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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, including the SF–PPR–E and 

SF–PPR–F. 

(4) Quarterly or interim reports, as 

required in the Bureau cooperative 

agreement. 

Award recipients will be required to 

provide reports analyzing their 

evaluation findings to the Bureau in 

their regular program reports. (Please 

refer to IV.3.d.3 Application and 

Submission Instructions 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. 

Program reports must be sent to the 

ECA Grants Officer and ECA Program 

Officer listed in the final assistance 

award document. Financial reports must 

be submitted through the Payment 

Management System (PMS). 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Sarah Shields, 

Youth Programs Division, ECA/PE/C/ 

PY, SA–5, 3rd Floor, U.S. Department of 

State, 2200 C Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20522–0503, by telephone (202) 

632–9261 or e-mail 

ShieldsSD@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and reference number 

ECA/PE/C/PY–11–69. 

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 29, 2011. 

J. Adam Ereli, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

for Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–10998 Filed 5–4–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7443] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Young Turkey/Young 

America: A New Relationship for a New 

Age 

Announcement Type: New Grant. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/EUR–SCA–11–34. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415. 

Key Dates: 

Application Deadline: June 2, 2011. 

Executive Summary: 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs invites proposal submissions for 

the FY 2011 Young Turkey/Young 

America Program: A New Relationship 

for a New Age. Public and private nonprofit organizations meeting the 

provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) 

may submit proposals to conduct this 

professional fellowship program. The 

Young Turkey/Young America Program 

was first announced by Secretary of 

State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Ankara 

on March 7, 2009, as part of an ongoing 

commitment to strengthen U.S. Turkish 

relations. Turkish Young Turkey/Young 

America provides opportunities for 

young leaders, ages 24–35, in Turkey 

and the United States to advance critical 

dialogue, identify shared concerns, and 

develop grassroots initiatives that 

positively impact people’s lives 

resulting in stronger ties between the 

two nations. Since the start of the 

initiative in 2009, more than 79 young 

Turkish and American leaders have 

engaged in substantive dialogue and 

collaborative projects addressing 

economic, environmental, social, and 

political issues facing both countries. 

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. 

I.2. Purpose 

The Young Turkey/Young America 

Program was created to recognize and 

support ‘‘one of the most important 

bilateral relationships in the world’’, 

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partnerships, and identify ways to 

deepen ties between emerging young 

leaders in both countries. Young 

Turkey/Young America seeks to 

enhance the ability of rising leaders to 

more effectively engage in public 

dialogue, and establish projects of 

mutual concern around economic, 

environmental, political, and social 

challenges facing Turkey and the United 

States in the 21st Century. Through a 

two-way professional exchange model, 

complemented by a robust leadership 

development component, experiential 

learning opportunities, and 

collaborative exercises, Young Turkey/ 

Young America provides opportunities 

for eligible individuals to work together 

to advance foreign policy dialogue, 

enhance their leadership skills, develop 

or strengthen existing partnerships, and 

advance concrete strategies to better 

address complex issues facing both 

countries. 

ECA anticipates funding a total of two 

(2) to three (3) projects, for 

approximately $325,000 each, under the 

themes outlined below. Projects should 

occur over the course of one to two 

years and target young professionals 

currently working to improve and 

enhance the economic, environmental, 

political, and/or social well-being of 

their communities with an expressed 

interest in advancing US-Turkey bilateral relations. 

The first project theme ‘‘Foreign 

Policy Dialogue Among Emerging 

Leaders’’ will link young Turkish and 

American leaders in substantive foreign 

policy dialogue on issues of importance 

to both countries. 

The second project theme ‘‘Social and 

Economic Challenges for Future 

Leaders’’ will work to expand the 

capacity of nascent grassroots or not-forprofit organizations working in or with 

disadvantaged communities to address 

existing socio-economic issues and 

challenges. 

Additional information on projects 

and participants is located under I.6 

Young Turkey/Young America 

Fellowship Themes. 

As a tool to developing grassroots 

initiatives that will positively impact 

people’s lives and deepen ties between 

the future leaders of both countries, 

Young Turkey/Young America seeks to: 

(1) Enhance the participants’ ability to 

address complex economic, 

environmental, political, and social 

challenges through a two-way exchange 

model; 

(2) Provide concrete tools for young 

professionals to advance as future 

leaders by developing skills for effective 

public discourse, negotiation, 

collaboration, coalitation building, and 

where applicable, community based 

management; 

(3) Cultivate professional ties with 

U.S. and Turkish counterparts through 

collaborative follow-on projects; 

(4) Create a network of engaged 

professionals committed to problem 

solving and engaged dialogue in both 

countries; and, 

(5) Expand and strengthen the 

relationship between the people of the 

United States and Turkey to work in 

partnership to identify solutions to 

common issues and problems facing 

their countries and the global 

community. 

In order to enhance the possibility 

that these projects will strengthen U.S. 

Turkish relations and colloborative 

initiatives continue after the conclusion 

of the exchange program, proposals 

should support a variety of follow-on 

projects. Special emphasis should be 

placed on ways that existing Web or 

social technologies can enhance followon efforts. 

I.3. Participants 

For the purposes of this program, 

‘‘participants’’ are defined as citizens of 

the eligible countries selected through a 

merit-based, competition to participate 

in the Young Turkey/Young America 

Program. Participants must be early to 

mid-career professionals with 

demonstrated leadership abilities, 

working in grassroots or not-for-profit 

organizations, foreign policy thinktanks, or other institutions related to the 

two proposed themes with a stated 

interested in addressing economic, 

environmental, political, and/or social 

challenges through engaged partnership 

with Turkey and the United States. 

Every effort must be made to recruit 

program participants that reflect the 

diversity of the American and Turkish 

landscapes. Strong consideration should 

be given to participants who express a 

willingness to collaborate on a specific 

project of mutual interest. 

Applicants should strive to maximize 

the number of participants and the 

length of the U.S. and Turkey-based 

program at the given funding levels. 

Therefore, applicants who engage public 

and private partners for programming 

support, and employ other creative 

techniques to increase or stretch 

funding dollars will be deemed more 

competitive than those that do not, 

under the Cost Effectiveness and CostSharing review criterion. 

Additional information about program 

participants is located under I.7 Young 

Turkey/Young America Fellowship 

Themes. 

I.4. Partner Organizations 

Applicants must identify the U.S.- 

based and any foreign-based 

organizations and individuals with 

whom they are proposing to collaborate 

to implement Young Turkey/Young 

America, and describe any previous 

cooperative activities. While having a 

permanent presence in Turkey is not 

required, applicants that are able to 

demonstrate institutional capacity in 

Turkey (whether through their own 

resources or through partnerships with 

other organizations or institutions) will 

be given strong consideration under the 

Institutional Planning and Track Record 

criterion. 

Applicants should clearly outline and 

describe the role and responsibilities of 

all partner organizations in terms of 

project logistics, management and 

oversight. Proposals that include letters 

of commitment from partner 

organizations, proposed speakers or 

other possible U.S-based hosting 

organizations will be deemed more 

competitive under the Institutional 

Planning and Track Record criterion. 

I.5. Project Activities 

Proposals should include a 

description of the project theme to be 

addressed, how it advances U.S.- 

Turkish relations, and how it will be 

integrated into the exchange experience. 

Strong project designs will ground and 

augment the exchange experience with 

leadership development and 

experiential learning activities that 

relate to the proposed theme and larger 

program goals. 

U.S.-based programs should be two to 

three weeks in length and focus on the 

development of joint projects between 

the Turkish and U.S. participants. 

Proposed schedules should also include 

a one- or two-day debriefing and 

evaluation session in Washington, DC at 

the end of the program. The Turkey 

component should be one to two weeks 

in duration and build upon key learning 

objectives and discussion points 

explored during the U.S.-based program. 

Schedules should include ample time to 

allow for continual implementation of 

joint community-based projects started 

during the U.S.-based program. 

Proposals should clearly outline 

strategies to encourage regular 

communication between participants 

through electronic and digital 

communications both during and after 

the exchange program. 

I.6. Young Turkey/Young America 

Fellowship Themes 

Proposals need to embrace a program 

design that fully incorporates one of the 


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two proposed themes under Young 

Turkey/Young America. 

1. Foreign Policy Dialogue among 

Emerging Leaders: This project is 

designed to support and promote 

transatlantic dialogue on foreign policy 

issues. Projects should allow emerging 

leaders to examine foreign policy issues 

in a context that encourages substantive 

dialogue on issues of common concern, 

including those that contribute to peace 

and stability in the Middle East, 

enhance energy security, promote 

conflict resolution, advance dialogue on 

border and immigration issues, and 

continue cooperation on bilateral 

economic relations. This program will 

focus on the elements of strategic 

partnerships, negotiation around shared 

interests, and engaged dialogue as an 

alternative to conflict. 

Eligible participants include emerging 

leaders (approximately 15–20 from the 

U.S. and Turkey) currently involved in 

international affairs, youth wings of 

political parties, not-for-profit 

organizations with a civic society or 

youth focus, universities, business 

organizations, government agencies, 

media, and think tanks. 

2: Social and Economic Challenges for 

Future Leaders: This project will work 

to expand the effectiveness and capacity 

of grassroots and not-for-profit 

organizations working with 

marginalized populations and 

economically disadvantaged 

communities to engage with policy 

makers and government officials, 

conduct community outreach and media 

campaigns, develop organizational 

capacity, including efforts at fundraising 

and constituent building, provide 

educational and other community 

services, and create strategic 

partnerships and alliances. 

Eligible participants include emerging 

grassroots leaders (approximately 15–20 

from the U.S. and Turkey) currently 

working within local, regional, or 

national grassroots and/or community 

non-profit organizations, government 

offices, media or think tanks working to 

improve the social, economic, and 

political standing of marginalized or 

disadvantaged communities. 

I.7. ECA and Embassy Involvement 

Proposals should include plans to 

work with ECA’s Office of Public Affairs 

and Strategic Communications in 

developing a coordinated media and 

public outreach strategy to strengthen 

the identity, increase visibility, and 

raise public awareness of the Young 

Turkey/Young America Program. All 

grantees need to incorporate the 

respective program’s brand (when 

provided by ECA) and give credit to 

ECA throughout all of its educational 

and outreach materials including its 

website with final approval by ECA. 

Proposals should also include an 

articulated strategy as to how the 

grantee plans to work closely with the 

Public Affairs Section of the U.S. 

Embassy in Turkey during project 

recruitment and selection, 

implementation, and follow-on 

programming. Applicants should 

include concrete plans for PAS 

involvement in program outreach and 

activities and state their willingness to 

invite representatives of the Embassy to 

participate in interviews, pre-departure 

orientations, exchange components, and 

follow-on projects. All plans must be 

approved by ECA before their execution 

within Turkey. Applicants are strongly 

encouraged to consult with Public 

Affairs Officer Stefanie Altman-Winans, 

winanss@state.gov, at the U.S. Embassy 

in Ankara as they develop proposals 

responding to this RFGP. 

I.8. Proposal Content 

I.8a. Executive Summary. The 

Executive Summary should be one page 

in length and include the project title, 

proposed theme, nature of activity, 

requested funding level, project goals, 

names of partner organizations 

responsible for project implementation, 

number of American and Turkish 

participants, and anticipated outcomes. 

Executive summaries should also 

include a description of proposed 

participants and information about the 

wider audience benefiting from the 

program. 

I.8b. Proposal Narrative. The narrative 

should include detailed information and 

outlined strategies for achieving 

program objectives and should address 

the following: 

a. Vision (statement of need, 

objectives, goals, benefits) 

b. Participating Organizations 

c. Program Activities (advertisement, 

recruitment, pre-departure and U.S. 

orientations, cultural program, 

participant monitoring, etc.) 

d. Collaborative and Follow-on 

Program Components 

e. Program Evaluation 

f. Project Management 

g. Alumni Programming 

h. Work Plan/Time Frame 

Proposal narratives should be limited 

to 20 double spaced pages. Proposals 

should also include an 

acknowledgement to follow guidance in 

the PSI entitled ‘‘Acknowledgement of 

ECA’s Financial Support and Use of the 

Department Seal’’. Proposals must affirm 

grantee organizations’ plan to use ECAdeveloped program logos and the State 

Department seal on all relevant program 

materials, applications, websites, and 

other related materials. 

Proposals must acknowledge 

compliance with ‘‘ECA’s General Policy 

Guidance on Alumni Outreach/Followon and Engagement’’ provided in the PSI 

and describe efforts to support the 

Young Turkey/Young America alumni 

community. Special attention should be 

paid to creative approaches for 

integrating ECA’s alumni and social 

media sites into the exchange program 

(http://www.state.alumni.gov; http:// 

www.exchangesconnect.gov). 

I.8c. Budget. Please refer to section 

IV.3e. Budget Submission in this 

document and the PSI for guidance on 

preparing your budget. The budget 

narrative and corresponding budget 

notes should be included under Tab E. 

I.8d Attachments 

I.8d.1. Resumes. Resumes of principal 

staff of all partner organizations 

involved in the implementation of the 

project should be included in Tab E. As 

outlined in the PSI, no resume should 

exceed two pages in length. 

I.8d.2. Letters of commitment and/or 

letters of support. Letters of 

commitment or support from partner 

organizations and institutions that 

demonstrate a capacity to arrange and 

conduct U.S. and overseas activities 

should also be included in Tab E. 

I.8e.3. Project Materials. Materials that 

support project design and 

implementation should be included in 

Tab E. These include but are not limited 

to: 

1. Draft agendas of professional 

workshops, conferences and seminars 

including online modules, predeparture orientation, U.S. based 

orientation and final conference 

activities 

2. Draft application and recruitment 

materials 

3. Draft selection and interview 

materials 

4. Draft participant proposals and 

reporting guidelines for collaborative 

projects 

5. Outline of alumni programming 

including sample small grant 

applications 

6. Sample evaluation and survey 

instruments 

7. Timeline for program 

implementation 

8. Project promotional materials 

9. Budget Narrative and budget notes 

10. Samples or outlines of on-line 

sessions including innovative use of 

ECA’s alumni websites. 

Attachments that do not directly 

address the proposed project (i.e., 

organization brochures, pamphlets, 

unsolicited reports) are strongly 

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II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Grant Agreement. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2011. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$500,000–$1,000,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 2–3. 

Approximate Average Award: 

$325,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: September 

1, 2011. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

August 30, 2013. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible applicants: Applications 

may be submitted by public and private 

non-profit organizations meeting the 

provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 

501(c)(3). 

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching Funds: 

There is no minimum or maximum 

percentage required for this 

competition. However, the Bureau 

encourages applicants to provide 

maximum levels of cost sharing and 

funding in support of its programs. 

When cost sharing is offered, it is 

understood and agreed that the 

applicant must provide the amount of 

cost sharing as stipulated in its proposal 

and later included in an approved 

agreement. Cost sharing may be in the 

form of allowable direct or indirect 

costs. For accountability, you must 

maintain written records to support all 

costs which are claimed as your 

contribution, as well as costs to be paid 

by the Federal government. Such 

records are subject to audit. The basis 

for determining the value of cash and 

in-kind contributions must be in 

accordance with OMB Circular A–110 

(Revised), Subpart C.23—Cost Sharing 

and Matching. In the event you do not 

provide the minimum amount of cost 

sharing as stipulated in the approved 

budget, ECA’s contribution will be 

reduced in like proportion. 

III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements: 

(a.) Bureau grant guidelines require 

that organizations with less than four 

years experience in conducting 

international exchanges be limited to 

$60,000 in Bureau funding. ECA 

anticipates making two awards above 

this $60,000 threshold to support 

program and administrative costs 

required to implement this exchange 

program. Therefore, organizations with 

less than four years experience in 

conducting international exchanges are 

ineligible to apply under this 

competition. The Bureau encourages 

applicants to provide maximum levels 

of cost sharing and funding in support 

of its programs. 

(b) Technical Eligibility: All proposals 

must comply with the following or your 

proposal will be declared technically 

ineligible and given no further 

consideration in the review process: 

—Eligible applicants may not submit 

more than one proposal in this 

competition. 

—If more than one proposal is received 

from the same applicant, all 

submissions will be declared 

technically ineligible and will receive 

no further consideration in the review 

process. Please note: Applicant 

organizations are defined by their 

legal name, and EIN number as stated 

on their completed SF–424 and 

additional supporting documentation 

outlined in the Proposal Submission 

Instructions (PSI) document. 

—Eligible applicants may only propose 

working with the themes and 

countries listed in this RFGP. 

—Please refer to the Proposal 

Submission Instructions (PSI) 

document for additional 

requirements. 

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 

David Gustafson in the Office of Citizen 

Exchanges, ECA/PE/C, U.S. Department 

of State, SA–5, 3rd Floor, 2200 C St., 

NW., Washington, DC 20522–0503, ph: 

(202) 632–6083, GustafsonDP@state.gov 

to request a Solicitation Package. Please 

refer to the Funding Opportunity 

Number: ECA/PE/C/EUR–SCA–11–34 

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.3f for 

further information. 

The Solicitation Package contains the 

Proposal Submission Instruction (PSI) 

document which consists of required 

application forms, and standard 

guidelines for proposal preparation. 

Please specify Linne ́a E. Alison and 

refer to the Funding Opportunity 

Number ECA/PE/C/EUR–SCA–11–34 

located at the top of this announcement 

on all other inquiries and 

correspondence. 

IV.2. To Download a Solicitation 

Package Via Internet: The entire 

Solicitation Package may be 

downloaded from the Bureau’s Web site 

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

open2.html, or from the Grants.gov Web 

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

Please read all information before 

downloading. 

IV.3. Content and Form of 

Submission: Applicants must follow all 

instructions in the Solicitation Package. 

The application should be submitted 

per the instructions under IV.3f. 

‘‘Application Deadline and Methods of 

Submission’’ section below. 

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

and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number to 

apply for a grant or cooperative 

agreement from the U.S. Government. 

This number is a nine-digit 

identification number, which uniquely 

identifies business entities. Obtaining a 

DUNS number is easy and there is no 

charge. To obtain a DUNS number, 

access http://www.dunand

bradstreet.com or call 1–866–705–5711. 

Please ensure that your DUNS number 

is included in the appropriate box of the 

SF–424 which is part of the formal 

application package. 

IV.3b. All proposals must contain an 

executive summary, proposal narrative 

and budget. 

Please Refer to the Solicitation 

Package. It contains the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

document for additional formatting and 

technical requirements. 

IV.3c. All federal award recipients 

and sub-recipients must maintain 

current registrations in the Central 

Contractor Registration (CCR) database 

and have a Dun and Bradstreet Data 

Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

number. Recipients and sub-recipients 

must maintain accurate and up-to-date 

information in the CCR until all 

program and financial activity and 

reporting have been completed. All 

entities must review and update the 

information at least annually after the 

initial registration and more frequently 

if required information changes or 

another award is granted. 

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 

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In addition to final program reporting 

requirements, award recipients will also 

be required to submit a one-page 

document, derived from their program 

reports, listing and describing their 

grant activities. For award recipients, 

the names of directors and/or senior 

executives (current officers, trustees, 

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

be transmitted by the State Department 

to OMB, along with other information 

required by the Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA), and will be made available to 

the public by the Office of Management 

and Budget on its USASpending.gov 

Web site as part of ECA’s FFATA 

reporting requirements. 

If your organization is a private 

nonprofit which has not received a grant 

or cooperative agreement from ECA in 

the past three years, or if your 

organization received nonprofit status 

from the IRS within the past four years, 

you must submit the necessary 

documentation to verify nonprofit status 

as directed in the PSI document. Failure 

to do so will cause your proposal to be 

declared technically ineligible. 

IV.3d. Please take into consideration 

the following information when 

preparing your proposal narrative: 

IV.3d.1 Adherence To All 

Regulations Governing The J Visa. 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs is the official program sponsor of 

the exchange program covered by this 

RFGP, and an employee of the Bureau 

will be the ‘‘Responsible Officer’’ for the 

program under the terms of 22 CFR part 

62, which covers the administration of 

the Exchange Visitor Program (J visa 

program). Under the terms of 22 CFR 

part 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 part 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 

part 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 part 62. 

If your organization has experience as a 

designated Exchange Visitor Program 

Sponsor, the applicant should discuss 

their record of compliance with 22 CFR 

part 62 et seq., including the oversight 

of their Responsible Officers and 

Alternate Responsible Officers, 

screening and selection of program 

participants, provision of pre-arrival 

information and orientation to 

participants, monitoring of participants, 

proper maintenance and security of 

forms, record-keeping, reporting and 

other requirements. 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of 

ECA will be responsible for issuing DS– 

2019 forms to participants in this 

program. 

A copy of the complete regulations 

governing the administration of 

Exchange Visitor (J) programs is 

available at http://exchanges.state.gov 

or from: 

Office of Designation, Private Sector 

Programs Division, U.S. Department of 

State, ECA/EC/D/PS, SA–5, 5th Floor, 

2200 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20037. 

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, socio-economic 

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.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. 

ECA encourages you to assess the 

following four levels of outcomes, as 

they relate to the program goals set out 

in the RFGP (listed here in increasing 

order of importance): 

1. Participant satisfaction with the 

program and exchange experience. 

2. Participant learning, such as 

increased knowledge, aptitude, skills, 

and changed understanding and 

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substantive (subject-specific) learning 

and mutual understanding. 

3. Participant behavior, concrete 

actions to apply knowledge in work or 

community; greater participation and 

responsibility in civic organizations; 

interpretation and explanation of 

experiences and new knowledge gained; 

continued contacts between 

participants, community members, and 

others. 

4. Institutional changes, such as 

increased collaboration and 

partnerships, policy reforms, new 

programming, and organizational 

improvements. 

Please note: Consideration should be given 

to the appropriate timing of data collection 

for each level of outcome. For example, 

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

institutional changes are normally 

considered longer-term outcomes. 

Overall, the quality of your 

monitoring and evaluation plan will be 

judged on how well it (1) specifies 

intended outcomes; (2) gives clear 

descriptions of how each outcome will 

be measured; (3) identifies when 

particular outcomes will be measured; 

and (4) provides a clear description of 

the data collection strategies for each 

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

focus groups). (Please note that 

evaluation plans that deal only with the 

first level of outcomes [satisfaction] will 

be deemed less competitive under the 

present evaluation criteria.) 

Recipient organizations will be 

required to provide reports analyzing 

their evaluation findings to the Bureau 

in their regular program reports. All 

data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

IV.3e. Please take the following 

information into consideration when 

preparing your budget: 

IV.3e.1. Applicants must submit SF– 

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

comprehensive budget for the entire 

program. Budget requests may not 

exceed $325,000. There must be a 

summary budget as well as breakdowns 

reflecting both administrative and 

program budgets. Applicants may 

provide separate sub-budgets for each 

program component, phase, location, or 

activity to provide clarification. 

IV.3e.2. Allowable costs for the 

program include the following: 

1. International and Domestic Air 

Fares; Visas; Transit Costs; Ground 

Transportation Costs and Airline 

baggage fees. Please note that all air 

travel must be in compliance with the 

Fly America Act. There is no charge for 

J–1 visas for participants in Bureau 

sponsored programs. 

2. Per Diem. For U.S.-based 

programming, organizations should 

refer to the published Federal per diem 

rates for individual U.S. cities. Domestic 

per diem rates may be accessed at: 

http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/ 

21287. 

ECA requests applicants to budget 

realistic costs that reflect the local 

economy and do not exceed Federal per 

diem rates. Foreign per diem rates can 

be accessed at: http://aoprals.state.gov/ 

content.asp?content_id=184&menu_

id=78. 

3. Book and Cultural Allowance. 

Participants are entitled to a one-time 

cultural allowance of $150 per person, 

plus a book allowance of $50. U.S. 

program staff members are not eligible 

to receive these benefits. 

4. Consultants. Consultants may be 

used to provide specialized expertise or 

to make presentations. Daily honoraria 

may not exceed $250 per day. 

Subcontracting organizations may also 

be used, in which case the written 

agreement between the prospective 

grantee and subcontractor should be 

included in the proposal. Subcontracts 

should be itemized in the budget. 

5. Room Rental. Room rental may not 

exceed $250 per day per conference 

room. 

6. Materials Development. Your 

proposal may contain costs to purchase, 

develop and translate materials for 

participants. 

7. Supplies. Proposals may contain 

costs to purchase equipment for 

programming such as computers, fax 

machines. Costs for furniture are not 

allowed. Supply costs for the purchase 

of equipment must be kept to a 

minimum. 

8. Working Meal. No more than two 

working meals may be provided for each 

program component. At least one 

working meal should be budgeted for 

the D.C. final debrief. The cost per 

person should not exceed $45 for the 

working meal. No charges may be made 

against U.S. Government funds for 

alcoholic beverages. The number of 

invited guests should not exceed the 

number of funded program participants 

by more than a factor of two (i.e., no 

more than twenty invited guests for a 

working meal involving ten funded 

program participants). 

9. Return Travel Allowance. A return 

travel allowance of $70 for each 

participant may be included in the 

budget. The allowance may be used for 

incidental expenses incurred during 

international travel. 

10. Health Insurance. Foreign 

participants will be covered under the 

terms of a U.S. Department of Statesponsored health insurance policy. The 

premium is paid by the U.S. Department 

of State directly to the insurance 

company. Applicants are permitted to 

include costs for travel insurance for 

participants in the budget. 

11. Wire Transfer Fees. When 

necessary, applicants may include costs 

to transfer funds to partner 

organizations overseas. Grantees are 

urged to research applicable taxes that 

may be imposed on these transfers by 

host governments. 

12. In-country Travel Costs for Visa 

Processing Purposes. Given the 

requirements associated with obtaining 

J–1 visas for ECA-supported 

participants, applicants should include 

costs for any travel associated with visa 

interviews or DS–2019 pick-up. 

13. Administrative Costs. Costs 

necessary for the effective 

administration of the program may 

include salaries for grantee organization 

employees, benefits, and other direct 

and indirect costs per detailed 

instructions in the Application Package. 

While there is no rigid ratio of 

administrative to program costs, 

proposals in which the administrative 

costs do not exceed 25% of the total 

requested ECA grant funds will be more 

competitive under the cost effectiveness 

and cost sharing criterion, per item V.1 

in the RFGP. Proposals should show 

strong administrative cost sharing 

contributions from the applicant, the incountry partner and other sources. For 

organizations located outside of the DC 

metropolitian area, please also include 

in the administrative portion of your 

budget plans to travel to Washington, 

DC, to meet with your program officer 

within the first 45 days after the grant 

has been awarded. 

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 2, 

2011 

Reference Number: ECA/PE/C/EUR– 

SCA–11–34 

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 

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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 eight (8) copies of 

the application should be sent to: 

Program Management Division ECA– 

IIP/EX/PM, Ref.: ECA/PE/C/EUR–SCA– 

11–34, SA–5, Floor 4, Department of 

State, 2200 C Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20037. 

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. As appropriate, the Bureau 

will provide these files electronically to 

Public Affairs Section(s) at the U.S. 

Embassy(ies) for its(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 website includes 

extensive information on all phases/ 

aspects of the Grants.gov process, 

including an extensive section on 

frequently asked questions, located 

under the ‘‘For Applicants’’ section of 

the website. ECA strongly recommends 

that all potential applicants review 

thoroughly the Grants.gov website, 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 

Email: 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 website, 

for definitions of various ‘‘application 

statuses’’ and the difference between a 

submission receipt and a submission 

validation. Applicants will receive a 

validation e-mail from grants.gov upon 

the successful submission of an 

application. Again, validation of an 

electronic submission via Grants.gov 

can take up to two business days. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you not wait until the application 

deadline to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. ECA will 

not notify you upon receipt of electronic 

applications. 

It is the responsibility of all 

applicants submitting proposals via the 

Grants.gov web portal to ensure that 

proposals have been received by 

Grants.gov in their entirety, and ECA 

bears no responsibility for data errors 

resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes. 

IV.3g. Intergovernmental Review of 

Applications: Executive Order 12372 

does not apply to this program. 

V. Application Review Information 

V.1. Review Process 

The Bureau will review all proposals 

for technical eligibility. Proposals will 

be deemed ineligible if they do not fully 

adhere to the guidelines stated herein 

and in the Solicitation Package. All 

eligible proposals will be reviewed by 

the program office, as well as the Public 

Diplomacy section overseas, where 

appropriate. Eligible proposals will be 

subject to compliance with Federal and 

Bureau regulations and guidelines and 

forwarded to Bureau grant panels for 

advisory review. Proposals may also be 

reviewed by the Office of the Legal 

Adviser or by other Department 

elements. Final funding decisions are at 

the discretion of the Department of 

State’s Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs. Final 

technical authority for grant agreements 

resides with the Bureau’s Grants Officer. 

Review Criteria 

Technically eligible applications will 

be competitively reviewed according to 

the criteria stated below. These criteria 

are not rank ordered and all carry equal 

weight in the proposal evaluation: 

1. Quality of the Program Idea: 

Proposals should exhibit originality, 

substance, precision, and relevance to 

the Bureau’s mission. 

2. Program Planning and Ability to 

Achieve Objectives: Program objectives 

should be stated clearly and should 

reflect the applicant’s expertise in the 

subject area and region. Objectives 

should respond to the topics in this 

announcement and should relate to the 

current conditions in the target country/ 

countries. Detailed agendas and relevant 

work plans should complement the 

narrative in explaining how objectives 

will be achieved. Timelines should be 

comprehensive in nature and include 

deadlines for completion of major tasks. 

The substance of workshops, seminars 

and/or consulting should be described 

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included for each major workshop, 

seminar, or conference proposed. 

Responsibilities of proposed in-country 

partners should be clearly described. A 

discussion of how the applicant intends 

to address language issues should be 

included, if needed. 

3. Institutional Capacity and Track 

Record: Proposals should include (1) the 

institution’s mission and date of 

establishment; (2) detailed information 

about proposed in-country partner(s) 

and the history of the partnership; (3) an 

outline of prior awards—U.S. 

government and/or private support 

received within the scope of RFGP’s 

theme of either U.S. Turkish foreign 

policy or social and economic 

development; and (4) descriptions and 

resumes of experienced staff members 

who will implement the program. The 

proposal should reflect the institution’s 

expertise in the subject area and 

knowledge of the conditions in the 

target country/countries. Proposals 

should demonstrate an institutional 

record of successful exchange programs, 

including responsible fiscal 

management and full compliance with 

all reporting requirements for 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. Proposed personnel and 

institutional resources should be 

adequate and appropriate to achieve the 

program’s goals. The Bureau strongly 

encourages applicants to submit letters 

of support from proposed in-country 

partners, part participants, or proposed 

hosting organizations. 

4. Cost Effectiveness and Cost 

Sharing: Overhead and administrative 

costs in the proposal budget, including 

salaries, honoraria and subcontracts for 

services, should be kept to a minimum. 

Proposals in which the administrative 

costs do not exceed 25% of the total 

requested ECA grant funds will be more 

competitive under this criterion. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

cost share a portion of overhead and 

administrative expenses. Cost-sharing 

and in-kind contributions, including 

contributions from the applicant, 

proposed in-country partner(s), and 

other sources should be included in the 

budget request. Proposal budgets that do 

not reflect cost sharing will be deemed 

not competitive under this criterion. 

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, program evaluation, etc.) and 

program content (orientation, wrap-up 

sessions, program meetings, resource 

materials, follow-up activities, etc.). 

Applicants should refer to the Bureau’s 

Diversity, Freedom and Democracy 

Guidelines in the Proposal Submission 

Instructions (PSI). 

6. Multiplier Effect and Follow-on 

Activities: Proposed programs should 

strengthen long-term mutual 

understanding, including maximum 

sharing of information and 

establishment of long-term institutional 

and individual linkages. 

7. Project Evaluation: Proposals 

should include a detailed plan to 

evaluate the program, both as activities 

unfold and at the end of the program. 

Program objectives should target clearly 

defined results in quantitative terms. 

Competitive evaluation plans will 

describe how applicant organizations 

would measure these results, including 

the evaluative methodology and tools to 

be utilized and proposals. Proposals 

should include draft data collection 

instruments (surveys, questionnaires, 

etc.) in Tab E and if relevant, samples 

data sets from similarly conducted 

programs. 

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 

websites for additional information: 

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

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

VI.3. Reporting Requirements: You 

must provide ECA with an electronic 

copy of the following reports at 

reportseca@state.gov: 

Mandatory 

(1) A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

(2) A concise, one-page final program 

report summarizing program outcomes 

no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award. This one-page 

report will be transmitted to OMB, and 

be made available to the public via 

OMB’s USAspending.gov website—as 

part of ECA’s Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA) reporting requirements. 

(3) A SF–PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress 

Report’’ Cover Sheet with all program 

reports. 

(4) Quarterly program and financial 

reports highlighting all major activities 

undertaken during the grant period 

including program analysis and lessons 

learned. 

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 reports must be sent to the ECA 

Grants Officer and ECA Program Officer 

listed in the final assistance award 

document. 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. 

Program Data Requirements 

Award recipients will be required to 

maintain specific data on program 

participants and activities in an 

electronically accessible database format 

that can be shared with the Bureau as 

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(1) Name, address, contact 

information and biographic sketch of all 

persons who travel internationally on 

funds provided by the agreement or who 

benefit from the award funding but do 

not travel. 

(2) Itineraries of international and 

domestic travel, providing dates of 

travel and cities in which any exchange 

experiences take place. Final schedules 

for in-country and U.S. activities must 

be received by the ECA Program Officer 

at least one month prior to the official 

opening of the activity. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, please contact: Linne ́a 

E. Allison, U.S. Department of State, 

Office of Citizen Exchanges, 2200 C 

Street (SA–5, 3rd Floor), NW., 

Washington, DC 20522–0503,(202) 632– 

6060 (tel.) (202) 632–6492 (fax), or 

allisonle@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the following title and number Young 

Turkey/Young America, ECA/PE/C/ 

EUR–SCA–11–34 

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 29, 2011. 

J. Adam Ereli, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–11000 Filed 5–4–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7438] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals; International Visitor 

Leadership Program Assistance Award 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/V–12–01. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.402. 

Key Dates: October 1, 2011— 

September 30, 2012. 

Application Deadline: June 17, 2011. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

International Visitors, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA/ 

PE/V), United States Department of 

State (DoS), announces an open 

competition for up to four assistance 

awards to administer the International 

Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). The 

IVLP is the U.S. Department of State’s 

premier professional exchange program. 

Launched in 1940, the IVLP is a 

professional exchange program that 

seeks to build mutual understanding 

between the U.S. and other nations 

through carefully designed short-term 

visits to the U.S. for current and 

emerging foreign leaders. These visits 

reflect the International Visitors’ 

professional interests and support the 

foreign policy goals of the United States. 

The amount of funding available is 

approximately $4,700,000, pending the 

availability of FY 2012 funds. ECA 

anticipates awarding up to four 

cooperative agreements for the total 

funding available. The assistance 

awards, all together, will support 

programming for approximately 2,000 

International Visitors (IVs). 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. 

Applicants may submit only one 

proposal under this competition. If 

multiple proposals are received from the 

same applicant, all submissions will be 

declared ineligible and receive no 

further consideration in the review 

process. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority 

Overall grant making authority for 

this program is contained in the Mutual 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 

of 1961, Public Law 87–256, as 

amended, also known as the FulbrightHays Act. The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to 

enable the Government of the United 

States to increase mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of other countries * * *; 

to strengthen the ties which unite us 

with other nations by demonstrating the 

educational and cultural interests, 

developments, and achievements of the 

people of the United States and other 

nations * * * and thus to assist in the 

development of friendly, sympathetic 

and peaceful relations between the 

United States and the other countries of 

the world.’’ The funding authority for 

the program above is provided through 

legislation. 

Purpose: The International Visitor 

Leadership Program seeks to increase 

mutual understanding between the U.S. 

and foreign publics through carefully 

designed professional programs. IVLP 

projects support U.S. foreign policy 

objectives. Participants are current or 

potential foreign leaders in government, 

politics, media, education, science, nongovernment organizations (NGOs), the 

arts, and other key fields. They are 

selected by officers of U.S. embassies 

overseas and are approved by the DoS 

staff in Washington, DC. Since the 

program’s inception in 1940, there have 

been nearly 200,000 distinguished 

participants in the program. More than 

320 program alumni subsequently 

became heads of state or government in 

their home countries. All IVLP projects 

maintain a non-partisan character. 

The Bureau seeks proposals from 

nonprofit organizations for development 

and implementation of professional 

programs for Bureau-sponsored 

International Visitors to the U.S. Once 

the awards are made, separate proposals 

will be required for each group project 

[Single Country (SCP), Sub-Regional 

(SRP), Regional (RP), and MultiRegional (MRP)] as well as less formal 

proposals for Individual and Individuals 

Traveling Together (ITT) and Voluntary 

Visitors (Volvis) programs. Each 

program will be focused on a 

substantive theme. Some typical IVLP 

projects themes are: (1) U.S. foreign 

policy; (2) U.S. government and 

political system; (3) economic 

development; (4) education; (5) media; 

(6) interfaith dialogue; (7) freedom of 

information; (8) NGO management; (9) 

women’s issues; (10) tolerance and 

diversity; (11) counterterrorism; (12) 

democracy and human rights; (13) rule 

of law; (14) international crime; and (15) 

environmental issues. IVLP projects 

must conform to all Bureau 

requirements and guidelines. Please 

refer to the Program Objectives, Goals, 

and Implementation (POGI) document 

for a more detailed description of each 

type of IVLP program. 

Guidelines: Goals and objectives for 

each specific IVLP projects will be 


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