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10 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

11 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6) requires a self-regulatory organization to give 

the Commission written notice of its intent to file 

the proposed rule change at least five business days 

prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule 

change, or such shorter time as designated by the 

Commission. The Exchange has satisfied this 

requirement. 12 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received from 

Members, Participants, or Others 

No written comments were either 

solicited or 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 after the date of 

the filing, or such shorter time as the 

Commission may designate, it has 

become effective pursuant to 19(b)(3)(A) 

of the Act 10 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 11

thereunder. 

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of the proposed rule change, the 

Commission summarily may 

temporarily suspend 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. If the 

Commission takes such action, the 

Commission shall institute proceedings 

to determine whether the proposed rule 

should be approved or disapproved. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change 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 rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

Phlx–2011–104 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–Phlx–2011–104. 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 website 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–Phlx– 

2011–104 and should be submitted on 

or before September 1, 2011. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.12

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20363 Filed 8–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7553] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Study of the United States 

Institute on U.S. National Security 

Policymaking 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

A/E/USS–12–01. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number: 19.401 

DATES: Key Dates: January to March, 

2012. 

Application Deadline: October 11, 2011. 

Executive Summary: The Branch for the 

Study of the U.S., Office of Academic 

Exchange Programs, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA/ 

A/E/USS), invites proposal submissions 

for the design and implementation of 

the Study of the United States Institute 

on U.S. National Security Policymaking. 

This institute will provide a 

multinational group of up to 18 

experienced foreign university 

educators and other professionals with 

a deeper understanding of U.S. 

approaches to national security 

policymaking, past and present, in order 

to strengthen curricula and to improve 

the quality of teaching about the United 

States at universities and other 

institutions abroad. The institute should 

be an intensive, academically rigorous 

program for scholars and other 

professionals from outside the United 

States, and should have a central theme 

and a strong contemporary component. 

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: Study of the U.S. Institutes 

for scholars are intended to offer up to 

18 foreign scholars and other 

professionals, whose professional work 

focuses in whole or in substantial part 

on the United States, the opportunity to 

deepen their understanding of American 

society, culture, and institutions. The 

ultimate goal is to strengthen curricula, 

to improve the quality of teaching, and 

to broaden understanding of U.S. 

national security policymaking in 

universities and other institutions of 

influence abroad. 

The Bureau is seeking detailed 

proposals for a Study of the United 

States Institute on U.S. National 

Security Policymaking from colleges, 

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universities, and other not-for-profit 

academic organizations that have an 

established reputation in one or more of 

the following fields: Political science, 

international relations, law, military 

science, and/or other disciplines or subdisciplines related to U.S. National 

Security. The institute should be 

organized around a central theme or 

themes in U.S. national security policy 

planning and formulation and should 

illuminate contemporary political, 

social, and economic debates in 

American society. 

This Study of the United States 

Institute program should: 

(1) Provide participants with a survey 

of contemporary scholarship within the 

institute’s governing academic 

discipline. The proposal should 

describe how current scholarly debates 

within the field will be presented; 

(2) Give participants a multidimensional examination of U.S. society 

and institutions that reflects a broad and 

balanced range of perspectives and 

responsible views from scholars and 

other professionals, such as government 

officials, and private practitioners; and, 

(3) Ensure access to library and 

material resources that will enable 

participants to continue their research, 

study, and curriculum development 

upon returning to their home 

institutions. 

Program Description: The Study of the 

U.S. Institute on U.S. National Security 

Policymaking should provide 

participants an opportunity to increase 

their understanding of the foundations 

and formulation of U.S. national 

security policy, U.S. views on basic U.S. 

national security and defense 

requirements, and how those views 

have evolved in the post-Cold War era 

and within the context of current 

counterterrorism strategies. This multidisciplinary program should examine 

historical, political, geographic, and 

economic factors involved in U.S. 

national security policymaking. 

Overview: The program should be six 

weeks in length; participants will spend 

approximately four weeks at the host 

institution, and approximately two 

weeks on the educational study tour, 

including four to five days in 

Washington, DC, at the conclusion of 

the Institute. This intensive, 

academically rigorous program should 

integrate lectures, readings, seminar 

discussions, regional travel, and site 

visits. The institute also should include 

opportunities for limited but welldirected independent research. 

Proposals should describe a 

thematically coherent program that 

maximizes institutional strengths, 

faculty expertise, and resources, as well 

as recognized scholars and experts from 

throughout the United States. 

The program must conform with 

Bureau requirements and guidelines 

outlined in the Solicitation Package. 

Support for bureau programs is subject 

to the availability of funds. One award 

of up to $290,000 will support this 

institute. 

Participants: Participants will be 

diverse in professional position and 

travel experience abroad. While 

participants may not have in-depth 

knowledge of the particular institute 

program theme, they will likely have 

had exposure to the relevant discipline 

and some experience teaching about the 

United States. 

Participants will be drawn from all 

regions of the world and will be fluent 

or proficient in the English language. 

Fulbright Commissions and U.S. 

Embassies abroad will nominate 

candidates, and final selections will be 

made by the Bureau. A final list of 

participants will be sent to the recipient 

institution. 

Program Dates: The anticipated award 

date for this Cooperative Agreement will 

be on or about December 1, 2011. The 

institute should be approximately 44 

days in length (including participant 

arrival and departure days), should 

begin in early January, and end in late 

February or early March 2012. 

Program Guidelines: The conception 

and structure of the institute agenda is 

the responsibility of the recipient, and 

it is essential that proposals provide a 

detailed and comprehensive narrative 

describing the objectives of the institute; 

the title, scope and content of each 

session; planned site visits; and how 

each session relates to the overall 

institute theme. Proposals must include 

a syllabus that indicates the subject 

matter for each lecture, panel 

discussion, group presentation, or other 

activity. The syllabus also should 

confirm or provisionally identify 

proposed speakers, trainers, and session 

leaders, and clearly show how assigned 

readings will advance the goals of each 

session. 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. 

Please note: In a Cooperative Agreement, 

the Branch for the Study of the United States 

is substantially involved in program 

activities above and beyond routine grant 

monitoring. The Branch will assume the 

following responsibilities for the institute: 

participating in the selection of participants; 

overseeing the institute through one or more 

site visits; debriefing participants in 

Washington, DC at the conclusion of the 

institute; and engaging in follow-on 

communication with the participants after 

they return to their home countries (see POGI 

document for additional details). The Branch 

may request that the recipient make 

modifications to the academic residency and/ 

or educational travel components of the 

program. The recipient will be required to 

obtain approval of significant program 

changes in advance of their implementation. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

Agreement. ECA’s level of involvement 

in this program is listed under number 

I above. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY–12. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$290,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 1. 

Approximate Average Award: 

$290,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: Pending 

availability of funds, November 1, 2011. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

March 31, 2012 for the program; alumni 

programming available until December 

31, 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. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible applicants: Applications 

may be submitted by public and private 

U.S. colleges, universities, and other 

not-for-profit academic organizations 

that have an established reputation in a 

field or discipline related to the specific 

program theme, and which meet 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 


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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 

awarding one grant, in an amount up to 

$290,000 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.) Technical Eligibility: 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 

project director or one of the key 

program staff responsible for the 

academic program must have an 

advanced degree in political science, 

international relations, law, military 

science, and/or other disciplines or subdisciplines related to the program 

themes, and; Staff escorts traveling 

under the Cooperative Agreement must 

have demonstrated qualifications to 

perform this service. 

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 Branch for the Study of the United 

States, ECA/A/E/USS, Fourth Floor, 

U.S. Department of State, SA–5, 2200 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037, 

(202) 632–3339 to request a Solicitation 

Package. Please refer to the Funding 

Opportunity Number ECA/A/E/USS– 

12–01 located at the top of this 

announcement when making your 

request. 

Alternatively, an electronic 

application package may be obtained 

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

for further information. 

The Solicitation Package contains the 

Proposal Submission Instruction (PSI) 

document which consists of required 

application forms, and standard 

guidelines for proposal preparation. 

It also contains the Project Objectives, 

Goals, and Implementation (POGI) 

document, which provides specific 

information, award criteria, and budget 

instructions tailored to this competition. 

Please specify Kevin H. Orchison and 

refer to the Funding Opportunity 

Number ECA/A/E/USS–12–01 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 application should be submitted 

per the instructions under IV.3f. 

‘‘Application Deadline and Methods of 

Submission’’ section below. 

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

and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number to 

apply for a grant or Cooperative 

Agreement from the U.S. Government. 

This number is a nine-digit 

identification number, which uniquely 

identifies business entities. Obtaining a 

DUNS number is easy and there is no 

charge. To obtain a DUNS number, 

access http:// 

www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1– 

866–705–5711. Please ensure that your 

DUNS number is included in the 

appropriate box of the SF–424 which is 

part of the formal application package. 

IV.3b. All proposals must contain an 

executive summary, proposal narrative, 

and budget. 

Please Refer to the Solicitation 

Package. It contains the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

document and the Project Objectives, 

Goals, and Implementation (POGI) 

document for additional formatting and 

technical requirements. 

IV.3c. All federal award recipients 

and sub-recipients must maintain 

current registrations in the Central 

Contractor Registration (CCR) database 

and have a Dun and Bradstreet Data 

Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

number. Recipients and sub-recipients 

must maintain accurate and up-to-date 

information in the CCR until all 

program and financial activity and 

reporting have been completed. All 

entities must review and update the 

information at least annually after the 

initial registration and more frequently 

if required information changes or 

another award is granted. 

You must have nonprofit status with 

the IRS at the time of application. Please 

note: Effective January 7, 2009, all 

applicants for ECA federal assistance 

awards must include in their 

application the names of directors and/ 

or senior executives (current officers, 

trustees, and key employees, regardless 

of amount of compensation). In 

fulfilling this requirement, applicants 

must submit information in one of the 

following ways: 

(1) Those who file Internal Revenue 

Service Form 990, ‘‘Return of 

Organization Exempt From Income 

Tax,’’ must include a copy of relevant 

portions of this form. 

(2) Those who do not file IRS Form 

990 must submit information above in 

the format of their choice. 

In addition to final program reporting 

requirements, award recipients will also 

be required to submit a one-page 

document, derived from their program 

reports, listing and describing their 

grant activities. For award recipients, 

the names of directors and/or senior 

executives (current officers, trustees, 

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

be transmitted by the State Department 

to OMB, along with other information 

required by the Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA), and will be made available to 

the public by the Office of Management 

and Budget on its USASpending.gov 

Web site as part of ECA’s FFATA 

reporting requirements. 

If your organization is a private 

nonprofit which has not received a grant 

or Cooperative Agreement from ECA in 

the past three years, or if your 

organization received 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 places critically 

important emphases on the security and 

proper administration of the Exchange 

Visitor (J visa) Programs and adherence 

by award recipients and sponsors to all 

regulations governing the J visa. 

Therefore, proposals should 

demonstrate the applicant’s capacity to 


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meet all requirements governing the 

administration of the Exchange Visitor 

Programs as set forth in 22 CFR 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. 

ECA will be responsible for issuing 

DS–2019 forms to participants in this 

program. 

A copy of the complete regulations 

governing the administration of 

Exchange Visitor (J) programs is 

available at http://exchanges.state.gov 

or from: 

Office of Designation, Private Sector 

Programs Division, U.S. Department 

of State, ECA/EC/D/PS, SA–5, 5th 

Floor, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20037. 

Please refer to 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 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. 

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. Awards for the Institute on 

National Security Policymaking may not 

exceed $290,000, and administrative 

costs should be no more than 

approximately $95,000. 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: 

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(2) Participant housing and meals. 

(3) Participant travel and per diem. 

(4) Textbooks, educational materials, 

and admissions fees. 

(5) Honoraria for guest speakers. 

(6) Follow-on programming for 

alumni of Study of the United States 

programs. 

Please refer to the Solicitation 

Package for complete budget guidelines 

and formatting instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission 

Application Deadline Date: October 

11, 2011. 

Reference Number: ECA/A/E/USS– 

12–01. 

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., 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 six (6) copies of the 

application should be sent to: 

Program Management Division, ECA– 

IIP/EX/PM, Ref.: ECA/A/E/USS–12– 

01, SA–5, Floor 4, Department of 

State, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20037. 

IV.3f.2. Submitting Electronic 

Applications 

Applicants have the option of 

submitting proposals electronically 

through Grants.gov (http:// 

www.grants.gov). Complete solicitation 

packages are available at Grants.gov in 

the ‘‘Find’’ portion of the system. 

Please Note: ECA bears no responsibility 

for applicant timeliness of submission or data 

errors resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes for proposals submitted 

via Grants.gov. 

Please follow the instructions 

available in the ‘Get Started’ portion of 

the site (http://www.grants.gov/ 

GetStarted). 

Several of the steps in the Grants.gov 

registration process could take several 

weeks. Therefore, applicants should 

check with appropriate staff within their 

organizations immediately after 

reviewing this RFGP to confirm or 

determine their registration status with 

Grants.gov. 

Once registered, the amount of time it 

can take to upload an application will 

vary depending on a variety of factors 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your Internet connection. 

In addition, validation of an electronic 

submission via Grants.gov can take up 

to two business days. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend 

that you not wait until the application 

deadline to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

The Grants.gov Web site includes 

extensive information on all phases/ 

aspects of the Grants.gov process, 

including an extensive section on 

frequently asked questions, located 

under the ‘‘For Applicants’’ section of 

the Web site. ECA strongly recommends 

that all potential applicants review 

thoroughly the Grants.gov Web site, 

well in advance of submitting a 

proposal through the Grants.gov system. 

ECA bears no responsibility for data 

errors resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes. 

Direct all questions regarding 

Grants.gov registration and submission 

to: 

Grants.gov Customer Support. Contact 

Center Phone: 800–518–4726. 

Business Hours: Monday–Friday, 7 

a.m.–9 p.m. Eastern Time. E-mail: 

support@grants.gov. 

Applicants have until midnight (12:00 

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. 

Optional—IV.3f.3. You may also state 

here any limitations on the number of 

applications that an applicant may 

submit and make it clear whether the 

limitation is on the submitting 

organization, individual program 

director or both. 

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 

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Agreements resides with the Bureau’s 

Grants Officer. 

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. A detailed agenda 

and relevant work plan should 

demonstrate substantive undertakings 

and logistical capacity. Objectives 

should be reasonable, feasible, and 

flexible. Proposals should demonstrate 

clearly how the institution will meet the 

program’s objectives and plan. 

2. 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 

(program venue and program 

evaluation) and program content 

(orientation and wrap-up sessions, 

program meetings, presenters, and 

resource materials). 

3. Evaluation: Proposals should 

include a plan to evaluate the activity’s 

success, both as the activities unfold 

and at the end of the program. A draft 

survey questionnaire or other technique 

plus a description of a methodology to 

use to link outcomes to original project 

objectives is strongly recommended. 

4. Cost-effectiveness/Cost-sharing: 

The overhead and administrative 

components of the proposal, including 

salaries and honoraria, should be kept 

as low as possible. All other items 

should be necessary and appropriate. 

Proposals should maximize cost-sharing 

through other private sector support, as 

well as institutional direct funding 

contributions. 

5. Institutional Track Record/Ability: 

Proposals should demonstrate an 

institutional record of successful 

exchange programs, including 

responsible fiscal management and full 

compliance with all reporting 

requirements for past Bureau grants as 

determined by Bureau Grants Staff. The 

Bureau will consider the past 

performance of prior recipients and the 

demonstrated potential of new 

applicants. Proposed personnel and 

institutional resources should be fully 

qualified to achieve the project’s goals. 

6. 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 

Bureau supported programs are not 

isolated events. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1a. Award Notices 

Final awards cannot be made until 

funds have been appropriated by 

Congress, allocated and committed 

through internal Bureau procedures. 

Successful applicants will receive a 

Federal Assistance Award (FAA) from 

the Bureau’s Grants Office. The FAA 

and the original proposal with 

subsequent modifications (if applicable) 

shall be the only binding authorizing 

document between the recipient and the 

U.S. Government. The FAA will be 

signed by an authorized Grants Officer, 

and mailed to the recipient’s 

responsible officer identified in the 

application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

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 one copy of the following 

reports: 

Mandatory: 

(1) Quarterly financial reports; final 

program no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

(2) A concise, one-page final program 

report summarizing program outcomes 

no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award. This one-page 

report will be transmitted to OMB, and 

be made available to the public via 

OMB’s USAspending.gov Web site—as 

part of ECA’s Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA) reporting requirements. 

(3) A SF–PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress 

Report’’ Cover Sheet with all program 

reports. 

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: Kevin H. 

Orchison, U.S. Department of State, 

Branch for the Study of the United 

States, ECA/A/E/USS, SA–5, Fourth 

Floor, ECA/A/E/USS–12–01, 2200 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20522– 

0503, (202) 632–3339, 

OrchisonKH@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/A/E/ 

USS–12–01. 

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 

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Dated: August 1, 2011. 

J. Adam Ereli, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20310 Filed 8–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7554] 

Culturally Significant Object Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Warhol: The Headlines’’ 

ACTION: Notice, correction. 

SUMMARY: On July 7, 2011, notice was 

published on page 39974 of the Federal 

Register (Volume 76, No. 130) of 

determinations made by the Department 

of State pertaining to the exhibition, 

‘‘Warhol: The Headlines.’’ The 

referenced notice is corrected to add one 

additional object to be included in the 

exhibition. 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, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as 

appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 

257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby 

determine that the additional object to 

be included in the exhibition ‘‘Warhol: 

The Headlines,’’ imported from abroad 

for temporary exhibition within the 

United States, is of cultural significance. 

The object is imported pursuant to a 

loan agreement with the foreign owner 

or custodian. I also determine that the 

exhibition or display of the exhibit 

object at the National Gallery of Art, 

Washington, DC, from on or about 

September 25, 2011, until on or about 

January 2, 2012, at The Andy Warhol 

Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 

from on or about October 14, 2012, until 

on or about January 6, 2013, 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 

description of the additional object, 

contact Paul W. Manning, AttorneyAdviser, 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: August 4, 2011. 

J. Adam Ereli, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20424 Filed 8–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No DOT–OST–2011–0145] 

Notice of Market Assessment and 

Public Meeting for Digital 

Transportation Exchange 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting and 

Request for Comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with OMB 

Memoranda M10–06, ‘‘Open 

Government Directive,’’ the U.S. 

Department of Transportation 

(Department or DOT) is evaluating the 

feasibility and value of a new cloudbased platform to connect citizens, 

businesses, state and local governments, 

industry, entrepreneurs, researchers, 

and investors like never before— 

creating a thriving marketplace for 

digital transportation solutions. The 

Digital Transportation Exchange (DTE) 

will be a public exchange where 

citizens, businesses, state and local 

governments, industry, entrepreneurs, 

researchers, and investors will converge 

to find the best way to develop, fund 

and market the best digital products and 

services for the transportation 

industry—from very simple to very 

complex. Recognizing that 

transportation solutions are often 

adopted locally, this site will provide a 

single location for all of these local 

solutions to be showcased nationally, 

encouraging reuse, investment and 

improvement. DOT is seeking partners 

to develop, build and maintain this 

portal. As part of this evaluation, the 

Department invites the public to 

participate in a comment process 

designed to help the Department 

develop a feasible and high value 

concept for this portal and the 

partnership model designed to sustain 

it. The Department also will hold a 

stakeholder meeting to discuss and 

consider comments. Comments and 

suggestions from these two forums may 

be incorporated into a follow on 

procurement that will be released in 

2011 to solicit partners. 

DATES: The Department will receive 

comments from interested parties until 

September 23, 2011. 

• Specifically, the Department will 

hold a stakeholder meeting beginning at 

9:30 a.m. ET on September 16, 2011, at 

the DOT headquarters, to discuss the 

concept. 

• Deadline to register to attend 

meeting in person/watch Web stream/ 

listen by phone—September 2, 2011. 

Attendees are asked to RSVP for the 

meeting via e-mail (Open@dot.gov) and 

indicate how you intend to participate 

(via webcast, call in by phone, or in 

person). Additionally, please provide 

the following information if you intend 

to attend in person; if you are a U.S. 

Citizen please provide your name and 

agency/company. If you’re not U.S. 

Citizen please provide your name, title 

or position, country of citizenship, date 

of birth, and passport number. 

• Agenda released on http:// 

www.dot.gov/open/DTE—September 12, 

2011. 

• Web streaming/call-in info 

distributed to registrants—September 

12, 2011. 

• Stakeholder Meeting—September 

16—9:30 a.m.–2 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

to the Department DOT–OST–2011– 

0145 by any of the following methods: 

• Online: DTE Ideascale Community. 

DTE.ideascale.com. Participants can 

provide comments online, rate others’ 

comments, and comment on others’ 

comments throughout the entire 

comment period, starting from the 

release of this notice through September 

23, 2011. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. If you submit 

comments by mail and would like to 

know that they reached the facility, 

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

envelope or postcard. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m. ET., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

• Fax to DOT Docket Management 

Facility: 202–493–2251. 

• E-mail: open@dot.gov 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these five methods. The DOT 

encourages commenters to use to 

Ideascale community as the preferred 

comment submission method. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to the docket in 

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you provide. 

DOT encourages you to read the full 

concept paper and supplemental 

materials that describe this concept in 


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