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persons that the Department of State 

will not edit their comments to remove 

any identifying or contact information, 

and therefore, they should not include 

any information in their comments that 

they do not want publicly disclosed. 

Dated: August 18, 2010. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7104] 

Notice of Proposal To Extend the 

Agreement Between the Government 

of the United States of America and the 

Government of the Republic of 

Colombia Concerning the Imposition 

of Import Restrictions on 

Archaeological Material From the PreColumbian Cultures and Certain 

Ecclesiastical Material from the 

Colonial Period of Colombia 

The Government of the Republic of 

Colombia has informed the Government 

of the United States of its interest in an 

extension of the Agreement Between the 

Government of the United States of 

America and the Government of the 

Republic of Colombia Concerning the 

Imposition of Import Restrictions on 

Archaeological Material from the PreColumbian Cultures and Certain 

Ecclesiastical Material from the Colonial 

Period of Colombia. 

Pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, and pursuant to the 

requirement under 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(1), 

an extension of this Agreement is 

hereby proposed. 

Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(2), the 

views and recommendations of the 

Cultural Property Advisory Committee 

regarding this proposal will be 

requested. 

A copy of the Agreement, the 

Designated List of restricted categories 

of material, and related information can 

be found at the following Web site: 

http://exchanges.state.gov/heritage/. 

Dated: August 1, 2010. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21285 Filed 8–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7106] 

Notice of Receipt of Cultural Property 

Request From the Government of the 

Hellenic Republic 

Greece, concerned that its cultural 

heritage is in jeopardy from pillage, 

made a request to the Government of the 

United States under Article 9 of the 

1970 UNESCO Convention. The request 

was received on July 2, 2010, by the 

United States Department of State. It 

seeks U.S. import restrictions on 

archaeological and ethnological material 

from Greece dating to the Neolithic Era 

through the mid-eighteenth century. 

The specific contents of this request 

are treated as confidential governmentto-government information. 

Information about the Act and U.S. 

implementation of the 1970 UNESCO 

Convention can be found at http:// 

exchanges.state.gov/heritage/. A public 

summary of the Greek Request will be 

posted on the Web site. 

Dated: August 18, 2010. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7131] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs Request for Grant Proposals: 

Global Undergraduate Exchange 

Program in Eurasia and Central Asia 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

A/E/EUR 11–04. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.009. 

Key Dates: 

Application Deadline: October 1, 

2010. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Academic Exchange Programs of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs announces an open competition 

for the administration of the FY 2011 

Global Undergraduate Exchange 

Program in Eurasia and Central Asia 

(UGRAD). The total amount of funding 

for this award will be up to $3,995,000, 

pending the availability of FY 2011 

funds. Public and private non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in IRS regulation 26 CFR 

1.501(c)(3) may submit proposals to 

administer the selection, placement, 

monitoring, evaluation, follow-on, and 

alumni activities for the UGRAD 

program. Organizations with less than 

four years experience in conducting 

international exchange programs are not 

eligible for this competition. The 

UGRAD Program selects outstanding 

students from Armenia, Azerbaijan, 

Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, 

Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, 

Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and 

Turkmenistan to receive scholarships 

for one year of non-degree study at U.S. 

institutions of higher education. 

Scholarships are available in the fields 

of accounting, agriculture, 

anthropology, biology, business, 

chemistry, computer science, criminal 

justice, economics, education, 

engineering, environmental 

management, geology, hospitality 

management, international relations, 

journalism/mass communications, law, 

physics, political science, psychology, 

sociology, urban planning, and U.S. 

studies. Funding should support a 

minimum of 135 participants. Every 

effort should be made to maximize the 

number of scholarships awarded. 

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 UGRAD Program is designed to 

promote mutual understanding among 

the people of Eurasia and Central Asia 

and the United States by awarding 

Eurasian and Central Asian 

undergraduate students full 

scholarships for one year of non-degree 

undergraduate study at accredited twoand four-year institutions of higher 

education in the United States. Students 

will enhance their academic education 

with community service participation 

and an internship. The academic 

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component of the program begins in the 

fall semester of the year following the 

Agreement start date (academic year 

2011–2012). Recruitment for the 2011– 

2012 student cohort should begin 

immediately once the cooperative 

agreement is awarded. At the end of 

their academic programs, students are 

required to immediately return to their 

home countries. 

Applicant organizations must 

demonstrate the ability to administer all 

aspects of the UGRAD Program–- 

recruitment, selection, university 

placements, orientation, monitoring and 

support of FY 2011 participants 

including all logistics, financial 

management, evaluation, follow-on, and 

alumni. Applicant organizations must 

demonstrate the ability to recruit and 

select a diverse pool of candidates from 

various geographic regions in Eurasia 

and Central Asia. The cooperating 

organization will serve as the principal 

liaison with UGRAD Program host 

institutions and the Bureau. Further 

details on specific program 

responsibilities can be found in the 

Project Objectives, Goals, and 

Implementation (POGI) Statement, 

which is part of the formal solicitation 

package available from the Bureau. 

Interested organizations should read the 

entire Federal Register announcement 

for all information prior to preparing 

proposals. 

The Bureau will award one 

cooperative agreement for this program. 

Should an applicant organization wish 

to work with other organizations in the 

implementation of this program, the 

Bureau requests that a sub-grant 

agreement be developed. The same 

requirements apply to the sub-grantee as 

to the recipient organization. 

In a cooperative agreement, the Office 

of Academic Exchange Programs, 

European and Eurasian Branch (ECA/A/ 

E/EUR) is substantially involved in 

program activities above and beyond 

routine grant monitoring. ECA/A/E/EUR 

activities and responsibilities for this 

program are as follows: 

1. Participating in the design and 

direction of program activities; 

2. Approval of key personnel; 

3. Approval and input for all program 

agendas and timelines; 

4. Providing guidance in execution of 

all project components; 

5. Monitoring the target goal for 

number of participants and expenditure 

of funds toward meeting that goal; 

6. Providing guidance on content and 

speakers for workshops; 

7. Assisting with SEVIS-related 

issues; 

8. Assisting with participant 

emergencies; 

9. Providing background information 

related to participants’ home countries 

and cultures; 

10. Providing liaison with Public 

Affairs Sections of the U.S. Embassies 

and country desk officers at the State 

Department; 

11. Providing Bureau evaluation 

mechanisms and instruments. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

Agreement. 

The Bureau’s level of involvement in 

this program is listed under number I 

above. 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2011. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$3,995,000, pending availability of FY 

2011 funds. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 1. 

Ceiling of Award Range: $3,995,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: Pending 

availability of funds, December 1, 2010. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

10/31/2013. 

Additional Information: Pending 

successful implementation of this 

program and the availability of funds in 

subsequent fiscal years, it is the 

Bureau’s intent to renew this grant for 

two additional fiscal years, before 

openly competing it again. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible Applicants 

Applications may be submitted by 

public and private non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue Code 

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

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching Funds 

There is no minimum or maximum 

percentage required for this 

competition. However, the Bureau 

encourages applicants to provide 

maximum levels of cost sharing and 

funding in support of its programs. 

When cost sharing is offered, it is 

understood and agreed that the 

cooperating organization must provide 

the amount of cost sharing as stipulated 

in its proposal and later included in an 

approved grant agreement. Cost sharing 

may be in the form of allowable direct 

or indirect costs. For accountability, 

written records must be maintained to 

support all costs which are claimed as 

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 that the 

minimum amount of cost sharing as 

stipulated in the approved budget is not 

provided, the Bureau’s contribution will 

be reduced in like proportion. 

III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements 

Bureau grant guidelines require that 

organizations with less than four years 

experience in conducting international 

exchanges be limited to $60,000 in 

Bureau funding. The Bureau anticipates 

awarding one grant, in an amount up to 

$3,995,000 to support program and 

administrative costs required to 

implement this exchange program. 

Therefore, organizations with less than 

four years experience in conducting 

international exchanges are ineligible to 

apply under this competition. The 

Bureau encourages applicants to 

provide maximum levels of cost sharing 

and funding in support of its programs. 

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 Program Officer Karene 

Grad in the Office of Academic 

Exchange Programs, ECA/A/E/EUR, U.S. 

Department of State, SA–5, U.S. 

Department of State, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522–0504, tel. (202) 

632–3237, e-mail: GradKE@state.gov to 

request a Solicitation Package. Please 

refer to the Funding Opportunity 

Number ECA/A/E/EUR–11–04 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. 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 Bureau Program 

Manager Karene Grad and refer to the 

Funding Opportunity Number ECA/A/ 

E/EUR–11–04 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/ 

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education/rfgps/menu.htm, or from the 

Grants.gov Web site at http:// 

www.grants.gov. Please read all 

information before downloading. 

IV.3. Content and Form of Submission 

Applicants must follow all 

instructions in the Solicitation Package. 

The application should be submitted 

per the instructions under 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) 

document for additional formatting and 

technical requirements. 

IV.3c. You must have nonprofit status 

with the IRS at the time of application. 

Please note: Effective January 7, 2009, 

all applicants for Bureau 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 

website as part of the Bureau’s FFATA 

reporting requirements. 

If your organization is a private 

nonprofit which has not received a grant 

or cooperative agreement from the 

Bureau in the past three years, or if your 

organization received nonprofit status 

from the IRS within the past four years, 

you must submit the necessary 

documentation to verify nonprofit status 

as directed in the PSI document. Failure 

to do so will cause your proposal to be 

declared technically ineligible. 

IV.3d. Please take into consideration 

the following information when 

preparing your proposal narrative: 

IV.3d.1. Adherence to All Regulations 

Governing the J VISA. The Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs is 

placing renewed emphasis on the secure 

and proper administration of Exchange 

Visitor (J visa) Programs and adherence 

by grantees and sponsors to all 

regulations governing the J visa. 

Therefore, proposals should 

demonstrate the applicant’s capacity to 

meet all requirements governing the 

administration of the Exchange Visitor 

Programs as set forth in 22 CFR part 62, 

including the oversight of Responsible 

Officers and Alternate Responsible 

Officers, screening and selection of 

program participants, provision of prearrival information and orientation to 

participants, monitoring of participants, 

proper maintenance and security of 

forms, record-keeping, reporting and 

other requirements. 

The Grantee 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 20522–0505, FAX: 

(202) 453–8640. 

Please refer to Solicitation Package for 

further information. 

IV.3d.2. Diversity, Freedom and 

Democracy Guidelines. Pursuant to the 

Bureau’s authorizing legislation, 

programs must maintain a non-political 

character and should be balanced and 

representative of the diversity of 

American political, social, and cultural 

life. ‘‘Diversity’’ should be interpreted in 

the broadest sense and encompass 

differences including, but not limited to 

ethnicity, race, gender, religion, 

geographic location, 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 

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are products and services delivered, 

often stated as an amount. Output 

information is important to show the 

scope or size of project activities, but it 

cannot substitute for information about 

progress towards outcomes or the 

results achieved. Examples of outputs 

include the number of people trained or 

the number of seminars conducted. 

Outcomes, in contrast, represent 

specific results a project is intended to 

achieve and is usually measured as an 

extent of change. Findings on outputs 

and outcomes should both be reported, 

but the focus should be on outcomes. 

We encourage you to assess the 

following four levels of outcomes, as 

they relate to the program goals set out 

in the RFGP (listed here in increasing 

order of importance): 

1. Participant satisfaction with the 

program and exchange experience. 

2. Participant learning, such as 

increased knowledge, aptitude, skills, 

and changed understanding and 

attitude. Learning includes both 

substantive (subject-specific) learning 

and mutual understanding. 

3. Participant behavior, 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. There must be a summary 

budget as well as breakdowns reflecting 

both administrative and program 

budgets. Applicants may provide 

separate sub-budgets for each program 

component, phase, location, or activity 

to provide clarification. 

IV.3e.2. Allowable costs for the 

program include the following: 

(1) Program Expenses 

(2) Domestic Administration 

(3) Overseas Administration 

Please refer to the Solicitation 

Package for complete budget guidelines 

and formatting instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission: 

Application Deadline Date: 10/1/ 

2010. 

Reference Number: ECA/A/E/EUR 11– 

04. 

Methods of Submission: Electronic 

and Hard Copy. 

Applications may be submitted in one 

of two ways: 

(1.) In hard-copy, via a nationally 

recognized overnight delivery service 

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

Airborne Express, or U.S. Postal Service 

Express Overnight Mail, etc.), or 

(2.) electronically through http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

Along with the Project Title, all 

applicants must enter the above 

Reference Number in Box 11 on the SF– 

424 contained in the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

of the solicitation document. 

IV.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 the 

Bureau 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. 

The Bureau 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 the Bureau 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 copies of the 

application should be sent to: Program 

Management Division, ECA–IIP/EX/PM, 

Ref.: ECA/A/E/EUR–11–04, 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) format on a CD–ROM. The 

Bureau will provide these files 

electronically to the appropriate 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: The Bureau 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. 

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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. The Bureau strongly 

recommends that all potential 

applicants review thoroughly the 

Grants.gov Web site, well in advance of 

submitting a proposal through the 

Grants.gov system. The Bureau 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. 

The Bureau 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 the 

Bureau 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 Cooperative 

Agreement awards 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: Detailed agenda 

and relevant work plan should 

demonstrate substantive undertakings 

and logistical capacity. Agenda and plan 

should adhere to the program overview 

and guidelines described above. 

3. Ability to achieve program 

objectives: Objectives should be 

reasonable, feasible, and flexible. 

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 Record and Capacity: 

Proposed personnel and institutional 

resources should be adequate and 

appropriate to achieve the program or 

project’s goals. Proposals should 

demonstrate an institutional record of 

successful exchange programs, 

including responsible fiscal 

management and full compliance with 

all reporting requirements for past 

Bureau awards (grants or cooperative 

agreements) as determined by Bureau 

Grants Staff. The Bureau will consider 

the past performance of prior recipients 

and the demonstrated potential of new 

applicants. 

7. Follow-on Activities and 

Evaluation: Proposals should provide a 

plan for continued follow-on activity 

(without Bureau support) ensuring that 

Bureau supported programs are not 

isolated events. Proposals also 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. 

8. Cost-sharing and 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. 

Proposals should maximize cost-sharing 

through other private sector support as 

well as institutional direct funding 

contributions. 

9. Value to U.S.-Partner Country 

Relations: Proposed projects should 

receive positive assessments by the U.S. 

Department of State’s geographic area 

desk and overseas officers of program 

need, potential impact, and significance 

in the partner countries. 

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 an 

Assistance Award Document (AAD) 

from the Bureau’s Grants Office. The 

AAD and the original grant proposal 

with subsequent modifications (if 

applicable) shall be the only binding 

authorizing document between the 

recipient and the U.S. Government. The 

AAD will be signed by an authorized 

Grants Officer, and mailed to the 

recipient’s responsible officer identified 

in the application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the Bureau 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

VI.2. Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements 

Terms and Conditions for the 

Administration of Bureau agreements 

include the following: 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Nonprofit Organizations.’’ 

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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 the Bureau 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 the Bureau’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 

summaries of program activity 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 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 Bureau 

Grants Officer and the Bureau Program 

Officer listed in the final assistance 

award document. 

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 

required. As a minimum, the data must 

include the following: 

(1) Name, address, contact 

information, biographic sketch, and U.S. 

host institution of higher education 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 Bureau Program 

Officer at least two weeks prior to the 

official opening of the activity. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Program Officer 

Karene Grad, Office of Academic 

Exchange Programs, ECA/A/E/EUR, 

Reference Number: ECA/A/E/EUR–11– 

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

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20522– 

0503, (202) 632–3237, e-mail: 

GradKE@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the title and number ECA/A/E/EUR–11– 

04. 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 U.S. 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: August 18, 2010. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State. 

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