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BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6560] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) 

Request for Grant Proposals: Youth 

Leadership Programs: South Asia and 

Southeast Asia. 

Announcement Type: New Grants. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/PY–09–39. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415. 

Application Deadline: May 14, 2009. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs 

Division, of the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs announces an open 

competition for two Youth Leadership 

Programs, one for 21 exchange 

participants from three countries in 

South Asia (Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the 

Maldives) and one for 50–60 

participants from countries in Southeast 

Asia that are members of the 

Association of South East Asian Nations 

(Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, 

Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, 

Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam). 

Public and private non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue Code 

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

proposals to conduct 25-day U.S.-based 

exchanges program for high school 

students and teachers from one of these 

regions. The activities will focus on 

civic education, leadership, diversity, 

and community activism, which will 

prepare participants to conduct projects 

at home that serve a community need. 

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 Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is supporting 

two new Youth Leadership Programs, 

one with three countries in South Asia 

(Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives) 

and one with up to ten countries in 

Southeast Asia, member states of the 

Association of South East Asian Nations 

(ASEAN). Each program will feature 

exchanges to the United States that are 

25-days-long for teenagers (ages 15–17) 

and adult educators. The grant 

recipients will design and implement 

the U.S. exchange activities. U.S. 

Embassies in the participating countries 

will recruit, screen, and select the 

participants; arrange international travel 

to the United States; and work with 

alumni. 

These programs are designed to 

promote high-quality leadership, civic 

responsibility, and civic activism among 

our countries’ future leaders. They will 

offer a practical examination of the 

principles of democracy and civil 

society as practiced in the United States 

and provide participants with training 

that allows them to develop their 

leadership skills. The applicant should 

present a program plan that allows the 

participants to thoroughly explore civic 

education in the United States in a 

creative, memorable, and practical way. 

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. The Englishspeaking participants will live with 

American families for the majority of 

the exchange period. Multiple 

opportunities for participants to interact 

with American youth and educators 

must be included. 

The goals of the program are: 

(1) To promote mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of the partner countries; 

(2) To develop a sense of civic 

responsibility and commitment to 

community development among youth; 

(3) To develop leadership skills 

among secondary school students 

appropriate to their needs; and 

(4) To foster relationships among 

youth from different ethnic, religious, 

and national groups. 

A successful program will be one that 

nurtures a cadre of students and 

teachers to be actively engaged in 

addressing issues of concern in their 

schools and communities upon their 

return home and that equips them with 

the knowledge, skills, and confidence to 

become citizen activists. 

The Bureau anticipates providing two 

grants to support two discrete Youth 

Leadership Programs, one for each 

region. Note that the grant funds 

available through this solicitation are 

not intended to cover the international 

airfare for the exchange participants. 

Organizations may submit only one 

proposal, for either the South Asia 

program or the Southeast Asia program. 

The two programs will be judged 

independently and proposals will be 

compared only to proposals for the same 

region. ECA intends to award only one 

grant for each program. 

Project A: South Asia Youth Leadership 

Program 

One grant. Funding for this grant is 

approximately $95,000. 

The program will be offered for 21 

participants—six students and one 

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educator from each of the three 

participating countries: Nepal, Sri 

Lanka, and the Maldives. 

Applicants should propose 25-day 

exchange program in the United States 

that will take place between late 

November 2009 and late March 2010. 

Applicants should propose the period of 

the exchange based on this timeframe, 

but the exact timing of the project may 

be altered through the mutual agreement 

of the Department of State and the grant 

recipients. 

In addition to the themes of civic 

education, community service, and 

leadership, applicants are invited to 

include sub-themes on care for the 

environment, media literacy, and/or 

drug abuse prevention, particularly as a 

mechanism for seeing what their peers 

in the United States are doing in these 

areas and as a tool for exploring the 

primary themes of the program. 

Project B: Southeast Asia Youth 

Leadership Program 

One grant. Funding for this grant is 

approximately $275,000. 

All ten member states of the 

Association of Southeast Asian Nations 

(ASEAN) are eligible though not all may 

send participants: Brunei, Burma, 

Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, 

the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, 

and Vietnam. 

The program will be offered for a total 

of approximately 50 to 60 participants. 

Participant numbers may be increased 

slightly; therefore, applicants should 

indicate the extent of their flexibility in 

accommodating additional participants, 

both programmatically and financially. 

The ratio of students to educators will 

be approximately 5:1 or 6:1. 

Applicants should propose to 

implement two 25-day U.S. exchanges, 

one in late November/December 2009 

and one in April 2010. Each exchange 

delegation will have between 20–35 

participants, together totaling the 

anticipated 50–60 participants. The size 

of the two delegations might or might 

not be equal. 

In addition to the themes of civic 

education, community service, and 

leadership, applicants should include 

the sub-themes of environmentalism 

and entrepreneurship, particularly as a 

way to illustrate the primary themes. 

For Both Programs: 

Applicant organizations should 

outline their capacity for doing projects 

of this nature, focusing on three areas of 

competency of the staff directly 

associated with the program: (1) 

Provision of leadership and civic 

education programming, (2) ageappropriate programming for youth, and 

(3) demonstrated understanding of and 

experience in programs with the 

specified geographic region. Applicants 

need not have a partner in the 

participating countries, as the staff of 

the Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the 

U.S. Embassies will recruit and select 

the participants and provide a predeparture orientation. 

Guidelines: 

The grants will begin on or about 

August 15, 2009, pending the 

availability of funds. The grant period 

will be 12 to 18 months in duration, as 

appropriate for the applicant’s program 

design. Applicants should propose the 

period of the exchange(s) based on the 

timeframes noted above, but the exact 

timing of the project may be altered 

through the mutual agreement of the 

Department of State and the grant 

recipients. The exchange period should 

be no less than 25 days, including 

international travel time. 

The participants will be students 

between the ages of 15 and 17 who have 

demonstrated leadership potential in 

their schools and/or communities. The 

educators will be high school teachers, 

or possibly community leaders who 

work with youth, who have 

demonstrated an interest in promoting 

youth leadership. Participants will be 

proficient in the English language. 

In pursuit of the goals outlined above, 

the grant recipients will provide the 

following: 

• Information about the U.S. program 

and pre-departure materials to help the 

U.S. Embassies, participants, and their 

families in preparation for the exchange. 

• A welcome orientation. 

• Activities in one or two 

communities in the United States that 

provide a substantive program on civic 

education, community activism, and 

leadership through both academic and 

extracurricular components. A portion 

of the program, from two to six days, 

should be in Washington, DC (required 

for South Asia program; strongly 

encouraged for Southeast Asia program). 

Activities should take place in schools 

and in community settings. Community 

service must be included. It is crucial 

that programming involve American 

students whenever possible. 

• Opportunities for the educators to 

work with their American peers to help 

them foster youth leadership, civic 

education, and community service 

programs at home. 

• Homestay arrangements with 

properly screened and briefed American 

families for the majority of the exchange 

period. 

• Logistical arrangements, 

disbursement of stipends, local travel, 

travel between U.S. sites, lodging and 

meals when not in the homestay. 

• A closing session to summarize the 

project activities and prepare 

participants for their return home. 

• Guidance on follow-on activities, in 

coordination with the U.S. Embassies, 

in order to advise the participants who 

have returned home on how to apply 

what they have learned during the 

exchange to address a community need. 

The proposal narrative must provide 

detailed information on the program 

activities outlined above, and applicants 

should explain and justify their 

programmatic choices. Proposals must 

demonstrate how the stated objectives 

will be met. Programs must comply with 

J–1 visa regulations for the International 

Visitor and Government Visitor 

categories. 

It is essential that all applicants refer 

to the three documents in the complete 

Solicitation Package—this Request for 

Grant Proposals (RFGP), the Project 

Objectives, Goals, and Implementation 

(POGI), and the Proposal Submission 

Instructions (PSI)—for further 

information. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Grant Agreements. 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2009. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

South Asia Youth Leadership Program: 

$95,000. 

Southeast Asia Youth Leadership 

Program: $275,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 

Two. 

Anticipated Award Date: Pending 

availability of funds, August 15, 2009. 

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 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. 

Please note that cost sharing is one of 

the criteria by which proposals will be 

judged. 

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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 grant 

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: 

III.3.a. Bureau grant guidelines require 

that applicant organizations and subaward organizations with less than four 

years experience in conducting 

international exchanges be limited to 

$60,000 in Bureau funding. ECA 

anticipates awarding two grants, each 

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 at the time of 

application are not eligible to apply 

under this competition. 

III.3.b. 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 Youth Programs Division, Office of 

Citizen Exchanges, ECA/PE/C/PY, Room 

568, U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 

301 4th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20547. Telephone (202) 453–8171, Fax 

(202) 453–8169; E-mail: 

PiersonCompeauHM@state.gov to 

request a Solicitation Package. Please 

refer to the Funding Opportunity 

Number ECA/PE/C/PY–09–39 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 

Carolyn Lantz and refer to the Funding 

Opportunity Number ECA/PE/C/PY–09– 

39 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 website 

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: 

IV.3d.1. Adherence To All 

Regulations Governing The J Visa: 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs is the official program sponsor of 

the exchange program covered by this 

RFGP, and an employee of the Bureau 

will be the ‘‘Responsible Officer’’ for the 

program under the terms of 22 CFR part 

62, which covers the administration of 

the Exchange Visitor Program (J visa 

program). Under the terms of 22 CFR 

part 62, organizations receiving awards 

(either a grant or cooperative agreement) 

under this RFGP will be third parties 

‘‘cooperating with or assisting the 

sponsor in the conduct of the sponsor’s 

program.’’ The actions of recipient 

organizations shall be ‘‘imputed to the 

sponsor in evaluating the sponsor’s 

compliance with’’ 22 CFR part 62. 

Therefore, the Bureau expects that any 

organization receiving an award under 

this competition will render all 

assistance necessary to enable the 

Bureau to fully comply with 22 CFR 

part 62 et seq. 

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The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs places critically 

important emphases on the secure and 

proper administration of Exchange 

Visitor (J visa) Programs and adherence 

by recipient organizations and program 

participants to all regulations governing 

the J visa program status. Therefore, 

proposals should explicitly state in 

writing that the applicant is prepared to 

assist the Bureau in meeting all 

requirements governing the 

administration of Exchange Visitor 

Programs as set forth in 22 CFR part 62. 

If your organization has experience as a 

designated Exchange Visitor Program 

Sponsor, the applicant should discuss 

their record of compliance with 22 CFR 

part 62 et seq., including the oversight 

of their Responsible Officers and 

Alternate Responsible Officers, 

screening and selection of program 

participants, provision of pre-arrival 

information and orientation to 

participants, monitoring of participants, 

proper maintenance and security of 

forms, record-keeping, reporting and 

other requirements. 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of 

ECA will be responsible for issuing DS– 

2019 forms to participants in this 

program. 

A copy of the complete regulations 

governing the administration of 

Exchange Visitor (J) programs is 

available at http://exchanges.state.gov 

or from: United States Department of 

State, Office of Exchange Coordination 

and Designation, ECA/EC/ECD—SA–44, 

Room 734, 301 4th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20547, Telephone: 

(202) 203–5029, FAX: (202) 453–8640. 

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 

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.) 

Please Note: ECA strongly encourages 

organizations interested in applying for this 

competition to submit printed, hard copy 

applications as outlined in section IV.3f.1. 

above, rather than submitting electronically 

through Grants.gov. This recommendation is 

being made as a result of the anticipated high 

volume of grant proposals that will be 

submitted via the Grants.gov webportal as 

part of the Recovery Act stimulus package. 

As stated in these RFGPs, ECA bears no 

responsibility for data errors resulting from 

transmission or conversion processes for 

proposals submitted via Grants.gov. 

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 

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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: 

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. 

Please refer to the POGI and PSI for 

complete budget guidelines and 

formatting instructions. 

IV.3.f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission: 

Application Deadline Date: Thursday, 

May 14, 2009. 

Reference Number: ECA/PE/C/PY– 

09–39. 

Methods of Submission: 

Applications may be submitted in one 

of two ways: 

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

recognized overnight delivery service 

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

Express, or U.S. Postal Service Express 

Overnight Mail, etc.), or 

(2.) electronically through http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

Please Note: ECA strongly encourages 

organizations interested in applying for this 

competition to submit printed, hard copy 

applications as outlined in section IV.3f.1., 

below rather than submitting electronically 

through Grants.gov. This recommendation is 

being made as a result of the anticipated high 

volume of grant proposals that will be 

submitted via the Grants.gov webportal as 

part of the Recovery Act stimulus package. 

As stated in these RFGPs, ECA bears no 

responsibility for data errors resulting from 

transmission or conversion processes for 

proposals submitted via 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, one fully-tabbed copy, 

and five (5) copies with Tabs A–E and 

appendices (no Tab F) should be sent to: 

U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs, Ref.: ECA/PE/C/PY–09–39, 

Program Management, ECA/EX/PM, 

Room 534, 301 4th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20547. 

With the submission of the proposal 

package, please also e-mail the 

Executive Summary, Proposal Narrative, 

and Budget sections of the proposal, as 

well as any attachments essential to 

understanding the program, in Microsoft 

Word and/or Excel to the program 

officer at LantzCS@state.gov. The 

Bureau will provide these files 

electronically to the Public Affairs 

Section at the U.S. Embassies for their 

review. 

IV.3f.2—Submitting Electronic 

Applications: 

Applicants have the option of 

submitting proposals electronically 

through Grants.gov (http:// 

www.grants.gov). Complete solicitation 

packages are available at Grants.gov in 

the ‘‘Find’’ portion of the system. 

Please 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 

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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 (grants) resides with the 

Bureau’s Grants Officer. 

Review Criteria 

Technically eligible applications will 

be competitively reviewed according to 

the criteria stated below. 

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 well developed, 

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 provide guidance 

for participants’ community activities 

upon their return home. 

2. Program planning: A detailed 

agenda and work plan should clearly 

demonstrate how project objectives 

would 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 recipient’s 

commitment to promoting the 

awareness and understanding of 

diversity in program content. 

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, 

including responsible fiscal 

management and full compliance with 

all reporting requirements for any past 

Bureau grants as determined by the 

Bureau’s Office of Contracts. The 

Bureau will consider the past 

performance. 

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. 

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. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1a. Award Notices 

Final awards cannot be made until 

funds have been appropriated by 

Congress, allocated and committed 

through internal Bureau procedures. 

Successful applicants will receive a 

Federal Assistance Award (FAA) from 

the Bureau’s Grants Office. The FAA 

and the original proposal with 

subsequent modifications (if applicable) 

shall be the only binding authorizing 

document between the recipient and the 

U.S. Government. The FAA will be 

signed by an authorized Grants Officer, 

and mailed to the recipient’s 

responsible officer identified in the 

application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

VI.2 Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Terms and Conditions for the 

Administration of ECA agreements 

include the following: 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Nonprofit Organizations.’’ 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions.’’ 

OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles 

for State, Local and Indian 

Governments.’’ 

OMB Circular No. A–110 (Revised), 

Uniform Administrative Requirements 

for Grants and Agreements with 

Institutions of Higher Education, 

Hospitals, and other Nonprofit 

Organizations. 

OMB Circular No. A–102, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants-in-Aid to State and Local 

Governments. 

OMB Circular No. A–133, Audits of 

States, Local Government, and Nonprofit Organizations. 

Please reference the following 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. Interim reports, as required in the 

Bureau grant agreement. 

2. A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award. 

3. 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. 

4. 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. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Carolyn Lantz, 

Program Officer, Youth Programs 

Division, ECA/PE/C/PY, Room 568, U.S. 

Department of State, SA–44, 301 4th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20547. 

Telephone (202) 203–7505. Fax (202) 

203–7529. E-mail: LantzCS@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and the reference number 

ECA/PE/C/PY–09–39. 

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. 

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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: March 19, 2009. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–6788 Filed 3–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Seeking OMB Approval 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FAA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) revision of a current information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on October 

31, 2008, vol. 73, no. 212, pages 65005. 

The information is collected from 

holders of FAA production approvals 

and selected suppliers to obtain their 

input on how well the agency is 

performing the administration and 

conduct of the Aircraft Certification 

Systems Evaluation Program (ACSEP). 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

April 27, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Mauney at Carla.Mauney@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

Title: ACSEP Evaluation Customer 

Feedback Report. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0605. 

Form(s): Form 8100–7. 

Affected Public: An estimated 200 

Respondents. 

Frequency: This information is 

collected on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 30 minutes 

per response. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 100 hours annually. 

Abstract: The information is collected 

from holders of FAA production 

approvals and selected suppliers to 

obtain their input on how well the 

agency is performing the administration 

and conduct of the Aircraft Certification 

Systems Evaluation Program (ACSEP). 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to the attention of the Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 

725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

Comments are invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimates of the 

burden of the proposed information 

collection; ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 16, 

2009. 

Carla Mauney, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services 

Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. E9–6182 Filed 3–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Seeking OMB Approval 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FAA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) revision of a current information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on October 

31, 2008, vol. 73, no. 212, pages 65005– 

65006. The requested information is 

needed to mitigate potential hazards 

presented by airmen using alcohol or 

drugs in flight, to identify persons 

possibly unsuitable for pilot 

certification. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

April 27, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Mauney at Carla.Mauney@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

Title: Pilots Convicted of Alcohol or 

Drug-Related Motor Vehicle Offenses or 

Subject to State Motor Vehicle 

Administrative Procedures. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0543. 

Form(s) There are no FAA forms 

associated with this collection. 

Affected Public: An estimated 1113 

Respondents. 

Frequency: This information is 

collected on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 10 minutes 

per response. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 185.5 hours annually. 

Abstract: The requested information 

is needed to mitigate potential hazards 

presented by airmen using alcohol or 

drugs in flight, to identify’ persons 

possibly unsuitable for pilot 

certification. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to the attention of the Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 

725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

Comments are invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimates of the 

burden of the proposed information 

collection; ways to enhance the quality,