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for viewing and download at the project 

Web site: http://www.keystonepipelinexl.state.gov. 

For information on the proposed 

project or the draft EIS contact Elizabeth 

Orlando, OES/ENV Room 2657, U.S. 

Department of State, Washington, DC, 

20520, or by telephone (202) 647–4284, 

or by fax at (202) 647–1052. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 16, 

2010. 

Willem Brakel, 

Director, Bureau of Oceans and International 

Environmental and Scientific Affairs/Office 

of Environmental Policy, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9075 Filed 4–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 6957] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: smART Power: Visual Arts 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C–CU–10–50. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415. 

Key Dates: 

Application Deadline: May 26, 2010. 

Executive Summary: The Cultural 

Programs Division in the Office of 

Citizen Exchanges in the Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) 

announces an open competition for one 

award to administer the ‘‘smART Power: 

Visual Arts’’ program. Under the 

‘‘smART Power: Visual Arts’’ program, 

the Bureau seeks an organization 

capable of soliciting, selecting, and 

facilitating approximately ten (10) to 

thirty (30) collaborative visual arts 

projects, whereby U.S. visual artists will 

travel abroad to engage with foreign 

audiences for periods of approximately 

six to twelve weeks each. 

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 overall objective of the 

‘‘smART Power: Visual Arts’’ program is 

to support the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs’ mission to increase 

mutual understanding between the 

peoples of the United States and other 

countries, emphasizing shared social 

and cultural values. The program will 

showcase the role of visual artists as 

vibrant, engaged, and innovative 

partners in addressing the broader social 

issues important to communities 

worldwide. International audiences will 

have an opportunity to engage with 

American artists and learn about our 

country’s cultural history as well as the 

contemporary cultural scene. The 

American artists will themselves learn 

about the societies and cultures of the 

foreign host countries. 

The ‘‘smART Power: Visual Arts’’ 

program will administer projects where 

U.S. artists travel to foreign locales and 

collaborate with local individuals and 

communities to create works of art. 

Projects will be designed to stimulate 

discourse about local or global social 

issues including, but not limited to the 

environment, education, health, girls’/ 

women’s issues, and freedom of 

expression. Approved projects will 

focus on direct community engagement 

that encourages dialogue, 

experimentation, and creativity. 

Participating U.S. artists and foreign 

communities will have an opportunity 

to strengthen connections and create 

long-term relationships through the 

mutual engagement fostered by the art 

projects. U.S. missions will benefit from 

these projects by enhancing their ties 

with the American artists as well as 

with the local audiences they serve. 

Guidelines: The award period will 

begin approximately August 31, 2010, 

and continue through December 31, 

2012. ECA intends to award one 

cooperative agreement to a qualified 

institution or organization to administer 

the ‘‘smART Power: Visual Arts’’ 

program globally. The cooperative 

agreement will support the organization 

and implementation of approximately 

ten (10) to thirty (30) art projects. 

All applications must be submitted by 

public or private non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue code 

section 26 USD 501(c)(3). All artists 

selected must be U.S. citizens. Total 

funding for this competition is $1 

million. Please Note: The Bureau 

reserves the right to reallocate funds it 

has initially allocated to this 

competition, based upon factors such as 

the number of applications received and 

responsiveness to the review criteria 

outlined. No guarantee is made or 

implied that a grant will be awarded for 

projects to any particular region. 

The successful applicant for the 

cooperative agreement will organize the 

selection of approximately ten (10) to 

thirty (30) visual arts projects to be 

implemented abroad for periods of 

approximately six (6) to twelve (12) 

weeks each, as well as manage the 

administration of the program 

throughout the award period. 

Proposals should reflect a practical 

understanding of global issues, and 

demonstrate sensitivity to cultural, 

political, economic and social 

differences in regions where projects 

may take place. Special attention should 

be given to describing the applicant 

organization’s experience with planning 

and implementing complex and 

unpredictable logistical scenarios 

abroad. Applicants should identify any 

U.S. and foreign partner organizations 

and/or venues with whom they are 

proposing to collaborate, and describe 

previous cooperative projects to 

demonstrate their institutional capacity. 

Projects will take place in countries to 

be designated by ECA and should 

primarily target and engage youth, 

underserved, and diverse populations, 

including Muslim and indigenous 

populations, as well as educators or 

groups that influence youth. 

Award proposals should contain a 

detailed plan to work with ECA to 

identify and recruit U.S. visual artists to 

participate in the program, as well as a 

process for soliciting and reviewing 

proposals submitted by the U.S. artists 

through a competition for specific 

overseas projects. It is anticipated that 

no more than six months will be 

required to identify the first group of 

U.S. artists and solicit, review and select 

project proposals. Selected projects will 

be announced in or about February 

2011, and project activities will be 

conducted and concluded by December 

31, 2012. 

The U.S. visual artists to be selected 

for specific projects must demonstrate 

high artistic ability, excellent 

interpersonal skills, and be conversant 

with the broader aspects of 

contemporary American society and 

culture. In addition to creating works of 

art, artists will conduct workshops, 

teach master classes, and perform other 

outreach activities. 

Individual art projects deemed 

competitive under these programs 

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• Dynamic public outreach, including 

a collaborative art project(s) with foreign 

community members, especially with 

youth and/or underserved or 

underprivileged populations. 

• A description of how U.S. artists 

and foreign communities will benefit 

from participating in the projects; how 

the projects will stimulate public 

discourse and explore local or global 

social issues. 

• A description of how U.S. artists, 

through their projects can encourage 

dialogue, experimentation, and 

creativity. 

The award recipient’s activities and 

responsibilities for these programs are 

as follows: 

• Design and implementation of a 

process for openly soliciting 

applications from U.S. visual artists for 

international projects subject to ECA 

final approval. 

• Design and implementation of a 

transparent process for reviewing and 

selecting proposals using criteria 

approved by ECA. Criteria may include, 

but are not limited to elements such as 

artistic quality/excellence of U.S. artist; 

U.S. artist experience with public 

outreach and foreign audiences; 

appropriateness of the project for the 

foreign policy context and objectives; 

opportunities for local outreach. 

• Organization of procedures and 

events for announcing ECA’s final 

decisions on proposals, including media 

coverage as appropriate. 

• Advance project planning 

(including educational and outreach 

activities); 

• Project implementation and 

monitoring; 

• Processing and funding all 

administrative aspects of each project, 

including but not limited to 

disbursement of moneys to U.S. artists, 

travel arrangements, visas, 

immunizations, health insurance, 

purchase and shipment of supplies, 

payments and other applicable logistical 

elements. 

• Arrangement of orientation sessions 

and pre-travel briefings for each artist or 

group of artists with State Department 

regional experts and ECA program 

officers in attendance. In the event a 

personal briefing session is not possible, 

a teleconference briefing should be 

scheduled. 

• Production of logo and press and 

other materials to be used in outreach 

and program branding. 

• Publicizing program activities and 

results to targeted U.S. and international 

media in a consultation with ECA, and, 

as applicable, the Public Affairs 

Sections of U.S. missions, and 

participating artists. 

• Liaison and coordination with U.S. 

Missions and local foreign 

organizations, as appropriate; 

• Evaluation of program activities; 

• Reporting on project activities to 

ECA within one month of completion of 

project; 

• Assisting artists and embassies with 

follow-on program development. 

Successful applicants must be highly 

responsive and able to work in close 

consultation with ECA and the Public 

Affairs Sections of participating U.S. 

embassies overseas. Applicants should 

also have experience in global exchange 

planning and implementation, and 

should state how they intend to address 

the above elements in their proposal, 

particularly the specific procedures and 

criteria for the selection of American 

artists. 

In a cooperative agreement, ECA/PE/ 

C/CU is substantially involved in 

program activities above and beyond 

routine monitoring. ECA/PE/C/CU’s 

activities and responsibilities for these 

programs are as follows: 

• Determination of the countries for 

which projects will be selected. 

Countries will be those in all world 

regions of greatest importance to the 

Department of State’s public diplomacy 

mission to build mutual understanding. 

Examples of countries where projects 

may take place include Egypt, 

Venezuela, Indonesia, Malaysia, 

Thailand, Syria and Russia. These are 

examples for purposes of the 

competition. ECA reserves the right to 

select participating countries based 

upon the overall policy priorities of the 

Department of State during the course of 

the cooperative agreement. 

• Participation in the selection of 

artists and projects. 

• Final approval of all projects and 

project arrangements. 

• Arranging for participation of 

Department of State officers in pretravel briefings and any debriefings that 

might take place. 

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 2010. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$1,000,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 1. 

Approximate Average Award: 

$1,000,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: August 31, 

2010. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

December 31, 2012. 

Additional Information 

Pending successful implementation of 

this program and the availability of 

funds in subsequent fiscal years, it is 

ECA’s intent to renew the 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 non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue Code 

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

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching Funds 

There is no minimum or maximum 

percentage required for this 

competition. However, the Bureau 

encourages applicants to provide 

maximum levels of cost sharing and 

funding in support of its programs. 

When cost sharing is offered, it is 

understood and agreed that the 

applicant must provide the amount of 

cost sharing as stipulated in its proposal 

and later included in an approved 

agreement. Cost sharing may be in the 

form of allowable direct or indirect 

costs. For accountability, you must 

maintain written records to support all 

costs which are claimed as your 

contribution, as well as costs to be paid 

by the Federal government. Such 

records are subject to audit. The basis 

for determining the value of cash and 

in-kind contributions must be in 

accordance with OMB Circular A–110, 

(Revised), Subpart C.23—Cost Sharing 

and Matching. In the event you do not 

provide the minimum amount of cost 

sharing as stipulated in the approved 

budget, ECA’s contribution will be 

reduced in like proportion. 

III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements 

(a.) Bureau grant guidelines require 

that organizations with less than four 

years experience in conducting 

international exchanges be limited to 

$60,000 in Bureau funding. ECA 

anticipates making one award, in an 

amount up to $1,000,000, to support 

program and administrative costs 

required to implement this exchange 

program. Therefore, organizations with 

less than four years experience in 

conducting international exchanges are 

ineligible to apply under this 

competition. The Bureau encourages 

applicants to provide maximum levels 

of cost sharing and funding in support 

of its programs. 

(b.) Technical Eligibility: All 

proposals must comply with: (1) Full 

adherence to the guidelines stated 

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(2) proposal submission deadline; and 

(3) non-profit organization status, or 

your proposal will be declared 

technically ineligible and given no 

further consideration in the review 

process. 

Applicants may submit only ONE 

proposal to administer the listed 

activities/programs. 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 

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 Cultural Programs 

Division (ECA/PE/C/CU) in the Office of 

Citizen Exchanges, Bureau of 

Educational Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, 2200 C Street, NW., 3rd 

Floor, Washington, DC 20522–0503; tel 

202–632–6425; fax 202–632–9355; 

e-mail StaplesCD@state.gov to request a 

Solicitation Package. Please refer to the 

Funding Opportunity Number ECA/PE/ 

C–CU–10–50 located at the top of this 

announcement when making your 

request. 

Alternatively, an electronic 

application package may be obtained 

from awards.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. 

Please specify Alan Cross and refer to 

the Funding Opportunity Number ECA/ 

PE/C–CU–10–50 located at the top of 

this announcement and ‘‘smART Power: 

Visual Arts’’ on all other inquiries and 

correspondence related to that program. 

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/ 

awards/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 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, the award recipient will 

also be required to submit a one-page 

document, derived from its program 

reports, listing and describing its award 

activities. For the award recipient, the 

names of directors and/or senior 

executives (current officers, trustees, 

and key employees), as well as the onepage description of award 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 website 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 following is for informational 

purposes only and is not directly 

relevant to this solicitation. The Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs 

places critically important emphases on 

the security and proper administration 

of the Exchange Visitor (J visa) Programs 

and adherence by award recipients and 

sponsors to all regulations governing the 

J visa. 

A copy of the complete regulations 

governing the administration of 

Exchange Visitor (J) programs is 

available at http://exchanges.state.gov 

or from: United States Department of 

State, Office of Exchange Coordination 

and Designation, 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 


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appropriate steps to provide 

opportunities for participation in such 

programs to human rights and 

democracy leaders of such countries.’’ 

Public Law 106–113 requires that the 

governments of the countries described 

above do not have inappropriate 

influence in the selection process. 

Proposals should reflect advancement of 

these goals in their program contents, to 

the full extent deemed feasible. 

IV.3d.3 Program Monitoring and 

Evaluation 

Proposals must include a plan to 

monitor and evaluate the project’s 

success, both as the activities unfold 

and at the end of the program. The 

Bureau recommends that your proposal 

include a draft survey questionnaire or 

other technique plus a description of a 

methodology to use to link outcomes to 

original project objectives. The Bureau 

expects that the recipient organization 

will track participants or partners and 

be able to respond to key evaluation 

questions, including satisfaction with 

the program, learning as a result of the 

program, changes in behavior as a result 

of the program, and effects of the 

program on institutions (institutions in 

which participants work or partner 

institutions). The evaluation plan 

should include indicators that measure 

gains in mutual understanding as well 

as substantive knowledge. 

Successful monitoring and evaluation 

depend heavily on setting clear goals 

and outcomes at the outset of a program. 

Your evaluation plan should include a 

description of your project’s objectives, 

your anticipated project outcomes, and 

how and when you intend to measure 

these outcomes (performance 

indicators). The more that outcomes are 

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

results-oriented, and placed in a 

reasonable time frame), the easier it will 

be to conduct the evaluation. You 

should also show how your project 

objectives link to the goals of the 

program described in this RFGP. 

Your monitoring and evaluation plan 

should clearly distinguish between 

program outputs and outcomes. Outputs 

are products and services delivered, 

often stated as an amount. Output 

information is important to show the 

scope or size of project activities, but it 

cannot substitute for information about 

progress towards outcomes or the 

results achieved. Examples of outputs 

include the number of people trained or 

the number of seminars conducted. 

Outcomes, in contrast, represent 

specific results a project is intended to 

achieve and is usually measured as an 

extent of change. Findings on outputs 

and outcomes should both be reported, 

but the focus should be on outcomes. 

We encourage you to assess the 

following four levels of outcomes, as 

they relate to the program goals set out 

in the RFGP (listed here in increasing 

order of importance): 

1. Participant satisfaction with the 

program and exchange experience. 

2. Participant learning, such as 

increased knowledge, aptitude, skills, 

and changed understanding and 

attitude. Learning includes both 

substantive (subject-specific) learning 

and mutual understanding. 

3. Participant behavior, demonstrating 

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 organization will be 

required to provide reports analyzing its 

evaluation findings to the Bureau in its 

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.3d.4. Describe your plans for: i.e. 

sustainability, overall program 

management, staffing, coordination with 

ECA and PAS or any other requirements 

etc. 

IV.3e. Please take the following 

information into consideration when 

preparing your budget: 

IV.3e.1. Applicants must submit SF– 

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

comprehensive budget for the entire 

program. The award may not exceed 

$1,000,000. There must be a summary 

budget as well as breakdowns reflecting 

both administrative and program 

budgets. Applicants may provide 

separate sub-budgets for each program 

component, phase, location, or activity 

to provide clarification. 

IV.3e.2. Allowable costs for the 

program include the following: 

(1) Program Expenses, including but 

not limited to: Domestic and 

international travel for the selected 

artists (per The Fly America Act); visas 

and immunizations; airport taxes and 

country entrance fees; honoraria; 

educational and project materials and 

presentation items; excess and 

overweight baggage fees; press kits and 

promotional materials; follow-on 

activities; monitoring and evaluation; 

and international travel for program 

implementation and/or evaluation 

purposes. 

The following guidelines may be 

helpful in developing a proposed 

budget: 

A. Travel Costs. International airfares 

(per The Fly America Act), transit costs, 

ground transportation, and visas for 

participating artists to travel to the 

project destinations. 

B. Per Diem: Domestic per diem rates 

may be accessed at: http://www.gsa.gov/ 

Portal/gsa/ep/

contentView.do?contentId=17943&

contentType=GSA_BASIC. Foreign per 

diem rates may be accessed at: http://

aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?

content_id=184&menu_id=78. 

C. Sub-awardees and Consultants. 

Sub-awardee organizations may be used, 

in which case the written agreement 

between the prospective award recipient 

and sub-awardee should be included in 

the proposal. Sub-awards must be 

itemized in the budget under General 

Program Expenses. Consultants may be 

used to provide specialized expertise. 

Daily honoraria cannot exceed $200 per 

day, and applicants are strongly 

encouraged to use organizational 

resources, and to cost share heavily in 

this area. 

D. Health Insurance. Each 

participating artist will be covered 

under the terms of the ECA-sponsored 

Accident and Sickness Program for 

Exchanges (ASPE) health insurance 

program. The cost for international 

travel insurance for staff travel may be 

included in the proposal budget. 

E. Honoraria for participating artists. 

Daily honorarium is $200 per day for 

each artist. 


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F. Educational Material and 

Promotional Items. Artists may use 

these funds to purchase project material 

and promotional items whether in the 

U.S. or abroad. ECA funds for 

educational and promotional items (e.g. 

CDS, DVDS, catalogues, brochures, etc.) 

should be tailored to meet the needs of 

the project and be proportional to the 

overall project cost. Material costs may 

be subject to change once actual projects 

are scheduled; however, for proposal 

budget purposes, costs should be 

estimated at $1,000 per project. 

G. Excess Baggage. Excess baggage 

costs are based on the size and weight 

of art materials and supplies. Excess 

baggage estimates may be subject to 

change once actual projects are 

scheduled; however for proposal budget 

purposes, costs should be estimated at 

$500 per visual arts project. 

H. Immunizations/Visas. For purposes 

of a proposed budget, line items for 

immunizations should be estimated at 

$400 per artist, and visas/visa photos 

should be estimated at $200 per artist. 

I. Press Kits. As appropriate, based on 

the project and foreign country, the 

award recipient should design and 

create press kits in consultation with 

ECA. This line item may include funds 

for designing and publishing print 

materials and/or CD’s, DVD’s. 

J. Staff Travel. Allowable costs 

include domestic staff travel for one 

staff member to meet with subawardees. International staff travel will 

be allowable, especially if associated 

with monitoring and evaluation, as long 

as costs for each project are completely 

covered. Cost-sharing for staff travel is 

strongly encouraged. 

2. Administrative Costs. Costs 

necessary for the effective 

administration of the program may 

include salaries for award recipient 

organization employees, benefits, and 

other direct and indirect costs per 

detailed instructions in the Solicitation 

Package. While there is no rigid ratio of 

administrative to program costs, 

proposals in which the administrative 

costs do not exceed 25% of the total 

requested from ECA award funds will be 

more competitive on cost effectiveness. 

Please refer to the Solicitation Package 

for complete budget guidelines and 

formatting instructions. 

Please refer to the Solicitation 

Package for complete budget guidelines 

and formatting instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission 

Application Deadline Date: May 26, 

2010. 

Reference Number: ECA/PE/C/CU– 

10–50. 

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 ten copies of the 

application should be sent to: Program 

Management Division, ECA–IIP/EX/PM, 

Ref.: ECA/PE/C/CU–10–50, SA–5, Floor 

4, Department of State, 2200 C Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20522–0504. 

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 website. 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 

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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.3f.3 Only one application may be 

submitted by an organization. 

Submission of more than one 

application will automatically 

disqualify that organization for all 

applications. 

IV.3g. Intergovernmental Review of 

Applications Executive Order 12372 

Does Not Apply to This Program 

V. Application Review Information 

V.1. Review Process 

The Bureau will review all proposals 

for technical eligibility. Proposals will 

be deemed ineligible if they do not fully 

adhere to the guidelines stated herein 

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 cooperative 

agreements resides with the Bureau’s 

Grants Officer. 

Review Criteria 

Technically eligible applications will 

be competitively reviewed according to 

the criteria stated below. These criteria 

are not rank ordered and all carry equal 

weight in the proposal evaluation: 

1. Program Planning and Ability to 

Achieve Objectives: Proposals should 

exhibit originality, substance and 

precision. The program plan should 

state the project’s relevance to the U.S. 

Department of State’s foreign policy 

goals. Program objectives should be 

stated clearly and should reflect the 

organization’s expertise in the visual 

arts and in the area of community 

outreach. Objectives should be 

reasonable, feasible, and flexible. 

Detailed agenda and plan should adhere 

to the program overview and guidelines 

described above. Proposals should 

include a detailed timeline/agenda for 

accomplishing all of the program 

activities including application phases, 

participant selection, project 

implementation and project monitoring. 

2. Institutional Capacity/Record: 

Proposals should include the 

institution’s mission and date that 

501(c) 3 status was approved. Proposals 

should reflect institution’s expertise in 

the subject areas, knowledge of 

conditions overseas, and expertise in 

planning programs that strengthen 

connections between the United States 

and other countries. Proposed personnel 

and institutional resources should be 

adequate and appropriate to achieve the 

program or project’s goals. 

Proposals should demonstrate an 

institutional record of successful 

exchange programs, including 

responsible fiscal management and full 

compliance with all reporting 

requirements for past Bureau awards 

(grants or cooperative agreements) as 

determined by Bureau Grants Staff. The 

Bureau will consider the past 

performance of prior recipients and the 

demonstrated potential of new 

applicants. Institutions with previous 

successful experience in conducting 

exchange programs with the U.S. 

Government will be deemed more 

competitive. Proposals must include 

references with name and contact 

information for other assistance awards 

the applicant has received in the event 

the Bureau chooses to be in touch 

directly. 

The Bureau strongly encourages 

submission of letters of support and 

commitment from proposed partner 

organizations. 

3. Multiplier Effect/Impact: Proposed 

programs should strengthen long-term 

mutual understanding, including 

maximum sharing of information and 

establishment of long-term institutional 

and individual linkages. Proposals 

should demonstrate a clear 

understanding of how the individual art 

projects can have a long lasting impact 

on the foreign community. 

4. Support of Diversity: Proposals 

should demonstrate substantive support 

of the Bureau’s policy on diversity. 

Achievable and relevant features should 

be cited in both program administration 

(selection of participants, program 

venue and program evaluation) and 

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

materials and follow-up activities). 

5. Follow-on Activities: Proposals 

should provide a plan to conduct 

activities after the Bureau-funded 

project has concluded in order to ensure 

that Bureau-supported programs are not 

isolated events. Post-award activities 

must be funded by contributions from 

sources outside the Bureau. Costs for 

these activities should not appear in the 

proposal budget, but should be outlined 

in the narrative. 

6. Project Monitoring and Evaluation: 

Proposals should include a detailed 

plan to monitor and evaluate the 

program. Competitive evaluation plans 

will describe how the project’s success 

at meeting program objectives in 

quantitative terms will be measured, 

and should include draft data collection 

instruments such as surveys and 

questionnaires, media coverage, and 

other significant local reaction to 

specific projects. Proposals should 

include a plan to evaluate the activities’ 

success, both as the activities unfold 

and at the end of the program. ECA is 

especially interested in the qualitative 

and quantitative results of project 

activities both in terms of the impact on 

audiences, as well as on participants. It 

will be the award recipient’s 

responsibility to inform the Bureau of 

exchange activity results and changes to 

the program plan and/or project 

timeline. 

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 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. 

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following additional requirements may 

apply: A critical component of current 

U.S. government Iran policy is the 

support for indigenous Iranian voices. 

The State Department has made the 

awarding of awards for this purpose a 

key component of its Iran policy. As a 

condition of licensing these activities, 

the Office of Foreign Assets Control 

(OFAC) has requested the Department of 

State to follow certain procedures to 

effectuate the goals of Sections 481(b), 

531(a), 571, 582, and 635(b) of the 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 

amended); 18 U.S.C. 2339A and 2339B; 

Executive Order 13224; and Homeland 

Security Presidential Directive 6. These 

licensing conditions mandate that the 

Department conduct a vetting of 

potential Iran awardees and subawardees for counter-terrorism 

purposes. To conduct this vetting the 

Department will collect information 

from awardees and sub-awardees 

regarding the identity and background 

of their key employees and Boards of 

Directors. 

Note: To assure that planning for the 

inclusion of Iran complies with 

requirements, please contact Catherine 

Staples-Randolph at 202–632–6425 or 

StaplesCD@state.gov for additional 

information. 

All awards made under this 

competition must be executed according 

to all relevant U.S. laws and policies 

regarding assistance to the Palestinian 

Authority, and to the West Bank and 

Gaza. Organizations must consult with 

relevant Public Affairs Offices before 

entering into any formal arrangements 

or agreements with Palestinian 

organizations or institutions. 

Note: To assure that planning for the 

inclusion of the Palestinian Authority 

complies with requirements, please contact 

Catherine Staples-Randolph at 202–632–6425 

or StaplesCD@state.gov for additional 

information. 

Special Provision for Performance in a 

Designated Combat Area (Currently Iraq 

and Afghanistan) (December 2008) 

All Recipient personnel deploying to 

areas of combat operations, as 

designated by the Secretary of Defense 

(currently Iraq and Afghanistan), under 

assistance awards over $100,000 or 

performance over 14 days must register 

in the Department of Defense 

maintained Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker 

(SPOT) system. Recipients of federal 

assistance awards shall register in SPOT 

before deployment, or if already in the 

designated operational area, register 

upon becoming an employee under the 

assistance award, and maintain current 

data in SPOT. Information on how to 

register in SPOT will be available from 

your Grants Officer or Grants Officer 

Representative during the final 

negotiation and approval stages in the 

federal assistance awards process. 

Recipients of federal assistance awards 

are advised that adherence to this policy 

and procedure will be a requirement of 

all final federal assistance awards issued 

by ECA. 

Recipient performance may require 

the use of armed private security 

personnel. To the extent that such 

private security contractors (PSCs) are 

required, awardees are required to 

ensure they adhere to Chief of Mission 

(COM) policies and procedures 

regarding the operation, oversight, and 

accountability of PSCs. 

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/ 

awards. 

http://fa.statebuy.state.gov 

VI.3 Reporting Requirements 

You must provide ECA with a hard 

copy original plus ten 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 website—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) Quarterly program and financial 

reports that include final costs for each 

visual arts project and remaining award 

funds for additional projects. 

(5) During the period of 

implementation of each visual arts 

project, bi-weekly reports to the ECA 

program office that include 

photographs, any media coverage and 

information on substantive elements of 

the project. 

(6) No more than two weeks following 

conclusion of each visual arts project, a 

report and evaluation of the substantive 

aspects of the project (including budget) 

to the ECA program office. 

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. 

Program Data Requirements 

The award recipient 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 

requested. 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. 

(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 general (non-substantive) 

questions about this announcement, 

contact: Catherine Staples-Randolph at 

202–632–6425 or StaplesCD@state.gov. 

For specific (substantive) questions 

about the ‘‘smART Power: Visual Arts’’ 

program, contact: Alan Cross, Cultural 

Programs Division (ECA/PE/C/CU), 

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

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20522– 

0503; tel 202–632–6407; fax 202–632– 

9355; e-mail CrossA@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/PE/C– 

CU–10–50 and the specific program 

being requested. 

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: April 14, 2010. 

Maura M. Pally, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9076 Filed 4–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 6958] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: TechWomen 

Announcement Type: Cooperative 

Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C–10–55. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415 

DATES: Key Dates: 

Application Deadline: June 2, 2010. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs 

announces an open competition for 

‘‘TechWomen’’. Public and private nonprofit organizations meeting the 

provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 

501(c)(3) may submit proposals to 

conduct a professional mentorship 

exchange program. This initiative 

champions two distinct but key themes 

of President Obama’s June 2009 speech 

in Cairo by supporting development in 

the field of technology and enabling 

women to reach their full potential in 

the technology industry. Applicants 

should plan to recruit and select a total 

of approximately 20–40 women from 

Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, 

Morocco, the West Bank and Gaza to 

participate in a four- to six-week peer 

mentoring program in the United States. 

The mentoring experience will focus on 

bolstering the status of professional 

women in the field of technology, will 

provide networking opportunities for 

the participants, and will support 

activities in the participants’ home 

countries that encourage the interest of 

girls in technology-based careers. 

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 project ‘‘TechWomen’’ will link 

approximately 20–40 emerging female 

leaders from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, 

Lebanon, Morocco, the West Bank and 

Gaza, who have at least two years of 

professional experience in the field of 

technology, with female peer mentors in 

the United States for a four- to six-week 

mentorship program. A smaller number 

of select American experts will then 

travel to the foreign participants’ home 

region to offer skills development 

sessions and workshops for a broader 

range of local participants. The program 

is designed to reach beyond the 

exchange by serving as the basis for an 

international professional support 

network for women working in the field 

of technology both within and outside 

of each participant’s home country. 

Participants will also have access to the 

community of alumni from previous 

State Department sponsored exchange 

programs. 

Applicants must identify the U.S. and 

foreign organizations and individuals 

with whom they are proposing to 

collaborate both to secure mentorships 

in the United States, to recruit and 

select participants overseas, and to 

implement follow-on workshops 

conducted by American experts in 

certain of the participants’ home 

countries. Proposals should contain 

letters of commitment or support from 

partner organizations for the proposed 

mentorships, and for the follow-on 

workshops overseas. A description of 

any previous cooperative activities with 

these partner organizations must be 

included in the proposal, along with 

information about their mission, 

activities, and accomplishments. 

Applicants should clearly outline and 

describe the roles and responsibilities of 

all partner organizations in terms of 

project logistics, management and 

oversight. 

Competitive proposals will include 

the following: 

• A proposed timeline detailing 

potential activities and project goals; 

• A description of the recruitment 

and selection processes of participants 

from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, 

Morocco, the West Bank and Gaza; 

• A description of U.S.-based 

activities, including the securing of 

mentorships and mentors in American 

companies; monitoring and support of 

participants during the mentorship; a 

group orientation; and a debriefing/ 

evaluation session at the conclusion of 

the program; 

• A description of the workshops, 

seminars and/or other activities 

conducted by the American experts 

overseas; 

• Letters of commitment from U.S. 

partners to serve as possible host 

mentoring sites; 

• A description of the applicant 

organization’s relevant expertise in the 

project area and working with 

participants or organizations from 

eligible countries; 

• A description of relevant 

experience managing previous exchange 

and/or mentoring programs; 

• Resumes of experienced staff who 

have demonstrated a commitment to 

implement and monitor projects and 

ensure outcomes; 

• A comprehensive plan to evaluate 

whether program outcomes will achieve 

the specific objectives described in the 

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