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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: March 27, 2007. 

Dina Habib Powell, 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E7–6360 Filed 4–4–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5744] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Fulbright Program Offices, 

Russia, and Kyiv, Ukraine 

Announcement Type: New Grant. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

A/E/EUR–08–02. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 00.000. 

Application Deadline: Friday, June 1, 

2007. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Academic Exchange Programs of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) announces an open 

competition for organizations to serve as 

the fiscal disbursing agent and to 

provide administrative support for the 

Fulbright Program Offices in Moscow, 

Russia, and in Kyiv, Ukraine. Public and 

private non-profit organizations meeting 

the provisions described in IRS 

regulation 26 CFR 1.501(c) may submit 

proposals to provide these services to 

one or both Offices (Moscow and/or 

Kyiv). A separate proposal must be 

submitted for each country’s office, i.e., 

organizations that apply for both the 

Moscow and Kyiv Offices must submit 

two discrete proposals for addressing 

the particular budgetary guidelines and 

any other country-specific requirements 

for each Office outlined in the RFGP. 

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. 

Overview 

The Fulbright Program Offices are 

responsible for the overseas 

management of ECA’s Fulbright 

Program and other ECA educational 

exchange programs, which includes 

recruitment of visiting Fulbright 

students and scholars, placement and 

logistical support for U.S. Fulbright 

scholars and students located in Russia 

and Ukraine. ECA and the U.S. Embassy 

Public Affairs Sections (PAS) in Russia 

and Ukraine have full authority over all 

program operations, policy issues, and 

the selection and supervision of the 

Directors of the Fulbright Offices (who 

are U.S. citizens) and their staffs. 

Administration of the Russian and 

Ukraine Fulbright Programs is the 

responsibility of the Fulbright Program 

Office staff in their respective country. 

Due to legal constraints and logistical 

obstacles, the U.S. Government is 

unable to provide operating funds 

directly to the Fulbright Offices in 

Russia and Ukraine. Thus, through this 

RFGP, ECA requests the services of a 

recipient organization to be responsible 

for disbursing U.S. Government funds in 

support of the activities of the Offices. 

This includes, but is not limited to, 

guaranteeing that rent and staff salaries 

are paid in a timely manner, providing 

funds for program activities and office 

supplies, maintaining a legal status in 

Russia and/or Ukraine and providing 

administrative services in order to 

ensure the smooth and continued 

operations of the Fulbright Program 

Offices. The specific duties of the ECA 

recipient organization requested in the 

RFGP are outlined below. 

Purpose 

The grantee organization will be 

responsible for the following: 

1. Performing all legal requirements 

necessary to maintain the office space, 

staffing, and program activities of the 

Fulbright Program Offices in Moscow 

and/or Kyiv. 

2. Demonstrating the ability, in terms 

of an accounting staff knowledgeable in 

Russian and/or Ukrainian law, to be 

able to provide the Fulbright Program 

Office with cash (dollars and/or rubles 

and/or hryvna) and/or pay bills directly. 

3. Providing proof of legal status/ 

registration as well as evidence of the 

ability to handle a wide range of 

payments in Russia and/or Ukraine and 

in the United States. 

4. Oversight of a modest operating 

budget for the Fulbright Program 

Offices, including advancing budget 

funds to the Offices for programmatic as 

well as administrative activities. The 

grantee organization will not have 

oversight of Fulbright grant monies 

designated for students and scholars. 

5. Payment of salaries and benefits—

including housing allowances—for the 

American Director of the Fulbright 

Program Offices in Russia and/or Kyiv. 

The Directors’ salaries will be 

determined by PAS and ECA. 

6. Payment of salaries and benefits for 

local staff. Local staff salaries will be 

determined by PAS and ECA. 

7. Assisting PAS and ECA in the 

recruitment of Fulbright Program 

Offices staff when vacancies occur. 

Final decisions on hiring will be made 

by PAS and ECA. 

8. Consulting and cooperation, on 

administrative matters, with the U.S.- 

based organizations responsible for the 

administration of the Fulbright Program 

in the United States. 

Programs must comply with J–1 visa 

regulations. Please refer to the 

Solicitation Package for further 

information. 

Budget Guidelines 

Applicants must submit 

comprehensive budgets with each 

proposal. Awards may not exceed 

$920,150 for the Moscow Office (or 

$975,590 should it become necessary to 

cover higher rent or a move to new 

office space); and $572,000 for the Kyiv 

Office. For the Moscow Office 

applicants, the budget submission 

should be based on the lower figure 

only. The budget must include all costs 

and indicate the percentage of time 

required for each activity for all program 

staff, charged to each specific project. 

The budget should also include any cost 

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or indirect costs or in-kind or cash 

contributions. The total of any 

administrative pass-through charges of 

the grantee organization, including 

indirect costs or fees, should be 

approximately 15 percent of the total 

budget. As with other exchange 

programs, ECA is committed to 

containment of costs consistent with 

overall program objectives and sound 

management. Grant-funded items of 

expenditures may include but are not 

limited to the categories below. 

Applicant organizations are encouraged 

to note in their program budgets and 

narratives areas in which economies 

beyond ECA-allowable costs can be 

achieved. 

Program costs may include but are not 

limited to: 

(1) Program advertising and 

recruitment costs. 

(2) Selection committee honoraria. 

(3) Semi-finalist travel expenses for 

interviews in Moscow and/or Kyiv. 

(4) Institutional TOEFL for Fulbright 

semi-finalists. 

(5) Room rental fees for interviews 

and Institutional TOEFL. 

(6) Recruitment travel in Russia and/ 

or Ukraine by program staff, including 

per diem. 

(7) Domestic travel for semi-finalists. 

(8) Pre-departure orientation costs. 

(9) Costs for two Russia Fulbright 

summer schools organized by the 

Moscow Fulbright Office. 

(10) Alumni programming and 

tracking. 

(11) Program evaluation. 

Administrative costs may include but 

are not limited to: 

(1) Russian/Ukrainian visas for 

Fulbright Director. 

(2) Staff salaries and benefits, 

including housing allowance, for 

Fulbright Director. 

(3) Rent and utilities for Moscow/Kyiv 

offices. 

(4) Internet (e-mail, Web site support) 

and communications (e.g., fax, 

telephone, postage). 

(5) Office supplies. 

(6) Shipment of materials from 

Russia/Ukraine to the United States. 

(7) Round-trip travel for home leave 

for the Fulbright Director to the United 

States (via American carrier). 

(8) Administration of tax withholding 

as required by U.S. Federal, State and 

local authorities and in accordance with 

relevant tax treaties. 

(9) A–135 audit fees. 

A clear and cogent narrative must 

accompany the budget to explain and 

justify each line item. Please refer to the 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

in the Solicitation Package for complete 

budget guidelines and formatting 

instructions. In addition, the budget 

narrative should indicate how the 

applicant organization will monitor and 

track expenditures for the duration of 

the grant to avoid under or over 

expenditures. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Grant Agreement. 

ECA’s level of involvement in this 

program is listed under number I above. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY2008, pending 

availability of funds. 

Approximate Total Funding: $920,150 

(or $975,590 should a move to new 

office space become necessary) for the 

Moscow Office and $572,000 for the 

Kyiv Office, pending availability of 

funds. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 

Two. 

Anticipated Award Date: Pending 

availability of funds (Proposed award 

date: October 1, 2007). 

Additional Information: Pending 

successful implementation of this 

program and the availability of funds in 

subsequent fiscal years, it is ECA’s 

intent to renew this grant 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 grant 

agreement. Cost sharing may be in the 

form of allowable direct or indirect 

costs. For accountability, you must 

maintain written records to support all 

costs which are claimed as your 

contribution, as well as costs to be paid 

by the Federal government. Such 

records are subject to audit. The basis 

for determining the value of cash and 

in-kind contributions must be in 

accordance with OMB Circular A–110, 

(Revised), Subpart C.23—Cost Sharing 

and Matching. In the event you do not 

provide the minimum amount of cost 

sharing as stipulated in the approved 

budget, ECA’s contribution will be 

reduced in like proportion. 

III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements: 

(a) Bureau grant guidelines require 

that organizations with fewer than four 

years of experience in conducting 

international exchange programs be 

limited to $60,000 in Bureau funding. 

Therefore, organizations with fewer 

than four years experience in 

conducting international exchanges are 

ineligible to apply under this 

competition. 

(b) Technical Eligibility: All proposals 

must comply with the following: 

proposals must demonstrate the 

applicant’s capacity to meet all 

requirements governing the 

administration of Exchange Visitor (J 

visa) programs as set forth in 22 CFR 6Z, 

including the oversight of Responsible 

Officers and Alternate Responsible 

Officers, screening and selection of 

program participants, provision of prearrival information and orientation to 

participants, monitoring of participants, 

proper maintenance and security of 

forms, record-keeping, reporting and 

other requirements, or they will result 

in your proposal being declared 

technically ineligible and given no 

further consideration in the review 

process. The U.S.-based organization 

responsible for the administration of the 

Fulbright Program in the United States 

will be responsible for issuing DS–2019 

forms to participants in this program. 

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 Office of Academic 

Exchange Programs, ECA/A/E/EUR, SA–

44, Room 246, U.S. Department of State, 

SA–44, 301 4th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20547, (202) 453–8522; 

fax (202) 453–8520, or E-mail 

IovineMS@state.gov to request a 

Solicitation Package. Please specify 

Bureau Program Officer Micaela S. 

Iovine on all inquiries and 

correspondence and refer to the 

Funding Opportunity Number (ECA/A/ 

E/EUR 08–02) located at the top of this 

announcement when making your 

request. Alternatively, an electronic 

application package may be obtained 

from grants.gov. Please see section IV.2 

for further information. 

The Solicitation Package contains the 

Proposal Submission Instruction (PSI) 

document, which consists of required 

application forms, standard guidelines 


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for proposal preparation, award criteria 

and budget instructions tailored to this 

competition. 

IV.2. To Download a Solicitation 

Package Via Internet 

The entire Solicitation Package may 

be downloaded from the Bureau’s Web 

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

education/rfgps/menu.htm, or from the 

Grants.gov Web site at http:// 

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 section IV.3e. 

‘‘Application Deadline and Methods of 

Submission’’ below. 

IV.3a. Applicants 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 that 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 and the Project 

Objectives, Goals and Implementation 

(POGI) document. 

IV.3c. Applicants must have nonprofit 

status with the IRS at the time of 

application. If your organization is a 

private nonprofit that has not received 

a grant or cooperative agreement from 

ECA in the past three years, or if your 

organization received nonprofit status 

from the IRS within the past four years, 

you must submit the necessary 

documentation to verify nonprofit status 

as directed in the PSI document. Failure 

to do so will cause your proposal to be 

declared technically ineligible. 

IV.3d. Please take into consideration 

the following information when 

preparing your proposal narrative: 

IV.3d.1 Adherence to All Regulations 

Governing the J Visa 

The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs is placing renewed 

emphasis on the secure and proper 

administration of Exchange Visitor (J 

visa) Programs and adherence by 

grantees and sponsors to all regulations 

governing the J visa. Therefore, 

proposals should demonstrate the 

applicant’s capacity to meet all 

requirements governing the 

administration of the Exchange Visitor 

Programs as set forth in 22 CFR 62, 

including the oversight of Responsible 

Officers and Alternate Responsible 

Officers, screening and selection of 

program participants, provision of prearrival information and orientation to 

participants, monitoring of participants, 

proper maintenance and security of 

forms, record-keeping, reporting and 

other requirements. The U.S.-based 

organization responsible for the 

administration of the Fulbright Program 

in the United States 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: United States Department of 

State, Office of Exchange Coordination 

and Designation, ECA/EC/ECD–SA–44, 

Room 734, 301 4th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20547, Telephone: 

(202) 203–5029, Fax: (202) 453–8640. 

Please refer to Solicitation Package for 

further information. 

IV.3d.2 Diversity, Freedom and 

Democracy Guidelines 

Pursuant to the Bureau’s authorizing 

legislation, programs must maintain a 

non-political character and should be 

balanced and representative of the 

diversity of American political, social, 

and cultural life. ‘‘Diversity’’ should be 

interpreted in the broadest sense and 

encompass differences including, but 

not limited to ethnicity, race, gender, 

religion, geographic location, socioeconomic status, and disabilities. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

adhere to the advancement of this 

principle both in program 

administration and in program content. 

Please refer to the review criteria under 

the ‘‘Support for Diversity’’ section for 

specific suggestions on incorporating 

diversity into your proposal. Public Law 

104–319 provides that ‘‘in carrying out 

programs of educational and cultural 

exchange in countries whose people do 

not fully enjoy freedom and 

democracy,’’ the Bureau ‘‘shall take 

appropriate steps to provide 

opportunities for participation in such 

programs to human rights and 

democracy leaders of such countries.’’

Public Law 106–113 requires that the 

governments of the countries described 

above do not have inappropriate 

influence in the selection process. 

Proposals should reflect advancement of 

these goals in their program contents, to 

the full extent deemed feasible. 

IV.3e Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission 

Application Deadline Date: June 1, 

2007. 

Reference Number: ECA/A/E/EUR–

08–02. 

Methods of Submission: Applications 

may be submitted in one of two ways: 

(1) In hard-copy, via a nationally 

recognized overnight delivery service 

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

Airborne Express, or U.S. Postal Service 

Express Overnight Mail, etc.), or 

(2) Electronically through http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

Along with the Project Title, all 

applicants must enter the above 

Reference Number in Box 11 on the SF–

424 contained in the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

of the solicitation document. 

IV.3e.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 eight (8) copies of 

the application should be sent to: U.S. 

Department of State, SA–44, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Ref.: 

ECA/A/E/EUR–08–02, Program 

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20547. 

IV.3e.2 Submitting Electronic 

Applications 

Applicants have the option of 

submitting proposals electronically 

through Grants.gov (http:// 

www.grants.gov). Complete solicitation 

packages are available at Grants.gov in 

the ‘‘Find’’ portion of the system. Please 

follow the instructions available in the 

‘‘Get Started’’ portion of the site (http:// 

www.grants.gov/GetStarted). 

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. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you not wait until the application 

deadline to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

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. 

Applicants will receive a 

confirmation e-mail from grants.gov 

upon the successful submission of an 

application. ECA will not notify you 

upon receipt of electronic applications. 

It is the responsibility of all 

applicants submitting proposals via the 

Grants.gov web portal to ensure that 

proposals have been received by 

Grants.gov in their entirety, and ECA 

bears no responsibility for data errors 

resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes. 

IV.3f. 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 

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. These criteria 

are not rank ordered and all carry equal 

weight in the proposal evaluation: 

1. Program Planning: Proposals 

should clearly demonstrate how the 

organization will meet the program’s 

objectives and plan. Detailed agenda 

and relevant work plan should 

demonstrate substantive undertakings 

and logistical capacity. Agenda and plan 

should adhere to the program overview 

and guidelines described above. 

2. Institutional Capacity: Proposed 

personnel and institutional resources 

should be adequate and appropriate to 

achieve the program’s goals. 

3. Support of Diversity: Proposals 

should demonstrate substantive support 

of the Bureau’s policy on diversity. 

4. Institution’s Record/Ability: 

Proposals should demonstrate an 

institutional record of successful 

exchange program administration, 

particularly responsible fiscal 

management, and full compliance with 

all reporting requirements for any past 

Bureau grants as determined by Bureau 

Grants Staff. The Bureau will consider 

the past performance of prior recipients 

and the demonstrated potential of new 

applicants. 

5. Project Evaluation: Proposals 

should include a plan to evaluate the 

success of the fiduciary arrangement 

and make recommendations for 

improving the process in the future. 

6. Cost-effectiveness/cost-sharing: The 

overhead and administrative 

components of the proposal, including 

salaries, should be kept as low as 

possible. All other items should be 

necessary and appropriate. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1. Award Notices 

Final awards cannot be made until 

funds have been appropriated by 

Congress, allocated and committed 

through internal Bureau procedures. 

Successful applicants will receive an 

Assistance Award Document (AAD) 

from the Bureau’s Grants Office. The 

AAD and the original grant proposal 

with subsequent modifications (if 

applicable) shall be the only binding 

authorizing document between the 

recipient and the U.S. Government. The 

AAD will be signed by an authorized 

Grants Officer, and mailed to the 

recipient’s responsible officer identified 

in the application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

VI.2. Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements 

Terms and Conditions for the 

Administration of ECA agreements 

include the following: 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Nonprofit Organizations.’’

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions.’’

OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles 

for State, Local and Indian 

Governments.’’

OMB Circular No. A–110 (Revised), 

‘‘Uniform Administrative Requirements 

for Grants and Agreements with 

Institutions of Higher Education, 

Hospitals, and other Nonprofit 

Organizations.’’

OMB Circular No. A–102, ‘‘Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants-in-Aid to State and Local 

Governments.’’

OMB Circular No. A–133, ‘‘Audits of 

States, Local Government, and Nonprofit Organizations.’’

Please reference the following Web 

sites for additional information: http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants. 

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

grantsdiv/terms.htm#articleI. 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements 

The grantee must provide ECA with a 

hard copy original plus two copies of 

the following reports: 

(1) A final financial report no more 

than 90 days after the expiration of the 

award; 


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(2) Quarterly financial reports that 

should show the disposition of funds for 

purposes as required in the grant. 

All reports must be sent to the ECA 

Grants Officer and ECA Program Officer 

listed in the final assistance award 

document. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Micaela S. 

Iovine, Office of Academic Exchange 

Programs, ECA/A/E/EUR, Room 246, 

ECA/A/E/EUR–08–02 U.S. Department 

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

Washington, DC 20547, tel. (202) 453–

8522; fax (202)453–8520, 

IovineMS@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/A/E/ 

EUR–08–02. 

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: March 29, 2007. 

Dina Habib Powell, 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5746] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Youth Leadership Program 

with Rwanda and Kenya 

Announcement Type: New Grant. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/PY–07–39. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 00.000. 

Application Deadline: May 31, 2007. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs 

Division, of the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs announces an open 

competition for two projects, one with 

Rwanda and one with Kenya, under the 

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 to 

conduct a three- to four-week U.S.-based 

project for secondary school students 

and teachers from Rwanda or from 

Kenya. The project activities will focus 

on civic education, leadership, 

diversity, and community activism. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority 

Overall grant making authority for 

this program is contained in the Mutual 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 

of 1961, as amended, Public Law 87–

256, also known as the Fulbright-Hays 

Act. The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to 

enable the Government of the United 

States to increase mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of other countries * * *; 

to strengthen the ties which unite us 

with other nations by demonstrating the 

educational and cultural interests, 

developments, and achievements of the 

people of the United States and other 

nations * * * and thus to assist in the 

development of friendly, sympathetic, 

and peaceful relations between the 

United States and the other countries of 

the world.’’ The funding authority for 

the program above is provided through 

legislation. 

Overview 

With this new Youth Leadership 

Program, the Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs (ECA) plans to support 

two separate exchange projects, one 

with Kenya and one with Rwanda, in 

late 2007. Each three- to four-week long 

project will enable 18 teenagers (ages 

15–17) and three adult educators from 

one of the two countries to participate 

in an intensive exchange in the United 

States designed and implemented by the 

grant recipient organizations. The U.S. 

Embassies in Nairobi and Kigali will 

recruit, screen, and select the 

participants. 

These projects are designed to 

promote high-quality leadership, civic 

responsibility, and civic activism among 

our countries’ future leaders. The 

projects will offer a practical 

examination of the principles of 

democracy and civil society as practiced 

in the United States and provide 

participants with training that allows 

them to develop their leadership skills. 

Participants will be engaged in a variety 

of activities such as workshops, 

community and/or school-based 

programs, seminars, and other activities 

that are designed to achieve the projects’

stated goals and objectives. Participants 

will live with American families for 

most of the exchange period. Multiple 

opportunities for participants to interact 

with American youth and educators 

must be included. 

The goals of the program are: 

(1) To promote mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of Kenya and of Rwanda; 

(2) To develop a sense of civic 

responsibility and commitment to 

community development among youth; 

(3) To develop leadership skills 

among secondary school students 

appropriate to their needs; 

(4) To foster relationships among 

youth from different ethnic, religious, 

and national groups. 

A successful project will be one that 

nurtures a cadre of students and 

teachers to be actively engaged in 

addressing issues of concern in their 

schools and communities upon their 

return home and that equips them with 

the knowledge, skills, and confidence to 

become citizen activists. 

The Bureau anticipates providing two 

grants to support two discrete projects, 

one for each country and each funded 

at approximately $95,000. [Note that 

this funding does not include 

international airfare for the exchange 

participants.] Organizations may submit 

only one proposal, for either Rwanda or 

Kenya. The two projects will be judged 

independently and proposals will be 

compared only to proposals for the same 

country. ECA intends to award only one 

grant for each project. 

Project A: Rwanda 

Applicants should propose a three- to 

four-week U.S. program between the 

second week of November and midDecember 2007. Funding for this grant 

is approximately $95,000. 

Project B: Kenya 

Applicants should propose a three- to 

four-week U.S. program in December 

2007. Funding for this grant is 

approximately $95,000. 

Applicants should outline their 

capacity for doing projects of this 

nature, focusing on three areas of 

competency: (1) Provision of leadership 

and civic education programming, (2) 

age-appropriate programming for youth, 

and (3) previous experience working 

with exchange participants from Africa. 

Applicants need not have a partner in 

Kenya or Rwanda, as the staff of the 

Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. 

Embassies in Nairobi and Kigali will 

recruit and select the participants and 

provide a pre-departure orientation. 


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