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necessary to ascertain the applicability 

of the legal provisions of the diversity 

program. Primary requirements are that 

the applicant is from a low admission 

country, is a high school graduate, or 

has two years of experience in a job that 

requires two years of training. The 

individuals complete the electronic 

entry forms and then applications are 

randomly selected for participation in 

the program. 

Methodology: 

The EDV Entry Form is available 

online at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov 

and can only be submitted 

electronically during the annual 

registration period. 

Dated: April 19, 2010. 

Edward J. Ramotowski, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Acting Bureau 

of Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10710 Filed 5–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 6988] 

60–Day Notice of Proposed 

Information Collection: Exchange 

Programs Alumni Web Site 

Registration, DS–7006 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 

days for public comment in the Federal 

Register preceding submission to OMB. 

We are conducting this process in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Exchange Programs Alumni Web site 

Registration. 

• OMB Control Number: None. 

• Type of Request: Existing collection 

in use without OMB control number. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, ECA– 

IIP/EX. 

• Form Number: DS–7006. 

• Respondents: Exchange program 

alumni and current participants of U.S. 

government-sponsored exchange 

programs, Americans who hosted or 

programmed an exchange participant, or 

employees of a program agency 

administering an exchange program. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

15,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

15,000. 

• Average Hours Per Response: 10 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 2,500 

hours. 

• Frequency: One-time per registrant. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to 60 days 

from May 6, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: quizonmd@state.gov. 

• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions): 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs; U.S. Department of State; SA–5, 

Room 4–V01; Washington, DC 20522– 

0504 

You must include the DS form number 

(if applicable), information collection 

title, and OMB control number in any 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed information 

collection and supporting documents, to 

Michael Quizon, Program Analyst, 

ECA–IIP/EX; State Department; SA–5, 

Room 4–V01; Washington, DC 20522– 

0504; 202–632–3357; 

quizonmd@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper performance of our 

functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of technology. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

The State Alumni Web site requires 

information to process users’ voluntary 

request for participation in the State 

Alumni Web site. Other than contact 

information, which is required for Web 

site registration, all other information is 

provided on a voluntary basis. 

Participants also have the option of 

restricting access to their information. 

Respondents to this registration form 

include: U.S. government-sponsored 

exchange program participants and 

alumni, hosts, and guests. Alumni 

Affairs collects data from users to not 

only verify their status or participation 

in a program, but to also connect alumni 

with other alumni and aid embassy staff 

in their alumni outreach. 

Methodology: 

Information provided for registration 

is collected electronically via the 

Alumni Web site, alumni.state.gov. 

Additional Information: 

The registration form is dynamic, 

presenting certain questions according 

to the user type. State Alumni is also a 

secure, encrypted Web site. 

Dated: January 25, 2010. 

Leslie High, 

Acting Director, Office of Policy and 

Evaluation, Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. 

Editorial Note: This document was 

received in the Office of the Federal Register 

on Monday May 3, 2010. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10719 Filed 5–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6985] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: U.S. Professional 

Development Program for 

EducationUSA Advisers 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

A/S/A–11–05. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.432. 

Key Dates: October 1, 2010 to 

December 31, 2011. 

Application Deadline: Wednesday, 

July 7, 2010. 

Executive Summary: The Educational 

Information and Resources Branch of 

the Office of Global Educational 

Programs in the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs announces an open 

competition for the U.S. Professional 

Development Program for 

EducationUSA Advisers in Fiscal Year 

2011. Public and private non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue Code 

Section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit 

proposals to cooperate with the Bureau 

in the administration of this program, 

which will focus on short-term 

professional development in the United 

States for EducationUSA advisers. 

EducationUSA is the network of 

advising centers supported by the U.S. 

Department of State. These centers 

operate in a wide variety of institutional 

settings around the world, including 

binational Fulbright Commissions, 

Public Affairs Sections of U.S. 

Embassies, independent binational 

centers, foreign universities, and the 

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overseas offices of U.S. non-government 

organizations. The support of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs for these centers varies by center 

and region, and ranges from support for 

educational resources and the 

professional development of advising 

staffs, to, in a limited number of 

locations, direct support for office 

operations. In addition, all 

EducationUSA centers receive 

specialized, highly tailored advice from 

Bureau-supported regional and country 

educational advising coordinators who 

are based in fourteen locations in every 

world region. 

EducationUSA centers are catalysts 

for the enrollment in U.S. colleges and 

universities of students and scholars 

sponsored by the U.S. government and 

by other sponsors as well as students 

and scholars seeking U.S. study 

opportunities independently. The 

advising staffs at EducationUSA centers 

provide comprehensive, balanced 

advice about the complex range of 

higher educational opportunities in the 

United States to international students, 

parents, scholars, and foreign 

government officials. EducationUSA 

centers also assist U.S. institutions of 

higher education in their overseas 

outreach efforts. In addition, the 

EducationUSA network encourages 

study abroad by Americans and the 

development of study abroad 

opportunities by U.S. universities. 

EducationUSA advisers provide 

comprehensive information to foreign 

audiences about opportunities to study 

at accredited U.S. educational 

institutions, enabling prospective 

students and professionals to select 

appropriate U.S. educational programs. 

More information on the network and a 

current EducationUSA center list is 

located at http://www.educationusa. 

state.gov. 

Professional development for 

EducationUSA advisers is a critical 

component of the Department of State’s 

support for EducationUSA and includes 

a range of opportunities designed to 

deepen the advisers’ understanding of 

U.S. higher education and of their role 

in U.S. public diplomacy. Advisers need 

to understand the complex offerings of 

the various sectors of U.S. higher 

education system, as well as the public 

diplomacy context for their work. The 

Department provides a continuum of 

professional development opportunities 

that include an on-line course for newly 

hired advisers, systematic mentoring by 

regional and country educational 

advising coordinators and regular access 

to their guidance, as well as periodic 

regional workshops that bring together 

advisers from each world region for 

sessions with Regional Coordinators, 

Bureau staff, representatives of U.S. 

colleges, universities, and educational 

associations, and other U.S. educational 

experts. 

The U.S. Professional Development 

Program for EducationUSA Advisers 

will provide a series of professional 

development opportunities in the 

United States, which should 

complement opportunities that are 

offered overseas. Applicant 

organizations are encouraged to propose 

creative, innovative strategies for all 

components of the Program. More 

detailed information is provided under 

the Funding Opportunity Description, 

which follows. 

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: To expand the ability of 

EducationUSA advisers to facilitate the 

flow of international students to the 

United States, as well as their ability to 

expand the participation of U.S. 

students in academically sound study 

abroad programs in a widening range of 

international locations. The work of 

EducationUSA centers is critical to the 

Bureau’s pursuit of these objectives, and 

the U.S. Professional Development 

Program for EducationUSA Advisers 

should equip advisers with skills and 

perspectives that will increase their 

effectiveness in their professional 

employment at EducationUSA centers 

around the world. 

1. Participants 

Participants will be nominated by the 

Public Affairs Sections of U.S. 

Embassies overseas, with the approval 

of the participants’ employing 

organizations, and will be selected by 

the Bureau’s program office in 

consultation with Regional Educational 

Advising Coordinators. They will be 

currently employed at a State 

Department-supported EducationUSA 

advising center and will have 

demonstrated competency in analyzing 

and discussing the U.S. and home 

country educational systems; the 

application processes that lead to 

individual enrollments in U.S. higher 

educational institutions; cross-cultural 

communication skills; and office 

management skills in an EducationUSA 

center. In addition, each participant will 

have demonstrated leadership and a 

commitment to the educational advising 

profession. 

2. Program Design 

Proposals should outline creative, 

innovative strategies for developing and 

adapting four traditional program 

models that have been implemented in 

the past for EducationUSA advisers, 

with a sharpened focus on current 

issues in higher education and on the 

role of educational advising in public 

diplomacy. For each program 

component, proposals should include 

an overall project framework that 

identifies objectives, outlines an 

implementation plan and that 

anticipates measurable, specific 

outcomes. The amount that will be 

available for this program in FY2011 

resources cannot be determined until 

FY2011 funds are appropriated. 

However, for planning purposes 

applicant organizations may submit 

program budgets, not including 

administrative expenses, that do not 

exceed the approximate amounts noted 

below. 

Component A: For advisers with at 

least two years’ experience in their 

positions: Two workshops each lasting 

approximately ten days to two weeks. 

Proposals must include a draft 

curriculum for each workshop, 

including topics of current concern. The 

curriculum should also include at least 

two full days of briefings by 

representatives of the Department of 

State. Final curricula will be subject to 

approval by the Bureau’s program office. 

Funding not to exceed approximately 

$300,000 is anticipated for a total of two 

sessions of ten days to two weeks each, 

with each session accommodating 

approximately 20 to 25 participants. 

Component B: For advisers with at 

least four years’ experience in their 

positions: A seminar of approximately 

ten days to enable senior advisers to 

pursue projects that will enable them to 

serve more effectively as professional 

resources with specialized expertise. 

Proposals should illustrate how 

participants will gain access to 

specialized advice about a wide range of 

topics. At the seminar, participants will 

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discuss their interests and approaches 

with one another in addition to 

engaging in specialized research and 

consultations. Provision should be made 

for on-going follow-up consultations 

with relevant experts after the seminar 

participants return to their 

EducationUSA workplaces and for 

enabling participants to share project 

results throughout the EducationUSA 

network and with relevant educational 

advising professionals outside the 

network. This seminar combines 

features of the Professional Advising 

Leadership (PAL) and the Professional 

Advising Leadership Expansion (PEP) 

programs. Funding not to exceed 

approximately $150,000 is anticipated 

for one session accommodating a total of 

approximately ten to fifteen 

participants. 

Component C: For advisers who are 

new in their positions and who lack 

previous experience at a U.S. college or 

university: An orientation lasting two 

weeks, in which the advisers attend 

international student orientation 

sessions and experience campus life as 

an arriving international student at a 

specific host institution and consult 

with the international student affairs 

staff. Traditionally, this program 

component has been known as the 

Explore Program. Anticipated funding 

for one session for up to ten participants 

is $50,000. 

Component D: For advisers with 

special interest in specific educational 

topics: Support for participating in 

relevant U.S. educational conferences or 

workshops of approximately ten days. 

To the extent possible, support will be 

provided to advisers who will make 

presentations at these events. Proposals 

should outline strategies for providing 

support and mentoring to ensure the 

active engagement of EducationUSA 

adviser participants with professional 

counterparts at these events. 

Anticipated funding for approximately 

75 participants is $300,000. 

In addition, the conferences or 

workshops should provide 

opportunities for active participation in 

sessions addressing issues of current 

interest to international educators and 

overseas advisers with strong emphasis 

on networking with other educational 

advising professionals. 

The Bureau anticipates making one 

award for the administration of all 

components of this program. 

3. Logistics 

The recipient will be responsible for 

international and domestic travel 

arrangements for all participants, 

lodging and local transportation 

arrangements, orientation and 

debriefing sessions, preparing support 

material, identifying and providing 

honoraria to guest presenters and expert 

consultants, and identifying host 

institutions where participants will 

observe the operations of relevant 

educational offices through direct 

involvement in the administration of 

institutional practices and policies. 

4. Evaluation/Follow-Up 

The proposal must include a detailed 

evaluation and follow-up plan. Special 

emphasis should be given to designing 

a program which incorporates outcome 

measurement strategies that assess 

ultimate effectiveness. 

5. Visa/Insurance/Tax Requirements 

The program must comply with 

applicable visa regulations. Participant 

health and accident insurance will be 

provided to the EducationUSA adviser 

participants in all components except 

component D, who will obtain 

insurance through another mechanisms; 

the recipient organization will be 

responsible for enrolling participants in 

the Bureau’s insurance program and 

providing any necessary assistance 

should medical care be needed. 

Administration of the program must be 

in compliance with reporting and 

withholding regulations for federal, 

state, and local taxes as applicable. 

Applicant organizations should 

demonstrate tax regulation adherence in 

the proposal narrative and budget. 

6. Printed Materials 

Drafts of all printed materials 

developed for this program should be 

submitted to the Bureau’s program 

office for review and approval. All 

official documents should highlight the 

U.S. government’s role as program 

sponsor and funding source. The Bureau 

requires that it receive the copyright use 

and reserves the right to distribute the 

copyrighted material. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement 

In a Cooperative Agreement, the 

Bureau’s program office is substantially 

involved in program activities above 

and beyond routine grant monitoring. 

The Bureau’s activities and 

responsibilities for this program are as 

follows: 

• Selection of program participants in 

coordination with Regional Educational 

Advising Coordinators and Public 

Affairs Sections at U.S. embassies and 

consulates overseas; 

• approval of adviser projects; 

• active participation in the design 

and direction of program activities; 

• approval of curriculum and 

program content; 

• conducting professional 

development sessions for which 

program office staff has appropriate 

expertise; 

• organization of meetings with 

Department of State representatives; 

• approval of program plans and 

agendas; 

• approval of key personnel; 

• approval of staffing requirements, 

travel plans, budgets, and policy 

guidance and direction; 

• guidance in the execution of all 

program components; 

• approval of all program publicity; 

• approval of host institutions and 

associations; 

• approval of decisions related to 

special circumstances and problems; 

• assistance with participant 

emergencies. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY2011. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$1,100,000 pending availability of 

FY2011 resources. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 1. 

Approximate Average Award: 

$1,100,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: Pending 

availability of funds, October 1, 2010. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

December 30, 2011. 

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 Cooperative 

Agreement for two additional fiscal 

years, before openly competing it again. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible applicants: Applications 

may be submitted by public and private 

non-profit organizations meeting the 

provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 

501(c)(3). 

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching Funds: 

There is no minimum or maximum 

percentage required for this 

competition. However, the Bureau 

encourages applicants to provide 

maximum levels of cost sharing and 

funding in support of its programs. 

When cost sharing is offered, it is 

understood and agreed that the 

applicant must provide the amount of 

cost sharing as stipulated in its proposal 

and later included in an approved 

agreement. Cost sharing may be in the 

form of allowable direct or indirect 

costs. For accountability, you must 

maintain written records to support all 

costs which are claimed as your 

contribution, as well as costs to be paid 

by the Federal government. Such 

records are subject to audit. The basis 

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for determining the value of cash and 

in-kind contributions must be in 

accordance with OMB Circular A–110, 

(Revised), Subpart C.23—Cost Sharing 

and Matching. In the event you do not 

provide the minimum amount of cost 

sharing as stipulated in the approved 

budget, ECA’s contribution will be 

reduced in like proportion. 

III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements: 

(a.) Bureau grant guidelines require 

that organizations with less than four 

years experience in conducting 

international exchanges be limited to 

$60,000 in Bureau funding. ECA 

anticipates making one award in an 

amount over $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. 

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 Educational 

Information and Resources Branch, 

ECA/A/S/A, SA–5, 4th Floor, U.S. 

Department of State, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522–0504, telephone 

(202) 632–6347, Fax: (202) 202–632– 

9478; e-mail DanzCB@state.gov or 

MoraDD@state.gov to request a 

Solicitation Package. Please refer to the 

Funding Opportunity Number ECA/A/ 

S/A–11–05 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 Bureau Branch Chief 

Caryn Danz and Program Officer 

Dorothy Mora and refer to the Funding 

Opportunity Number ECA/A/S/A–11– 

05 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. 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: The 

following is included for informational 

purposes only: 

IV.3d.1 Adherence to All 

Regulations Governing the J Visa: 

The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs places critically 

important emphases on the security and 

proper administration of the Exchange 

Visitor (J visa) Programs and adherence 

by award recipients 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 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. 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: United States Department of 

State, Office of Exchange Coordination 

and Designation, Office of Designation, 

ECA/EC/D, SA–5, Floor C2, Department 

of State, Washington, DC 20522–0582. 

Please refer to Solicitation Package for 

further information. 

IV.3d.2 Diversity, Freedom and 

Democracy Guidelines: Pursuant to the 

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Bureau’s authorizing legislation, 

programs must maintain a non-political 

character and should be balanced and 

representative of the diversity of 

American political, social, and cultural 

life. ‘‘Diversity’’ should be interpreted in 

the broadest sense and encompass 

differences including, but not limited to 

ethnicity, race, gender, religion, 

geographic location, socio-economic 

status, and disabilities. Applicants are 

strongly encouraged to adhere to the 

advancement of this principle both in 

program administration and in program 

content. Please refer to the review 

criteria under the ‘Support for Diversity’ 

section for specific suggestions on 

incorporating diversity into your 

proposal. Public Law 104–319 provides 

that ‘‘in carrying out programs of 

educational and cultural exchange in 

countries whose people do not fully 

enjoy freedom and democracy,’’ the 

Bureau ‘‘shall take appropriate steps to 

provide opportunities for participation 

in such programs to human rights and 

democracy leaders of such countries.’’ 

Public Law 106–113 requires that the 

governments of the countries described 

above do not have inappropriate 

influence in the selection process. 

Proposals should reflect advancement of 

these goals in their program contents, to 

the full extent deemed feasible. 

IV.3d.3. Program Monitoring and 

Evaluation: 

Proposals must include a plan to 

monitor and evaluate the project’s 

success, both as the activities unfold 

and at the end of the program. The 

Bureau recommends that your proposal 

include a draft survey questionnaire or 

other technique plus a description of a 

methodology to use to link outcomes to 

original project objectives. The Bureau 

expects that the recipient organization 

will track participants or partners and 

be able to respond to key evaluation 

questions, including satisfaction with 

the program, learning as a result of the 

program, changes in behavior as a result 

of the program, and effects of the 

program on institutions (institutions in 

which participants work or partner 

institutions). The evaluation plan 

should include indicators that measure 

gains in mutual understanding as well 

as substantive knowledge. 

Successful monitoring and evaluation 

depend heavily on setting clear goals 

and outcomes at the outset of a program. 

Your evaluation plan should include a 

description of your project’s objectives, 

your anticipated project outcomes, and 

how and when you intend to measure 

these outcomes (performance 

indicators). The more that outcomes are 

‘‘smart’’ (specific, measurable, attainable, 

results-oriented, and placed in a 

reasonable time frame), the easier it will 

be to conduct the evaluation. You 

should also show how your project 

objectives link to the goals of the 

program described in this RFGP. 

Your monitoring and evaluation plan 

should clearly distinguish between 

program outputs and outcomes. Outputs 

are products and services delivered, 

often stated as an amount. Output 

information is important to show the 

scope or size of project activities, but it 

cannot substitute for information about 

progress towards outcomes or the 

results achieved. Examples of outputs 

include the number of people trained or 

the number of seminars conducted. 

Outcomes, in contrast, represent 

specific results a project is intended to 

achieve and is usually measured as an 

extent of change. Findings on outputs 

and outcomes should both be reported, 

but the focus should be on outcomes. 

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.1. Applicants must submit 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) Salaries and fringe benefits; travel 

and per diem; 

(2) Other direct costs, inclusive of 

rent, utilities, etc.; 

(3) Indirect expenses (except against 

participant program expenses), auditing 

costs; 

(4) Participant program costs; i.e., 

international/domestic travel, visas, per 

diem, conference attendance. 

(5) USBT Adviser Web site and 

support activities. 

(6) Advising coordinator expenses for 

pre-conference campus visits. 

(7) Campus coordinator costs for 

advising center visits; i.e., international/ 

domestic travel, visas, per diem. 

Please refer to the Solicitation 

Package for complete budget guidelines 

and formatting instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission: 

Application Deadline Date: Friday, 

July 9, 2010. 

Reference Number: ECA/A/S/A–11– 

05. 

Methods of Submission: 

Applications may be submitted in one 

of two ways: 

(1) In hard-copy, via a nationally 

recognized overnight delivery service 

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

Express, or U.S. Postal Service Express 

Overnight Mail, etc.), or 

(2.) electronically through http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

Along with the Project Title, all 

applicants must enter the above 

Reference Number in Box 11 on the SF– 

424 contained in the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

of the solicitation document. 

IV.3f.1 Submitting Printed 

Applications: 

Applications must be shipped no later 

than the above deadline. Delivery 

services used by applicants must have 

in-place, centralized shipping 

identification and tracking systems that 

may be accessed via the Internet and 

delivery people who are identifiable by 

commonly recognized uniforms and 

delivery vehicles. Proposals shipped on 

or before the above deadline but 

received at ECA more than seven days 

after the deadline will be ineligible for 

further consideration under this 

competition. Proposals shipped after the 

established deadlines are ineligible for 

consideration under this competition. 

ECA will not notify you upon receipt of 

application. It is each applicant’s 

responsibility to ensure that each 

package is marked with a legible 

tracking number and to monitor/confirm 

delivery to ECA via the Internet. 

Delivery of proposal packages may not 

be made via local courier service or in 

person for this competition. Faxed 

documents will not be accepted at any 

time. Only proposals submitted as 

stated above will be considered. 

Important note: When preparing your 

submission please make sure to include one 

extra copy of the completed SF–424 form and 

place it in an envelope addressed to ‘‘ECA/ 

EX/PM’’. 

The original and eight copies of the 

application should be sent to: Program 

Management Division, ECA–IIP/EX/PM, 

Ref.: ECA/A/S/A–11–05 SA–5, Floor 4, 

Department of State, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522–0504. 

IV.3f.2 Submitting Electronic 

Applications: 

Applicants have the option of 

submitting proposals electronically 

through Grants.gov (http:// 

www.grants.gov). Complete solicitation 

packages are available at Grants.gov in 

the ‘‘Find’’ portion of the system. 

Please Note: ECA bears no responsibility 

for applicant timeliness of submission or data 

errors resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes for proposals submitted 

via Grants.gov. 

Please follow the instructions 

available in the ‘‘Get Started’’ portion of 

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

GetStarted). 

Several of the steps in the Grants.gov 

registration process could take several 

weeks. Therefore, applicants should 

check with appropriate staff within their 

organizations immediately after 

reviewing this RFGP to confirm or 

determine their registration status with 

Grants.gov. 

Once registered, the amount of time it 

can take to upload an application will 

vary depending on a variety of factors 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your internet connection. 

In addition, validation of an electronic 

submission via Grants.gov can take up 

to two business days. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend 

that you not wait until the application 

deadline to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

The Grants.gov Web site includes 

extensive information on all phases/ 

aspects of the Grants.gov process, 

including an extensive section on 

frequently asked questions, located 

under the ‘‘For Applicants’’ section of 

the Web site. ECA strongly recommends 

that all potential applicants review 

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, E-mail: 

support@grants.gov. 

Applicants have until midnight (12 

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

closing date to ensure that their entire 

application has been uploaded to the 

Grants.gov site. There are no exceptions 

to the above deadline. Applications 

uploaded to the site after midnight of 

the application deadline date will be 

automatically rejected by the grants.gov 

system, and will be technically 

ineligible. 

Please refer to the Grants.gov Web 

site, for definitions of various 

‘‘application statuses’’ and the difference 

between a submission receipt and a 

submission validation. Applicants will 

receive a validation e-mail from 

grants.gov upon the successful 

submission of an application. Again, 

validation of an electronic submission 

via Grants.gov can take up to two 

business days. Therefore, we strongly 

recommend that you not wait until the 

application deadline to begin the 

submission process through Grants.gov. 

ECA will not notify you upon receipt of 

electronic applications. 

It is the responsibility of all applicants 

submitting proposals via the Grants.gov 

web portal to ensure that proposals have 

been received by Grants.gov in their 

entirety, and ECA bears no 

responsibility for data errors resulting 

from transmission or conversion 

processes. 

IV.3g. Intergovernmental Review of 

Applications: Executive Order 12372 

does not apply to this program. 

V. Application Review Information 

V.1. Review Process 

The Bureau will review all proposals 

for technical eligibility. Proposals will 

be deemed ineligible if they do not fully 

adhere to the guidelines stated herein 

and in the Solicitation Package. 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 

agreements resides with the Bureau’s 

Grants Officer. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1a. Award Notices 

Final awards cannot be made until 

funds have been appropriated by 

Congress, allocated and committed 

through internal Bureau procedures. 

Successful applicants will receive a 

Federal Assistance Award (FAA) from 

the Bureau’s Grants Office. The FAA 

and the original proposal with 

subsequent modifications (if applicable) 

shall be the only binding authorizing 

document between the recipient and the 

U.S. Government. The FAA will be 

signed by an authorized Grants Officer, 

and mailed to the recipient’s 

responsible officer identified in the 

application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

VI.2 Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements 

Terms and Conditions for the 

Administration of ECA agreements 

include the following: 

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Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Nonprofit Organizations.’’ 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions.’’ 

OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles 

for State, Local and Indian 

Governments.’’ 

OMB Circular No. A–110 (Revised), 

Uniform Administrative Requirements 

for Grants and Agreements with 

Institutions of Higher Education, 

Hospitals, and other Nonprofit 

Organizations. 

OMB Circular No. A–102, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants-in-Aid to State and Local 

Governments. 

OMB Circular No. A–133, Audits of 

States, Local Government, and Nonprofit Organizations. 

Please reference the following Web 

sites for additional information: http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants. 

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

VI.3. Reporting Requirements 

You must provide ECA with a hard 

copy original plus two copies of the 

following reports: 

(1) A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

(2) A concise, one-page final program 

report summarizing program outcomes 

no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award. This one-page 

report will be transmitted to OMB, and 

be made available to the public via 

OMB’s USAspending.gov Web site—as 

part of ECA’s Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA) reporting requirements. 

(3) A SF–PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress 

Report’’ Cover Sheet with all program 

reports. 

Award recipients will be required to 

provide reports analyzing their 

evaluation findings to the Bureau in 

their regular program reports. (Please 

refer to IV. Application and Submission 

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

Monitoring and Evaluation 

information.) 

All data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

All reports must be sent to the ECA 

Grants Officer and ECA Program Officer 

listed in the final assistance award 

document. 

Optional 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 and biographic sketch of all 

persons who travel internationally on 

funds provided by the agreement or who 

benefit from the award funding but do 

not travel. 

(2) Itineraries of international and 

domestic travel, providing dates of 

travel and cities in which any exchange 

experiences take place. Final schedules 

for in-country and U.S. activities must 

be received by the ECA Program Officer 

at least three work days prior to the 

official opening of the activity. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: ECA/A/S/A 

Branch Chief Caryn Danz or Program 

Officer Dorothy Mora, U.S. Department 

of State, Educational Information and 

Resources Branch, ECA/A/S/A, SA–5, 

4th Floor, ECA/A/S/A–11–05, 2200 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20522– 

0503. Telephone for Caryn Danz is (202) 

632–6353; E-mail address: 

DanzCB@state.gov. Telephone for 

Dorothy Mora is (202) 632–6347; E-mail 

address: MoraDD@state.gov. Fax: 202– 

632–9478. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/A/S/A– 

11–05. 

Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries 

or submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may 

not discuss this competition with 

applicants until the proposal review 

process has been completed. 

VIII. Other Information 

Notice 

The terms and conditions published 

in this RFGP are binding and may not 

be modified by any Bureau 

representative. Explanatory information 

provided by the Bureau that contradicts 

published language will not be binding. 

Issuance of the RFGP does not 

constitute an award commitment on the 

part of the Government. The Bureau 

reserves the right to reduce, revise, or 

increase proposal budgets in accordance 

with the needs of the program and the 

availability of funds. Awards made will 

be subject to periodic reporting and 

evaluation requirements per section VI.3 

above. 

Dated: April 27, 2010. 

Maura M. Pally, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6987] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Tiffany: 

Color and Light’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as 

amended, and Delegation of Authority 

No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], 

I hereby determine that the object to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Tiffany: 

Color and Light,’’ imported from abroad 

for temporary exhibition within the 

United States, is of cultural significance. 

The object is imported pursuant to a 

loan agreement with the foreign owner 

or custodian. I also determine that the 

exhibition or display of the exhibit 

object at the Virginia Museum of Fine 

Arts, Richmond, VA, from on or about 

May 29, 2010, until on or about August 

15, 2010, and at possible additional 

exhibitions or venues yet to be 

determined, is in the national interest. 

I have ordered that Public Notice of 

these Determinations be published in 

the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit object, contact Julie 

Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6467). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: April 29, 2010. 

Maura M. Pally, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional 

and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

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