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24 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.24

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2330 Filed 2–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6892] 

Lifting of Nonproliferation Measures 

Against One Russian Entity 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: A determination has been 

made, pursuant to Section 6 of 

Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 

1994, as amended, to remove 

nonproliferation measures on one 

Russian entity. 

DATES: Effective Date: February 4, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela K. Durham, Office of Missile 

Threat Reduction, Bureau of 

International Security and 

Nonproliferation, Department of State 

(202–647–4930). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the authorities vested in the President 

by the Constitution and the laws of the 

United States of America, including the 

International Emergency Economic 

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 

(‘‘IEEPA’’), the National Emergencies Act 

(50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the Arms 

Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 

seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United 

States Code, and Section 6 of Executive 

Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, as 

amended, a determination was made on 

January 26, 2010, that it is in the foreign 

policy and national security interests of 

the United States to remove the 

restrictions imposed pursuant to 

Sections 4(b), 4(c), and 4(d) of the 

Executive Order on the following 

Russian entity, its sub-units and 

successors: 

1. Baltic State Technical University. 

These restrictions were imposed on 

July 30, 1998 (see 63 FR 42089). 

Dated: January 29, 2010. 

C.S. Eliot Kang, 

Acting Assistant Secretary of State for 

International Security and Nonproliferation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2418 Filed 2–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–27–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 6889] 

Meeting of the United States-Peru 

Environmental Affairs Council 

ACTION: Notice of the meeting of the 

U.S.-Peru Environmental Affairs 

Council and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State and 

the Office of the United States Trade 

Representative (USTR) are providing 

notice that the United States and Peru 

intend to hold the first meeting of the 

Environmental Affairs Council (the 

‘‘Council’’) in Washington, DC, on 

February 17, 2010. This body was 

created pursuant to Chapter 18 

(Environment) of the United States-Peru 

Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). A 

public information session will be held 

on February 17th, at 2:45 p.m., in room 

1107 at the U.S. Department of State, 

2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20520. If you would like to attend the 

session, please send the following 

information to Jacqueline Tront at the 

fax number or email address listed 

below under the heading ADDRESSES: (1) 

Your name, (2) your date of birth, and 

(3) the number of a valid identification 

card that a government has issued to 

you. 

The purpose of the Council meeting is 

detailed below under Supplementary 

Information. The meeting agenda will 

include an overview of Chapter 18 and 

review of its implementation, a progress 

report on implementation of the Annex 

on Forest Sector Governance (Annex 

18.3.4), and consideration and 

discussion of implementation of the 

U.S.-Peru Environmental Cooperation 

Agreement (ECA). 

The Department of State and USTR 

invite interested organizations and 

members of the public to submit written 

comments or suggestions regarding 

agenda items and to attend the public 

session. 

In preparing comments, we encourage 

submitters to refer to: 

• Chapter 18 of the PTPA, including 

Annex 18.3.4. 

• The Final Environmental Review of 

the PTPA. 

• The ECA. 

These documents are available at: 

http://www.ustr.gov and http:// 

www.state.gov/g/oes/env/trade/peru/ 

index.htm. 

DATES: The public session of the 

Council meeting is to be held on 

February 17, 2010, 2:45 p.m. in 

Washington, DC. To be assured of 

timely consideration, comments and 

suggestions are requested in writing no 

later than February 14, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments or 

suggestions should be submitted to 

both: 

(1) Jacqueline Tront, Office of 

Environmental Policy, Bureau of 

Oceans, International Environmental, 

and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department 

of State, by electronic mail at 

trontjm@state.gov with the subject line 

‘‘U.S.-Peru EAC Meeting’’ or by fax to 

(202) 647–5947; and 

(2) Mara M. Burr, Deputy Assistant 

United States Trade Representative for 

Environment and Natural Resources, 

Office of the United States Trade 

Representative by electronic mail at 

mburr@ustr.eop.gov with the subject 

line ‘‘U.S.-Peru EAC Meeting’’ or by fax 

to (202) 395–9517. 

Persons with access to the Internet 

may also view and comment on this 

notice by going to the U.S. Government 

Regulations.gov Web site at http:// 

regulations.gov/index.cfm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jacqueline Tront, Telephone (202) 647– 

4750 or Mara M. Burr, Telephone (202) 

395–7320. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States-Peru TPA entered into 

force on February 1, 2009. Article 18.6 

of the TPA establishes an 

Environmental Affairs Council, which is 

required to meet at least once a year to 

discuss the implementation of, and 

progress under, Chapter 18. Chapter 18 

requires that meetings of the Council 

include a public session, unless the 

Parties otherwise agree. 

At the upcoming meeting of the 

Council, the Council will review the 

status of implementation of Chapter 18 

and assess the progress on 

implementing the Annex on Forest 

Sector Governance (Annex 18.3.4). The 

public is advised to refer to the State 

Department Web site at http:// 

www.state.gov/g/oes/env/trade/peru/ 

index.htm and the USTR Web site at 

http://www.USTR.gov for further 

information. 

Dated: February 1, 2010. 

Willem H. Brakel, 

Acting Director, Office of Environmental 

Policy, Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6893] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Indonesia-U.S. Youth 

Leadership Program 

Announcement Type: New Grant. 


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Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/PY–10–28. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415. 

Application Deadline: March 31, 

2010. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs 

Division, of the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs announces an open 

competition for the Indonesia-U.S. 

Youth Leadership Program. Public and 

private non-profit organizations meeting 

the provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 

501(c)(3) may submit proposals for a 

reciprocal exchange program between 

Indonesia and the United States. 

Applicants should plan to recruit and 

select between 24 and 34 youth and 

adult participants in Indonesia and in 

the United States and to provide the 

participants with a three-week exchange 

program in the partner country. The 

exchange activities will focus broadly 

on the themes of civic rights and 

responsibilities, leadership, respect for 

diversity, and community activism, and 

specifically on the theme of the 

environment. Activities will be geared 

toward preparing participants to 

conduct projects at home that serve a 

community need. 

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 

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 Indonesia-U.S. Youth 

Leadership Program enables teenagers 

(ages 15–17) and adult educators to 

participate in intensive, thematic, threeweek-long exchanges in the United 

States and in Indonesia. Exchange 

activities must focus broadly on civic 

rights and responsibilities, leadership, 

respect for diversity, and community 

activism. The specific theme of the 

environment will be used as a tool to 

illustrate those concepts. Participants 

will be engaged in a variety of activities 

such as workshops, community and/or 

school-based programs, cultural 

activities, seminars and other activities 

designed to achieve the project’s stated 

goals and objectives. Ample 

opportunities for American and 

Indonesian participants to interact with 

each other will be included. 

The goals of the program are: 

(1) To promote mutual understanding 

between the United States and the 

people of Indonesia; 

(2) To develop a sense of civic 

responsibility and commitment to 

community development among youth; 

(3) To develop a cadre of community 

activists who will share their knowledge 

and skills with their peers through 

positive action; and 

(4) To foster relationships among 

youth from different ethnic, religious, 

and national groups. 

Program Objective: To introduce 

students and educators to the host 

country’s principles of democracy, civil 

society, diversity, and youth leadership, 

with an additional focus on 

volunteerism/community activism and 

peer education on environmental issues. 

Applicants should identify their own 

specific objectives and measurable 

outcomes based on these program goals 

and the project specifications provided 

in this solicitation. 

Applicants must demonstrate their 

capacity for doing projects of this 

nature, focusing on three areas of 

competency: (1) Provision of programs 

that address the goals and themes 

outlined in this document; (2) ageappropriate programming for youth; and 

(3) previous experience working with 

Indonesia. In addition to their U.S. 

presence, applicants, or their partner 

organizations, need to have the 

necessary capacity in Indonesia to 

recruit and select Indonesian 

participants for the program and to 

provide follow-on activities for them, 

and to provide a content-rich exchange 

program for the American participants. 

The partner organization must have a 

functioning office in Indonesia and an 

established track record of working with 

youth or on issues in Indonesian 

education. The representative(s) in 

Indonesia should have an active role in 

the preparation of the proposal 

submitted in response to this RFGP. 

Guidelines: The grant will begin on or 

about August 1, 2010. The grant period 

will be approximately 16 to 20 months 

in duration, according to the applicant’s 

program plan. Applicants should 

propose the timing of the two threeweek exchanges (one to each country), 

which will take place between March 

and August 2011. Dates may be shifted 

by the mutual agreement of the 

Department and the grant recipient. 

In pursuit of the goals outlined above, 

the program will include the following: 

• Recruitment and selection of a 

diverse group of youth and adult 

educators in Indonesia and in the 

United States. 

• Pre-departure and arrival 

orientations. 

• Design and planning of exchange 

activities in the United States and in 

Indonesia that provide a creative and 

substantive program on the specified 

themes and offer a thorough 

introduction to the host country’s 

culture. 

• Logistical arrangements, including 

homestay arrangements and other 

accommodations, provisions for 

religious observance, disbursement of 

stipends, local travel, and travel 

between sites. 

• Monitoring of the participants’ 

safety and well-being while on the 

exchange. 

• Follow-on activities in the 

participants’ home countries designed 

to reinforce the ideas and skills 

imparted during the exchange program. 

Recruitment and Selection: Once a 

grant is awarded, the grant recipient 

must consult with the Public Affairs 

Section at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta 

and with the ECA program officer to 

review a recruitment and participant 

selection plan. Organizers must strive 

for regional and ethnic diversity within 

both Indonesia and the United States. 

Small groups of participants should be 

from the same town or region so that 

they can support one another in their 

projects upon their return home. The 

Department of State and/or its overseas 

representatives reserve final approval of 

all selected delegations. 

Participants: Within the range of 24 to 

34, an applicant should present the 

number of participants it expects to be 

able to accommodate based on its 

program design and budget. The Bureau 

wants a greater number of Indonesians 

than Americans to travel, as presented 

in the ranges below. Additional 

American participants may be included 

if supported by other sources of 

funding, but they must complete the 

same screening process for suitability as 

an exchange participant as the grantfunded participants do. The ratio of 

students to educators should be 

approximately 6:1. 

The Indonesian participants will be 

18 to 24 students and educators selected 

from a variety of schools—public 

(secular) schools, pesantrens (Islamic 

boarding schools), and non-Islamic 

parochial schools. Fluency in English 

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selection, but some beginning English 

skills are desirable to enhance 

interaction with American peers. For 

educational activities, the grant 

recipient should be prepared to provide 

interpretation services appropriate to 

the project. 

The American participants will be 6 

to 10 high school students and 

educators that represent the diversity of 

the United States and who demonstrate 

an interest in Indonesia and the project 

themes. 

Criteria for selection of all 

participants will be leadership skills, an 

interest in service to the community, 

strong academic and social skills, 

overall composure, and openness and 

flexibility. It is desirable that 2–4 

participants attend or teach at the same 

school or live in the same community so 

that they can support each other upon 

return. 

Exchange Activities: The exchanges 

may take place in one or two 

communities and should offer the 

participants exposure to the variety of 

lifestyles in the United States and 

Indonesia. The program should focus 

primarily on interactive activities, 

practical experiences, and other handson opportunities to learn about the 

fundamentals of a civil society, 

community service, tolerance and 

respect for diversity, and on building 

leadership skills. Suggestions include 

simulations and leadership training 

exercises plus other activities that reveal 

various aspects of the host country, such 

as group dialogues with peers, volunteer 

service projects, visits with community 

and government leaders, or a review of 

the role of the media. Visits to different 

types of educational institutions, such 

as pesantrans in Indonesia, should be a 

component of each exchange. In both 

the United States and Indonesia, 

homestays with local families must be 

arranged for a significant portion of the 

exchange period. All programming 

should include peers from the host 

country wherever possible. Cultural and 

recreational activities will balance the 

schedule. Please see the POGI for more 

details. 

The American and Indonesian 

delegations should have an opportunity 

to meet and interact with each other for 

approximately one week. Applicants are 

urged to present creative plans for 

activities that will foster interaction 

between these participants. 

Given the youth of the participants, 

the grant recipient will be required to 

provide proper staff supervision and 

facilitation to ensure that the Indonesian 

and American teenagers have safe and 

pedagogically robust programs while 

visiting the other country. Staff, along 

with the adult participants, will need to 

assist youth with cultural adjustments, 

to provide societal context to enhance 

learning, and to counsel students as 

needed. Applicants should describe 

their plans to meet these requirements 

in their proposals. 

Follow-on Activities: The grant 

recipient is required to offer follow-on 

activities for the exchange alumni, 

particularly in facilitating continued 

engagement among the participants, 

advising and supporting them in the 

implementation of their community 

service projects, and offering 

opportunities to reinforce the lessons 

and themes of the exchange. Applicants 

should present creative and effective 

ways to address the project themes, for 

both program participants and their 

peers, as a means to amplify the 

program impact. Follow-up visits with 

alumni by project staff or trainers are 

recommended. 

Proposals must demonstrate how the 

stated objectives will be met. The 

proposal narrative should provide 

detailed information on the major 

program activities, and applicants 

should explain and justify their 

programmatic choices. Programs must 

comply with J–1 visa regulations. Please 

be sure to refer to the complete 

Solicitation Package—this RFGP, the 

Project Objectives, Goals, and 

Implementation (POGI), and the 

Proposal Submission Instructions 

(PSI)—for further information. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Grant Agreement. 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2010. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$275,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 

One. 

Anticipated Award Date: August 1, 

2010. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

16–20 months after start date, to be 

specified by applicant based on project 

plan. 

Additional Information: Pending 

successful implementation of the project 

and the availability of funds in 

subsequent fiscal years, ECA reserves 

the right to renew grants for up to two 

additional fiscal years before openly 

competing grants under this program 

again. 

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 USC 501(c)(3). 

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching Funds: 

There is no minimum or maximum 

percentage required for this 

competition. However, the Bureau 

encourages applicants to provide 

maximum levels of cost sharing and 

funding in support of its programs. 

When cost sharing is offered, it is 

understood and agreed that the 

applicant must provide the amount of 

cost sharing as stipulated in its proposal 

and later included in an approved 

agreement. Cost sharing may be in the 

form of allowable direct or indirect 

costs. For accountability, you must 

maintain written records to support all 

costs which are claimed as your 

contribution, as well as costs to be paid 

by the Federal government. Such 

records are subject to audit. The basis 

for determining the value of cash and 

in-kind contributions must be in 

accordance with OMB Circular A–110, 

(Revised), Subpart C.23—Cost Sharing 

and Matching. In the event you do not 

provide the minimum amount of cost 

sharing as stipulated in the approved 

budget, ECA’s contribution will be 

reduced in like proportion. 

III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements: 

Bureau grant guidelines require that 

organizations with less than four years 

experience in conducting international 

exchanges be limited to $60,000 in 

Bureau funding. ECA anticipates 

making one award, in an amount up to 

$275,000 to support the program and 

administrative costs required to 

implement this exchange program. 

Therefore, organizations with less than 

four years experience in conducting 

international exchanges are ineligible to 

apply under this competition. The 

Bureau encourages applicants to 

provide maximum levels of cost sharing 

and funding in support of its programs. 

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, SA–5, 3rd Floor, U.S. Department 

of State, Washington, DC 20522–0503, 

Tel (202) 632–6434, E-mail 

HollySR@state.gov to request a 

Solicitation Package. Please refer to the 

Funding Opportunity Number ECA/PE/ 

C/PY–10–28 when making your request. 

Alternatively, an electronic application 

package may be obtained from 

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

further information. 


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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 ECA/PE/C/PY–10– 

28 on all other inquiries and 

correspondence. 

IV.2. To Download a Solicitation 

Package Via Internet: The entire 

Solicitation Package may be 

downloaded from the Bureau’s Web site 

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

open2.html, or from the Grants.gov Web 

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

read all information before 

downloading. 

IV.3. Content and Form of 

Submission: Applicants must follow all 

instructions in the Solicitation Package. 

The application should be submitted 

per the instructions under IV.3f. 

‘‘Application Deadline and Methods of 

Submission’’ section below. 

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

and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number to 

apply for a grant or cooperative 

agreement from the U.S. Government. 

This number is a nine-digit 

identification number, which uniquely 

identifies business entities. Obtaining a 

DUNS number is easy and there is no 

charge. To obtain a DUNS number, 

access http:// 

www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1– 

866–705–5711. Please ensure that your 

DUNS number is included in the 

appropriate box of the SF–424 which is 

part of the formal application package. 

IV.3b. All proposals must contain an 

executive summary, proposal narrative 

and budget. 

Please Refer to the Solicitation 

Package. It contains the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

document and the Project Objectives, 

Goals and Implementation (POGI) 

document for additional formatting and 

technical requirements. 

IV.3c. 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 62, 

which covers the administration of the 

Exchange Visitor Program (J visa 

program). Under the terms of 22 CFR 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 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 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 62. If 

your organization has experience as a 

designated Exchange Visitor Program 

Sponsor, the applicant should discuss 

their record of compliance with 22 CFR 

62 et. seq., including the oversight of 

their Responsible Officers and Alternate 

Responsible Officers, screening and 

selection of program participants, 

provision of pre-arrival information and 

orientation to participants, monitoring 

of participants, proper maintenance and 

security of forms, record-keeping, 

reporting and other requirements. 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of 

ECA will be responsible for issuing DS– 

2019 forms to participants in this 

program. 

A copy of the complete regulations 

governing the administration of 

Exchange Visitor (J) programs is 

available at http://exchanges.state.gov 

or from: Office of Designation, ECA/EC/ 

D, SA–5, Floor C2, Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20522–0582. 

IV.3d.2 Diversity, Freedom and 

Democracy Guidelines 

Pursuant to the Bureau’s authorizing 

legislation, programs must maintain a 

non-political character and should be 

balanced and representative of the 

diversity of American political, social, 

and cultural life. ‘‘Diversity’’ should be 

interpreted in the broadest sense and 

encompass differences including, but 

not limited to ethnicity, race, gender, 

religion, geographic location, socioeconomic status, and disabilities. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

adhere to the advancement of this 

principle both in program 

administration and in program content. 

Please refer to the review criteria under 

the ‘Support for Diversity’ section for 

specific suggestions on incorporating 

diversity into your proposal. Public Law 

104–319 provides that ‘‘in carrying out 

programs of educational and cultural 

exchange in countries whose people do 

not fully enjoy freedom and 

democracy,’’ the Bureau ‘‘shall take 

appropriate steps to provide 

opportunities for participation in such 

programs to human rights and 

democracy leaders of such countries.’’ 


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Public Law 106–113 requires that the 

governments of the countries described 

above do not have inappropriate 

influence in the selection process. 

Proposals should reflect advancement of 

these goals in their program contents, to 

the full extent deemed feasible. 

IV.3d.3. Program Monitoring and 

Evaluation 

Proposals must include a plan to 

monitor and evaluate the project’s 

success, both as the activities unfold 

and at the end of the program. The 

Bureau recommends that your proposal 

include a draft survey questionnaire or 

other technique plus a description of a 

methodology to use to link outcomes to 

original project objectives. The Bureau 

expects that the recipient organization 

will track participants or partners and 

be able to respond to key evaluation 

questions, including satisfaction with 

the program, learning as a result of the 

program, changes in behavior as a result 

of the program, and effects of the 

program on institutions (institutions in 

which participants work or partner 

institutions). The evaluation plan 

should include indicators that measure 

gains in mutual understanding as well 

as substantive knowledge. 

Successful monitoring and evaluation 

depend heavily on setting clear goals 

and outcomes at the outset of a program. 

Your evaluation plan should include a 

description of your project’s objectives, 

your anticipated project outcomes, and 

how and when you intend to measure 

these outcomes (performance 

indicators). The more that outcomes are 

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

results-oriented, and placed in a 

reasonable time frame), the easier it will 

be to conduct the evaluation. You 

should also show how your project 

objectives link to the goals of the 

program described in this RFGP. 

Your monitoring and evaluation plan 

should clearly distinguish between 

program outputs and outcomes. Outputs 

are products and services delivered, 

often stated as an amount. Output 

information is important to show the 

scope or size of project activities, but it 

cannot substitute for information about 

progress towards outcomes or the 

results achieved. Examples of outputs 

include the number of people trained or 

the number of seminars conducted. 

Outcomes, in contrast, represent 

specific results a project is intended to 

achieve and is usually measured as an 

extent of change. Findings on outputs 

and outcomes should both be reported, 

but the focus should be on outcomes. 

We encourage you to assess the 

following four levels of outcomes, as 

they relate to the program goals set out 

in the RFGP (listed here in increasing 

order of importance): 

1. Participant satisfaction with the 

program and exchange experience. 

2. Participant learning, such as 

increased knowledge, aptitude, skills, 

and changed understanding and 

attitude. Learning includes both 

substantive (subject-specific) learning 

and mutual understanding. 

3. Participant behavior, concrete 

actions to apply knowledge in work or 

community; greater participation and 

responsibility in civic organizations; 

interpretation and explanation of 

experiences and new knowledge gained; 

continued contacts between 

participants, community members, and 

others. 

4. Institutional changes, such as 

increased collaboration and 

partnerships, policy reforms, new 

programming, and organizational 

improvements. 

Please note: Consideration should be given 

to the appropriate timing of data collection 

for each level of outcome. For example, 

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

institutional changes are normally 

considered longer-term outcomes. 

Overall, the quality of your 

monitoring and evaluation plan will be 

judged on how well it (1) specifies 

intended outcomes; (2) gives clear 

descriptions of how each outcome will 

be measured; (3) identifies when 

particular outcomes will be measured; 

and (4) provides a clear description of 

the data collection strategies for each 

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

focus groups). (Please note that 

evaluation plans that deal only with the 

first level of outcomes [satisfaction] will 

be deemed less competitive under the 

present evaluation criteria.) 

Recipient organizations will be 

required to provide reports analyzing 

their evaluation findings to the Bureau 

in their regular program reports. All 

data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

IV.3e. Please take the following 

information into consideration when 

preparing your budget: 

IV.3e.1. Applicants must submit SF– 

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

comprehensive budget for the entire 

program. Budget requests may not 

exceed $275,000. 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 Solicitation Package for 

complete budget guidelines and 

formatting instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission 

Application Deadline Date: 

Wednesday, March 31, 2010. 

Reference Number: ECA/PE/C/PY– 

10–28. 

Methods of Submission: 

Applications may be submitted in one 

of two ways: 

(1) In hard-copy, via a nationally 

recognized overnight delivery service 

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

Express, or U.S. Postal Service Express 

Overnight Mail, etc.), or 

(2) Electronically through http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

Along with the Project Title, all 

applicants must enter the above 

Reference Number in Box 11 on the SF– 

424 contained in the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

of the solicitation document. 

IV.3f.1 Submitting Printed 

Applications 

Applications must be shipped no later 

than the above deadline. Delivery 

services used by applicants must have 

in-place, centralized shipping 

identification and tracking systems that 

may be accessed via the Internet and 

delivery people who are identifiable by 

commonly recognized uniforms and 

delivery vehicles. Proposals shipped on 

or before the above deadline but 

received at ECA more than seven days 

after the deadline will be ineligible for 

further consideration under this 

competition. Proposals shipped after the 

established deadlines are ineligible for 

consideration under this competition. 

ECA will not notify you upon receipt of 

application. It is each applicant’s 

responsibility to ensure that each 

package is marked with a legible 

tracking number and to monitor/confirm 

delivery to ECA via the Internet. 

Delivery of proposal packages may not 

be made via local courier service or in 

person for this competition. Faxed 

documents will not be accepted at any 

time. Only proposals submitted as 

stated above will be considered. 

Important Note: When preparing your 

submission please make sure to include one 

extra copy of the completed SF–424 form and 

place it in an envelope addressed to ‘‘ECA/ 

EX/PM’’. 

The original and six copies of the 

application should be sent to: Program 

Management Division, ECA–IIP/EX/PM, 

Ref.: ECA/PE/C/PY–10–28, SA–5, Floor 

4, Department of State, 2200 C Street, 

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With the submission of the proposal 

package, please also e-mail the 

Executive Summary, Proposal Narrative, 

and Budget sections of the proposal, as 

well as any attachments essential to 

understanding the program, in Microsoft 

Word, Excel, and/or PDF, to the 

program officer at LantzCS@state.gov. 

The Bureau will provide these files 

electronically to the Public Affairs 

Section at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta 

for its 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 Note: ECA bears no responsibility 

for applicant timeliness of submission or data 

errors resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes for proposals submitted 

via Grants.gov. 

Please follow the instructions 

available in the ‘‘Get Started’’ portion of 

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

GetStarted. 

Several of the steps in the Grants.gov 

registration process could take several 

weeks. Therefore, applicants should 

check with appropriate staff within their 

organizations immediately after 

reviewing this RFGP to confirm or 

determine their registration status with 

Grants.gov. 

Once registered, the amount of time it 

can take to upload an application will 

vary depending on a variety of factors 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your Internet connection. 

In addition, validation of an electronic 

submission via Grants.gov can take up 

to two business days. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend 

that you not wait until the application 

deadline to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

The Grants.gov Web site includes 

extensive information on all phases/ 

aspects of the Grants.gov process, 

including an extensive section on 

frequently asked questions, located 

under the ‘‘For Applicants’’ section of 

the Web site. ECA strongly recommends 

that all potential applicants review 

thoroughly the Grants.gov Web site, 

well in advance of submitting a 

proposal through the Grants.gov system. 

ECA bears no responsibility for data 

errors resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes. 

Direct all questions regarding 

Grants.gov registration and submission 

to: Grants.gov Customer Support, 

Contact Center Phone: 800–518–4726, 

Business Hours: Monday–Friday, 7 

a.m.–9 p.m. Eastern Time, E-mail: 

support@grants.gov. 

Applicants have until midnight (12 

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

closing date to ensure that their entire 

application has been uploaded to the 

Grants.gov site. There are no exceptions 

to the above deadline. Applications 

uploaded to the site after midnight of 

the application deadline date will be 

automatically rejected by the grants.gov 

system, and will be technically 

ineligible. 

Please refer to the Grants.gov Web 

site, for definitions of various 

‘‘application statuses’’ and the difference 

between a submission receipt and a 

submission validation. Applicants will 

receive a validation e-mail from 

grants.gov upon the successful 

submission of an application. Again, 

validation of an electronic submission 

via Grants.gov can take up to two 

business days. Therefore, we strongly 

recommend that you not wait until the 

application deadline to begin the 

submission process through Grants.gov. 

ECA will not notify you upon receipt of 

electronic applications. 

It is the responsibility of all applicants 

submitting proposals via the Grants.gov 

web portal to ensure that proposals have 

been received by Grants.gov in their 

entirety, and ECA bears no 

responsibility for data errors resulting 

from transmission or conversion 

processes. 

IV.3g. Intergovernmental Review of 

Applications: Executive Order 12372 

does not apply to this program. 

V. Application Review Information 

V.1. Review Process 

The Bureau will review all proposals 

for technical eligibility. Proposals will 

be deemed ineligible if they do not fully 

adhere to the guidelines stated herein 

and in the Solicitation Package. All 

eligible proposals will be reviewed by 

the program office, as well as the Public 

Diplomacy section overseas, where 

appropriate. Eligible proposals will be 

subject to compliance with Federal and 

Bureau regulations and guidelines and 

forwarded to Bureau grant panels for 

advisory review. Proposals may also be 

reviewed by the Office of the Legal 

Adviser or by other Department 

elements. Final funding decisions are at 

the discretion of the Department of 

State’s Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs. Final 

technical authority for assistance 

awards (grants) resides with the 

Bureau’s Grants Officer. 

Review Criteria 

Technically eligible applications will 

be competitively reviewed according to 

the criteria stated below. 

1. Quality of the program idea: The 

proposed program should be well 

developed, respond to design outlined 

in the solicitation, and demonstrate 

originality. It should be clearly and 

accurately written, substantive, and 

with sufficient detail. Proposals should 

exhibit originality, substance, precision, 

and relevance to the Bureau’s mission. 

2. Program planning: A detailed 

agenda and work plan should clearly 

demonstrate how project objectives 

would be achieved. The agenda and 

plan should adhere to the program 

overview and guidelines described 

above. The substance of workshops, 

seminars, presentations, school-based 

activities, and/or site visits should be 

described in detail. Objectives should be 

reasonable, feasible, and flexible. The 

proposal should clearly demonstrate 

how the organization will meet the 

program’s objectives and plan. 

3. Support of diversity: The proposal 

should demonstrate the recipient’s 

commitment to promoting the 

awareness and understanding of 

diversity in program content. 

Applicants should demonstrate 

readiness to accommodate participants 

with physical disabilities. 

4. Institutional capacity and track 

record: Proposed personnel and 

institutional resources should be 

adequate and appropriate to achieve the 

program goals. The proposal should 

demonstrate an institutional record, 

including responsible fiscal 

management and full compliance with 

all reporting requirements for past 

Bureau grants as determined by the 

Bureau’s Office of Contracts. The 

Bureau will consider the past 

performance. 

5. Cross-cultural sensitivity and area 

expertise: Applicants must demonstrate 

their understanding of Indonesia/ 

Southeast Asia and should demonstrate 

sensitivity to participants’ values, 

customs, and life experiences in the 

programming. 

6. Follow-on activities: Proposals 

should provide a plan for Bureausupported follow-on activities to help 

the participants apply what they have 

learned. In addition, applicants should 

also provide on-going support, not 

necessarily with Bureau funding, that 

ensures that this program is not an 

isolated event. 

7. Program evaluation: The proposal 

should include a plan to evaluate the 

activity’s success, both as the activities 

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The proposal should include a draft 

survey questionnaire or other technique 

plus description of a methodology to 

use to link outcomes to original project 

objectives. The grant recipient will be 

expected to submit intermediate reports 

after each project component is 

concluded. 

8. Cost-effectiveness and cost sharing: 

The applicant should demonstrate 

efficient use of Bureau funds. 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. 

The proposal should maximize costsharing through other private sector 

support as well as institutional direct 

funding contributions, which 

demonstrates institutional and 

community commitment. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1a. Award Notices 

Final awards cannot be made until 

funds have been appropriated by 

Congress, allocated and committed 

through internal Bureau procedures. 

Successful applicants will receive a 

Federal Assistance Award (FAA) from 

the Bureau’s Grants Office. The FAA 

and the original proposal with 

subsequent modifications (if applicable) 

shall be the only binding authorizing 

document between the recipient and the 

U.S. Government. The FAA will be 

signed by an authorized Grants Officer, 

and mailed to the recipient’s 

responsible officer identified in the 

application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

VI.2. Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements 

Terms and Conditions for the 

Administration of ECA agreements 

include the following: 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Nonprofit Organizations.’’ 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions.’’ 

OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

State, Local and Indian Governments.’’ 

OMB Circular No. A–110 (Revised), 

Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Grants and 

Agreements with Institutions of 

Higher Education, Hospitals, and 

other Nonprofit Organizations. 

OMB Circular No. A–102, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants-in-Aid to State and Local 

Governments. 

OMB Circular No. A–133, Audits of 

States, Local Government, and Nonprofit Organizations. 

Please reference the following Web 

sites for additional information: http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants. 

http://fa.statebuy.state.gov. 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements: You 

must provide ECA with a hard copy 

original plus one copy of the following 

reports: 

(1) Interim program and financial 

reports, as required in the grant 

agreement; 

(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 Web site—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 assistance award 

document. 

VI.4. Program Data Requirements 

Award recipients will be required to 

maintain specific data on program 

participants and activities in an 

electronically accessible database format 

that can be shared with the Bureau as 

required. As a minimum, the data must 

include the following: 

(1) Name, address, contact 

information and biographic sketch of all 

persons who travel internationally on 

funds provided by the agreement or who 

benefit from the award funding but do 

not travel. 

(2) Itineraries of international and 

domestic travel, providing dates of 

travel and cities in which any exchange 

experiences take place. Draft schedules 

for in-country and U.S. activities must 

be received by the ECA Program Officer 

at least three weeks prior to the 

beginning of the activity. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Carolyn Lantz, 

Youth Programs Division, ECA/PE/C/ 

PY, U.S. Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20522–0503, Tel (202) 

632–6421, Fax (202) 632–9355, 

LantzCS@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the title and number ECA/PE/C/PY–10– 

28. 

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: January 27, 2010. 

Maura M. Pally, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State. 

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