with the requirements of the 

Montana Environmental Policy Act 

(MEPA) and the Montana Major Facility 

Siting Act (MFSA). The draft EIS 

evaluates alternatives to the proposal, 

including system alternatives and 

pipeline route alternatives. 

The Federal and State agencies that 

are serving as Cooperating Agencies in 

the development of the EIS include: 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; 

U.S. Department of the Interior—Bureau 

of Land Management (BLM), National 

Park Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service; U.S. Department of 

Agriculture—Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, Farm Service 

Agency, and Rural Utilities Service; U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers; U.S. 

Department of Energy, Western Area 

Power Administration; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, Office of Pipeline 

Safety; and Montana Department of 

Environmental Quality (MDEQ). 

Cooperating agencies either have 

jurisdiction by law or special expertise 

with respect to the environmental 

impacts assessed in connection with the 

proposal and are participating with the 

DOS in analysis of those environmental 

impacts. 

BLM has authority to issue right-ofway (ROW) grants for all affected 

Federal lands under the Mineral Leasing 

Act (MLA) of 1920, as amended (30 

U.S.C 181 et seq.) excluding National 

Park Service lands and the public lands 

BLM administers under the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976. BLM will consider the issuance of 

a new ROW grant and issuance of 

associated temporary use permits that 

would apply to BLM-managed lands 

crossed by the Keystone XL Project, as 

well as all other Federal lands affected. 

Conformance with land use plans and 

impacts on resources and programs will 

be considered in determining whether 

or not to issue a ROW grant. BLM staff 

is participating in agency meetings and 

assisting Keystone with routing across 

BLM lands. 

BLM’s purpose and need in preparing 

an EIS under NEPA for the proposed 

Keystone XL Project is to approve, 

approve with modification, or deny 

Keystone’s application under section 28 

of the MLA, as amended, for a ROW 

grant to construct, operate, and 

decommission a crude oil pipeline and 

related facilities on public Federal lands 

in the United States. The proposed 

ROW action appears consistent with 

approved BLM land use planning. For 

the decision to be made, BLM will 

decide whether or not to grant a ROW 

across Federal lands, and if so, under 

what terms and conditions. 

The draft EIS addresses the potential 

environmental effects of the 

construction and operation of the 

United States portion of the Keystone 

XL Pipeline Project. The Keystone XL 

Project initially would have nominal 

transport capacity of 700,000 barrels per 

day (bpd) of crude oil, with up to 

200,000 bpd delivered to an existing 

terminal in Cushing, Oklahoma and the 

remaining amount shipped to existing 

delivery points in Nederland (near Port 

Arthur), Texas, and Moore Junction (in 

Harris County), Texas. According to 

Keystone, additional pumping capacity 

could be added to increase the average 

throughput to 900,000 bpd, if warranted 

by future shipper demand and market 

conditions, with the additional 200,000 

bpd transported to delivery points in the 

U.S. Gulf Coast. In total, the Project 

would consist of approximately 1,707 

miles of new, 36-inch-diameter 

pipeline, with approximately 327 miles 

of pipeline in Canada and 1,380 miles 

in the U.S. 

In Canada, Keystone filed an 

application on February 27, 2009, with 

the National Energy Board (NEB) 

requesting approval to construct and 

operate the Canadian portion of the 

Keystone XL Pipeline. NEB conducted 

oral public hearings from September 

15–18, September 21–25, and October 

1–2, 2009, for a total of 11 hearing days. 

Appropriate regulatory authorities in 

Canada conducted an independent 

environmental review process for the 

proposed Canadian facilities. As a 

Responsible Authority under the 

Canadian Environmental Assessment 

(CEA) Act, the NEB completed an 

Environmental Screening Report (ESR) 

pursuant to the CEA Act. On March 11, 

2010, the NEB released its Reasons for 

Decision approving the application by 

Keystone. The ESR was included as an 

appendix to the NEB Reasons for 

Decision document. 

The draft EIS prepared by the DOS 

describes and evaluates the U.S. portion 

of the proposed Keystone XL Project. 

Keystone intends to construct the 36- 

inch-diameter pipelines within a 110- 

foot-wide corridor, consisting of a 

temporary 60-foot-wide construction 

ROW and a 50-foot-wide permanent 

ROW. The Keystone XL Project would 

require construction of pump stations, 

pigging (cleaning) facilities, delivery 

facilities, and densitometer sites (for 

detection of crude oil batch interfaces). 

Mainline valves (MLVs) would be 

placed along the pipeline at locations 

necessary to maintain adequate flow 

through the pipeline. Keystone has 

advised DOS that valves would be 

installed and located as dictated by the 

hydraulic characteristics of the pipeline 

and as required by Federal regulations, 

with the intent to provide for public 

safety and environmental protection as 

part of pipeline integrity management 

practices. The electrical pumps at the 

Project pump stations would require 

power delivery through electrical power 

distribution lines and associated 

substations as appropriate. Although 

these facilities would be constructed by 

other entities that would be responsible 

for obtaining any necessary Federal, 

State, and local approvals or 

authorizations, the construction and 

operation of these facilities are 

considered connected actions under 

NEPA and therefore are considered 

within this draft EIS. Additionally, the 

power requirements for several pump 

stations in South Dakota at full pipeline 

throughput would require construction 

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transmission line to support regional 

power grid system reliability. A portion 

of this transmission line would be 

constructed by Western Area Power 

Administration and a portion would be 

constructed by Basin Electric Power 

Cooperative. These are both considered 

connected actions under NEPA and are 

therefore considered within this draft 

EIS. 

U.S. counties that could possibly be 

affected by construction of the proposed 

pipeline are: 

• Montana: Phillips, Valley, McCone, 

Dawson, Prairie, Fallon 

• South Dakota: Harding, Butte, 

Perkins, Meade, Pennington, Haakon, 

Jones, Lyman, Tripp 

• Nebraska: Keya Paha, Rock, Holt, 

Garfield, Wheeler, Greeley, Boone, 

Nance, Merrick, Hamilton, York, 

Fillmore, Saline, Jefferson 

• Kansas: Clay, Butler 

• Oklahoma: Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Creek, 

Hughes, Lincoln, Okfuskee, Payne, 

Seminole 

• Texas: Angelina, Cherokee, Delta, 

Fannin, Franklin, Hardin, Hopkins, 

Jefferson, Lamar, Liberty, 

Nacogdoches, Polk, Rusk, Smith, 

Upshur, Wood, Chambers, Harris 

Comment Procedures and Public 

Meetings: Any person wishing to 

comment on the draft EIS may do so. To 

ensure consideration prior to issuance 

of the final EIS (a prerequisite to a DOS 

decision on the proposal), it is 

important that we receive your 

comments by no later than May 31, 

2010. 

Options for submitting comments on 

the Draft EIS are as follows: 

• By mail to: Elizabeth Orlando, 

Keystone XL Project Manager, US 

Department of State, OES/ENV Room 

2657, Washington, DC 20520. Please 

note that Department of State mail can 

be delayed due to security screening. 

• Fax to: (202) 647–1052, attention 

Elizabeth Orlando. 

• E-mail to: 

xlpipelineproject@state.gov. 

• Comment over the internet via the 

Keystone XL EIS Web site: http:// 

www.keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov. 

Comments received will be included 

in the public docket without change and 

may be made available on-line at http:// 

www.keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided, unless the commenter 

indicates that the comment includes 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI, or otherwise 

protected, through e-mail. If you send a 

comment by e-mail, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the Internet. If you submit 

an electronic comment, we recommend 

that you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If we cannot read your 

comment because of technical 

difficulties and cannot contact you for 

clarification, we may not be able to 

consider your comment. Electronic 

comments should avoid the use of any 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. 

In addition to or in lieu of sending 

written comments, DOS invites you to 

attend the public meetings listed below 

that are intended to allow officers from 

DOS and the Cooperating Agencies to 

receive comments on the draft EIS. The 

public meetings will be conducted in a 

workshop style. A court reporter will be 

present and will accept oral comments 

for the record, which carry the same 

validity as written comments, and will 

also be addressed in the final EIS. The 

meetings in Montana will be considered 

official hearings in accordance with 

MEPA guidelines. Dates and locations 

for the public meetings are: 

• Monday, May 3, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m., 

Durant, Oklahoma, Holiday Inn 

Express Hotel, 613 University Pl., 

Durant, OK 74701. 

• Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m., 

Stroud, Oklahoma, Best Western 

Stroud Motor Lodge, 1200 N. 8th 

Avenue, Stroud, OK 74079. 

• Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m., 

El Dorado, Kansas, Holiday Inn 

Express Hotel, 3100 El Dorado 

Avenue, El Dorado, KS 67042. 

• Thursday, May 6, 2010, 12 to 2 p.m., 

Fairbury, Nebraska, Rock Island 

Railroad Depot, 910 Second Street, 

Fairbury, NE 68352. 

• Monday, May 10, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m., 

York, Nebraska, York Auditorium, 

211 E. 7th Street, York, NE, 68467. 

• Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m., 

Atkinson, Nebraska, Atkinson 

Community Center, 206 W. 5th Street, 

Atkinson, NE 68713. 

• Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 7 to 9 

p.m., Murdo, South Dakota, Triple H 

Restaurant (Interstate 90, Exit 192), 

601 5 Street, Murdo, SD 57559. 

• Thursday, May 13, 2010, 12 to 2 p.m., 

Faith, South Dakota, Community 

Legion Hall, Main Street, Faith, SD 

57626. 

• Thursday, May 13, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m., 

Buffalo, South Dakota, Harding 

County Memorial Recreation Center, 

204 Hodges Street, Buffalo, SD 57720. 

• Monday, May 17, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m., 

Beaumont, Texas, American Legion 

Hall #817, 3430 West Cardinal Drive, 

Beaumont, TX 77705. 

• Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m., 

Liberty, Texas, VFW Hall, 1520 North 

Main Street, Liberty, TX 77575. 

• Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 7 to 9 

p.m., Livingston, Texas, Livingston 

Junior High School, 1801 Highway 59 

Loop North, Livingston, TX 77351. 

• Thursday, May 20, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m., 

Tyler, Texas, Ramada Hotel and 

Conference Center, 3310 Troup 

Highway SE. Loop 323 & Highway 

110 North, Tyler, TX 75701. 

• Monday, May 17, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m., 

Malta, Montana, Great Northern 

Hotel, 2 South 1st Street East, Malta, 

MT 59538. 

• Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 12 to 2 p.m., 

Glasgow, Montana Cottonwood Inn 

and Suites, Highway 2 East, Glasgow, 

MT 59230. 

• Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m., 

Terry, Montana Terry High School, 

215 East Park, Terry, MT 59349. 

• Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 12 to 2 

p.m., Circle, Montana, Schmidt Super 

Value, 105 10th Street, Circle, MT 

59215. 

• Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 7 to 9 

p.m., Glendive, Montana, Dawson 

Community College, 300 College 

Drive, Glendive, MT 59330. 

• Thursday, May 20, 2010, 12 to 2 p.m., 

Baker, Montana, Thee Garage and 

Steakhouse, 19 West Montana 

Avenue, Baker, MT 59313. 

Any significant new issues that are 

identified within the comment period 

will be analyzed and the draft EIS will 

be modified as appropriate. A final EIS 

will then be published and distributed 

by DOS and the Cooperating Agencies. 

The final EIS will contain the DOS 

responses to timely comments received 

on the draft EIS, including oral 

comments received during public 

meetings, and will also contain MDEQ 

responses to timely comments as 

required under MEPA. Copies of the 

draft EIS have been mailed to interested 

Federal, State and local agencies; public 

interest groups; individuals and affected 

landowners who requested a copy of the 

draft EIS or who provided comments 

during the scoping process; libraries; 

newspapers; and other stakeholders. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

TransCanada Keystone Pipeline 

application for a Presidential Permit, 

including associated maps and 

drawings; the draft EIS; a list of libraries 

where the draft EIS may be viewed; and 

other project information are available 


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for viewing and download at the project 

Web site: http://www.keystonepipelinexl.state.gov. 

For information on the proposed 

project or the draft EIS contact Elizabeth 

Orlando, OES/ENV Room 2657, U.S. 

Department of State, Washington, DC, 

20520, or by telephone (202) 647–4284, 

or by fax at (202) 647–1052. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 16, 

2010. 

Willem Brakel, 

Director, Bureau of Oceans and International 

Environmental and Scientific Affairs/Office 

of Environmental Policy, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9075 Filed 4–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 6957] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: smART Power: Visual Arts 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C–CU–10–50. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415. 

Key Dates: 

Application Deadline: May 26, 2010. 

Executive Summary: The Cultural 

Programs Division in the Office of 

Citizen Exchanges in the Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) 

announces an open competition for one 

award to administer the ‘‘smART Power: 

Visual Arts’’ program. Under the 

‘‘smART Power: Visual Arts’’ program, 

the Bureau seeks an organization 

capable of soliciting, selecting, and 

facilitating approximately ten (10) to 

thirty (30) collaborative visual arts 

projects, whereby U.S. visual artists will 

travel abroad to engage with foreign 

audiences for periods of approximately 

six to twelve weeks each. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority 

Overall grant making authority for 

this program is contained in the Mutual 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 

of 1961, Public Law 87–256, as 

amended, also known as the FulbrightHays Act. The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to 

enable the Government of the United 

States to increase mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of other countries * * *; 

to strengthen the ties which unite us 

with other nations by demonstrating the 

educational and cultural interests, 

developments, and achievements of the 

people of the United States and other 

nations * * * and thus to assist in the 

development of friendly, sympathetic 

and peaceful relations between the 

United States and the other countries of 

the world.’’ The funding authority for 

the program above is provided through 

legislation. 

Purpose: The overall objective of the 

‘‘smART Power: Visual Arts’’ program is 

to support the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs’ mission to increase 

mutual understanding between the 

peoples of the United States and other 

countries, emphasizing shared social 

and cultural values. The program will 

showcase the role of visual artists as 

vibrant, engaged, and innovative 

partners in addressing the broader social 

issues important to communities 

worldwide. International audiences will 

have an opportunity to engage with 

American artists and learn about our 

country’s cultural history as well as the 

contemporary cultural scene. The 

American artists will themselves learn 

about the societies and cultures of the 

foreign host countries. 

The ‘‘smART Power: Visual Arts’’ 

program will administer projects where 

U.S. artists travel to foreign locales and 

collaborate with local individuals and 

communities to create works of art. 

Projects will be designed to stimulate 

discourse about local or global social 

issues including, but not limited to the 

environment, education, health, girls’/ 

women’s issues, and freedom of 

expression. Approved projects will 

focus on direct community engagement 

that encourages dialogue, 

experimentation, and creativity. 

Participating U.S. artists and foreign 

communities will have an opportunity 

to strengthen connections and create 

long-term relationships through the 

mutual engagement fostered by the art 

projects. U.S. missions will benefit from 

these projects by enhancing their ties 

with the American artists as well as 

with the local audiences they serve. 

Guidelines: The award period will 

begin approximately August 31, 2010, 

and continue through December 31, 

2012. ECA intends to award one 

cooperative agreement to a qualified 

institution or organization to administer 

the ‘‘smART Power: Visual Arts’’ 

program globally. The cooperative 

agreement will support the organization 

and implementation of approximately 

ten (10) to thirty (30) art projects. 

All applications must be submitted by 

public or private non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue code 

section 26 USD 501(c)(3). All artists 

selected must be U.S. citizens. Total 

funding for this competition is $1 

million. Please Note: The Bureau 

reserves the right to reallocate funds it 

has initially allocated to this 

competition, based upon factors such as 

the number of applications received and 

responsiveness to the review criteria 

outlined. No guarantee is made or 

implied that a grant will be awarded for 

projects to any particular region. 

The successful applicant for the 

cooperative agreement will organize the 

selection of approximately ten (10) to 

thirty (30) visual arts projects to be 

implemented abroad for periods of 

approximately six (6) to twelve (12) 

weeks each, as well as manage the 

administration of the program 

throughout the award period. 

Proposals should reflect a practical 

understanding of global issues, and 

demonstrate sensitivity to cultural, 

political, economic and social 

differences in regions where projects 

may take place. Special attention should 

be given to describing the applicant 

organization’s experience with planning 

and implementing complex and 

unpredictable logistical scenarios 

abroad. Applicants should identify any 

U.S. and foreign partner organizations 

and/or venues with whom they are 

proposing to collaborate, and describe 

previous cooperative projects to 

demonstrate their institutional capacity. 

Projects will take place in countries to 

be designated by ECA and should 

primarily target and engage youth, 

underserved, and diverse populations, 

including Muslim and indigenous 

populations, as well as educators or 

groups that influence youth. 

Award proposals should contain a 

detailed plan to work with ECA to 

identify and recruit U.S. visual artists to 

participate in the program, as well as a 

process for soliciting and reviewing 

proposals submitted by the U.S. artists 

through a competition for specific 

overseas projects. It is anticipated that 

no more than six months will be 

required to identify the first group of 

U.S. artists and solicit, review and select 

project proposals. Selected projects will 

be announced in or about February 

2011, and project activities will be 

conducted and concluded by December 

31, 2012. 

The U.S. visual artists to be selected 

for specific projects must demonstrate 

high artistic ability, excellent 

interpersonal skills, and be conversant 

with the broader aspects of 

contemporary American society and 

culture. In addition to creating works of 

art, artists will conduct workshops, 

teach master classes, and perform other 

outreach activities. 

Individual art projects deemed 

competitive under these programs 

should include the following elements: 


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