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Officer listed in the final assistance 

award document. 

VI.4. Optional Program Data 

Requirements 

Award recipients will be required to 

maintain specific data on program 

participants and activities in an 

electronically accessible database format 

that can be shared with the Bureau as 

required. As a minimum, the data must 

include the following: 

(1) Name, address, contact 

information and biographic sketch of all 

persons who travel internationally on 

funds provided by the agreement or who 

benefit from the award funding but do 

not travel. 

(2) Itineraries of international and 

domestic travel, providing dates of 

travel and cities in which any exchange 

experiences take place. Final schedules 

for in-country and U.S. activities must 

be received by the ECA Program Officer 

at least three work days prior to the 

official opening of the activity. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Program Officer 

Karene Grad, U.S. Department of State, 

Office of Academic Exchange Programs, 

ECA/A/E/EUR, SA–5, Fourth Floor, 

2200 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20037, tel. 202–632–3237, 

GradKE@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/A/E/ 

EUR–11–05. 

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: October 6, 2010. 

Ann Stock 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–25881 Filed 10–13–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7208] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Sports Youth Visitor 

Program 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/SU–11–02 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number: 19.415 

Key Dates: 

Application Deadline: November 17, 

2010 

Executive Summary: The U.S. 

Department of State’s Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) 

seeks an organization to assist the Office 

of Citizen Exchanges in the 

implementation of several short-term, 

high-visibility sports exchanges taking 

place during calendar year 2011 and 

2012. Approximately 18 programs from 

countries around the world will 

participate in exchange initiatives/ 

projects in the United States designed to 

promote interaction between the foreign 

participants and their American peers. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

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 three overarching goals 

for the exchange program are to help 

foreign participants and their American 

counterparts to: (1) Develop a broad 

worldview that incorporates diverse 

perspectives; (2) apply their skills 

toward productive and positive outlets 

in their local communities, and (3) build 

upon their professional skills and 

knowledge while developing a deeper 

understanding of U.S. society and 

culture. Through these projects, the 

Sports Visitor Program provides 

opportunities for foreign visitors to 

participate in intensive sport exchanges 

in the United States. The award 

recipient must provide overall 

programmatic, logistical, and 

administrative support for each of the 

18 programs. 

The project will entail working with 

ECA in planning and scheduling all 

events, including: 

• Oversight of arrivals and 

departures; 

• Preparing briefing materials; 

• Locating and reserving athletic or 

cultural facilities; scheduling meeting 

rooms; 

• Aiding in the recruitment of 

appropriate speakers and/or other sports 

figures; 

• Designing and planning substantive 

and well-organized activities; 

• Coordinating escorts and 

interpreters; 

• Providing adult supervision for 

minors; 

• Arranging possible air travel 

(domestic and, in some cases, 

international) and local transportation. 

The program will enable participants 

to: 

• Foster understanding and build 

relationships with others from different 

ethnic, religious, and national groups; 

• Promote mutual understanding 

between the people of the partner 

countries and the United States; 

• Learn more about U.S. society and 

culture, thereby countering negative 

stereotypes; 

• Become part of a network of leaders 

who will share their knowledge and 

skills with their peers and the broader 

community. 

Applicant organizations should 

identify their own specific objectives 

and measurable outcomes based on 

these program goals and the 

specifications provided in this 

solicitation. 

Most programs will start and end in 

Washington, DC. Other activities will 

take place at other sites in the United 

States. The exchange format will be 

intensive and interactive, weaving 

together both formal and informal 

sessions to achieve the stated goals and 

objectives. Applicants must present a 

program plan that allows the 

participants to thoroughly explore the 

themes in a creative, memorable, and 

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designed to be replicable and provide 

practical knowledge and skills that the 

participants can apply at home. Staff 

from the selected organization will be 

expected to be available and/or attend 

all aspects of the visitor programs, when 

appropriate and in coordination with 

ECA. 

The proposal must demonstrate how 

these activities/objectives will be met. 

The proposal narrative should also 

provide detailed information on major 

program activities, and applicants 

should explain and justify their 

programmatic choices. Programs must 

comply with J–1 visa regulations. Please 

refer to the complete Solicitation 

Package — this RFGP, the Project 

Objectives, Goals, and Implementation 

(POGI), and the Proposal Submission 

Instructions (PSI) — for further 

information. 

Sports Visitor Program 

The Sports Visitor Program will 

consist of approximately 18 programs 

with 12–25 participants per program. 

For planning purposes, we anticipate a 

total number of approximately 300 

participants per the 18 programs; 

however, final participant numbers will 

be determined by the Program Officer 

assigned to the program. Program 

participants will be selected from all 

world regions and will focus on a range 

of sports from basketball to volleyball. 

The Sports Visitors will be either 

athletes between the ages of 14 and 17, 

or adult coaches who will benefit both 

from personal interaction with U.S. 

professional athletes and coaches, and 

from traveling to the United States to 

take part in an introduction to U.S. 

training approaches, sports management 

techniques, or community-based sports 

programs. The majority of the Sports 

Visitors will be non-English language 

speakers with little prior experience in 

the United States. The final mix of 

countries and sports will be determined 

after discussions between ECA, Regional 

Bureaus, and the U.S. Embassies 

overseas, as well as input from the 

relevant U.S. Sports Federations and 

their foreign counterparts. 

II. Award Information: 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

Agreement 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2011 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$1,000,000 

Approximate Number of Awards: One 

Approximate Average Award: 

$1,000,000 

Anticipated Award Date: February 1, 

2011, pending the availability of funds 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

February 29, 2012 

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. 

The responsibilities of ECA regarding 

this cooperative agreement are as 

follows: 

(1) Participation in the design and 

direction of program activities; 

(2) Approval and input on program 

timelines and agendas; 

(3) Guidance in execution of all 

program components; 

(4) Review and approval of all 

program publicity and recruitment 

materials; 

(5) Approval of decisions related to 

special circumstances or problems 

throughout duration of program; 

(6) Management of all SEVIS-related 

issues; 

(7) Assistance with participant 

emergencies; 

(8) Identification of exchange 

participants with identified criteria for 

formal selection process; 

(9) Liaison with relevant U.S. 

Embassies and country desk officers at 

the U.S. Department of State. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible Applicants 

Applications may be submitted by 

public and private non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue Code 

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

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching Funds 

There is no minimum or maximum 

percentage required for this 

competition. However, the Bureau 

encourages applicants to provide 

maximum levels of cost sharing and 

funding in support of its programs. 

When cost sharing is offered, it is 

understood and agreed that the 

applicant must provide the amount of 

cost sharing as stipulated in its proposal 

and later included in an approved 

agreement. Cost sharing may be in the 

form of allowable direct or indirect 

costs. For accountability, you must 

maintain written records to support all 

costs which are claimed as your 

contribution, as well as costs to be paid 

by the Federal government. Such 

records are subject to audit. The basis 

for determining the value of cash and 

in-kind contributions must be in 

accordance with OMB Circular A–110, 

(Revised), Subpart C.23—Cost Sharing 

and Matching. In the event you do not 

provide the minimum amount of cost 

sharing as stipulated in the approved 

budget, ECA’s contribution will be 

reduced in like proportion. 

III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements 

(a.) 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 making one award, in an 

amount up to $1,000,000 to support 

program and administrative costs 

required to implement this exchange 

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. 

(b.) Award recipients must have a 

Washington, DC. presence. Applicants 

who do not currently have a 

Washington, DC presence must include 

a detailed plan in their proposal for 

establishing such a presence by January 

1, 2011. The costs related to establishing 

such a presence must be borne by the 

award recipient. No such costs may be 

included in the budget submission in 

this proposal. The award recipient must 

have e-mail capability, access to Internet 

resources, and the ability to exchange 

data electronically with all partners 

involved in the Sports Visitor Program. 

(c.) Proposals must demonstrate that 

an applicant has an established resource 

base of programming contacts and the 

ability to keep this resource base 

continuously updated. This resource 

base should include speakers, thematic 

specialists, or practitioners in a wide 

range of professional fields in both the 

private and public sectors. 

(d.) Technical Eligibility: In addition 

to the requirements outlined in the 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

technical format and instructions 

document, all proposals must comply 

with the following or they will result in 

your proposal being declared 

technically ineligible and given no 

further consideration in the review 

process. 

The Office does not support proposals 

limited to conferences or seminars (i.e., 

one- to fourteen-day programs with 

plenary sessions, main speakers, panels, 

and a passive audience). It will support 

conferences only when they are a small 

part of a larger project in duration that 

is receiving Bureau funding from this 

competition. 

No funding is available exclusively to 

send U.S. citizens to conferences or 

conference-type seminars overseas; nor 

is funding available for bringing foreign 

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professional association meetings in the 

United States. 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges does 

not support academic research or 

faculty or student fellowships. 

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, ECA/PE/C/SU, SA–5, 3rd 

Floor, SportsUnited, Department of 

State, Washington, DC 20037, 202–632– 

6436 phone; 202–632–9355 fax; or 

email: DavisKX2@state.gov to request a 

Solicitation Package. Please refer to the 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/PE/ 

C/SU–11–02 when making your request. 

Alternatively, an electronic 

application package may be obtained 

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

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 Kelli R. Davis and refer 

to the Funding Opportunity Number: 

ECA/PE/C/SU–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/ 

education/rfgps/menu.htm, 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. You must have nonprofit status 

with the IRS at the time of application. 

Please note: Effective January 7, 2009, all 

applicants for ECA federal assistance awards 

must include in their application the names 

of directors and/or senior executives (current 

officers, trustees, and key employees, 

regardless of amount of compensation). In 

fulfilling this requirement, applicants must 

submit information in one of the following 

ways: 

(1) Those who file Internal Revenue 

Service Form 990, ‘‘Return of 

Organization Exempt From Income 

Tax,’’ must include a copy of relevant 

portions of this form. 

(2) Those who do not file IRS Form 

990 must submit information above in 

the format of their choice. 

In addition to final program reporting 

requirements, award recipients will also 

be required to submit a one-page 

document, derived from their program 

reports, listing and describing their 

grant activities. For award recipients, 

the names of directors and/or senior 

executives (current officers, trustees, 

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

be transmitted by the State Department 

to OMB, along with other information 

required by the Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA), and will be made available to 

the public by the Office of Management 

and Budget on its USASpending.gov 

Web site as part of ECA’s FFATA 

reporting requirements. 

If your organization is a private 

nonprofit that 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 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 part 62, 

which covers the administration of the 

Exchange Visitor Program (J visa 

program). Under the terms of 22 CFR 

part 62, organizations receiving awards 

(either a grant or cooperative agreement) 

under this RFGP will be third parties 

‘‘cooperating with or assisting the 

sponsor in the conduct of the sponsor’s 

program.’’ The actions of recipient 

organizations shall be ‘‘imputed to the 

sponsor in evaluating the sponsor’s 

compliance with’’ 22 CFR part 62. 

Therefore, the Bureau expects that any 

organization receiving an award under 

this competition will render all 

assistance necessary to enable the 

Bureau to fully comply with 22 CFR 

part 62 et. seq. 

The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs places critically 

important emphases on the secure and 

proper administration of Exchange 

Visitor (J visa) Programs and adherence 

by recipient organizations and program 

participants to all regulations governing 

the J visa program status. Therefore, 

proposals should explicitly state in 

writing that the applicant is prepared to 

assist the Bureau in meeting all 

requirements governing the 

administration of Exchange Visitor 

Programs as set forth in 22 CFR part 62. 

If your organization has experience as a 

designated Exchange Visitor Program 

Sponsor, the applicant should discuss 

their record of compliance with 22 CFR 

part 62 et seq., including the oversight 

of their Responsible Officers and 

Alternate Responsible Officers, 

screening and selection of program 

participants, provision of pre-arrival 

information and orientation to 

participants, monitoring of participants, 

proper maintenance and security of 

forms, record-keeping, reporting and 

other requirements. 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of 

ECA will be responsible for issuing DS– 

2019 forms to participants in this 

program. 

A copy of the complete regulations 

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Exchange Visitor (J) programs is 

available at http://exchanges.state.gov 

or from: United States Department of 

State, Office of Designation, Private 

Sector Programs Division, 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, socio-economic 

status, and disabilities. Applicants are 

strongly encouraged to adhere to the 

advancement of this principle both in 

program administration and in program 

content. Please refer to the review 

criteria under the ’Support for Diversity’ 

section for specific suggestions on 

incorporating diversity into your 

proposal. Public Law 104–319 provides 

that ‘‘in carrying out programs of 

educational and cultural exchange in 

countries whose people do not fully 

enjoy freedom and democracy,’’ the 

Bureau ‘‘shall take appropriate steps to 

provide opportunities for participation 

in such programs to human rights and 

democracy leaders of such countries.’’ 

Public Law 106—113 requires that the 

governments of the countries described 

above do not have inappropriate 

influence in the selection process. 

Proposals should reflect advancement of 

these goals in their program contents, to 

the full extent deemed feasible. 

IV.3d.3. Program Monitoring and 

Evaluation. Proposals must include a 

plan to monitor and evaluate the 

project’s success, both as the activities 

unfold and at the end of the program. 

The Bureau recommends that your 

proposal include a draft survey 

questionnaire or other technique plus a 

description of a methodology to use to 

link outcomes to original project 

objectives. The Bureau expects that the 

recipient organization will track 

participants or partners and be able to 

respond to key evaluation questions, 

including satisfaction with the program, 

learning as a result of the program, 

changes in behavior as a result of the 

program, and effects of the program on 

institutions (institutions in which 

participants work or partner 

institutions). The evaluation plan 

should include indicators that measure 

gains in mutual understanding as well 

as substantive knowledge. 

Successful monitoring and evaluation 

depend heavily on setting clear goals 

and outcomes at the outset of a program. 

Your evaluation plan should include a 

description of your project’s objectives, 

your anticipated project outcomes, and 

how and when you intend to measure 

these outcomes (performance 

indicators). The more that outcomes are 

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

results-oriented, and placed in a 

reasonable time frame), the easier it will 

be to conduct the evaluation. You 

should also show how your project 

objectives link to the goals of the 

program described in this RFGP. 

Your monitoring and evaluation plan 

should clearly distinguish between 

program outputs and outcomes. Outputs 

are products and services delivered, 

often stated as an amount. Output 

information is important to show the 

scope or size of project activities, but it 

cannot substitute for information about 

progress towards outcomes or the 

results achieved. Examples of outputs 

include the number of people trained or 

the number of seminars conducted. 

Outcomes, in contrast, represent 

specific results a project is intended to 

achieve and is usually measured as an 

extent of change. Findings on outputs 

and outcomes should both be reported, 

but the focus should be on outcomes. 

We encourage you to assess the 

following four levels of outcomes, as 

they relate to the program goals set out 

in the RFGP (listed here in increasing 

order of importance): 

1. Participant satisfaction with the 

program and exchange experience. 

2. Participant learning, such as 

increased knowledge, aptitude, skills, 

and changed understanding and 

attitude. Learning includes both 

substantive (subject-specific) learning 

and mutual understanding. 

3. Participant behavior, concrete 

actions to apply knowledge in work or 

community; greater participation and 

responsibility in civic organizations; 

interpretation and explanation of 

experiences and new knowledge gained; 

continued contacts between 

participants, community members, and 

others. 

4. Institutional changes, such as 

increased collaboration and 

partnerships, policy reforms, new 

programming, and organizational 

improvements. 

Please note: Consideration should be given 

to the appropriate timing of data collection 

for each level of outcome. For example, 

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

institutional changes are normally 

considered longer-term outcomes. 

Overall, the quality of your 

monitoring and evaluation plan will be 

judged on how well it (1) specifies 

intended outcomes; (2) gives clear 

descriptions of how each outcome will 

be measured; (3) identifies when 

particular outcomes will be measured; 

and (4) provides a clear description of 

the data collection strategies for each 

outcome (i.e., surveys, interviews, or 

focus groups). (Please note that 

evaluation plans that deal only with the 

first level of outcomes [satisfaction] will 

be deemed less competitive under the 

present evaluation criteria.) 

Recipient organizations will be 

required to provide reports analyzing 

their evaluation findings to the Bureau 

in their regular program reports. All 

data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

Department of State Acknowledgement 

All recipients of ECA grants or 

cooperative agreements should be 

prepared to state in any announcement 

or publicity where it is not 

inappropriate that activities are assisted 

financially by the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. 

Department of State under the authority 

of the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961, as 

amended. In any contact with the media 

(print, television, web, etc.) applicants 

must acknowledge the SportsUnited 

Division of the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. 

Department of State funding for the 

program. 

IV.3d.4. For information on the 

Bureau’s policies regarding alumni 

outreach and engagement, as well as 

guidance on the proper 

acknowledgement of ECA sponsorship 

of this program, please refer to the 

enclosed PSI. 

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 request may not 

exceed $1,000,000. 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. 

IV.3e.2. Allowable costs for the 

program include the following: 

1. Educational materials; 

2. Participant travel (domestic, local, 

and in some cases, international, 

transportation); 

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5. Meeting costs; 

6. Food and lodging, 

7. Interpreters and translation, when 

necessary; 

8. Follow-on activities; 

9. Evaluation; 

10. Stipends or allowances; 

11. Other justifiable expenses directly 

related to supporting program activities. 

Please refer to the Solicitation 

Package for complete budget guidelines 

and formatting instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission: 

Application Deadline Date: November 

17, 2010 

Reference Number: ECA/PE/C/SU– 

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 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 eight (8) copies of 

the application should be sent to: U.S. 

Department of State, Program 

Management Division, ECA–IIP/EX/PM, 

Ref.: ECA/PE/C/SU–11–02, SA–5, Floor 

4, Department of State, 2200 C Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

Applicants submitting hard-copy 

applications must also submit the 

‘‘Executive Summary’’ and ‘‘Proposal 

Narrative’’ sections of the proposal in 

text (.txt) or Microsoft Word/Excel 

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. 

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, Email: 

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. 

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 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. Program Planning: Detailed agenda 

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demonstrate substantive undertakings 

and logistical capacity. Agenda and plan 

should adhere to the program overview 

and guidelines described above. 

Program schedules should reflect 

innovative and relevant itineraries, and 

creative and dynamic meetings and site 

visits. 

2. Ability to Achieve Program 

Objectives: Objectives should be 

reasonable, feasible, and flexible. Your 

proposal should clearly demonstrate 

how your organization will meet the 

program’s objectives and plan. 

3. 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. 

4. Support of Diversity: Proposals 

should demonstrate substantive support 

of the Bureau’s policy on diversity. 

Achievable and relevant features should 

be cited in both program administration 

(selection of participants, program 

venue and program evaluation) and 

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

materials and follow-up activities). 

Applicants should refer to the Bureau’s 

Diversity, Freedom and Democracy 

Guidelines in the PSI and the Diversity, 

Freedom and Democracy Guidelines 

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

additional guidance. 

5. Project Evaluation: Your proposal 

should include a plan to evaluate the 

activity’s success, both as the activities 

unfold and at the end of the program. 

The Bureau recommends that the 

proposal include a draft survey 

questionnaire or other technique, plus a 

description of a methodology to use to 

link outcomes to original project 

objectives. 

6. Institution’s Record/Ability/ 

Institutional Capacity: Your proposal 

should demonstrate an institutional 

record of successful international 

exchange programs, including 

responsible fiscal management and full 

compliance with all reporting 

requirements for past Bureau grants as 

determined by the Bureau’s Grants 

Office. The Bureau will consider the 

past performance of prior recipients and 

the demonstrated potential of new 

applicants. Proposed personnel and 

institutional resources should be 

adequate and appropriate to achieve the 

program or project goals. 

7. Cost-effectiveness: The applicant 

should demonstrate efficient use of 

Bureau funds. Overhead and 

administrative costs in the proposal 

budget, including salaries, honoraria 

and subcontracts for services, should be 

kept to a minimum. Proposals whose 

administrative costs are less than 

twenty-five (25) per cent of the total 

funds requested from the Bureau will be 

deemed more competitive under this 

criterion. All other items should be 

necessary and appropriate. 

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. The successful applicant 

will receive a Federal Assistance Award 

(FAA) from the Bureau’s Grants Office. 

The FAA and the original proposal with 

subsequent modifications (if applicable) 

shall be the only binding authorizing 

document between the recipient and the 

U.S. Government. The FAA will be 

signed by an authorized Grants Officer, 

and mailed to the recipient’s 

responsible officer identified in the 

application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

VI.1b. The following additional 

requirements apply to this project: A 

critical component of current U.S. 

government Iran policy is the support 

for indigenous Iranian voices. The State 

Department has made the awarding of 

grants for this purpose a key component 

of its Iran policy. As a condition of 

licensing these activities, the Office of 

Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has 

requested the Department of State to 

follow certain procedures to effectuate 

the goals of Sections 481(b), 531(a), 571, 

582, and 635(b) of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961 (as amended); 18 

U.S.C. 2339A and 2339B; Executive 

Order 13224; and Homeland Security 

Presidential Directive 6. These licensing 

conditions mandate that the Department 

conduct a vetting of potential Iran 

grantees and sub-grantees for counterterrorism purposes. To conduct this 

vetting the Department will collect 

information from grantees and subgrantees regarding the identity and 

background of their key employees and 

Boards of Directors. 

Note: To assure that planning for the 

inclusion of Iran complies with 

requirements, please contact Kelli R. Davis, 

telephone number 202–632–6436, e-mail 

DavisKX2@state.gov for additional 

information. 

All awards made under this 

competition must be executed according 

to all relevant U.S. laws and policies 

regarding assistance to the Palestinian 

Authority, and to the West Bank and 

Gaza. Organizations must consult with 

relevant Public Affairs Offices before 

entering into any formal arrangements 

or agreements with Palestinian 

organizations or institutions. 

Note: To assure that planning for the 

inclusion of the Palestinian Authority 

complies with requirements, please contact: 

Kelli R. Davis, telephone number 202–632– 

6436, e-mail DavisKX2@state.gov for 

additional information. 

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://fa.statebuy.state.gov. 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements: You 

must provide ECA with a hard copy 

original plus two copies of the following 

reports: 

(1.) A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

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

report summarizing program outcomes 

no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award. This one-page 

report will be transmitted to OMB, and 

be made available to the public via 

OMB’s USAspending.gov Web site—as 

part of ECA’s Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA) reporting requirements. A SF– 

PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress Report’’ 

Cover 

(3.) Quarterly program and financial 

reports are required that provide concise 

information on all programs completed 

that quarter as well as a description of 

planning undertaken for programs 

taking place in the following quarter. 

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completed as well as an estimated 

budget for programs to be undertaken in 

the next quarter. A SF–PPR, 

‘‘Performance Progress Report’’ Cover 

Sheet is required with all program 

reports. 

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: Kelli R. Davis, 

Office of Citizen Exchanges, Office of 

SportsUnited ECA/PE/C/SU, Room 3– 

G09, ECA/PE/C/SU–11–02, U.S. 

Department of State, SA–5, 2200 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037, 

telephone number: 202–632–6436, email DavisKX2@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number: ECA/PE/C/ 

SU–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: October 6, 2010. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–25883 Filed 10–13–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7210] 

State-56, Network User Account 

Records 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of State proposes to 

create a system of records, Network User 

Account Records, State-56, pursuant to 

the provisions of the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a) and 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular No. A–130, Appendix I. The 

Department’s report was filed with the 

Office of Management and Budget on 

August 16, 2010. 

It is proposed that the new system 

will be named ‘‘Network User Account 

Records.’’ It is also proposed that the 

new system description will be utilized 

to administer network user accounts; to 

help document and/or control access to 

computer systems, platforms, services, 

applications, and databases within a 

Department network; to monitor 

security of computer systems; to 

investigate and make referrals for 

disciplinary or other actions if 

unauthorized access or inappropriate 

usage is suspected or detected; and to 

identify the need for training programs. 

Any persons interested in 

commenting on the new system of 

records may do so by submitting 

comments in writing to Margaret P. 

Grafeld, Director, Office of Information 

Programs and Services, A/GIS/IPS, 

Department of State, SA–2, 515 22nd 

Street, Washington, DC 20522–8001. 

This system of records will be effective 

40 days from the date of publication, 

unless we receive comments that will 

result in a contrary determination. 

The new system description, 

‘‘Network User Account Records, State56,’’ will read as set forth below. 

Dated: August 16, 2010. 

Steven J. Rodriguez, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Operations, 

Bureau of Administration, U.S. Department 

of State. 

STATE–56 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Network User Account Records. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Records are maintained by the 

Department of State in secure facilities 

wherever a domain controller is 

automatically compiling a visitors’ log 

of individuals who authenticate to a 

particular server. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Department of State employees and 

other organizational users who have 

access to Department of State computer 

networks. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

This Privacy Act system consists of 

the network user account records that 

Department information systems, 

applications, and services compile and 

maintain about users of a network. 

These records include user data such as 

the user’s name, system-assigned 

username; e-mail address; employee or 

other user identification number; 

organization code; job title; business 

affiliation; work contact information; 

systems, applications, or services to 

which the individual has access; 

systems, applications, or services used; 

dates, times, and durations of use; user 

profile; and IP address of access. The 

records also include system usage files 

and directories when they contain 

information about specific users. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

5 U.S.C. 301; 44 U.S.C. 3544. 

PURPOSE: 

To administer network user accounts; 

to help document and/or control access 

to computer systems, platforms, 

services, applications, and databases 

within a Department network; to 

monitor security of computer systems; 

to investigate and make referrals for 

disciplinary or other actions if 

unauthorized access or inappropriate 

usage is suspected or detected; and to 

identify the need for training programs. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

The routine uses applicable to this 

system of records are published at 73 FR 

40650–40651 (July 15, 2008). 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Electronic and paper records. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are indexed by the user’s 

name, system-assigned username; e-mail 

address; or other searchable data fields 

or codes. 


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