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new version of IBRS includes the 

following data-related changes: 

Registrants are now able to add multiple 

addresses, phones and e-mails; There is 

no longer a short-term/long-term 

distinction, so all users are required to 

select a U.S. embassy or consulate when 

registering a trip; registrants can now 

sign up for embassy/consulate specific 

e-mail lists and this revision provides 

the option of completing a paper version 

of the registration which may be emailed, faxed, mailed to U.S. embassies 

or consulates or executed in person to 

be hand entered in the IBRS database by 

the U.S. embassy or consulate. 

Originating Office: CA/OCS. 

Form Number: DS–4024, DS–4024e. 

Respondents: American Citizens 

traveling abroad. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

500,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

500,000. 

Average Hours Per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Total Estimated Burden: 83,333. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to 60 days 

from October 10, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: ASKPRI@state.gov. 

• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions): Overseas Citizens 

Services, CA/OCS/PRI, U.S. Department 

of State, SA–29, 4th Floor, 2201 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520. 

• Fax: 202–736–9111. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Overseas 

Citizens Services, CA/OCS/PRI, U.S. 

Department of State, 2100 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed information 

collection and supporting documents, to 

Monica A. Gaw, CA/OCS/PRI, U.S. 

Department of State, SA–29, 4th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20520, who may be 

reached on 202–736–9107 or via e-mail 

at ASKPRI@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper performance of our 

functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of technology. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

The American Citizens Services 

Internet Based Registration System 

(IBRS) makes it possible for U.S. 

nationals to register on line from 

anywhere in the world. In the event of 

a family emergency, natural disaster or 

international crisis, U.S. embassies and 

consulates rely on this registration 

information to provide critical 

information and assistance to them. 

Methodology 

99% of responses are received via 

electronic submission on the Internet. 

The service is available on the 

Department of State, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs Web site http://travel.state.gov at 

https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/. 

The paper version of the collection 

permits respondents who do not have 

Internet access to provide the 

information to the U.S. embassy or 

consulate by fax, e-mail, mail or in 

person. 

Dated: July 21, 2006. 

Maura Harty, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E6–13094 Filed 8–9–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5490] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Summer Language 

Institutes for American Youth 

Announcement Type: New Grant. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/PY–07–03. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 00.000. 

Application Deadline: October 5, 

2006. 

Executive Summary: The Youth 

Programs Division, Office of Citizen 

Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, announces an open 

competition for projects to provide 

foreign language instruction overseas for 

American high school students in 

Summer 2007. Public and private nonprofit organizations meeting the 

provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 

501(c)(3) may submit proposals to 

implement six-to eight-week summer 

institutes in China or in an Arabicspeaking country that offer U.S. high 

school students formal and informal 

language instruction through a 

comprehensive exchange experience. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority 

Overall grant making authority for 

this program is contained in the Mutual 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 

of 1961, as amended, Public Law 87–

256, also known as the Fulbright-Hays 

Act. The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to 

enable the Government of the United 

States to increase mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of other countries * * *; 

to strengthen the ties which unite us 

with other nations by demonstrating the 

educational and cultural interests, 

developments, and achievements of the 

people of the United States and other 

nations * * * and thus to assist in the 

development of friendly, sympathetic, 

and peaceful relations between the 

United States and the other countries of 

the world.’’ The funding authority for 

the program above is provided through 

legislation. 

Purpose 

The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs (ECA) is supporting the 

participation of youth in intensive, 

substantive educational exchange 

opportunities that will promote 

language learning as well as engage the 

successor generation in a dialogue for 

greater understanding. 

Promoting the study of critical 

languages among American youth is a 

vital element of America’s security in 

the post-9/11 world and its engagement 

in the global economy, as well as 

promoting mutual understanding and 

respect between the people of the 

United States and the citizens of 

strategically important countries around 

the world. 

The goals of the Summer Language 

Institute for American Youth are: 

• To improve the ability of Americans 

to engage with the people of other 

countries through the shared language 

of the partner country; 

• To develop a cadre of Americans 

with advanced linguistic skills and 

cultural understanding who are able to 

advance the international dialogue, 

promote the security of the United 

States, and compete effectively in the 

global economy; 

• To provide a tangible incentive for 

the learning and use of foreign 

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In order to achieve these goals, the 

Bureau is offering the opportunity for 

American secondary school students to 

gain language skills in Arabic or 

Chinese. ECA plans to award multiple 

grants for Summer Language Institutes. 

Organizations that wish to apply to 

implement institutes in more than one 

language must submit separate 

proposals for each language. Proposed 

institutes will be compared only against 

submissions for the same language. 

Applicants may apply for a grant 

between $100,000 and $250,000 in order 

to implement an overseas language 

institute between June and August 2007. 

Through these institutes, high school 

students from the United States will 

spend six to eight weeks on a program 

abroad in the summer of 2007. The 

institutes will provide not only 

intensive language instruction in a 

classroom setting but will also provide 

language-learning opportunities through 

immersion in the cultural, social, 

educational, and home life of the 

partner country. The exchange program 

will enhance the participants’

knowledge of the host country’s history, 

culture, and political system. 

Indicators of a Successful Program 

• Pre- and post-institute language 

testing of participants will demonstrate 

a substantive increase in language skills. 

• Participants will demonstrate ‘‘ for 

example, through surveys, essays, focus 

groups, or presentations ‘‘ a deeper 

understanding of the host country’s 

culture, including its customs, beliefs, 

and practices. 

• Alumni will continue their foreign 

language study and/or participate in 

other exchanges to the participating 

countries. 

• Students and families from the host 

country who engage with the U.S. 

participants demonstrate an interest in 

learning more about the United States. 

Capacity of Administering Organization 

U.S. applicant organizations must 

have the necessary capacity in the 

partner country to implement the 

program through either its own offices 

or a partner institution. Organizations 

applying for this grant must 

demonstrate their (or their partners’) 

capacity for conducting projects of this 

nature, focusing on three areas of 

competency: (1) Provision of foreign 

language instruction programs and 

provision of educational and cultural 

exchange activities as outlined in this 

document; (2) age-appropriate 

programming for the target audience; 

and (3) experience in working with the 

proposed partner country or countries. 

Country and Language Information 

For all language study, participants 

will learn speaking, listening, reading, 

and writing, including new alphabets. 

The Bureau reserves the right to alter 

the list of eligible countries based on 

safety and security concerns. 

For Arabic language exchanges: 

Applicant organizations should plan to 

send students to a country in North 

Africa, the Middle East, or the Gulf 

region, with the exception of Algeria, 

Iraq, Israel, Libya, Lebanon, Saudi 

Arabia, West Bank/Gaza, and Yemen. 

Students should learn Modern Standard 

Arabic in class and colloquial Arabic 

through informal study and through 

interaction with their host families and 

peers. 

Students with basic language skills 

who are ready for intermediate 

instruction will gain the most from this 

immersion experience, but participants 

in the Arabic institutes may be 

beginning speakers who have had little 

or no instruction in the language. The 

delegation may be a mix of both groups, 

as long as the proposed institute makes 

explicit accommodation for learners of 

varying skill levels. 

For Chinese language exchanges: 

Applicant organizations should plan to 

send students to Mainland China or 

Taiwan. Students must learn Mandarin 

in class. Teaching materials used in the 

program should be available in both 

simplified and traditional character 

versions. The Hanyu pinyin 

romanization system should be used. 

Students with advanced beginner or 

intermediate language skills who are 

ready for further instruction will gain 

the most from an immersion experience. 

Participants in the Chinese institutes 

will have already studied the language 

formally at the time of application for at 

least one year. The proposed institute 

will make explicit accommodation for 

learners of varying skill levels. 

Participant Selection 

The grant recipient will recruit, 

screen, and select a group of students 

representing the ethnic, racial, socioeconomic, and religious diversity of the 

United States. Students should have 

completed grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 by 

summer 2007, and must not be younger 

than 14 nor older than 18 by the start 

date of the institute. Selected students 

will also demonstrate suitability for an 

intensive exchange experience, 

including maturity, flexibility, and 

adaptability. The students’ language 

skills at the start of the institute will 

meet the requirements for each language 

outlined above. 

Institute Summary 

Each six to eight-week summer 

institute overseas for high school 

students will focus on language study 

and cultural immersion and will 

include four to six hours per day of 

formal and informal language training, 

plus excursions, briefings and 

discussions on key issues. 

The grant recipient will provide 

language instruction for a delegation of 

teenagers who are likely to have mixed 

skill levels in the language. While 

teaching conversational vocabulary will 

be necessary to help students cope with 

their immersion setting, classes should 

also provide formal instruction in 

grammar, vocabulary, and 

pronunciation, and will cover speaking, 

listening, reading, and writing. 

During the exchange, the students 

will also have the opportunity to 

participate in activities designed to 

teach them about community life, 

citizen participation, and the culture 

and history of the host country. 

Activities should engage host country 

teenagers as much as possible. The 

program activities will introduce the 

students to the community—its leaders 

and institutions, the ways citizens 

participate in local government, and the 

resolution of societal problems—and 

will include educational excursions that 

serve to enhance the visitors’’

understanding of contemporary society, 

culture, media, political institutions, 

ethnic diversity, history, and 

environment of the region. ECA requires 

participation in a community service 

project that also involves youth of a 

similar age from the host country. 

Participants should also have 

opportunities to give presentations on 

their lives in the United States in 

community forums. 

Since the purpose of the institute is to 

provide an immersion program for the 

language learners and increase their 

language skills, ECA strongly urges 

organizations to arrange homestays with 

local families for as much of the 

duration of the institute as possible, 

balancing this with time spent in a hotel 

or dormitory setting where the 

participants may be more inclined to 

speak English. 

The delegation should have an adult 

accompany them on the international 

flight to the host country, and adult staff 

should be available to support the 

participants during the course of the 

institute. 

Applicants must provide a plan of 

follow-up with alumni, such as by Email, through a Web site or weblog, and/ 

or in person, primarily for the purpose 

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students’ language studies. Grant 

recipients should assist alumni in 

maintaining connections with 

organizations and individuals in the 

host country. The grant recipient will be 

expected to work in coordination with 

ECA to track the activities of alumni and 

their continued interest in studying the 

language. 

School Partnerships 

The Summer Language Institutes are 

well suited for involving a school 

partnership. Applicants may weave a 

school partnership component into their 

proposals as a way to deepen the 

institutional ties between schools in the 

United States and in the partner 

country. This approach is best suited for 

existing partnerships, but could also 

help further nascent relationships. The 

desirability of a school partnership 

component includes the prospect of 

offering institutional, rather than just 

individual, benefits; curriculum 

development; a ‘‘multiplier effect’’ or 

the opportunity to engage many people 

in the school community in the 

institute; and the building of sustainable 

relationships as school linkages span 

many years. 

School partnerships may be included 

in a variety of ways. Students could 

travel to a partner school, either as a 

host site for the institute or to visit 

during the institute for a school tour, 

home hospitality, or a social activity. 

Teachers could team-teach in language 

or other subjects. Partner schools could 

offer follow-on activities for institute 

alumni such as digital video 

conferences, online language practice, 

implementation of joint projects (via 

DVC or online) that were initiated 

during the institute, e.g., an oral history 

of their communities or a water testing 

project. 

Building the Summer Language 

Institute on a school partnership is not 

required but suggested for those 

applicants with these linkages. If you 

choose this approach, please make 

explicit mention of the benefits in your 

proposal. 

Grant funding includes recruitment 

and selection of participants, 

orientation, travel, tuition and 

maintenance costs, educational 

enhancements, cultural and social 

activities, alumni activities, and 

administrative costs. 

Note: All printed materials and formal oral 

communications should acknowledge the 

role of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Drafts of 

printed materials developed for this program 

should be submitted to ECA for review and 

distribution as it sees fit. Copies of materials 

given to and prepared by the students should 

be provided to the ECA program office in a 

timely fashion. 

Programs must comply with J–1 visa 

regulations. Please refer to the Proposal 

Submission Instructions, including the 

Project Objectives, Goals, and 

Implementation (POGI) document, for 

further information. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Grant. 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2007. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$1,000,000, pending availability of 

funds. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 5. 

Floor of Award Range: $100,000. 

Ceiling of Award Range: $250,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: Pending 

availability of funds, the proposed start 

date is January 20, 2007. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

Approximately 14 to 18 months after the 

start date, depending on the proposed 

program plan. 

Additional Information: Pending 

successful implementation of this 

program and the availability of funds in 

subsequent fiscal years, ECA may renew 

these grants for two additional fiscal 

years. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible applicants 

Applications may be submitted by 

public and private non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue Code 

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

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching Funds 

There is no minimum or maximum 

percentage required for this 

competition. However, the Bureau 

encourages applicants to provide 

maximum levels of cost sharing and 

funding in support of its programs. 

When cost sharing is offered, it is 

understood and agreed that the 

applicant must provide the amount of 

cost sharing as stipulated in its proposal 

and later included in an approved grant 

agreement. Cost sharing may be in the 

form of allowable direct or indirect 

costs. For accountability, 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 

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 grants in the range of $100,000 

to $250,000 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 urges applicants to provide 

maximum levels of cost sharing and 

funding in support of its programs. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

Note: Please read the complete 

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 Youth Programs 

Division (ECA/PE/C/PY), Room 568, 

U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 301 

4th Street, SW., Washington DC 20547, 

Telephone (202) 203–7505, Fax (202) 

203–7529, E-mail: LantzCS@state.gov to 

request a Solicitation Package. Please 

refer to the Funding Opportunity 

Number (ECA/PE/C/PY–07–03) located 

at the top of this announcement when 

making your request. 

Alternatively, an electronic 

application package may be obtained 

from http://www.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 Bureau Program Officer 

Carolyn Lantz and refer to the Funding 

Opportunity Number 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:// 

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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 form that 

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. 

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 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 grants 

under this RFGP will be third parties 

‘‘cooperating with or assisting the 

sponsor in the conduct of the sponsor’s 

program.’’ The actions of grantee 

program organizations shall be 

‘‘imputed to the sponsor in evaluating 

the sponsor’s compliance with’’ 22 CFR 

part 62. Therefore, the Bureau expects 

that any organization receiving a grant 

under this competition will render all 

assistance necessary to enable the 

Bureau to fully comply with 22 CFR 

part 62 et seq. 

The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs places great emphasis 

on the secure and proper administration 

of Exchange Visitor (J visa) Programs 

and adherence by grantee program 

organizations and program participants 

to all regulations governing the J visa 

program status. Therefore, proposals 

should explicitly state in writing that 

the applicant is prepared to assist the 

Bureau in meeting all requirements 

governing the administration of 

Exchange Visitor Programs as set forth 

in 22 CFR 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 any 

DS–2019 forms to foreign participants. 

A copy of the complete regulations 

governing the administration of 

Exchange Visitor (J) programs is 

available at http://exchanges.state.gov 

or from: United States Department of 

State, Office of Exchange Coordination 

and Designation, ECA/EC/ECD—SA–44, 

Room 734, 301 4th Street, SW., 

Washington DC 20547, Telephone: (202) 

203–5029, FAX: (202) 453–8640. 

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 physical challenges. 

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 

grantee will track participants or 

partners and be able to respond to key 

evaluation questions, including 

satisfaction with the program, learning 

as a result of the program, changes in 

behavior as a result of the program, and 

effects of the program on institutions 

(institutions in which participants work 

or partner institutions). The evaluation 

plan should include indicators that 

measure gains in mutual understanding 

as well as substantive knowledge. 

Successful monitoring and evaluation 

depend heavily on setting clear goals 

and outcomes at the outset of a program. 

Your evaluation plan should include a 

description of your project’s objectives, 

your anticipated project outcomes, and 

how and when you intend to measure 

these outcomes (performance 

indicators). The more that outcomes are 

‘‘smart’’ (specific, measurable, 

attainable, results-oriented, and placed 

in a reasonable time frame), the easier 

it will be to conduct the evaluation. You 

should also show how your project 

objectives link to the goals of the 

program described in this RFGP. 

Your monitoring and evaluation plan 

should clearly distinguish between 

program outputs and outcomes. Outputs 

are products and services delivered, 

often stated as an amount. Output 

information is important to show the 

scope or size of project activities, but it 

cannot substitute for information about 

progress towards outcomes or the 

results achieved. Examples of outputs 

include the number of people trained or 

the number of seminars conducted. 


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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 short-term outcome, 

whereas behavior and institutional 

changes are normally considered longerterm 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.) 

Grantees 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 a 

comprehensive budget for the entire 

program. Grant requests should be at 

least $100,000 and should not exceed 

$250,000. 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. 

Please refer to the POGI and the PSI 

documents in the Solicitation Package 

for complete budget guidelines and 

formatting instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission: 

Application Deadline Date: October 5, 

2006. 

Reference Number: ECA/PE/C/PY–

07–03. 

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, one fully-tabbed copy, 

and six copies of the application with 

Tabs A–E (for a total of 8 copies) should 

be sent to: U.S. Department of State, 

SA–44, Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Ref.: ECA/PE/C/PY–

07–03, Program Management, ECA/EX/ 

PM, Room 534, 301 4th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20547. 

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. 

Applicants must also submit the 

executive summary, proposal narrative, 

budget section, and any important 

appendices as e-mail attachments in 

Microsoft Word and Excel to the 

following e-mail address: 

LantzCS@state.gov. In the E-mail 

message subject line, include the name 

of the applicant organization and the 

partner country. The Bureau will 

transmit these files electronically to the 

Public Affairs Sections of the relevant 

U.S. Embassies for review. 

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). 

Applicants have until midnight (12 

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

closing date to ensure that their entire 

applications have been uploaded to the 

grants.gov site. Applications uploaded 

to the site after midnight of the 

application deadline date will be 

automatically rejected by the grants.gov 

system, and will be technically 

ineligible. 

Applicants will receive a 

confirmation e-mail from grants.gov 

upon the successful submission of an 

application. ECA will not notify you 

upon receipt of electronic applications. 

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 

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eligible proposals will be reviewed by 

the program office, as well as the Public 

Diplomacy section overseas, where 

appropriate. Eligible proposals will be 

subject to compliance with Federal and 

Bureau regulations and guidelines and 

forwarded to Bureau grant panels for 

advisory review. Proposals may also be 

reviewed by the Office of the Legal 

Adviser or by other Department 

elements. Final funding decisions are at 

the discretion of the Department of 

State’s Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs. Final 

technical authority for assistance 

awards (grants) resides with the 

Bureau’s Grants Officer. 

Review Criteria 

Please see proposal review criteria in 

the accompanying Project Objectives, 

Goals, and Implementation (POGI) 

document. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1a. Award Notices 

Final awards cannot be made until 

funds have been appropriated by 

Congress, allocated and committed 

through internal Bureau procedures. 

Successful applicants will receive an 

Assistance Award Document (AAD) 

from the Bureau’s Grants Office. The 

AAD and the original grant proposal 

with subsequent modifications (if 

applicable) shall be the only binding 

authorizing document between the 

recipient and the U.S. Government. The 

AAD will be signed by an authorized 

Grants Officer, and mailed to the 

recipient’s responsible officer identified 

in the application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

VI.2 Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Terms and Conditions for the 

Administration of ECA agreements 

include the following: 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Nonprofit Organizations.’’

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions.’’

OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles 

for State, Local and Indian 

Governments’’. 

OMB Circular No. A–110 (Revised), 

Uniform Administrative Requirements 

for Grants and Agreements with 

Institutions of Higher Education, 

Hospitals, and other Nonprofit 

Organizations. 

OMB Circular No. A–102, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants-in-Aid to State and Local 

Governments. 

OMB Circular No. A–133, Audits of 

States, Local Government, and Nonprofit Organizations. 

Please reference the following Web 

sites for additional information: 

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

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

grantsdiv/terms.htm#articleI 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements 

You must provide ECA with a hard 

copy original plus 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. Interim program and financial 

reports that include information on the 

progress made on the program plan and 

program results to date. 

Grantees 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. 

VI.4. Program Data Requirements 

Organizations awarded grants 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 grant or who benefit 

from the grant 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: Carolyn Lantz, 

Youth Programs Division, Office of 

Citizen Exchanges, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, ECA/ 

PE/C/PY–07–03, U.S. Department of 

State, SA–44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 

568, Washington, DC 20547, Telephone 

(202) 203–7505, Fax (202) 203–7529, Email LantzCS@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/PE/C/ 

PY–07–03. 

Please read the complete Federal 

Register announcement before sending 

inquiries or submitting proposals. Once 

the RFGP deadline has passed, Bureau 

staff may not discuss this competition 

with applicants until the proposal 

review process has been completed. 

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: August 3, 2006. 

Dina Habib Powell, 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

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Meeting on Possible Mandate 

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The Department of State announces a 

meeting to hear public views on issues 

related to the possible expansion of the 

mandate of the International Mobile 

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include new oversight and regulatory 

responsibilities that may affect U.S. and 

non-U.S. mobile satellite services 

providers. The IMSO is convening an 

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25–29, 2006, for the member 

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proposals to amend the 

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member governments) to expand the 

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