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involved in computer matching 

programs to: 

(1) Negotiate written agreements with 

the other agency or agencies 

participating in the matching programs; 

(2) Obtain the approval of the 

matching agreement by the Data 

Integrity Boards of the participating 

Federal agencies; 

(3) Publish notice of the computer 

matching program in the Federal 

Register; 

(4) Furnish detailed reports about 

matching programs to Congress and 

OMB; 

(5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries 

that their records are subject to 

matching; and 

(6) Verify match findings before 

reducing, suspending, terminating, or 

denying a person’s benefits or 

payments. 

B. SSA Computer Matches Subject to 

the Privacy Act 

We have taken action to ensure that 

all of our computer matching programs 

comply with the requirements of the 

Privacy Act, as amended. 

Daniel F. Callahan, 

Acting Executive Director, Office of Privacy 

and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel. 

Notice of Computer Matching Program, 

SSA With the Law Enforcement Agency 

(LEA) 

A. Participating Agencies 

SSA and LEA 

B. Purpose of the Matching Program 

The purpose of this matching program 

is to establish terms, conditions, and 

safeguards under which we will 

conduct a computer matching program 

with law enforcement agencies and 

source jurisdictions (LEA or Source 

Jurisdiction) in accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the 

Computer Matching and Privacy 

Protection Act of 1988 (5 U.S.C. 552a), 

and the regulations and guidance 

promulgated thereunder, to identify 

individuals in the Source Jurisdiction 

who are (1) Fugitive felons, parole 

violators, or probation violators, as 

defined by the Social Security Act (Act), 

who are also (2) Supplemental Security 

Income (SSI) recipients, Retirement, 

Survivors and Disability Insurance 

(RSDI) beneficiaries, Special Veterans 

Benefit (SVB) beneficiaries, or 

representative payees for SSI recipients, 

RSDI beneficiaries, or SVB beneficiaries. 

C. Authority for Conducting the 

Matching Program 

The legal authority for the matching 

program conducted under this 

agreement is: Sections 1611(e)(4)(A), 

202(x)(l)(A)(iv) and (v) and 804(a)(2) 

and (3) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 

1382(e)(4)(A), 402(x)(l)(A)(iv) and (v), 

and 1004(a)(2) and (3)), which prohibit 

SSI payments, or RSDI or SVB benefits 

to an SSI recipient, RSDI beneficiary, or 

SVB beneficiary for any month during 

which such individual flees to avoid 

prosecution, or custody or confinement 

after conviction, under the applicable 

laws of the jurisdiction from which the 

person flees, for a crime or attempt to 

commit a crime considered to be a 

felony under the laws of said 

jurisdiction. These sections of the Act 

also prohibit SSI payments, or RSDI or 

SVB benefits to a recipient/beneficiary 

in jurisdictions that do not define such 

crimes as felonies, but as crimes 

punishable by death or imprisonment 

for a term exceeding 1 year (regardless 

of the actual sentence imposed), and to 

an individual who violates a condition 

of probation or parole imposed under 

Federal or state law. As a result of a 

settlement of a nationwide class action 

in Martinez v. Astrue, No. 08–4735 

(N.D. Cal. September 24, 2009), SSA’s 

nonpayment of benefits under these 

sections of the Act is limited to 

individuals with certain flight- or 

escape-coded warrants. 

Sections 1631(a)(2)(B)(iii)(V), 

205(j)(2)(C)(i)(V), and 807(d)(1)(E) of the 

Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(B)(iii)(V), 

405(j)(2)(C)(i)(V), 1007(d)(1)(E)), which 

prohibit SSA from using a person as a 

representative payee when such person 

is a person described in sections 

1611(e)(4)(A), 202(x)(1)(A)(iv), or 

804(a)(2) of the Act. 

The legal authority for SSA’s 

disclosure of information to the Source 

Jurisdiction is: Sections 1106(a), 

1611(e)(5), 1631(a)(2)(B)(xiv), 

202(x)(3)(C), 205(j)(2)(B)(iii) and 

807(b)(3) of the Act; the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended by the Computer 

Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 

1988 (5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3)); and SSA’s 

disclosure regulations promulgated at 

20 CFR 401.150. 

D. Categories of Records and Persons 

Covered by the Matching Program 

The Source Jurisdiction will identify 

individuals who are fugitive felons, 

parole violators, or probation violators 

in its records originating from various 

databases. The Source Jurisdiction will 

prepare and disclose its records 

electronically with clear identification 

of the record source. We will match the 

following systems of records with the 

incoming Source Jurisdiction records to 

determine individuals who receive SSI, 

RSDI, SVB benefits, or individuals 

serving as representative payees: Our 

Supplemental Security Income Record/ 

Special Veterans Benefits SSA/ODSSIS 

(60–0103), the Master Beneficiary 

Record SSA/ORSIS (60–0090), the 

Master Representative Payee File 

System SSA/OISP (60–0222), and the 

Master Files of Social Security Number 

Holders and SSN Applications (the 

Enumeration System) SSA/OSR (60– 

0058). 

E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching 

Program 

The effective date of this matching 

program is April 10, 2012 provided that 

the following notice periods have 

lapsed: 30 days after publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register and 40 

days after notice of the matching 

program is sent to Congress and OMB. 

The matching program will continue for 

18 months from the effective date and 

may be extended for an additional 12 

months thereafter, if certain conditions 

are met. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29681 Filed 11–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7688] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Youth Leadership Program 

with Algeria 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/PY–12–09. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number: 19.415. 

Application Deadline: January 4, 

2012. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs 

Division, of the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs announces an open 

competition for the Youth Leadership 

Program with Algeria. Public and 

private nonprofit organizations meeting 

the provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 

501(c)(3) may submit proposals to 

provide youth and adult participants 

from Algeria with an approximately 

four-week U.S.-based exchange program 

in summer 2012 focused on civic 

education, youth leadership 

development, respect for diversity, and 

community engagement, and to support 

follow-on community service projects in 

their home communities. The U.S. 

Embassy in Algiers will recruit, screen, 

and select Algerian participants. The 

award recipient will be required to 

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participants, and collaborate with an incountry partner on logistical 

arrangements and follow-on activities. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority: Overall grant making 

authority for this program is contained 

in the Mutual Educational and Cultural 

Exchange Act of 1961, Public Law 87– 

256, as amended, also known as the 

Fulbright-Hays Act. The purpose of the 

Act is ‘‘to enable the Government of the 

United States to increase mutual 

understanding between the people of 

the United States and the people of 

other countries* * *; to strengthen the 

ties which unite us with other nations 

by demonstrating the educational and 

cultural interests, developments, and 

achievements of the people of the 

United States and other nations * * * 

and thus to assist in the development of 

friendly, sympathetic and peaceful 

relations between the United States and 

the other countries of the world.’’ The 

funding authority for the program above 

is provided through legislation. 

Purpose: The Youth Leadership 

Program with Algeria provides 

approximately 24 secondary school 

students and three adult participants 

from Algeria the opportunity to engage 

in an intensive, thematic exchange in 

the United States focusing broadly on 

the primary themes of civic education, 

youth leadership development, respect 

for diversity, and community 

engagement. One of the following two 

subthemes, to be selected by the 

applicant, will be used as tools to 

illustrate these concepts: Business/ 

entrepreneurship or applied 

communications. 

Approximately six to twelve 

competitively selected American high 

school students will join the Algerian 

participants in U.S.-based exchange 

activities. Participants will engage in a 

variety of activities, such as workshops 

on leadership and service, community 

site visits related to the program themes 

and selected subtheme, interactive 

training and discussion groups, small 

group work, presentations, visits to high 

schools, local cultural activities, 

homestays, and other activities designed 

to achieve the program’s stated goals. 

Follow-on activities with the Algerian 

and American participants are an 

integral part of the program, as the 

students apply the knowledge and skills 

they have acquired by planning service 

projects in their home communities. 

Activities should therefore be geared 

toward preparing participants to 

conduct projects at home that serve a 

community need. 

The goals of the programs are to: 

(1) Promote mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of Algeria; 

(2) Inspire a sense of civic 

responsibility and commitment to 

community development among youth; 

(3) Develop a cadre of community 

leaders who will share their knowledge 

and skills with their peers through 

positive action; and 

(4) Foster relationships among youth 

from different ethnic, religious, and 

national groups. 

The objectives of the program are for 

participants to: 

(1) Demonstrate a better 

understanding of the elements of a 

participatory democracy as practiced in 

the United States; 

(2) Demonstrate critical thinking and 

leadership skills; and 

(3) Demonstrate skill at developing 

project ideas and planning a course of 

action to bring the projects to fruition. 

The primary themes of the programs 

are: 

(1) Civic Education (citizen 

participation, grassroots democracy, and 

rule of law); 

(2) Youth Leadership Development 

(team building, public speaking, 

negotiation, goal setting and project 

planning); 

(3) Respect for Diversity (ethnicity, 

race, gender, religion, geographic 

location, socio-economic status, and 

disabilities); and 

(4) Community Engagement 

(volunteerism, philanthropy, and social/ 

corporate responsibility). 

The exchange format will be intensive 

and interactive. Applicants must 

present an exchange that allows the 

participants to thoroughly explore the 

primary themes and selected subtheme 

in a creative, memorable, and practical 

way. All activities should be designed to 

be replicable and provide practical 

knowledge and skills that the 

participants can apply to school and 

civic activities at home. Opportunities 

for the youth and adult participants to 

interact with their American peers in a 

sustained, substantive, and in-depth 

manner must be prominently integrated 

into the exchange. 

Using these goals, objectives, and 

themes, applicant organizations should 

identify their own specific and 

measurable outputs and outcomes based 

on the project specifications provided in 

this solicitation. Proposals should 

indicate how recipients will achieve the 

short-term program objectives, and how 

these objectives will contribute to the 

achievement of the stated long-term 

goals. 

Participants 

The participants will be secondary 

school students between the ages of 15 

and 17 who have demonstrated 

leadership abilities in their schools and/ 

or communities, and have at least one 

semester of high school remaining. 

Adult participants will be community 

leaders or educators who work with 

youth and who have demonstrated 

support of youth and community 

activities and have an interest in youth 

leadership. The adult participants will 

have the role of exchange participant, 

chaperone, and post-exchange mentor. 

Participants must be proficient in the 

English language. 

The exchange will be composed of 

approximately 24 secondary school 

students and three adult participants 

from Algeria and approximately 6–12 

competitively selected American 

secondary school students who will 

participate in the U.S.-based activities 

with the Algerian students. 

Organizational Capacity 

Applicants must demonstrate their 

capacity for doing programs of this 

nature, focusing on three areas of 

competency: (1) Provision of projects 

that address the goals, objectives, and 

themes outlined in this document; (2) 

age-appropriate programming for youth; 

and (3) previous experience in working 

with individuals from Algeria or other 

countries in North Africa. 

The program will be implemented by 

a team consisting of the U.S. Embassy, 

the U.S. award recipient, and an incountry partner organization. The award 

recipient will collaborate with the 

partner organization in Algeria in 

arranging logistics, developing content 

for and implementing a pre-departure 

orientation in Algiers, and organizing 

and managing follow-on activities. The 

applicant may elect to work with an 

organization of the embassy’s choosing 

(to be identified after the cooperative 

agreement has been awarded), or may 

propose to collaborate with an 

organization with which it already has 

an established, long-standing 

partnership. If the latter, applicants 

must provide a detailed description of 

the partnership, including information 

on activities that have been conducted 

jointly to date, as well a description of 

the partner’s role and responsibilities. 

The proposed partner must be based in 

Algiers, have the demonstrated ability to 

conduct the specified project activities 

in Algeria, and must either have its own 

secure facilities (i.e. conference space), 

or access to such facilities for program 

activities in Algiers. 


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U.S. Embassy Involvement 

The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. 

Embassy in Algiers will recruit, screen, 

and select the Algerian participants, as 

well as provide advice and assistance in 

the execution of program components. If 

applicable, the embassy will identify a 

partner organization in Algiers that will 

collaborate closely with the award 

recipient on program components. 

Guidelines 

The total amount of funding is 

$250,000, pending the availability of 

funds. The Bureau intends to award one 

cooperative agreement. It is anticipated 

that the period of the cooperative 

agreement will begin in spring 2012. 

The award period will be 12 to 18 

months in duration and will cover all 

aspects of project planning, exchange 

activities in Algeria and the United 

States, and follow-on activities in 

Algeria. 

The total length of the exchange 

program should be approximately four 

weeks and be inclusive of a three- to 

five-day pre-departure orientation in 

Algiers, and all of the U.S.-based 

exchange activities. The U.S.-based 

exchange should take place between the 

first week of June and the third week of 

July 2012 to allow participants to 

complete the exchange and return home 

before the start of Ramadan, which is 

estimated to begin on July 20, 2012. 

Applicants should propose specific 

exchange dates in their proposals, but 

the exact timing may be altered through 

the mutual agreement of the Department 

of State and the award recipient. 

The Bureau reserves the right to 

reduce, revise, or increase proposal 

project configurations, budgets, and 

participant numbers in accordance with 

the needs of the program and the 

availability of funds. 

In pursuit of the goals outlined above, 

the award recipient will be responsible 

for the following: 

(1) Conducting open recruitment and 

competitive selection of a diverse group 

of American youth to join Algerian 

participants in U.S.-based exchange 

activities. 

(2) Planning and implementing a predeparture orientation in Algiers for 

Algerian participants, in collaboration 

with the in-country partner. 

(3) Conducting an orientation(s) for 

staff, American participants and their 

families, and those individuals 

participating from the U.S. host 

communities, including host families, 

prior to the start of the program. 

(4) Designing and planning exchange 

activities with American peers that 

provide a creative and substantive 

program on the specified themes. 

Opportunities for the adult participants 

to work with their peers must also be 

included to help them foster youth 

leadership, civic education, and 

community service programs at home. 

(5) Conducting a welcome orientation 

for participants upon their arrival in the 

United States to review program goals, 

objectives, and expectations with 

American peers. 

(6) Managing logistical arrangements, 

including international and domestic 

travel, ground transportation, 

accommodations, group meals, and 

disbursement of pocket money. 

(7) Arranging homestays with 

properly screened and briefed host 

families for a significant portion of the 

exchange period. Criminal background 

checks must be conducted for members 

of host families and others living in the 

home who are 18 years or older. 

(8) Developing and implementing a 

plan to monitor the participants’ safety 

and well-being while on the exchange, 

and to create opportunities for 

participants to share potential issues 

and resolve them promptly. The award 

recipient will be required to provide 

proper staff supervision and facilitation 

to ensure that the teenagers have a safe 

and pedagogically rich program. Staff, 

along with mentors, will assist the 

youth with cultural adjustments, 

provide societal context to enhance 

learning, and counsel students as 

needed. Criminal background checks 

must be conducted for all program staff. 

(9) Making proper arrangements for 

participants’ religious observances. 

(10) Providing a closing session to 

summarize the delegation’s activities, 

prepare participants for their return 

home, and to further prepare for followon activities and projects. 

(11) Arranging a short, substantive 

visit to Washington, DC for Algerian and 

American participants at the beginning 

or conclusion of the exchange that will 

include a meeting at the U.S. 

Department of State, cultural field trips, 

and additional skill building exercises. 

(12) Planning and organizing followon activities for American and Algerian 

alumni in their home communities 

designed to reinforce the ideas and 

skills imparted during the exchange 

program. 

(13) Arranging international travel to 

Algeria for program staff, trainers, or 

educators to provide further training for 

alumni and their peers. 

(14) Designing and implementing an 

evaluation plan that assesses the shortand medium-term impact of the project 

on the participants as well as on U.S. 

host and home communities. 

Please Note: The ECA award for this 

program will take the form of a cooperative 

agreement with the award recipient. In a 

cooperative agreement, the Department of 

State is substantially involved in program 

activities above and beyond routine award 

monitoring. The Department’s activities and 

responsibilities for the Youth Leadership 

Program with Algeria are as follows: 

(1) Manage the recruitment and 

selection of Algerian participants. 

(2) Provide advice and collaboration 

in the execution of all program 

components. 

(3) Approve the final candidate 

selection of American participants and 

alternates. 

(4) Issue DS–2019 forms and J–1 visas. 

All foreign participants will travel on a 

U.S. Government designation for the J 

Exchange Visitor Program. 

(5) Facilitate interaction within the 

Department of State, to include ECA, the 

regional bureaus, and overseas posts. 

(6) Arrange meetings with Department 

of State officials in Washington, DC. 

(7) Approve publicity materials and 

calendar of exchange activities. 

Additional Information 

The award recipient will retain the 

name ‘‘Youth Leadership Program with 

Algeria’’ (or Algeria Youth Leadership 

Program) to identify its project. All 

materials, publicity, and 

correspondence related to the program 

will acknowledge this as a program of 

the Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. 

The Bureau will retain copyright use of 

and be allowed to distribute materials 

related to this program as it sees fit. 

The organization must inform the 

ECA Program Officer and the U.S. 

Embassy in Algiers of its progress at 

each stage of the project’s 

implementation in a timely fashion, and 

will be required to obtain approval of 

any significant program changes in 

advance of their implementation. 

Proposals must demonstrate how the 

stated objectives will be met. The 

proposal narrative should provide 

detailed information on the major 

project activities, and applicants should 

explain and justify their programmatic 

choices. Projects must comply with J–1 

visa regulations for the International 

Visitor and Government Visitor 

categories. Please be sure to refer to the 

complete Solicitation Package—this 

RFGP, the Project Objectives, Goals, and 

Implementation (POGI), and the 

Proposal Submission Instructions 

(PSI)—for further information. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

Agreement. ECA’s level of involvement 


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in this program is listed under number 

I above. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY2012, pending 

availability of funds. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$250,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 

One. 

Anticipated Award Date: Pending 

availability of funds, March 15, 2012. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

12 to 18 months after the onset of the 

award, to be determined by the 

applicant according to its program 

design. 

Additional Information: Pending 

successful implementation of this 

program and the availability of funds in 

subsequent fiscal years, it is ECA’s 

intent to renew this grant or cooperative 

agreement for two additional fiscal 

years, before openly competing it again. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible applicants: Applications 

may be submitted by public and private 

nonprofit 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 

(1) 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 an award in an 

amount exceeding $60,000 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. 

(2) Proposed sub-award recipients are 

also limited to grant funding of $60,000 

or less if they do not have four years of 

experience in conducting international 

exchanges. 

(3) The Bureau encourages applicants 

to provide maximum levels of cost 

sharing and funding in support of its 

programs. 

(4) Organizations may submit only 

one proposal (total) under 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. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

Note: Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries or 

submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may not 

discuss this competition with applicants 

until the proposal review process has been 

completed. 

IV.1. Contact Information To Request an 

Application Package 

Please contact the Youth Programs 

Division, ECA/PE/C/PY, SA–5, 3rd 

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

Street NW., Washington, DC 20037, by 

telephone (202) 632–9261 or Email: 

ShieldsSD@State.gov to request a 

Solicitation Package. Please refer to the 

Funding Opportunity Number ECA/PE/ 

C/PY–12–09 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. 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 Program Officer Sarah 

Shields and refer to the Funding 

Opportunity Number ECA/PE/C/PY–12– 

09 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.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. All federal award recipients 

must maintain current registrations in 

the Central Contractor Registration 

(CCR) database. Recipients must 

maintain accurate and up-to-date 

information in the CCR until all 

program and financial activity and 

reporting have been completed. 

Recipients 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. 

Failure to register in the CCR will 

render applicants ineligible to receive 

funding. 


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You must have nonprofit status with 

the IRS at the time of application. 

Please note: Effective January 7, 2009, all 

applicants for ECA federal assistance awards 

must include in their application the names 

of directors and/or senior executives (current 

officers, trustees, and key employees, 

regardless of amount of compensation). In 

fulfilling this requirement, applicants must 

submit information in one of the following 

ways: 

(1) Those who file Internal Revenue 

Service Form 990, ‘‘Return of Organization 

Exempt From Income Tax,’’ must include a 

copy of relevant portions of this form. 

(2) Those who do not file IRS Form 990 

must submit information above in the format 

of their choice. 

In addition to final program reporting 

requirements, award recipients will also 

be required to submit a one-page 

document, derived from their program 

reports, listing and describing their 

grant activities. For award recipients, 

the names of directors and/or senior 

executives (current officers, trustees, 

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

be transmitted by the State Department 

to OMB, along with other information 

required by the Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA), and will be made available to 

the public by the Office of Management 

and Budget on its USASpending.gov 

Web site as part of ECA’s FFATA 

reporting requirements. 

If your organization is a private 

nonprofit which has not received a grant 

or cooperative agreement from ECA in 

the past three years, or if your 

organization received nonprofit status 

from the IRS within the past four years, 

you must submit the necessary 

documentation to verify nonprofit status 

as directed in the PSI document. Failure 

to do so will cause your proposal to be 

declared technically ineligible. 

IV.3d. Please Take Into Consideration 

the Following Information When 

Preparing Your Proposal Narrative 

IV.3d.1. Adherence to All Regulations 

Governing the J Visa 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs is the official program sponsor of 

the exchange program covered by this 

RFGP, and an employee of the Bureau 

will be the ‘‘Responsible Officer’’ for the 

program under the terms of 22 CFR 62, 

which covers the administration of the 

Exchange Visitor Program (J visa 

program). Under the terms of 22 CFR 62, 

organizations receiving awards (either a 

grant or cooperative agreement) under 

this RFGP will be third parties 

‘‘cooperating with or assisting the 

sponsor in the conduct of the sponsor’s 

program.’’ The actions of recipient 

organizations shall be ‘‘imputed to the 

sponsor in evaluating the sponsor’s 

compliance with’’ 22 CFR 62. Therefore, 

the Bureau expects that any 

organization receiving an award under 

this competition will render all 

assistance necessary to enable the 

Bureau to fully comply with 22 CFR 62 

et seq. 

The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs places critically 

important emphases on the secure and 

proper administration of Exchange 

Visitor (J visa) Programs and adherence 

by recipient organizations and program 

participants to all regulations governing 

the J visa program status. Therefore, 

proposals should explicitly state in 

writing that the applicant is prepared to 

assist the Bureau in meeting all 

requirements governing the 

administration of Exchange Visitor 

Programs as set forth in 22 CFR 62. If 

your organization has experience as a 

designated Exchange Visitor Program 

Sponsor, the applicant should discuss 

their record of compliance with 22 CFR 

62 et. seq., including the oversight of 

their Responsible Officers and Alternate 

Responsible Officers, screening and 

selection of program participants, 

provision of pre-arrival information and 

orientation to participants, monitoring 

of participants, proper maintenance and 

security of forms, record-keeping, 

reporting and other requirements. 

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, socioeconomic status, and disabilities. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

adhere to the advancement of this 

principle both in program 

administration and in program content. 

Please refer to the review criteria under 

the ’Support for Diversity’ section for 

specific suggestions on incorporating 

diversity into your proposal. Public Law 

104–319 provides that ‘‘in carrying out 

programs of educational and cultural 

exchange in countries whose people do 

not fully enjoy freedom and 

democracy,’’ the Bureau ‘‘shall take 

appropriate steps to provide 

opportunities for participation in such 

programs to human rights and 

democracy leaders of such countries.’’ 

Public Law 106–113 requires that the 

governments of the countries described 

above do not have inappropriate 

influence in the selection process. 

Proposals should reflect advancement of 

these goals in their program contents, to 

the full extent deemed feasible. 

IV.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 

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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. 

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. Budget requests may not 

exceed $250,000. 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. Please 

refer to the Solicitation Package (POGI 

and PSI) for complete budget guidelines 

and formatting instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission 

Application Deadline Date: 

Wednesday, January 4, 2012. 

Reference Number: ECA/PE/C/PY– 

12–09. 

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., FedEx, UPS, Airborne Express, or 

U.S. Postal Service Express Overnight 

Mail, etc.), or 

(2) Electronically through http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

Along with the Project Title, all 

applicants must enter the above 

Reference Number in Box 11 on the SF– 

424 contained in the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

of the solicitation document. 

IV.3f.1. Submitting Printed Applications 

Applications must be shipped no later 

than the above deadline. Delivery 

services used by applicants must have 

in-place, centralized shipping 

identification and tracking systems that 

may be accessed via the Internet and 

delivery people who are identifiable by 

commonly recognized uniforms and 

delivery vehicles. Proposals shipped on 

or before the above deadline but 

received at ECA more than seven days 

after the deadline will be ineligible for 

further consideration under this 

competition. Proposals shipped after the 

established deadlines are ineligible for 

consideration under this competition. 

ECA will not notify you upon receipt of 

application. It is each applicant’s 

responsibility to ensure that each 

package is marked with a legible 

tracking number and to monitor/confirm 

delivery to ECA via the Internet. 

Delivery of proposal packages may not 

be made via local courier service or in 

person for this competition. Faxed 

documents will not be accepted at any 

time. Only proposals submitted as 

stated above will be considered. 

Important note: When preparing your 

submission please make sure to include one 

extra copy of the completed SF–424 form and 

place it in an envelope addressed to ‘‘ECA/ 

EX/PM’’. 

The original and six (6) copies of the 

application should be sent to: Program 

Management Division, ECA–IIP/EX/PM, 

Ref.: ECA/PE/C/PY–12–09, SA–5, Floor 

4, Department of State, 2200 C Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

With the submission of the proposal 

package, please also email the Executive 

Summary, Proposal Narrative, and 

Budget sections of the proposal, as well 

as any attachments essential to 

understanding the program, in Microsoft 

Word, Excel, and/or PDF, to 

YLP@state.gov. The Bureau will provide 

these files electronically to the Public 

Affairs Section at the U.S. Embassy in 

Algiers for its review. 

IV.3f.2. Submitting Electronic 

Applications 

Applicants have the option of 

submitting proposals electronically 

through Grants.gov (http:// 

www.grants.gov). Complete solicitation 

packages are available at Grants.gov in 

the ‘‘Find’’ portion of the system. 

Please note: ECA bears no responsibility 

for applicant timeliness of submission or data 

errors resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes for proposals submitted 

via Grants.gov. 

Please follow the instructions 

available in the ‘Get Started’ portion of 

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

GetStarted). 

Several of the steps in the Grants.gov 

registration process could take several 

weeks. Therefore, applicants should 

check with appropriate staff within their 

organizations immediately after 

reviewing this RFGP to confirm or 

determine their registration status with 

Grants.gov. 

Once registered, the amount of time it 

can take to upload an application will 

vary depending on a variety of factors 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your Internet connection. 

In addition, validation of an electronic 

submission via Grants.gov can take up 

to two business days. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend 

that you not wait until the application 

deadline to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

The Grants.gov Web site includes 

extensive information on all phases/ 

aspects of the Grants.gov process, 

including an extensive section on 

frequently asked questions, located 

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the Web site. ECA 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. 

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 Web 

site, for definitions of various 

‘‘application statuses’’ and the 

difference between a submission receipt 

and a submission validation. 

Applicants will receive a validation 

email 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 assistance 

awards (cooperative 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: 

Objectives should be reasonable, 

feasible, and flexible. The proposal 

should clearly demonstrate how the 

institution will meet the program’s 

objectives and plan. The proposed 

program should be creative, ageappropriate, respond to the design 

outlined in the solicitation, and 

demonstrate originality. It should be 

clearly and accurately written, 

substantive, and with sufficient detail. 

Proposals should also include a plan to 

support participants’ community 

activities upon their return home. 

(2) Program planning and ability to 

achieve program objectives: A detailed 

agenda and work plan should clearly 

demonstrate how project objectives will 

be achieved. The agenda and plan 

should adhere to the program overview 

and guidelines described above. The 

substance of workshops, seminars, 

presentations, school-based activities, 

and/or site visits should be described in 

detail. 

(3) Support of diversity: The proposal 

should demonstrate the applicant’s 

commitment to promoting the 

awareness and understanding of 

diversity in participant recruitment and 

selection and in program content. 

Applicants should demonstrate 

readiness to accommodate participants 

with physical disabilities. 

(4) Institutional capacity and track 

record: Proposed personnel and 

institutional resources should be 

adequate and appropriate to achieve the 

program goals. The proposal 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. 

(5) Program evaluation: The proposal 

should include a plan to evaluate the 

program’s success in meeting its goals, 

both as the activities unfold and after 

they have been completed. The proposal 

should include a draft survey 

questionnaire or other technique, plus a 

description of a methodology to link 

outcomes to original project objectives. 

The award recipient will be expected to 

submit intermediate reports after each 

project component is concluded. 

(6) Cost-effectiveness and cost 

sharing: The applicant should 

demonstrate efficient use of Bureau 

funds. 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. 

The proposal should maximize costsharing through other private sector 

support as well as institutional direct 

funding contributions, which 

demonstrates institutional and 

community commitment. 

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 

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 

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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. Application and Submission 

Instructions (IV.3.d.3) above for Program 

Monitoring and Evaluation information. 

All data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

All reports must be sent to the ECA 

Grants Officer and ECA Program Officer 

listed in the final assistance award 

document. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Sarah Shields, 

Youth Programs Division, ECA/PE/C/ 

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

of State, 2200 C Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20522–0503, by 

telephone (202) 632–9261 or email 

ShieldsSD@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/PE/C/ 

PY–12–09. 

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: November 9, 2011. 

J. Adam Ereli, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29643 Filed 11–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7689] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Study of the United States 

Institutes for Student Leaders on U.S. 

History and Government 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

A/E/USS–12–21. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.009. 

Dates: Key Dates: July–August, 2012 

and January–February, 2013. 

Application Deadline: January 13, 

2012. 

Summary: Executive Summary: The 

Branch for the Study of the United 

States, Office of Academic Exchange 

Programs, Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs (ECA), invites proposal 

submissions for the design and 

implementation of six (6) Study of the 

U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders on 

U.S. History and Government, pending 

the availability of funds. Participants 

will be drawn from countries 

throughout Central and South America 

and the Caribbean. Three institutes will 

be conducted entirely in Spanish, and 

the remaining three in English. Each 

academic institute will be five weeks in 

duration, including a one-week 

integrated study tour. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

I. 1. 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 and Overview 

The Study of the U.S. Institutes for 

Student Leaders on U.S. History and 

Government are intensive academic 

programs whose purpose is to provide 

groups of undergraduate students from 

the Western Hemisphere with a deeper 

understanding of the United States. 

The principal objective of the 

Institutes is to enhance participants’ 

knowledge of U.S. history, government, 

institutions, society, and culture. In this 

context, the Institutes should 

incorporate a focus on American 

historical events as well as 

contemporary American life including 

current political, social, and economic 

debates. The role and influence of 

principles and values such as 

democracy, the rule of law, individual 

rights, freedom of expression, equality, 

and diversity and tolerance should be 

addressed. 

All Institutes should take place at U.S. 

academic institutions whose 

interpretation of U.S. history, 

government, institutions, society, and 

culture could be presented through the 

lens of their location, academic mission, 

and expertise. The Institutes should 

address topics such as: civil rights, 

minority rights, politics, religion, 

economics, and U.S. relations with 

Latin America. 

In addition to promoting a better 

understanding of the United States and 

of U.S. history and government, an 

important objective of the Institutes is to 


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