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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 

documents 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. 

The Recipient shall insert the 

foregoing provision in all subagreements under the award. 

This provision includes express terms 

and conditions of the agreement and 

any violation of it shall be grounds for 

unilateral termination of the agreement 

by the Department of State prior to the 

end of its term. 

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. 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements: You 

must provide ECA with a hard copy 

original plus two copies of the following 

reports: 

1. A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

2. A concise, one-page final program 

report summarizing program outcomes 

no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award. This one-page 

report will be transmitted to OMB, and 

be made available to the public via 

OMB’s USAspending.gov Web site—as 

part of ECA’s Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA) reporting requirements. 

3. A SF–PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress 

Report’’ Cover Sheet with all program 

reports. 

4. A Quarterly Program Report: A 

narrative program report describing and 

evaluating the activities shall be 

submitted within 30 days following 

each calendar year quarter. 

5. A Quarterly Financial Report: A 

financial report using SF 425–FFR to 

reflect expenditures shall be submitted 

within 30 days following each calendar 

year quarter. The report must be 

certified by the Recipient’s Chief Fiscal 

Officer or an officer of comparable rank. 

Award recipients will be required to 

provide reports analyzing evaluation 

findings to the Bureau in the 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. Optional Program Data 

Requirements: Organizations awarded a 

Cooperative Agreement 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 Cooperative 

Agreement or who benefit from the 

Cooperative Agreement 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: Catherine 

Williamson, Office of English Language 

Programs, ECA/A/L, U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522, telephone 

(202)632–9267, fax (202) 632–9464, email williamsoncj@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/A/L– 

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 

above. 

Dated: May 3, 2011. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–11430 Filed 5–9–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7449] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals; Access Teacher 

Development Online Program 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

A/L–11–05. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.421. 

Key Dates: Application Deadline: June 

4, 2011. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

English Language Programs of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA/A/L) announces an open 


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competition for the Access Teacher 

Development Online Program (ATDOP), 

including online distance education, a 

U.S. exchange component in summer 

2012 and a follow-on program for 

exchange participants. The award level 

for this cooperative agreement will be 

up to $900,000. The purpose of this 

program is to increase the oral and aural 

proficiency of English as a foreign 

language teachers while developing 

their speaking and listening teaching 

methods. 

U.S. public and private universities 

with graduate TESOL or Applied 

Linguistics programs meeting the 

provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 

501(c)(3) may submit proposals to 

implement the program that will 

include the following: 

1. A teacher needs analysis survey 

and English language proficiency 

assessment plan to be administered at 

the beginning and end of the online 

program; 

2. A multi-platform online distance 

education program developed in 

collaboration with selected English 

Access Microscholarship Program 

(Access) providers and designed to 

improve the oral/aural English Language 

proficiency and teaching methodologies 

of 250–350 Access and potential Access 

teachers working with 14–18 year olds; 

3. A four-week, U.S. exchange 

program for 26 of the top performing 

participants from the online courses; 

4. A five-week online follow-up 

course designed to assist the 26 teachers 

in developing and implementing 

professional development seminars for 

English teachers in their respective 

countries; 

5. The creation of an on-going online 

community via a Ning site where Access 

teachers and in-country providers can 

continue to communicate and 

collaborate. 

Access provides a foundation of 

English language skills to bright, 

economically disadvantaged 14- to 18- 

year-olds through two-year programs of 

after-school classes and intensive 

summer learning activities. Access 

students also gain an appreciation for 

U.S. culture and democratic values 

through cultural enhancement activities. 

Since its inception in 2004, over 70,000 

students in more than 85 countries have 

participated in the Access Program. 

More detailed information about each of 

the five components of this cooperative 

agreement are detailed below and in the 

Program Objectives, Goals, and 

Implementation (POGI). 

Applicant organizations should 

demonstrate a significant track record of 

conducting substantive academic 

programs for EFL educators with a 

particular emphasis on the innovative 

use of internet media and mobile-based 

technologies in the development and 

implementation of training programs, 

conducting needs assessments 

internationally with foreign partners, 

developing English language teaching 

curriculum for English learners with 

diverse levels of English language 

proficiency and managing the U.S. and 

foreign logistical and administrative 

aspects of similar programs. 

The participants in the online course 

will be selected by Access providers and 

Regional English Language Officers 

(RELOs) and will be approved by ECA/ 

A/L. Participants will be: Citizens of one 

of 6–8 ECA selected strategic countries 

in which they reside; university degree 

holders; employed as English teachers 

and have been working with 

disadvantaged 14–18 year old students 

for at least two but not more than 

approximately seven years; have no 

significant previous US travel 

experience; employed by one of the 

selected Access host institutions 

teaching Access or other secondary 

school level classes; and able to have 

regular and easy access to a computer 

with reliable broadband Internet. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority 

Overall grant making authority for 

this program is contained in the Mutual 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 

of 1961, Public Law 87–256, as 

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

enable the Government of the United 

States to increase mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of other countries * * *; 

to strengthen the ties which unite us 

with other nations by demonstrating the 

educational and cultural interests, 

developments, and achievements of the 

people of the United States and other 

nations * * * and thus to assist in the 

development of friendly, sympathetic, 

and peaceful relations between the 

United States and the other countries of 

the world.’’ The funding authority for 

the program above is provided through 

legislation. 

Purpose 

The purpose of the ATDOP is to 

improve overall English Access 

Microscholarship Program capacity to 

educate students by significantly 

enhancing the oral/aural proficiency 

and teaching practices of current and 

future Access teachers and providing 

opportunities to augment the impact of 

the course by having the program 

participants create and implement 

replicable teacher development 

seminars for other high school level 

English teachers in their countries. The 

project should also develop a selfsustaining online community for Access 

teachers and providers where ideas and 

experiences can be shared for years to 

come. 

Overview 

The online teacher development 

course and the U.S. based exchange 

component should significantly 

enhance the oral/aural proficiency and 

teaching skills needed for participants 

to confidently create and present 

seminars on practical English language 

teaching methods and American 

culture/values to other Access teachers 

in their respective countries. This 

program should expose participants to 

up-to-date methodologies for teaching 

listening and speaking to 14–18 year old 

English learners, insights into the role 

online technologies can play in English 

language learning, teaching, and 

professional development, and 

approaches to developing learnercentered activities with technology and 

electronic materials. The program 

should also include a substantive 

cultural/educational exchange 

experience in the United States. 

Program Design 

The program should be designed as an 

intensive, practically focused online 

course and exchange component for 

early career high school teachers from 

abroad. Both the online course and 

exchange component should reflect the 

participants’ previous experience, 

education, and the realities of their 

regional challenges while promoting 

strategies for participants to share their 

knowledge with course participants and 

colleagues in their home countries. 

Participants for the online teacher 

development course will be selected by 

local providers in consultation with 

RELOs at U.S. embassies and approved 

by the Office of English Language 

Programs in Washington, DC. Exchange 

component participants will be selected 

by recipient in coordination with local 

providers and approved by ECA/A/L 

and RELOs. Approximately the same 

number of participants for the online 

program and the U.S. exchange will be 

selected from each of the 6–8 

participating countries. 

ATDOP will focus on developing 

teaching skills relevant and appropriate 

to ECA/A/L’s ongoing English language 

programming efforts around the world. 

Activities should focus on enhancing 

language and teaching methodologies 

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centered teaching, authentic examples 

of American culture/values, and using 

internet based activities) for use in 

Access curricula. Selection of ATDOP 

curricula will be made by the recipient 

in consultation with select Access 

providers and RELOs and approved by 

ECA/A/L. Curricula will be based on the 

results of the needs assessment carried 

out by the recipient. 

The Department of State will retain 

full ownership of the prepared 

curriculum and all online social 

networking and mobile sites created to 

fulfill program objectives, including the 

right to print, publish, repurpose, and 

distribute all media including electronic 

media, and in all languages and 

editions. 

Program Content 

Proposals must include preliminary 

ideas regarding the structure and 

content of the online program, the 

exchange component and follow-on 

course that can be revised in light of the 

results of the participant needs analysis 

and English language proficiency 

assessment results. Possible speakers 

and trainers, site visits, ways of using 

social media, video and chat 

conferencing programs and the use of 

mobile technology should be discussed. 

The accompanying Project Objectives, 

Goals, and Implementation (POGI) 

document provides program-specific 

guidelines that all proposals must 

address fully. 

Program Dates 

It is anticipated that the cooperative 

agreement will begin on or about 

September 1, 2011, and the recipient 

should complete all post-exchange 

activities by December 31, 2012. The 

exchange program will take place 

during June/July, 2012. Please refer to 

additional program specific guidelines 

in the Program Objectives, Goals, and 

Implementation (POGI) document. 

Program Guidelines 

Under the auspices of the Cooperative 

Agreement, the Bureau’s Office of 

English Language Programs and U.S. 

embassies are substantially involved in 

ATDOP. The Bureau provides overall 

program and policy design and 

direction, with substantial involvement 

at all levels of the program while U.S. 

embassies are responsible for in-country 

aspects of the program. The roles and 

responsibilities of the Bureau include: 

• Selection of strategic countries and 

Access providers from which teachers 

will be selected; 

• Inviting RELOs and providers to 

nominate program participants; 

• Approving nominees for the online 

course and exchange component; 

• Participating in the Washington 

segment of the exchange program. 

Posts are responsible for: 

• Identifying and nominating 

program participants from their 

countries/regions in collaboration with 

providers; 

• Briefing program participants on all 

aspects of the program; 

• Monitoring and supporting the 

online segment of the program; 

• Monitoring and reporting to ECA/ 

A/L on program impact; 

• Facilitating communication 

between the recipient and program 

participants regarding exchange 

logistics (e.g. obtaining visas); and 

• Conducting post-program follow-up 

opportunities as appropriate. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

Agreement. ECA’s level of involvement 

in this program is listed under number 

I above. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2011. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$900,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: One 

(1). 

Approximate Average Award: One 

award of $900,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: September 

1, 2011. 

Anticipated Program Completion 

Date: July 31, 2013. 

Additional Information: Pending 

successful implementation of this 

program and the availability of funds in 

subsequent fiscal years, it is ECA’s 

intent to renew this cooperative 

agreement for two additional fiscal 

years, before openly competing it again. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible Applicants 

Applications may be submitted by 

public and private U.S. colleges and 

universities with a graduate TESOL or 

applied linguistics program meeting the 

provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 

501(c)(3). 

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching Funds 

There is no minimum or maximum 

percentage required for this 

competition. However, the Bureau 

encourages applicants to provide 

maximum levels of cost sharing and 

funding in support of its programs. 

When cost sharing is offered, it is 

understood and agreed that the 

applicant must provide the amount of 

cost sharing as stipulated in its proposal 

and later included in an approved 

cooperative agreement. Cost sharing 

may be in the form of allowable direct 

or indirect costs. For accountability, you 

must maintain written records to 

support all costs which are claimed as 

your contribution, as well as costs to be 

paid by the Federal government. Such 

records are subject to audit. The basis 

for determining the value of cash and 

in-kind contributions must be in 

accordance with OMB Circular A–110, 

(Revised), Subpart C.23—Cost Sharing 

and Matching. In the event you do not 

provide the minimum amount of cost 

sharing as stipulated in the approved 

budget, ECA’s contribution will be 

reduced in like proportion. 

III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements 

(a) Bureau grant guidelines require 

that organizations with fewer than four 

years experience in conducting 

international exchanges be limited to 

$60,000 in Bureau funding. ECA 

anticipates awarding one cooperative 

agreement, in an amount up to $900,000 

to support program and administrative 

costs required to implement ATDOP. 

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: (list 

requirements) or they will result in your 

proposal being declared technically 

ineligible and given no further 

consideration in the review process. 

—Eligible applicants may not submit 

more than one proposal in this 

competition. 

—If more than one proposal is received 

from the same applicant, all 

submissions will be declared 

technically ineligible and will receive 

no further consideration in the review 

process. Please note: Applicant 

organizations are defined by their 

legal name, and EIN number as stated 

on their completed SF–424 and 

additional supporting documentation 

outlined in the Proposal Submission 

Instructions (PSI) document. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

Note: Please read the complete Federal 

Register announcement before sending 

inquiries or submitting proposals. Once the 

RFGP deadline has passed, Bureau staff may 

not discuss this competition with applicants 

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IV.1. Contact Information To Request an 

Application Package 

Please contact Craig Dicker of the 

Office of English Language Programs, 

ECA/A/L, Room 4–B15, U.S. 

Department of State, SA–5, 2200 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037, 

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

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

request a Solicitation Package. Please 

refer to the Funding Opportunity 

Number ECA/A/L–11–05 located at the 

top of this announcement when making 

your request. 

Alternatively, an electronic 

application package may be obtained 

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

for further information. 

The Solicitation Package contains the 

Proposal Submission Instruction (PSI) 

document which consists of required 

application forms, and standard 

guidelines for proposal preparation. 

It also contains the Program 

Objectives, Goals and Implementation 

(POGI) document, which provides 

specific information, award criteria and 

budget instructions tailored to this 

competition. 

Please specify Craig Dicker, 

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

the Funding Opportunity Number ECA/ 

A/L–11–05 located at the top of this 

announcement on all other inquiries 

and correspondence. 

IV.2. To Download a Solicitation 

Package Via Internet 

The entire Solicitation Package may 

be downloaded from the Bureau’s Web 

site at http://exchanges.state.gov/grants/ 

open2.html or from the Grants.gov Web 

site at http://www.grants.gov. 

Please read all information before 

downloading. 

IV.3. Content and Form of Submission 

Applicants must follow all 

instructions in the Solicitation Package. 

The original and seven copies of the 

application should be submitted per the 

instructions under IV.3f. ‘‘Application 

Deadline and Methods of Submission’’ 

section below. 

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

and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number to 

apply for a grant or cooperative 

agreement from the U.S. Government. 

This number is a nine-digit 

identification number, which uniquely 

identifies business entities. Obtaining a 

DUNS number is easy and there is no 

charge. To obtain a DUNS number, 

access http:// 

www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1– 

866–705–5711. Please ensure that your 

DUNS number is included in the 

appropriate box of the SF–424 which is 

part of the formal application package. 

IV.3b. All proposals must contain an 

executive summary, proposal narrative 

and budget. 

Please Refer to the Solicitation 

Package. It contains the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

document and the Program Objectives, 

Goals and Implementation (POGI) 

document for additional formatting and 

technical requirements. 

IV.3c. All federal award recipients 

and sub-recipients must maintain 

current registrations in the Central 

Contractor Registration (CCR) database 

and have a Dun and Bradstreet Data 

Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

number. Recipients and sub-recipients 

must maintain accurate and up-to-date 

information in the CCR until all 

program and financial activity and 

reporting have been completed. All 

entities must review and update the 

information at least annually after the 

initial registration and more frequently 

if required information changes or 

another award is granted. You must 

have nonprofit status with the IRS at the 

time of application. Please note: 

Effective January 7, 2009, all applicants 

for ECA federal assistance awards must 

include in their application the names 

of directors and/or senior executives 

(current officers, trustees, and key 

employees, regardless of amount of 

compensation). In fulfilling this 

requirement, applicants must submit 

information in one of the following 

ways: 

(1) Those who file Internal Revenue 

Service Form 990, ‘‘Return of 

Organization Exempt From Income 

Tax,’’ must include a copy of relevant 

portions of this form. 

(2) Those who do not file IRS Form 

990 must submit information above in 

the format of their choice. 

In addition to final program reporting 

requirements, award recipients will also 

be required to submit a one-page 

document, derived from their program 

reports, listing and describing their 

grant activities. For award recipients, 

the names of directors and/or senior 

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 

Office of Citizen Exchanges of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs is the official program sponsor of 

the exchange program covered by this 

RFGP, and an employee of the Bureau 

will be the ‘‘Responsible Officer’’ for the 

program under the terms of 22 CFR part 

62, which covers the administration of 

the Exchange Visitor Program (J visa 

program). Under the terms of 22 CFR 

part 62, organizations receiving awards 

(either a grant or cooperative agreement) 

under this RFGP will be third parties 

‘‘cooperating with or assisting the 

sponsor in the conduct of the sponsor’s 

program.’’ The actions of recipient 

organizations shall be ‘‘imputed to the 

sponsor in evaluating the sponsor’s 

compliance with’’ 22 CFR part 62. 

Therefore, the Bureau expects that any 

organization receiving an award under 

this competition will render all 

assistance necessary to enable the 

Bureau to fully comply with 22 CFR 

part 62 et seq. 

The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs places critically 

important emphases on the secure and 

proper administration of Exchange 

Visitor (J visa) Programs and adherence 

by recipient organizations and program 

participants to all regulations governing 

the J visa program status. Therefore, 

proposals should explicitly state in 

writing that the applicant is prepared to 

assist the Bureau in meeting all 

requirements governing the 

administration of Exchange Visitor 

Programs as set forth in 22 CFR part 62. 

If your organization has experience as a 

designated Exchange Visitor Program 

Sponsor, the applicant should discuss 

their record of compliance with 22 CFR 

part 62 et seq., including the oversight 

of their Responsible Officers and 

Alternate Responsible Officers, 

screening and selection of program 

participants, provision of pre-arrival 

information and orientation to 

participants, monitoring of participants, 

proper maintenance and security of 

forms, record-keeping, reporting and 

other requirements. 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of 

ECA will be responsible for issuing DS– 


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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. 

IV.3d.2. Diversity, Freedom and 

Democracy Guidelines. Pursuant to the 

Bureau’s authorizing legislation, 

programs must maintain a non-political 

character and should be balanced and 

representative of the diversity of 

American political, social, and cultural 

life. ‘‘Diversity’’ should be interpreted in 

the broadest sense and encompass 

differences including, but not limited to 

ethnicity, race, gender, religion, 

geographic location, socio-economic 

status, and disabilities. Applicants are 

strongly encouraged to adhere to the 

advancement of this principle both in 

program administration and in program 

content. Please refer to the review 

criteria under the ‘‘Support for 

Diversity’’ section for specific 

suggestions on incorporating diversity 

into your proposal. Public Law 104–319 

provides that ‘‘in carrying out programs 

of educational and cultural exchange in 

countries whose people do not fully 

enjoy freedom and democracy,’’ the 

Bureau ‘‘shall take appropriate steps to 

provide opportunities for participation 

in such programs to human rights and 

democracy leaders of such countries.’’ 

Public Law 106—113 requires that the 

governments of the countries described 

above do not have inappropriate 

influence in the selection process. 

Proposals should reflect advancement of 

these goals in their program contents, to 

the full extent deemed feasible. 

IV.3d.3. Program Monitoring and 

Evaluation Proposals must include a 

plan to monitor and evaluate the 

Program’s success, both as the activities 

unfold and at the end of the program. 

The Bureau recommends that your 

proposal include a draft survey 

questionnaire or other technique plus a 

description of a methodology to use to 

link outcomes to original Program 

objectives. The Bureau expects that the 

recipient will track participants or 

partners and be able to respond to key 

evaluation questions, including 

satisfaction with the program, learning 

as a result of the program, changes in 

behavior as a result of the program, and 

effects of the program on institutions 

(institutions in which participants work 

or partner institutions). The evaluation 

plan should include indicators that 

measure gains in mutual understanding 

as well as substantive knowledge. 

Successful monitoring and evaluation 

depend heavily on setting clear goals 

and outcomes at the outset of a program. 

Your evaluation plan should include a 

description of your Program’s 

objectives, your anticipated Program 

outcomes, and how and when you 

intend to measure these outcomes 

(performance indicators). The more that 

outcomes are ‘‘smart’’ (specific, 

measurable, attainable, results-oriented, 

and placed in a reasonable time frame), 

the easier it will be to conduct the 

evaluation. You should also show how 

your Program objectives link to the goals 

of the program described in this RFGP. 

Your monitoring and evaluation plan 

should clearly distinguish between 

program outputs and outcomes. Outputs 

are products and services delivered, 

often stated as an amount. Output 

information is important to show the 

scope or size of Program activities, but 

it cannot substitute for information 

about progress towards outcomes or the 

results achieved. Examples of outputs 

include the number of people trained or 

the number of seminars conducted. 

Outcomes, in contrast, represent 

specific results a Program is intended to 

achieve and is usually measured as an 

extent of change. Findings on outputs 

and outcomes should both be reported, 

but the focus should be on outcomes. 

We encourage you to assess the 

following four levels of outcomes, as 

they relate to the program goals set out 

in the RFGP (listed here in increasing 

order of importance): 

1. Participant satisfaction with the 

program and exchange experience. 

2. Participant learning, such as 

increased knowledge, aptitude, skills, 

and changed understanding and 

attitude. Learning includes both 

substantive (subject-specific) learning 

and mutual understanding. 

3. Participant behavior, concrete 

actions to apply knowledge in work or 

community; greater participation and 

responsibility in civic organizations; 

interpretation and explanation of 

experiences and new knowledge gained; 

continued contacts between 

participants, community members, and 

others. 

4. Institutional changes, such as 

increased collaboration and 

partnerships, policy reforms, new 

programming, and organizational 

improvements. 

Please note: Consideration should be given 

to the appropriate timing of data collection 

for each level of outcome. For example, 

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

institutional changes are normally 

considered longer-term outcomes. 

Overall, the quality of your 

monitoring and evaluation plan will be 

judged on how well it (1) specifies 

intended outcomes; (2) gives clear 

descriptions of how each outcome will 

be measured; (3) identifies when 

particular outcomes will be measured; 

and (4) provides a clear description of 

the data collection strategies for each 

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

focus groups). (Please note that 

evaluation plans that deal only with the 

first level of outcomes [satisfaction] will 

be deemed less competitive under the 

present evaluation criteria.) 

The recipient will be required to 

provide reports analyzing their 

evaluation findings to the Bureau in 

their regular program reports. All data 

collected, including survey responses 

and contact information, must be 

maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

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

staffing: Please provide a staffing plan 

which outlines the responsibilities of 

each staff person and explains which 

staff member will be accountable for 

each program responsibility. The Office 

of English Programs requests that 

several members of the staff be well 

versed in current methodology of 

teaching English as a foreign language, 

preferably holding an advanced degree 

in Teaching English as a Foreign 

Language (TEFL), applied linguistics or 

a related field. In depth knowledge of 

best practices in the English language 

teaching (ELT) field is preferable. 

Wherever possible please streamline 

administrative processes. 

IV.3e. Please take the following 

information into consideration when 

preparing your budget: 

IV.3e.1. Applicants must submit SF– 

424A—‘‘Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs’’ along with a 

comprehensive budget for the entire 

program. The budget request from ECA 

should not exceed $900,000, including 

all administrative costs. There must be 

a summary budget as well as 

breakdowns reflecting both 

administrative and program budgets for 

host campus and foreign teacher 

involvement in the program. Applicants 

may provide separate sub-budgets for 

each program component, phase, 

location, or activity to provide 

clarification. 

The summary and detailed 

administrative and program budgets 

should be accompanied by a narrative 

which provides a brief rationale for each 

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estimating appropriate average 

maintenance allowance levels and 

tuition costs (as applicable) for the 

participants, and the number that can be 

accommodated at the levels proposed. 

The total administrative costs funded by 

the Bureau must be reasonable and 

appropriate. 

IV.3e.2. Allowable costs for the 

program and additional budget guidance 

are outlined in detail in the POGI 

document. Please refer to the 

Solicitation Package for complete 

budget guidelines and formatting 

instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission: 

Application Deadline Date: June 4, 

2011. 

Reference Number: ECA/A/L–11–05. 

Methods of Submission: Applications 

may be submitted in one of two ways: 

(1) In hard-copy, via a nationally 

recognized overnight delivery service 

(i.e., DHL, Federal Express, UPS, 

Airborne Express, or U.S. Postal Service 

Express Overnight Mail, etc.), or 

(2) electronically through http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

Along with the Program Title, all 

applicants must enter the above 

Reference Number in Box 11 on the SF– 

424 contained in the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

of the solicitation document. 

IV.3f.1. Submitting Printed 

Applications: 

Applications must be shipped no later 

than the above deadline. Delivery 

services used by applicants must have 

in-place, centralized shipping 

identification and tracking systems that 

may be accessed via the Internet and 

delivery people who are identifiable by 

commonly recognized uniforms and 

delivery vehicles. Proposals shipped on 

or before the above deadline but 

received at ECA more than seven days 

after the deadline will be ineligible for 

further consideration under this 

competition. Proposals shipped after the 

established deadlines are ineligible for 

consideration under this competition. 

ECA will not notify you upon receipt of 

application. It is each applicant’s 

responsibility to ensure that each 

package is marked with a legible 

tracking number and to monitor/confirm 

delivery to ECA via the Internet. 

Delivery of proposal packages may not 

be made via local courier service or in 

person for this competition. Faxed 

documents will not be accepted at any 

time. Only proposals submitted as 

stated above will be considered. 

Important note: When preparing your 

submission please make sure to include one 

extra copy of the completed SF–424 form and 

place it in an envelope addressed to ‘‘ECA/ 

EX/PM’’. 

The original and nine (9) copies of the 

application should be sent to: U.S. 

Department of State, Program 

Management Division, ECA–IIP/EX/PM, 

Ref.: ECA/A/L–11–05 SA–5, Floor 4, 

Department of State, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20037. 

Applicants submitting hard-copy 

applications must also submit the 

‘‘Executive Summary’’ and ‘‘Proposal 

Narrative’’ sections of the proposal in 

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

IV.3f.2. Submitting Electronic 

Applications: Applicants have the 

option of submitting proposals 

electronically through Grants.gov 

(http://www.grants.gov). Complete 

solicitation packages are available at 

Grants.gov in the ‘‘Find’’ portion of the 

system. Please follow the instructions 

available in the ‘Get Started’ portion of 

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

GetStarted). 

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. 

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 

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. 

Applicants will receive a 

confirmation e-mail from grants.gov 

upon the successful submission of an 

application. ECA will not notify you 

upon receipt of electronic applications. 

It is the responsibility of all 

applicants submitting proposals via the 

Grants.gov web portal to ensure that 

proposals have been received by 

Grants.gov in their entirety, and ECA 

bears no responsibility for data errors 

resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes. 

IV.3g. Intergovernmental Review of 

Applications: Executive Order 12372 

does not apply to this program. 

V. Application Review Information 

V.1. Review Process 

The Bureau will review all proposals 

for technical eligibility. Proposals will 

be deemed ineligible if they do not fully 

adhere to the guidelines stated herein 

and in the Solicitation Package. All 

eligible proposals will be reviewed by 

the program office. Eligible proposals 

will be subject to compliance with 

Federal and Bureau regulations and 

guidelines and forwarded to Bureau 

grant panels for advisory review. 

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 

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agreement) resides with the Bureau’s 

Grants Officer. 

Review Criteria 

Technically eligible applications will 

be competitively reviewed according to 

the criteria stated below. These criteria 

are not rank ordered and all carry equal 

weight in the proposal evaluation: 

1. Quality of Program Plan and Ability 

to Achieve Program Objectives: 

Proposals should exhibit originality, 

innovation, substance, precision, and 

relevance to the Bureau’s mission as 

well as the objectives of ATDOP. It 

should include an effective, feasible 

plan and clearly demonstrate how the 

institution will meet the program’s 

objectives. A detailed agenda and 

relevant work plan should demonstrate 

substantive undertakings and logistical 

capacity. 

2. Multiplier effect/impact: The 

proposed program should strengthen 

long-term mutual understanding, 

including maximum sharing of 

information and establishment of longterm institutional and individual 

linkages. 

3. Support for Diversity: Proposals 

should demonstrate substantive support 

of the Bureau’s policy on diversity. 

Achievable and relevant features should 

be cited in both program administration 

(selection of speakers, program venue 

and program evaluation) and program 

content (orientation and wrap-up 

sessions, program meetings, resource 

materials and follow-up activities). 

4. Institutional Capacity and Record: 

Proposals should demonstrate an 

institutional record of successful 

exchange programs, including 

responsible fiscal management and full 

compliance with all reporting 

requirements for past Bureau grants as 

determined by Bureau Grants Staff. The 

Bureau will consider the past 

performance of prior recipients and the 

demonstrated potential of new 

applicants. The successful proposal will 

demonstrate the organization’s 

experience in international educational 

exchange, intensive asynchronous and 

synchronous online programs, and 

teaching English as a foreign language 

methodology. 

5. Follow-up and Follow-on Activities: 

Proposals should discuss provisions 

made for follow-up with returned 

participants as a means of establishing 

longer-term individual and institutional 

linkages. Proposals also should provide 

a plan for continued follow-on activity 

(without Bureau support) ensuring that 

the Bureau supported programs are not 

isolated events. Proposals also should 

include a plan for tracking and 

maintaining updated lists of all alumni. 

These lists should be made available to 

ECA/A/L and the Office of Alumni 

Affairs. 

6. Program Evaluation: Proposals 

should discuss provisions to 

quantifiably evaluate the program’s 

success, both as the activities unfold 

and at the end of the program. A draft 

survey questionnaire or other technique 

plus description of a methodology to 

use to link outcomes to original program 

objectives is recommended. 

7. Cost-effectiveness and Cost 

Sharing: The overhead and 

administrative components of the 

proposal, including salaries and 

honoraria, should be kept as low as 

possible. All other items should be 

necessary and appropriate. Proposals 

should maximize cost-sharing through 

other private sector support as well as 

institutional direct funding 

contributions. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1a. Award Notices 

Final awards cannot be made until 

funds have been appropriated by 

Congress, allocated and committed 

through internal Bureau procedures. 

Successful applicants will receive an 

Federal Assistance Award (FAA) from 

the Bureau’s Grants Office. The FAA 

and the original cooperative agreement 

proposal with subsequent modifications 

(if applicable) shall be the only binding 

authorizing document between the 

recipient and the U.S. Government. The 

FAA will be signed by an authorized 

Grants Officer, and mailed to the 

recipient’s responsible officer identified 

in the application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

VI.2. Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements 

Terms and Conditions for the 

Administration of ECA agreements 

include the following: 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Nonprofit Organizations.’’ 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions.’’ 

OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

State, Local and Indian Governments’’. 

OMB Circulr No. A–110 (Revised), 

Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Grants and 

Agreements with Institutiions of 

Higher Education, Hospitals, and 

other Nonprofit Organizations. 

OMB Circular No. A–102, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants-in-Aid to State and Local 

Governments. 

OMB Circular No. A–133, Audits of 

States, Local Government, and Nonprofit Organizations. 

Please reference the following Web 

sites for additional information: 

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

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

grantsdiv/terms.htm#articleI. 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements 

You must provide ECA with a hard 

copy original plus one copy of the 

following reports: 

(1) Quarterly program and financial 

reports; 

(2) A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

(3) A concise, one-page final program 

report summarizing program outcomes 

no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award. This one-page 

report will be transmitted to OMB, and 

be made available to the public via 

OMB’s USAspending.gov website—as 

part of ECA’s Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA) reporting requirements; 

(4) A SF–PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress 

Report’’ Cover Sheet with all program 

reports. 

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 Federal Assistance 

Award. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Craig Dicker, 

Office of English Language Programs, 

ECA/A/L, Room 4–B015, ECA/A/L, U.S. 

Department of State, SA–5, 2200 C 

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

202–632–9277; Fax: 202–632–9464, 

DickerCL@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/A/L– 

11–05. Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries 

or submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may 

not discuss this competition with 

applicants until the proposal review 

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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: May 3, 2011. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–11421 Filed 5–9–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7450] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals; Teacher Exchange Program 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

A/S/X–12–01. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.408. 

Key Dates: Application Deadline: June 

23, 2011. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Global Educational Programs of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA), U.S. Department of State, 

announces an open competition for 

three assistance awards to administer 

components of the Office’s Teacher 

Exchange Program in Fiscal Year 2012. 

Public and private non-profit 

organizations or consortia or other 

combinations of eligible organizations 

meeting the provisions described in 

Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) 

may submit proposals to cooperate with 

the Bureau in the administration of the 

teacher exchange programs as 

categorized below. To facilitate effective 

communication between ECA’s Teacher 

Exchange Branch (ECA/A/S/X) and the 

organization(s) cooperating on these 

programs, applicant organizations 

should have offices and staffs located in 

Washington, DC at the time of 

application. 

In recent years, the Bureau has 

revised and diversified its programming 

for teachers consistent with the Bureau’s 

emphasis on reaching younger and 

underserved, non-elite populations, 

given the influence teachers can have on 

these populations in classrooms in the 

U.S. and around the world. This 

Request for Grant Proposals is part of an 

effort to reinforce the Bureau’s 

engagement with primary and 

secondary school educators and to 

present a range of teacher program 

opportunities to potential applicant 

organizations, which may submit 

proposals to administer and implement 

one, two, or all three clusters of the 

following FY 2012 Teacher Exchange 

Programs as outlined below 

(organizations must submit a separate 

proposal for each cluster for which they 

apply): Cluster A: The Fulbright 

Classroom Teacher Exchanges and the 

Distinguished Fulbright Awards in 

Teaching; Cluster B: Professional 

Development Programs for International 

and U.S. Teachers; and/or Cluster C: the 

Educational Seminars, the Intensive 

Summer Language Institutes, and the 

Teachers of Critical Languages Program. 

Details about these program components 

are provided under the Funding 

Opportunity Description section of this 

document and in the Project Objectives, 

Goals, and Implementation (POGI) 

document associated with this 

solicitation. Proposals should reflect a 

vision for the program, interpreting the 

goals of the Fulbright-Hays Act and the 

Teacher Exchange Program with 

creativity, as well as providing 

innovative ideas and recommendations. 

The cooperating organization(s) for 

each cluster will have responsibility for 

program administration, which includes 

the following broad categories: Program 

planning and management; participant 

placement; orientation and preparation 

of participants and host/mentor 

educators; enrichment activities; 

participant supervision and support 

services; fiscal management and 

budgeting; program reporting and 

evaluation (including ad hoc program 

and financial reports as requested by the 

Teacher Exchange Branch); and alumni 

programming and follow-on activities. 

Proposals should include schedules and 

timelines for notifying ECA, overseas 

partners, and participants of recruitment 

cycles, placements, travel arrangements 

and cross-cultural and program 

information in a timely manner. 

Programs must comply with J–1 visa 

regulations. Teacher exchange 

participants in the U.S. and abroad 

should be identified through open, 

merit-based competitions. 

Although the amount that will be 

available to support these programs in 

FY 2012 has not yet been determined, 

for planning purposes the total amount 

of funding that may be available to 

cover administrative and program costs 

of these programs will be up to 

$14,800,000. The amounts listed for 

each program are provided below to 

enable applicant organizations to 

prepare budgets for planning purposes 

and are subject to change. More specific 

information for each program is 

provided below and in the Project 

Objectives, Goals, and Implementation 

(POGI) document. All awards are 

pending availability of FY 2012 funds. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority 

Overall grant making authority for 

this program is contained in the Mutual 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 

of 1961, Public Law 87–256, as 

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

enable the Government of the United 

States to increase mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of other countries * * *; 

to strengthen the ties which unite us 

with other nations by demonstrating the 

educational and cultural interests, 

developments, and achievements of the 

people of the United States and other 

nations * * * and thus to assist in the 

development of friendly, sympathetic 

and peaceful relations between the 

United States and the other countries of 

the world.’’ The funding authority for 

the program above is provided through 

legislation. 

Purpose 

The purpose of the program is to 

improve mutual understanding among 

teachers, school administrators, and 

their schools and communities in the 

U.S. and abroad through professional 

development and exchange. Teacher 

exchanges support the 

internationalization of schools and 

classrooms, increase the quality of 

classroom instruction, expand the 

knowledge of students and communities 

about global issues and cultures, and 

improve knowledge of English and 

foreign languages. Teacher exchanges 

also encourage the professional 

development of teachers by broadening 

their familiarity with approaches to 

their subjects, pedagogical methods, and 

instructional technologies. 

Applicant organizations may propose 

to administer and implement one, two, 

or all three clusters of the following 

teacher exchange program components. 

Cluster A 

The Presidentially appointed J. 

William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship 


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