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Proposals should clearly demonstrate

how the institution will meet the

program’s objectives and plan.

4. Multiplier effect/impact: Proposed

programs should strengthen long-term

mutual understanding, including

maximum sharing of information and

establishment of long-term institutional

and individual linkages.

5. Support of Diversity: Proposals

should demonstrate substantive support

of the Bureau’s policy on diversity.

Achievable and relevant features should

be cited in both program administration

(selection of participants, program

venue and program evaluation) and

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

materials and follow-up activities).

6. Institutional Capacity: Proposed

personnel and institutional resources

should be adequate and appropriate to

achieve the program or project’s goals.

7. Institution’s Record/Ability:

Proposals should demonstrate an

institutional record of successful

exchange programs, including

responsible fiscal management and full

compliance with all reporting

requirements for past Agency grants as

determined by USIA’s Office of

Contracts. The Agency will consider the

past performance of prior recipients and

the demonstrated potential of new

applicants.

8. Follow-on Activities: Proposals

should provide a plan for continued

follow-on activity (without USIA

support) which ensures that USIA

supported programs are not isolated

events.

9. Project Evaluation: Proposals

should include a plan to evaluate the

activity’s success, both as the activities

unfold and at the end of the program. A

draft survey questionnaire or other

technique plus description of a

methodology to use to link outcomes to

original project objectives is

recommended. Successful applicants

will be expected to submit intermediate

reports after each project component is

concluded or quarterly, whichever is

less frequent.

10. Cost-effectiveness: 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.

11. Cost-sharing: Proposals should

maximize cost-sharing through other

private sector support as well as

institutional direct funding

contributions.

12. Value to U.S.-Partner Country

Relations: Proposed projects should

receive positive assessments by USIA’s

geographic area desk and overseas

officers of program need, potential

impact, and significance in the partner

country(ies).

Notice

The terms and conditions published

in this RFP are binding and may not be

modified by any USIA representative.

Explanatory information provided by

the Agency that contradicts published

language will not be binding. Issuance

of the RFP does not constitute an award

commitment on the part of the

Government. The Agency reserves the

right to reduce, revise, or increase

proposed 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.

Notification

Final awards cannot be made until

funds have been appropriated by

Congress, allocated and committed

through internal USIA procedures.

Dated: December 8, 1997.

John P. Loiello,

Associate Director for Educational and

Cultural Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–32587 Filed 12–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8230–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Advisory Committee on Minority

Veterans, Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA), in accordance with Public Law

103–446, gives notice that a meeting of

the Advisory Committee on Minority

Veterans will be held from Monday,

January 12 through Wednesday, January

14, 1998, in Washington, DC. The

purpose of the Advisory Committee on

Minority Veterans is to advise the

Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the

administration of VA benefits and

services for minority veterans, to assess

the needs of minority veterans and to

evaluate whether VA compensation,

medical and rehabilitation services,

outreach, and other programs are

meeting those needs. The Committee

will make recommendations to the

Secretary regarding such activities.

The meeting will convene in room

230, VA Central Office (VACO)

Building, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC, from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00

P.M. on Monday, January 12, the

Committee will receive an orientation

on its duties and responsibilities. On

Tuesday, January 13, the Committee

will review the implementation plan for

the 63 recommendations contained in

its third Annual Report. The Committee

will also finalize plans for each

subcommittee and set the agenda for the

coming year. On Wednesday, January

14, the Subcommittees will examine

issues germane to their assigned areas of

responsibility. These sessions will be

open to the public. It will be necessary

for those wishing to attend to contact

Mrs. Crystal Lawrence-Greenwell,

Department of Veterans Affairs (phone

(202) 273–6708) prior to January 5,

1998. No time will be allocated for the

purpose of receiving oral presentations

from the public. However, the

Committee will accept appropriate

written comments from interested

parties on issues affecting minority

veterans. Such comments should be

referred to the Committee at the

following address: Advisory Committee

on Minority Veterans, Center for

Minority Veterans (00M), U.S.

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC

20420.

Dated: December 5, 1997.

By direction of the Acting Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–32603 Filed 12–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–M

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Electronic Records Work Group;

Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: National Archives and Records

Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: NARA will hold the initial

meeting of the Electronic Records Work

Group on December 19, 1997, to discuss

issues related to the operation of the

Work Group. The public is invited to

observe the meeting; however, seating is

limited. The Electronic Records Work

Group will focus on identifying

workable alternatives to the disposition

practices currently authorized under

NARA’s General Records Schedule 20

for Electronic Records. Members of the

Work Group are experts drawn from

NARA and other Federal agencies. The

Work Group will solicit technical

assistance on specific issues from

experts with practical experience in the

private sector and the archives of other

governments. Additional information

about the Electronic Records Work

Group is available on NARA’s GRS 20

Internet Web page at <http://

www.nara.gov/records/grs20/>.