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support) ensuring that Bureau 

supported programs are not isolated 

events. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1a. Award Notices 

Final awards cannot be made until 

funds have been appropriated by 

Congress, allocated and committed 

through internal Bureau procedures. 

Successful applicants will receive a 

Federal Assistance Award (FAA) from 

the Bureau’s Grants Office. The FAA 

and the original proposal with 

subsequent modifications (if applicable) 

shall be the only binding authorizing 

document between the recipient and the 

U.S. Government. The FAA will be 

signed by an authorized Grants Officer, 

and mailed to the recipient’s 

responsible officer identified in the 

application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

VI.2 Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements 

Terms and Conditions for the 

Administration of ECA agreements 

include the following: 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Nonprofit Organizations’’ 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions’’ 

OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

State, Local and Indian Governments’’ 

OMB Circular No. A–110 (Revised), 

Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Grants and 

Agreements with Institutions of 

Higher Education, Hospitals, and 

other Nonprofit Organizations 

OMB Circular No. A–102, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants-in-Aid to State and Local 

Governments 

OMB Circular No. A–133, Audits of 

States, Local Government, and Nonprofit Organizations 

Please reference the following Web 

sites for additional information: 

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

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

VI.3. Reporting Requirements 

You must provide ECA with a hard 

copy original plus one copy of the 

following reports: 

(1) A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

(2) A concise, one-page final program 

report summarizing program outcomes 

no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award. This one-page 

report will be transmitted to OMB, and 

be made available to the public via 

OMB’s USAspending.gov Web site—as 

part of ECA’s Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA) reporting requirements. 

(3) A SF–PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress 

Report’’ Cover Sheet with all program 

reports. 

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. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Britta S. 

Bjornlund, U.S. Department of State, 

Study of the U.S. Branch, ECA/A/E/ 

USS, SA–5, 4th Floor, ECA/A/E/USS– 

10–28, 2200 C Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20522–0504, Telephone: (202) 632– 

3339, Fax: (202) 632–9411, E-mail: 

BjornlundBS@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/A/E/ 

USS–10–28. 

Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries 

or submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may 

not discuss this competition with 

applicants until the proposal review 

process has been completed. 

VIII. Other Information 

Notice 

The terms and conditions published 

in this RFGP are binding and may not 

be modified by any Bureau 

representative. Explanatory information 

provided by the Bureau that contradicts 

published language will not be binding. 

Issuance of the RFGP does not 

constitute an award commitment on the 

part of the Government. The Bureau 

reserves the right to reduce, revise, or 

increase proposal budgets in accordance 

with the needs of the program and the 

availability of funds. Awards made will 

be subject to periodic reporting and 

evaluation requirements per section VI.3 

above. 

Dated: April 15, 2010. 

Maura M. Pally, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9326 Filed 4–21–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6967] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA); Request for Grant 

Proposals: Kennedy-Lugar Youth 

Exchange and Study Program (YES): 

‘‘US YES Inbound Placement and YES 

Abroad Recruitment Components’’ 

Announcement Type: New Grant. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/PY–10–07. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415. 

Key Dates: September 1, 2010– 

September 30, 2013. 

Application Deadline: June 3, 2010. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) 

announces an open competition for 

grants to support exchanges and 

relationship building between high 

school students from countries with 

significant Muslim populations and the 

people of the United States. Public and 

private non-profit organizations meeting 

the provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 

501(c)(3) and public institutions may 

submit a proposal for the YES Inbound 

U.S. Placement and YES Abroad 

Recruitment Components. 

The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange 

and Study (YES) Program provides 

scholarships for reciprocal high school 

academic exchanges of approximately 

1077 students from approximately 35 

countries coming to the U.S. and 

approximately 50 American students 

traveling to approximately 10 of these 

countries. 

To implement the entirety of the YES 

program, two Requests for Grant 

Proposals are being announced: One 

(this announcement) covers KennedyLugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) 

Program Inbound U.S. Placement and 

YES Abroad Recruitment Components. 

A second, separate announcement will 

solicit proposals for the Kennedy-Lugar 

Youth Exchange and Study Program 

(YES) Overseas Recruitment and YES 

Abroad Placement and Alumni 

Components to: Develop marketing 

materials and a handbook for U.S. and 

non-U.S. students, host families and 

host schools, recruit and select 

approximately 1077 YES Inbound 

participants, make a final selection of 


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approximately 50 American Outbound 

participants and place them in 10 

eligible countries overseas, and organize 

all alumni programs for YES Abroad 

and YES Inbound participants. 

This Inbound U.S. Placement and 

YES Abroad Recruitment Components 

announcement envisions 12 to 15 

awards for the U.S. placement of 20–300 

students each, and includes: 

• U.S. host family and school 

selection for YES Inbound participants. 

• Host family and student U.S.-based 

orientations. 

• Student monitoring and support 

and enhancement activities for YES 

Inbound. 

• American Student Recruitment and 

nomination for the YES Abroad 

Program. 

• Where possible, engagement of YES 

Abroad alumni. 

The YES Inbound program provides 

scholarships for high school students 

(15–18.5 years) from countries with 

significant Muslim populations to spend 

up to one academic year in the U.S. The 

program promotes mutual 

understanding and respect. Students 

live with host families, attend high 

school, engage in activities to learn 

about American society and values, 

acquire leadership skills, and help 

educate Americans about their countries 

and cultures. 

Organizations are invited to submit 

proposals to recruit, screen and select 

U.S. host families; identify accredited 

U.S. high schools and secure school 

placements; conduct local student and 

host family orientations; provide 

cultural and educational enrichment 

activities; handle all counseling, 

programmatic and on-program 

participant monitoring issues; and 

evaluate program implementation for a 

portion of the students participating in 

the YES program during the 2011–12 

academic year. Each applicant must 

propose to place a minimum of 20 YES 

inbound students, up to a maximum of 

300 students, as it is the expectation 

that 12–15 awards will be made in order 

to place and support the approximate 

total of 1077 students. 

In addition, organizations will recruit 

and nominate students from these same 

United States communities for the 

Kennedy-Lugar YES Abroad Program. 

This YES Abroad program will send 

approximately 50 U.S. citizen students 

from the United States to selected YES 

countries for the 2011–12 academic 

year. For YES Abroad, the eligible 

hosting countries at the time of 

publication of this RFGP are: Egypt, 

Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mali, 

Morocco, Oman, Thailand, and Turkey. 

However, the Bureau reserves the right 

to amend these lists at any time as 

conditions change. Under YES Inbound 

US Placement and YES Abroad 

Recruitment Components grants, 

organizations will be asked to market 

the YES Abroad program to U.S. 

students, identify potential qualified 

YES Abroad program participants, and 

submit nominations of qualified 

American students to the Overseas YES 

Inbound Recruitment and YES Abroad 

Placement and Alumni Components 

grantee for final selection and overseas 

placement. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority: Overall grant making 

authority for this program is contained 

in the Mutual Educational and Cultural 

Exchange Act of 1961, Public Law 87– 

256, as amended, also known as the 

Fulbright-Hays Act. The purpose of the 

Act is ‘‘to enable the Government of the 

United States to increase mutual 

understanding between the people of 

the United States and the people of 

other countries * * *; to strengthen the 

ties which unite us with other nations 

by demonstrating the educational and 

cultural interests, developments, and 

achievements of the people of the 

United States and other nations * * * 

and thus to assist in the development of 

friendly, sympathetic and peaceful 

relations between the United States and 

the other countries of the world.’’ The 

funding authority for the program above 

is provided through legislation. 

Purpose: The Inbound Kennedy-Lugar 

Youth Exchange and Study (YES) 

Program is designed to foster a global 

community of shared interests and 

values developed through better mutual 

understanding via first-hand 

participation of high school students, 

preferably aged 15–18.5, from countries 

with significant Muslim populations in 

academic year or semester exchanges to 

the United States. Participants will 

reside with American host families and 

attend high school during the 2011–12 

academic year. The YES Abroad 

program is designed to provide the same 

experience for high school students 

from the United States in some of the 

same YES countries. Both programs seek 

to select students with leadership 

potential, to develop their leadership 

skills while in the U.S. or abroad, and 

to support them in alumni activities 

after they return home. 

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 recruit and select host 

families and schools for high school 

students between the ages of 15 and 

18.5. This solicitation refers to YES 

students from the following countries: 

Afghanistan, Albania, Bahrain, 

Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 

Bulgaria, Cameroon, Egypt, Gaza, India, 

Indonesia, Israel (Arab Communities), 

Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, 

Lebanon, Liberia, Macedonia, Malaysia, 

Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, 

Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, 

Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, 

South Africa, Suriname, Tanzania, 

Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, West Bank, 

and Yemen. 

In addition to identifying schools and 

screening host families in the United 

States for inbound YES student 

placements, grantee organizations will 

be responsible for: (1) Orienting all 

inbound students to local conditions, 

resources and opportunities; (2) 

providing support services for students; 

(3) arranging enhancement activities 

and skill-building opportunities; (4) 

monitoring student health, safety and 

welfare, host family and coordinator 

performance and student academic 

progress; (5) providing mid-year 

programming and re-entry training; (6) 

evaluating project success; (7) recruiting 

YES Abroad applicants from American 

high schools; (8) nominating candidates 

for YES Abroad to the grantee 

responsible for the ‘‘YES Overseas YES 

Inbound Recruitment, YES Abroad 

Placement, and Alumni Components’’ 

(selected under a separate competition) 

to be considered for selection. 

Preference will be given to those 

organizations that offer participants 

opportunities to develop leadership 

skills and raise their awareness of 

tolerance and civic responsibility 

through community activities and 

networks. 

During the year, YES participants will 

be engaged in a variety of activities, 

such as community and school-based 

programs, skill-building workshops, and 

cultural events. Academic year 2011– 

2012 will be the ninth year of the YES 

program, with more than 4,000 students 

having been awarded scholarships since 

the program’s inception. 

Goals: The overarching goals of the 

YES program are to: 

• Promote better understanding by 

youth from selected countries about 

host country society, people, 

institutions, values and culture; 

• Foster lasting personal ties; 

• Engage the exchange participants in 

activities that advance mutual 

understanding, respect for diversity, 

leadership skills, and understanding of 

civil society during their exchange in 

the U.S.; 

• Enhance Americans’ understanding 

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Considering the specific focus of the 

YES program, the following outcomes 

will indicate a successful project: 

1. Inbound participants will develop 

an appreciation for American culture, 

an understanding of the underlying 

values and diversity of American 

society, and increased tolerance and 

respect for others with differing views 

and beliefs. 

2. Participants will teach their hosts 

about the cultures of their home 

countries. 

3. Inbound participants will interact 

with Americans and generate enduring 

ties. YES Abroad participants will learn 

about the cultures and underlying 

values of the countries in which they 

study, and help educate others about 

American culture while learning about 

their host country’s culture. 

4. Inbound participants will acquire 

an understanding of important elements 

of a civil society. This includes concepts 

such as volunteerism, the idea that 

American citizens can and do act at the 

grassroots level to deal with societal 

problems, and an awareness of and 

respect for the Rule of Law. 

5. Participants will gain leadership 

skills that will enable them, as YES 

alumni, to initiate activities in their 

home countries that focus on 

development and community service. 

Objectives: The objectives of the YES 

program are: 

• To place up to 1,077 pre-selected 

inbound high school students from over 

35 countries in safe, qualified, wellsuited host families; and recruit 

approximately 50 American students 

who will travel to approximately 10 of 

these countries; 

• To place students in accredited 

schools and safe, supportive and 

welcoming host family living 

environments; 

• To expose inbound program 

participants to American culture and 

enable them to obtain a broad view of 

U.S. society and history; 

• To provide appropriate venues for 

program participants to share their 

culture, lifestyles, and traditions with 

host country citizens; 

• To provide participants with 

development opportunities that foster 

skills they can take back with them and 

use in their home countries; and 

• To provide activities that will 

increase and enhance students’ 

leadership capacity, enabling them—as 

YES alumni—to initiate activities in 

their home countries that focus on 

development and community service. 

Other Components: Under a separate 

grant, one organization will administer 

the ‘‘Overseas YES Inbound 

Recruitment, YES Abroad Placement, 

and Alumni Components’’ of the YES 

program, both Inbound and Abroad, and 

perform the following functions: 

recruitment and selection of the 

international students; assistance in 

documentation and preparation of DS– 

2019 visa forms; preparation of crosscultural materials; pre-departure 

orientation; international travel from 

home to host community and return; 

facilitation of ongoing communication 

between the natural parents and the 

placement organization, as needed; 

maintenance of a student database and 

provision of data to the U.S. Department 

of State; placement of 50 American YES 

Abroad students and ongoing follow-up 

with alumni after their return to their 

home countries. 

Another organization will be 

responsible for supporting students with 

disabilities. This involves a post-arrival 

orientation and a year-end reentry 

training, as well as ongoing 

supplemental support throughout the 

year in order to help the students cope 

with challenges specific to their 

circumstances. 

This same grantee organization will 

assess students with disabilities at the 

start of the academic year. Placement 

organizations may find the students’ 

assessments useful in helping the 

students adjust to their new 

communities. Placement organizations 

will be in direct communication with 

both of these organizations. 

Guidelines: Applicants are requested 

to submit a narrative outlining a 

comprehensive strategy for the 

administration and implementation of 

the placement component of the YES 

program to include the following 

responsibilities: 

(1) Recruitment, screening, selection, 

and YES-specific orientation of local 

coordinators and host families; 

(2) Enrollment in an accredited 

school; 

(3) Post-arrival orientation for 

participants; 

(4) Placement of a small number of 

students with disabilities; 

(5) In Spring 2011, on a date given by 

the Organizational Component grantee, 

prepare and convey to the organization 

administering the Organizational 

Components grant the materials 

pertaining to each Inbound student’s 

placement, including information on the 

hosting community, host family 

information, and school. These 

materials will be distributed to the 

students at the Pre-Departure 

Orientation; 

(6) Troubleshooting; 

(7) Monitoring the health, safety and 

welfare of students, and the 

performance of host families and local 

coordinators; 

(8) Quarterly evaluation of the 

organization’s success in achieving 

program goals; 

(9) Mid-year orientations to assess 

progress; and further explore cultural 

observations; 

(10) Re-entry training to assist 

students with closure in the U.S. and 

readjustment to their home 

environments. 

(11) Recruitment of prospective YES 

Abroad students in American high 

schools and other youth organizations. 

(12) To follow a nomination strategy 

developed by the grantee responsible for 

the ‘‘Overseas YES Inbound 

Recruitment, YES Abroad Placement, 

and Alumni Components’’ to submit 

names of potential YES Abroad 

students. 

Applicants must request a grant for 

placement and monitoring of at least 20 

and no more than 300 inbound students. 

Placements may be in any region of the 

United States. Strong preference will be 

given to organizations that choose to 

place participants in clusters of at least 

three students (these students should be 

from different countries) in a particular 

Local Coordinator’s area of 

responsibility. Please refer to the 

Solicitation Package for details on 

essential program elements, permissible 

costs, and criteria used to select and 

place students. We anticipate grants 

beginning no later than September 2010, 

subject to the availability of funds. 

Inbound participants begin to arrive 

in their host communities in August 

2011 and remain for 10 or 11 months 

until their departure mid-May to early 

July 2012. 

Administration of the program must 

be in compliance with reporting and 

withholding regulations for federal, 

state, and local taxes as applicable. 

Recipient organizations should 

demonstrate regulation adherence in the 

proposal narrative and budget. 

Applicants should submit the health 

and accident insurance plans they 

intend to use for students on this 

program. If use of a private plan is 

proposed, the State Department will 

compare that plan with the Bureau plan 

and make a determination as to which 

will be applicable. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: New Grant 

Agreement. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2010. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$9,000,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 12– 

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Approximate Average Award: 

Funding level is dependent on the 

number of proposed students, 

monitoring, the quality of support, and 

volume of activities. 

Anticipated Award Date: September 

2010. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

August 2012. 

Additional Information: Pending 

successful implementation of this 

program, awardees’ ability to comply 

with Federal Regulations and ECA 

guidelines, and the availability of funds 

in subsequent fiscal years, it is ECA’s 

intent to renew this grant or 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 

Bureau grant guidelines require that 

organizations with fewer than four years 

experience in conducting international 

exchanges be limited to $60,000 in 

Bureau funding. Since an award to 

support program and administrative 

costs required to implement this 

exchange program for a minimum of 20 

students will exceed $60,000, 

organizations with less than four years 

experience in conducting international 

exchanges are ineligible to apply under 

this competition. The Bureau 

encourages applicants to provide 

maximum levels of cost sharing and 

funding in support of its programs. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

Note: Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries or 

submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may not 

discuss this competition with applicants 

until the proposal review process has been 

completed. 

IV.1. Contact Information To Request an 

Application Package 

Please contact The Office of Youth 

Programs, ECA/PE/C/PY, SA–5, Floor 3, 

U.S. Department of State, 2200 C St., 

NW., Washington, DC 20522–0503, 

telephone (202) 632–6065, and fax (202) 

632–9355, e-mail Matt O’Rourke at 

ORourkeMM@state.gov to request a 

Solicitation Package. Please refer to the 

Funding Opportunity Number ECA/PE/ 

C/PY–10–07 located at the top of this 

announcement when making your 

request. 

Alternatively, an electronic 

application package may be obtained 

from http://www.grants.gov. Please see 

section IV.3f for further information. 

The Solicitation Package contains the 

Proposal Submission Instruction (PSI) 

document, which consists of required 

application forms and standard 

guidelines for proposal preparation. It 

also contains the Project Objectives, 

Goals and Implementation (POGI) 

document, which provides specific 

information, award criteria and budget 

instructions tailored to this competition. 

Please specify the Funding 

Opportunity Number (ECA/PE/C/PY– 

10–07) at the top of this announcement 

on all other inquiries and 

correspondence. 

IV.2. To Download a Solicitation 

Package Via the Internet 

The entire Solicitation Package may 

be downloaded from the Bureau’s Web 

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

open2.html or from the Grants.gov Web 

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

Please read all information before 

downloading. 

IV.3. Content and Form of Submission 

Applicants must follow all 

instructions in the Solicitation Package. 

The application should be submitted 

per the instructions under IV.3f. 

‘‘Application Deadline and Methods of 

Submission’’ section below. 

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

and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number to 

apply for a grant or cooperative 

agreement from the U.S. Government. 

This number is a nine-digit 

identification number, which uniquely 

identifies business entities. Obtaining a 

DUNS number is easy and there is no 

charge. To obtain a DUNS number, 

access http:// 

www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1– 

866–705–5711. Please ensure that your 

DUNS number is included in the 

appropriate box of the SF–424 which is 

part of the formal application package. 

IV.3b. All proposals must contain an 

executive summary, proposal narrative 

and budget. 

Please Refer to the Solicitation 

Package. It contains the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

document and the Project Objectives, 

Goals and Implementation (POGI) for 

additional formatting and technical 

requirements. 

IV.3c. You must have nonprofit status 

with the IRS at the time of application. 

Please note: Effective January 7, 2009, 

all applicants for ECA federal assistance 

awards must include in their 

application the names of directors and/ 

or senior executives (current officers, 

trustees, and key employees, regardless 

of amount of compensation). In 

fulfilling this requirement, applicants 

must submit information in one of the 

following ways: 

(1) Those who file Internal Revenue 

Service Form 990, ‘‘Return of 

Organization Exempt From Income 

Tax,’’ must include a copy of relevant 

portions of this form. 

(2) Those who do not file IRS Form 

990 must submit information above in 

the format of their choice. 

In addition to final program reporting 

requirements, award recipients will also 

be required to submit a one-page 

document, derived from their program 

reports, listing and describing their 

grant activities. For award recipients, 

the names of directors and/or senior 

executives (current officers, trustees, 

and key employees), as well as the onepage description of grant activities, will 

be transmitted by the State Department 

to OMB, along with other information 

required by the Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA), and will be made available to 

the public by the Office of Management 

and Budget on its USASpending.gov 

Web site as part of ECA’s FFATA 

reporting requirements. 

If your organization is a private 

nonprofit which has not received a grant 

or cooperative agreement from ECA in 

the past three years, or if your 


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organization received nonprofit status 

from the IRS within the past four years, 

you must submit the necessary 

documentation to verify nonprofit status 

as directed in the PSI document. Failure 

to do so will cause your proposal to be 

declared technically ineligible. 

IV.3d. Please take into consideration 

the following information when 

preparing your proposal narrative: 

IV.3d.1. Adherence to All Regulations 

Governing the J Visa 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs is the official program sponsor of 

the exchange program covered by this 

RFGP, and an employee of the Bureau 

will be the ‘‘Responsible Officer’’ for the 

program under the terms of 22 CFR 62, 

which covers the administration of the 

Exchange Visitor Program (J visa 

program). Under the terms of 22 CFR 62, 

organizations receiving awards (either a 

grant or cooperative agreement) under 

this RFGP will be third parties 

‘‘cooperating with or assisting the 

sponsor in the conduct of the sponsor’s 

program.’’ The actions of recipient 

organizations shall be ‘‘imputed to the 

sponsor in evaluating the sponsor’s 

compliance with’’ 22 CFR 62. Therefore, 

the Bureau expects that any 

organization receiving an award under 

this competition will render all 

assistance necessary to enable the 

Bureau to fully comply with 22 CFR 62 

et seq. 

The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs places critically 

important emphases on the secure and 

proper administration of Exchange 

Visitor (J visa) Programs and adherence 

by recipient organizations and program 

participants to all regulations governing 

the J visa program status. Therefore, 

proposals should explicitly state in 

writing that the applicant is prepared to 

assist the Bureau in meeting all 

requirements governing the 

administration of Exchange Visitor 

Programs as set forth in 22 CFR 62. 

If your organization has experience as 

a designated Exchange Visitor Program 

Sponsor, you should discuss your 

record of compliance with 22 CFR 62 et 

seq., including the oversight of 

Responsible Officers and Alternate 

Responsible Officers, screening and 

selection of program participants, 

provision of pre-arrival information and 

orientation to participants, monitoring 

of participants, proper maintenance and 

security of forms, record-keeping, 

reporting and other requirements. 

ECA will review the record of 

compliance with 22 CFR 62 et seq. of 

applicant organizations designated as 

Exchange Visitor Program Sponsors by 

ECA’s Office of Private Sector Exchange 

as one factor in evaluating the record/ 

ability of organizations to carry out 

successful exchange programs. 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of 

ECA will be responsible for issuing DS– 

2019 forms to participants in this 

program. 

A copy of the complete regulations 

governing the administration of 

Exchange Visitor (J) programs is 

available at http://exchanges.state.gov 

or from: Office of Designation, ECA/EC/ 

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

Washington, DC 20522–0582. 

IV.3d.2. Diversity, Freedom and 

Democracy Guidelines 

Pursuant to the Bureau’s authorizing 

legislation, programs must maintain a 

non-political character and should be 

balanced and representative of the 

diversity of American political, social, 

and cultural life. ‘‘Diversity’’ should be 

interpreted in the broadest sense and 

encompass differences including, but 

not limited to ethnicity, race, gender, 

religion, geographic location, socioeconomic status, and disabilities. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

adhere to the advancement of this 

principle both in program 

administration and in program content. 

Please refer to the review criteria under 

the ‘Support for Diversity’ section for 

specific suggestions on incorporating 

diversity into your proposal. Public Law 

104–319 provides that ‘‘in carrying out 

programs of educational and cultural 

exchange in countries whose people do 

not fully enjoy freedom and 

democracy,’’ the Bureau ‘‘shall take 

appropriate steps to provide 

opportunities for participation in such 

programs to human rights and 

democracy leaders of such countries.’’ 

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. 

Funds provided through this award 

may not be used to promote 

participation in, or to purchase 

equipment or supplies intended for, 

activities related to religious worship or 

proselytization. Host families, school 

officials, and grantee organizations shall 

not require program participants to 

attend religious services. However, as 

part of their exchange experience, 

participants may be offered the 

opportunity to take part voluntarily in 

this facet of their host culture, at their 

own discretion. Volunteer host families 

(who receive no financial benefit from 

grant funds) are encouraged to enable 

participants living with them to attend 

services of the participant’s religion, if 

the participant so desires and the 

services are available within a 

reasonable distance of the host family’s 

residence. 

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 

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in the RFGP (listed here in increasing 

order of importance): 

1. Participant satisfaction with the 

program and exchange experience. 

2. Participant learning, such as 

increased knowledge, aptitude, skills, 

and changed understanding and 

attitude. Learning includes both 

substantive (subject-specific) learning 

and mutual understanding. 

3. Participant behavior, concrete 

actions to apply knowledge in work or 

community; greater participation and 

responsibility in civic organizations; 

interpretation and explanation of 

experiences and new knowledge gained; 

continued contacts between 

participants, community members, and 

others. 

4. Institutional changes, such as 

increased collaboration and 

partnerships, policy reforms, new 

programming, and organizational 

improvements. 

Please note: Consideration should be 

given to the appropriate timing of data 

collection for each level of outcome. For 

example, satisfaction is usually 

captured as a short-term outcome, 

whereas behavior and institutional 

changes are normally considered longerterm outcomes. 

Overall, the quality of your 

monitoring and evaluation plan will be 

judged on how well it (1) specifies 

intended outcomes; (2) gives clear 

descriptions of how each outcome will 

be measured; (3) identifies when 

particular outcomes will be measured; 

and (4) provides a clear description of 

the data collection strategies for each 

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

focus groups). (Please note that 

evaluation plans that deal only with the 

first level of outcomes [satisfaction] will 

be deemed less competitive under the 

present evaluation criteria.) 

Recipient organizations will be 

required to provide reports analyzing 

their evaluation findings to the Bureau 

in their regular program reports. All 

data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

IV.3e. Please take the following 

information into consideration when 

preparing your budget: 

IV.3e.1. Applicants must submit SF– 

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

comprehensive budget for the entire 

program. The budget must reflect costs 

for a minimum of 20 and no more than 

300 YES Inbound participants. Please 

indicate clearly the number of students 

funded. 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. Any/all sub-awards/ 

agreements including accompanying 

budgets required to accomplish overall 

program objectives described herein, 

shall be submitted with the proposal 

package and must be approved by the 

Grants Officer, prior to commencement. 

Please refer to the Solicitation 

Package for complete budget guidelines 

and formatting instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission 

Application Deadline Date: June 3, 

2010. 

Reference Number: ECA/PE/C/PY– 

10–07. 

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 (10) copies of the 

application should be sent to: Program 

Management Division, ECA–IIP/EX/PM, 

Ref.: ECA/PE/C/PY–10–07, SA–5, Floor 

4, Department of State, 2200 C Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20522–0504. 

Applicants submitting hard-copy 

applications must also submit the 

‘‘Executive Summary’’ and ‘‘Proposal 

Narrative’’ sections of the proposal in 

text (.txt) or Microsoft Word format on 

CD–ROM to the program officer at 

BakerKM1@state.gov. As appropriate, 

the Bureau will provide these files 

electronically to Public Affairs 

Section(s) at the U.S. embassies for their 

review. 

IV.3f.2—Submitting Electronic 

Applications 

Applicants have the option of 

submitting proposals electronically 

through Grants.gov (http:// 

www.grants.gov). Complete solicitation 

packages are available at Grants.gov in 

the ‘‘Find’’ portion of the system. 

Please note: ECA bears no 

responsibility for applicant timeliness of 

submission or data errors resulting from 

transmission or conversion processes for 

proposals submitted via Grants.gov. 

Please follow the instructions 

available in the ‘Get Started’ portion of 

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

GetStarted). 

Several of the steps in the Grants.gov 

registration process could take several 

weeks. Therefore, applicants should 

check with appropriate staff within their 

organizations immediately after 

reviewing this RFGP to confirm or 

determine their registration status with 

Grants.gov. 

Once registered, the amount of time it 

can take to upload an application will 

vary depending on a variety of factors 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your internet connection. 

In addition, validation of an electronic 

submission via Grants.gov can take up 

to two business days. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend 

that you not wait until the application 

deadline to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

The Grants.gov Web site includes 

extensive information on all phases/ 

aspects of the Grants.gov process, 

including an extensive section on 

frequently asked questions, located 

under the ‘‘For Applicants’’ section of 

the Web site. ECA strongly recommends 

that all potential applicants review 

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well in advance of submitting a 

proposal through the Grants.gov system. 

ECA bears no responsibility for data 

errors resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes. 

Direct all questions regarding 

Grants.gov registration and submission 

to: 

Grants.gov Customer Support. 

Contact Center Phone: 800 -518–4726. 

Business Hours: Monday–Friday, 7 

a.m.–9 p.m. Eastern Time. 

E-mail: support@grants.gov. 

Applicants have until midnight (12 

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

closing date to ensure that their entire 

application has been uploaded to the 

Grants.gov site. There are no exceptions 

to the above deadline. Applications 

uploaded to the site after midnight of 

the application deadline date will be 

automatically rejected by the grants.gov 

system, and will be technically 

ineligible. 

Please refer to the Grants.gov Web 

site, for definitions of various 

‘‘application statuses’’ and the difference 

between a submission receipt and a 

submission validation. Applicants will 

receive a validation e-mail from 

grants.gov upon the successful 

submission of an application. Again, 

validation of an electronic submission 

via Grants.gov can take up to two 

business days. Therefore, we strongly 

recommend that you not wait until the 

application deadline to begin the 

submission process through Grants.gov. 

ECA will not notify you upon receipt of 

electronic applications. 

It is the responsibility of all 

applicants submitting proposals via the 

Grants.gov web portal to ensure that 

proposals have been received by 

Grants.gov in their entirety, and ECA 

bears no responsibility for data errors 

resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes. 

IV.3g. Intergovernmental Review of 

Applications: Executive Order 12372 

does not apply to this program. 

V. Application Review Information 

V.1. Review Process 

The Bureau will review all proposals 

for technical eligibility. Proposals will 

be deemed ineligible if they do not fully 

adhere to the guidelines stated herein 

and in the Solicitation Package. In 

addition, ECA will review the record of 

compliance with 22 CFR 62 et seq. of 

applicant organizations designated as 

Exchange Visitor Program Sponsors by 

ECA’s Office of Private Sector Exchange. 

If it is determined that an applicant 

organization submitting a proposal has 

a record of not being in compliance, 

their proposal will be deemed 

technically ineligible and receive no 

further consideration in the review 

process. If in compliance, the applicant 

organization’s record of compliance will 

be used as one factor in evaluating the 

record/ability of organizations to carry 

out successful exchange programs. 

All eligible proposals will be 

reviewed by the program office, as well 

as the Public Diplomacy section 

overseas, where appropriate. Eligible 

proposals will be subject to compliance 

with Federal and Bureau regulations 

and guidelines and forwarded to Bureau 

grant panels for advisory review. 

Proposals may also be reviewed by the 

Office of the Legal Adviser or by other 

Department elements. Final funding 

decisions are at the discretion of the 

Department of State’s Assistant 

Secretary for Educational and Cultural 

Affairs. Final technical authority for 

assistance awards grants resides with 

the Bureau’s Grants Officer. 

Review Criteria 

Technically eligible applications will 

be competitively reviewed according to 

the criteria stated below. These criteria 

are not rank ordered and all carry equal 

weight in the proposal evaluation: 

1. Program Planning/Ability To 

Achieve Program Objectives: 

Your proposal narrative should 

exhibit originality, substance, and 

relevance to the Bureau’s mission. 

Reviewers will assess the degree to 

which proposals engage participants in 

community activities that involve skills 

development and leadership training. A 

detailed agenda and work plan should 

adhere to the program overview and 

guidelines described in the solicitation 

package. Reviewers will also assess the 

degree to which the proposed outcomes 

of the project are realistic and 

measurable. Strategies should creatively 

utilize resources at the local level to 

ensure an efficient use of program 

funds. 

2. 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, host families, 

schools, program venue, and program 

evaluation) and program content 

(orientations, program meetings, 

resource materials and follow-up 

activities). 

3. Organization’s Record/Institutional 

Capacity: Proposed personnel and 

institutional resources should be 

adequate and appropriate to achieve the 

program or project’s goals. Reviewers 

will assess the applicant and its partners 

to determine if they offer adequate 

resources, expertise, and experience to 

fulfill program objectives. Partner 

activities should be clearly defined. 

Proposals should demonstrate an 

institutional record of successful 

exchange programs, including 

responsible fiscal management and full 

compliance with all reporting and J–1 

Visa requirements for past Bureau grants 

as determined by Bureau Grant Staff. In 

addition, organizations designated as 

Exchange Visitor Program Sponsors 

must include a discussion of their 

record of compliance with 22 CFR 62 et 

seq., including the oversight of their 

Responsible Officers and Alternate 

Responsible Officers, screening and 

selection of program participants, 

provision of pre-arrival information and 

orientation to participants, monitoring 

of participants, proper maintenance and 

security of forms, record-keeping, 

reporting and other requirements. 

Proposals that fail to include the above 

information in their narrative will be 

deemed less or not competitive under 

this review criterion. ECA will review 

the record of compliance with 22 CFR 

62 et seq. of organizations designated as 

Exchange Visitor Program Sponsors as 

one factor in evaluating the record/ 

ability of organizations to carry out 

successful exchange programs. 

4. Multiplier Effect: Proposed 

programs should strengthen long-term 

mutual understanding, including 

maximum sharing of information and 

establishment of long-term institutional 

and individual linkages. Reviewers will 

assess ways in which proposals include 

innovative ideas to expose U.S. 

communities to YES-related goals and 

activities that involve students, host 

families and schools. This includes 

media outreach, visits to local and 

national government representatives, 

Internet-based applications and other 

interactions. Reviewers will also 

evaluate substantive plans to prepare 

YES students for their role as active, 

effective YES alumni. 

5. Participant Monitoring: Proposals 

must include a detailed monitoring 

plan, which addresses Student, Local 

Coordinator (LC) and Host Family (HF) 

monitoring. Given the importance the 

Department places on this criterion, you 

should dedicate a significant percentage 

of the narrative to explaining how you 

will achieve the Department’s goals in 

regard to monitoring the health, safety 

and welfare of program participants. 

You may use the appendices to house 

additional details and supporting 

documentation. Please see the Project 

Objectives, Goals, and Implementation 

(POGI) for additional details regarding 

this review criterion. 

6. Project Evaluation: Proposals 

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evaluate the activity’s success, both as 

the activities unfold and at the end of 

the program. Reviewers will assess your 

plans to monitor student progress and 

program activities, particularly in regard 

to intended outcomes indicated in your 

proposal. Grantees will be expected to 

submit quarterly reports, which should 

be included as an inherent component 

of the work plan. 

7. Cost-effectiveness/Cost sharing: 

Reviewers will analyze the budget for 

clarity and cost-effectiveness. They will 

also assess the rationale of the proposed 

budget and whether the allocation of 

funds is appropriate to complete tasks 

outlined in the project narrative. 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. Preference will be given 

to organizations whose proposals 

demonstrate a quality, cost-effective 

program. 

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 a 

Federal Assistance Award (FAA) from 

the Bureau’s Grants Office. The FAA 

and the original proposal with 

subsequent modifications (if applicable) 

shall be the only binding authorizing 

document between the recipient and the 

U.S. Government. The FAA will be 

signed by an authorized Grants Officer, 

and mailed to the recipient’s 

responsible officer identified in the 

application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

VI.2. Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements 

Terms and Conditions for the 

Administration of ECA agreements 

include the following: 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Nonprofit Organizations.’’ 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions.’’ 

OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

State, Local and Indian Governments.’’ 

OMB Circular No. A–110 (Revised), 

Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Grants and 

Agreements With Institutions of 

Higher Education, Hospitals, and 

Other Nonprofit Organizations. 

OMB Circular No. A–102, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants-in-Aid to State and Local 

Governments. 

OMB Circular No. A–133, Audits of 

States, Local Government, and Nonprofit Organizations. 

Please reference the following Web 

sites for additional information: 

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

http://fa.statebuy.state.gov 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements 

You must provide ECA with a hard 

copy original plus one copy of the 

following reports: 

(1) 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 will be transmitted to OMB, 

and be made available to the public via 

OMB’s USAspending.gov Web site—as 

part of ECA’s Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA) reporting requirements. 

(3) A SF–PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress 

Report’’ Cover Sheet with all program 

reports. 

(4) Quarterly program and financial 

reports which should include both 

quantitative and qualitative data you 

have available. 

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. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Kevin Baker, 

Office of Citizen Exchanges, ECA/PE/C/ 

PY, SA–5, Floor 3, Department of State, 

2200 C St., NW., Washington, DC 

20522–0503. Telephone: (202) 632– 

6073;E-mail: BakerKM1@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above contact and ECA/PE/C/PY– 

10–07. 

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. 

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 15, 2010. 

Maura M. Pally, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9322 Filed 4–21–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6966] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA); Request for Grant 

Proposals: DanceMotion USA 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/CU–10–24. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415. 

Key Dates: 

Application Deadline: May 27, 2010. 

Executive Summary 

The Cultural Programs Division, 

within the Office of Citizen Exchanges 

of the Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, announces an open 

competition for a cooperative agreement 

to administer the 2010–2012 cycle of the 

DanceMotion USA Program. The 

program’s goal is to showcase the best 

of American dance and provide an 

opportunity to directly engage priority 

audiences in foreign countries. The 

program will consist of approximately 

four to six tours by approximately the 

same number of U.S. dance companies, 


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