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deployment and Operational Tracker 

(SPOT) system. Recipients of federal 

assistance awards shall register in SPOT 

before deployment, or if already in the 

designated operational area, register 

upon becoming an employee under the 

assistance award, and maintain current 

data in SPOT. Information on how to 

register in SPOT will be available from 

your Grants Officer or Grants Officer 

Representative during the final 

negotiation and approval stages in the 

federal assistance awards process. 

Recipients of federal assistance awards 

are advised that adherence to this policy 

and procedure will be a requirement of 

all final federal assistance awards issued 

by ECA. 

Recipient performance may require 

the use of armed private security 

personnel. To the extent that such 

private security contractors (PSCs) are 

required, grantees are required to ensure 

they adhere to Chief of Mission (COM) 

policies and procedures regarding the 

operation, oversight, and accountability 

of PSCs. 

VI.1c. 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 refer to the following Web sites 

for additional information: http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants. 

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

VI.3. Reporting Requirements 

You must provide ECA with a hard 

copy original plus one copy of the 

following reports: 

1. A final project and financial report 

no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

2. A concise, one-page final project 

report summarizing project 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 project 

reports. 

4. Interim project and financial 

reports after each project phase, as 

required in the Bureau grant agreement. 

Award Recipients will be required to 

provide reports analyzing their 

evaluation findings to the Bureau in 

their regular project 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. 

VI.4. Project Data Requirements 

Organizations awarded grants will be 

required to maintain specific data on 

project 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 grant or who benefit 

from the grant 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, please contact: Curt 

Huff, Professional Programs, Tel: (202) 

453–8159; E-mail: HuffCE@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/PE/C– 

09–One-time-Comp.B. 

Please read the complete Federal 

Register 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 8, 2009. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–8650 Filed 4–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6578] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals (RFGP): Congressionally 

Mandated—One-Time Grants Program 

for Academic Programs— 

Competition A 

Announcement Type: New Grant. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

A–09–One-time-Comp. A 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 00.000 

Key Dates: 

Application Deadline: May 14, 2009. 

Executive Summary: This competition 

is one of two competitions that the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs is conducting as directed in the 

FY–2009 Omnibus Appropriation (Pub. 

L. 111–8) under Division H of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, under ‘‘Educational 

and Cultural Exchange Programs’’ in 

support of a $6 million ‘‘competitive 

one-time grants program.’’ All 

applications must be submitted by, 

public or private non-profit 

organizations, meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue code 

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

funding for this ‘‘one-time grants 

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program’’ is $6 million. $2.1 million 

will be dedicated to this competition, 

(Competition A—Academic Programs 

One-time Grants Program—reference 

number ECA/A–09–One-time-Comp. A), 

and $3.9 million will be dedicated to 

and announced simultaneously in a 

separate RFGP (Competition B— 

Professional, Cultural and Youth Onetime Grants Program– reference number 

ECA/PE/C–09–One-time-Comp. B). 

Please note: The Bureau reserves the 

right to reallocate funds it has initially 

allocated to each of these two 

competitions, based upon factors such 

as the number of applications received 

and responsiveness to the review 

criteria outlined in each of the 

solicitations. 

Applicants may only submit one 

proposal (total) to the one-time grants 

program. Applicants may submit either 

one proposal for the Academic Programs 

competition or one proposal for the 

professional program competition, as 

referenced above. In addition, 

applicants under this competition (ECA/ 

A–09–One-time-Comp. A) may only 

apply to administer one of the listed 

activities (total): (1) Undergraduate 

Intensive English Language Program, (2) 

Capacity Building for Undergraduate or 

Graduate Study Abroad, or (3) Study of 

the United States Institutes for Foreign 

Undergraduate Students. If multiple 

proposals are received from the same 

applicant, all submissions will be 

declared technically ineligible and will 

be given no further consideration in the 

review process. Eligible applicants are 

strongly encouraged to read both RFGPs 

thoroughly, prior to developing and 

submitting proposals, to ensure that 

proposed activities are appropriate and 

responsive to the goals, objectives and 

criteria outlined in each of the 

solicitations. 

As further directed by the Congress, 

‘‘The program shall be only for the 

actual exchange of people and should 

benefit a population that is not being 

addressed through existing authorized 

exchanges.’’ 

The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs announces a 

competition for grants that support 

international exchanges in order to 

increase mutual understanding and 

build relationships, through individuals 

and organizations, between the people 

of the United States and their 

counterparts in other countries. The 

Bureau welcomes proposals from 

organizations that have not had a 

previous grant from the Bureau as well 

as from those that have; see eligibility 

information below and in section III. 

Organizations that received grant 

funding under the FY–2008 Competitive 

One-time Grants Program (Reference 

numbers: ECA/A–08–One-time-Comp. A 

or ECA/PE/C/–08–One-time-Comp. B) 

are not eligible to apply for this FY– 

2009 One-time Program. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority 

Overall grant making authority for 

this program is contained in the Mutual 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 

of 1961, Public Law 87–256, as 

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

enable the Government of the United 

States to increase mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of other countries 

* * * ; to strengthen the ties which 

unite us with other nations by 

demonstrating the educational and 

cultural interests, developments, and 

achievements of the people of the 

United States and other nations * * * 

and thus to assist in the development of 

friendly, sympathetic and peaceful 

relations between the United States and 

the other countries of the world.’’ The 

funding authority for the program above 

is provided through legislation. 

Background 

The FY–2009 Omnibus Appropriation 

(Pub. L. 111–8) under Division H of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, under ‘‘Educational 

and Cultural Exchange Programs’’ 

provides $6 million for a ‘‘competitive 

one-time grants program. Grants shall 

address issues of mutual interest to the 

United States and other countries, 

consistent with the program criteria 

established in Public Law 110–161. 

Programs shall support the actual 

exchange of people and should benefit 

a population that is not being addressed 

through existing authorized exchanges.’’ 

ECA anticipates awarding 

approximately 10 grants under this 

Competition A—One-time Grants 

Program for Academic Programs. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Grant Agreement. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY–2009. 

Approximate Total Funding: $2.1 

Million. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 10. 

Approximate Average Award: 

$300,000. 

Floor of Award Range: Depending 

upon an organization’s length of 

experience in conducting international 

exchanges, grants could be awarded for 

less than $60,000. See section III.3.a., 

below. 

Ceiling of Award Range: $700,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: August 

2009. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

Approximately 24 months after the start 

date of the grant. 

Additional Information: As stipulated 

in the legislation, this is a competitive 

one-time grants program. 

The Office of Academic Programs will 

accept proposals for the following onetime special initiatives. For each of the 

activities listed below, Bureau emphasis 

is given to engaging participants from 

select geographic regions. Further 

details on specific program 

responsibilities are included in the 

Program Objectives, Goals, and 

Implementation (POGI) document for 

this initiative. Interested organizations 

should read the entire Federal Register 

announcement for all information prior 

to preparing proposals. Please refer to 

the solicitation package for further 

instructions. 

1. Undergraduate Intensive English 

Language Program: The U.S. 

Department of State is dedicated to 

increasing its engagement with 

undergraduate students worldwide who 

demonstrate the potential to become 

student leaders and who represent 

indigenous, disadvantaged or 

underrepresented communities. ECA 

offers exchange programs for 

undergraduates from underserved 

sectors of society that increase 

participants’ knowledge and 

understanding of the United States. The 

Undergraduate Intensive English 

Program will enroll foreign 

undergraduate students in eight-week 

intensive English language courses at 

colleges and universities in the United 

States, and provide them with an 

introduction to American institutions, 

society and culture. ECA expects to 

fund a total of approximately 60 

students. Regions of emphasis: SubSaharan Africa, Latin America and the 

Caribbean, and East Asia and the 

Pacific. 

Purpose: The Undergraduate Intensive 

English Language Study Program will 

provide promising first, second, and 

third-year undergraduate students from 

underserved sectors, who would not 

otherwise qualify for U.S. exchange 

opportunities based on English language 

ability, an opportunity to increase their 

English language skills through a 

substantive U.S. exchange experience, 

and thereby make them more 

competitive to participate in other U.S. 

government-sponsored exchanges or for 

later graduate admission to U.S. 

institutions. 

Program Design: Programs should 

have a duration of eight weeks. ECA 

anticipates a total of approximately 60 

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participants, who may be divided into 

several cohorts of students. For 

planning purposes, interested 

applicants should anticipate that 

programs should be planned from MaySeptember 2010. Programs should 

provide participants with intensive 

English language training, including 

English for Academic Purposes, as well 

as the development of general reading, 

writing, speaking and listening skills, 

and the testing of those skills. 

Student participants will be 

undergraduates and will be recruited 

and selected by the U.S. Embassy Public 

Affairs Sections or Fulbright 

Commissions in the students’ home 

countries. ECA will approve 

nominations and make final selection. 

Participants will come from non-elite 

backgrounds, from both rural and urban 

sectors, and with little to no prior 

experience in the United States or 

elsewhere outside of their home 

country. It is anticipated that the 

selection of participants will reflect 

each region’s geographic, institutional, 

ethnic, and gender diversity. Most of the 

students selected will have a basic 

knowledge of the English language 

through formal study. For applicants 

representing a consortium of colleges or 

universities, it is necessary to indicate 

the lead institution and produce letters 

of support from all institutions or 

organizations that will carry out 

activities as part of the consortia. In 

identifying the participating host 

institutions, the proposal should make 

clear why these institutions have been 

recommended, and how those 

institutions will specifically meet the 

purposes outlined above. 

It is essential that participants be 

placed in classes with students from a 

variety of language backgrounds and not 

only in courses that contain only 

speakers of their native language. 

Applicants should design a program 

that will offer an academic residency 

component of eight weeks, the central 

element of which is an intensive English 

language training course (English for 

Academic Purposes), together with 

other instructional elements that will 

develop participants’ general reading, 

writing, speaking and listening skills. 

Provisions should also be made for 

testing those skills. 

The program should also provide 

opportunities for participants to 

routinely meet with U.S citizens from a 

variety of backgrounds, to regularly 

meet with their American peers, and to 

speak to appropriate students and civic 

groups about their experiences and life 

in their home countries. Programs 

should include a community service 

component, in which the students 

experience firsthand how not-for-profit 

organizations and volunteerism play key 

roles in American civil society. 

A total of one grant will be awarded 

for the administration of the Intensive 

English Language Study Program. 

Applicant organizations should include 

in their proposals the pedagogical 

rationale for their plan to administer a 

program to students from multiple 

regions (regions: Sub-Saharan Africa, 

Latin America and the Caribbean, and 

East Asia/Pacific). ECA reserves the 

right to adjust the regional composition 

of student cohorts according to Bureau 

or program priorities. Participating 

countries within regions will be 

determined by ECA, in consultation 

with Public Affairs Sections at U.S. 

embassies abroad. 

Proposals should demonstrate 

regional expertise. International travel 

will be arranged separately by ECA and 

therefore should not be included in 

budget requests (please see POGI for 

details). Please see the POGI document 

for detailed budget information. It is 

anticipated that the total amount of 

funding for administrative and program 

costs will be approximately $560,000. 

However, the total funding for this 

project will be approximately $700,000. 

ECA anticipates withholding 

approximately $140,000 for the 

purchase of participants’ airline tickets. 

Number of Awards: 1. 

Award Amount: $560,000. 

Contact: Vincent Pickett, 

PickettVS@state.gov, 202–453–8137. 

2. Capacity Building for 

Undergraduate or Graduate Study 

Abroad: 

Purpose: The project will encourage 

the development of new undergraduate 

and/or graduate study abroad programs. 

Program Design: Awards will support 

exploratory visits of U.S. faculty and/or 

study abroad administrators from 

accredited U.S. higher education 

institutions, as well as a limited number 

of U.S. student participants. Program 

funds will not support any travel of 

representatives or students from foreign 

institutions to the United States. 

Programs should focus on increasing 

the capacity of foreign institutions to 

host U.S. undergraduate and/or graduate 

students interested in pursuing quality 

academic work that forms an integral 

part of their degree programs. The 

Bureau especially welcomes 

applications focusing on non-traditional 

study abroad destinations and nontraditional fields of study, including 

critical languages. 

Regions of Emphasis: Sub-Saharan 

Africa, South America, Central America, 

Middle East, Asia. 

The Bureau anticipates funding 

approximately seven projects at levels 

not to exceed $100,000 with total 

Bureau funding not to exceed $700,000. 

Applicants that do not have four years 

of experience would receive awards that 

do not exceed $60,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 7. 

Approximate Average Award: $100,000. 

Ceiling of Award Range: $700,000. 

Contact: Amy Forest; 

ForestAL@state.gov; 202–453–8866. 

3. Study of the United States Institutes 

for Foreign Undergraduate Students: 

The U.S. Department of State is 

dedicated to increasing its engagement 

with undergraduate students worldwide 

who demonstrate the potential to 

become leaders and who represent 

indigenous, disadvantaged, or 

underrepresented communities. ECA 

offers exchange programs for 

undergraduate students from 

underserved sectors of society that 

increase participants’ knowledge and 

understanding of the United States. The 

Bureau is seeking detailed proposals for 

two different Study of the United States 

Institutes for Foreign Undergraduate 

Students under the topics of: (1) Energy 

and the Environment and (2) Social 

Entrepreneurship. Applicants should 

demonstrate the expertise and regional 

knowledge, if applicable, to provide 

participants with a program that 

provides them information and knowhow that they can implement when they 

return home. 

Purpose: The purpose of the Study of 

the United States Institutes for Foreign 

Undergraduate Students is to provide 

outstanding first, second, and third-year 

undergraduate students with intensive 

and collaborative six-week academic 

programs on current developments in 

their respective fields of study, as well 

as broad exposure to U.S. society. Each 

program will include 20–24 

undergraduates whose major course of 

study or demonstrated interests are 

appropriate for the thematic focus of the 

institute. 

Program Design: Each institute should 

be a specially designed intensive 

academic program that combines 

seminars, discussions, readings, 

debates, site visits, and educational 

travel into a coherent whole. The 

institutes must not simply replicate 

existing or previous lectures, 

workshops, or group activities designed 

for American or other students. 

Each institute should provide 

academic study in the specific 

discipline as well as the development of 

practical skills. Sessions should include 

lectures, group discussions, and 

exercises, and should promote 

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solving skills. In addition, these 

institutes are intended to promote a 

better understanding of the United 

States and its people. Participants 

should gain a deeper understanding of 

the history and evolution of U.S. 

society, culture, values, and institutions. 

During each program, participants 

should spend approximately four weeks 

at the host institution for the academic 

residency component, and 

approximately two weeks on an 

educational study tour, including two to 

three days in Washington, DC, at the 

conclusion of the institute. The 

educational travel component should 

directly complement the academic 

program, and should allow participants 

to observe varied aspects of American 

life in cities and other sites of interest. 

The program should provide 

opportunities for participants to meet 

American citizens from a variety of 

backgrounds, to interact with their 

American peers, and to speak to 

appropriate student and civic groups 

about their experiences and life in their 

home countries. Schedules should 

include a community service 

component, comprised of three to four 

volunteering sessions directly related to 

the institute theme, in which the 

students gain hands-on experience with 

the key roles of not-for-profit 

organizations and volunteerism in 

American civil society. 

U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Sections 

or Fulbright Commissions in the 

students’ home countries will recruit 

and select the undergraduate student 

participants based on academic merit 

and leadership potential. Participants 

will come from non-elite backgrounds, 

from both rural and urban sectors, and 

should have little or no prior experience 

in the United States or elsewhere 

outside their home country. It is 

anticipated that the selection of 

participants will reflect each region’s 

geographic, institutional, ethnic, and 

gender diversity. 

Institute Themes 

(1) Study of the United States Institute 

on Energy and the Environment 

Study of the United States Institute on 

Energy and the Environment should 

provide participants with historical 

insight into the role that energy and 

environmental policy has played in the 

economic and political development of 

the United States. The Institute should 

examine various aspects of energy and 

environmental management, from local 

grassroots activism and civic initiatives, 

to market-oriented approaches, to 

Federal Government policies and 

regulation. The Institute also should 

explore international aspects of the 

subject, including collaboration among 

governments and the private sector, 

joint ventures among countries, and 

U.S. involvement in negotiated 

international agreements. Topics may 

include, (but are not limited to): The 

development and transfer of new 

technologies; the effects of U.S. 

Government policies related to energy 

conservation, investment, and 

production on the economy and 

environment; and the future 

possibilities for green technology and 

renewable energy to address global 

climate change. 

Participants will be drawn from 

majors that include business and 

management, public administration, 

political science, and the natural 

sciences. Regions of emphasis: Global. 

(2) Study of the United States Institute 

on Social Entrepreneurship 

Study of the United States Institute on 

Social Entrepreneurship should provide 

participants with an overview of how to 

employ business techniques and 

entrepreneurial skills to address social 

issues (i.e. community or economic 

development, civil society development, 

education, environment, healthcare, 

youth employment, or cultural arts 

programs). The institute should review 

the development, history, challenges, 

and successes of social entrepreneurs 

and social enterprises, in the United 

States and globally. Case studies and 

local site visits should highlight the 

different business skills and techniques 

employed such as: Organizational 

development and management; strategy 

development; fundraising; grant writing; 

financial management; marketing; 

public relations; project management; 

emerging markets and risk analysis; 

corporate social responsibility; human 

resource and volunteer management; 

training; and sustainability issues. The 

program should be comparative in 

nature, explaining how the United 

States may differ globally in terms of 

government regulation, access to credit, 

support networks, funding, primary and 

tertiary education, and entrepreneurial 

history. 

Participants will be drawn from fields 

that include business and management, 

public administration, social science, 

and non-profit management. Regions of 

emphasis: Eurasia, Near East, South and 

Central Asia, or sub-Saharan Africa. 

The Bureau anticipates funding the 

two institutes at levels not to exceed 

$350,000 each with total Bureau 

funding not to exceed $700,000. 

Applicant organizations may propose to 

administer both institutes utilizing 

separate host institutions with sub-grant 

agreements. However, applicant 

institutions may not host more than one 

undergraduate student leader institute. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 2. 

Approximate Average Award (1 

institute): $350,000. 

Ceiling of Award Range (2 institutes): 

$700,000. 

Contact: Brendan M. Walsh, 

WalshBM@state.gov, 202–453–8532. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible Applicants 

Applications must 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). 

Organizations listed in the FY–2009 

Omnibus Appropriation (Pub. L. 111–8) 

under Division H of the Department of 

State, Foreign Operations, and Related 

Programs Appropriations Act, under 

‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchange 

Programs’’ in support of a $6 million 

‘‘competitive one-time grants program’’ 

are encouraged to apply. 

In addition, organizations listed in the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriation Act, 2008 (Division J, 

Pub. L. 110–161) under ‘‘Educational 

and Cultural Exchange Programs—a 

competitive one-time grants program’’ 

that did not receive funding under the 

FY–2008 Competitive One-time Grants 

Program are encouraged and/or eligible 

to apply. 

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 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. 

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III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements 

a. Grants awarded to eligible 

organizations with less than four years 

of experience in conducting 

international exchange programs will be 

limited to $60,000. Therefore, 

applicants should explain their 

experience in conducting international 

exchanges, and, if that experience is less 

than four years, should limit their 

proposed grant budgets to $60,000. 

As directed by the Congress, ‘‘The 

program shall be only for the actual 

exchange of people and should benefit 

a population that is not being addressed 

through existing authorized exchanges.’’ 

b. Technical Eligibility: All proposals 

must comply with the following: 

—Eligible applicants may only submit 

one proposal (total) for one of the two 

competitions referenced in the 

Executive Summary Section of this 

document. If multiple proposals are 

received from the same applicant, all 

submissions will be declared 

technically ineligible and will be 

given no further consideration in the 

review process. Applicants under this 

competition (ECA/A–09-One-timeComp. A) may only apply to 

administer one of the three listed 

activities (total). 

—Proposals requesting funding for 

infrastructure development activities, 

sometimes referred to as ‘‘bricks and 

mortar support’’ are not eligible for 

consideration under this competition 

and will be declared technically 

ineligible and will receive no further 

consideration in the review process. 

—The Bureau does not support 

proposals limited to conferences or 

seminars (i.e., one- to fourteen-day 

programs with plenary sessions, main 

speakers, panels, and an audience). It 

will support conferences only when 

they are a small part of a larger project 

in duration that is receiving Bureau 

funding from this competition. 

—No funding is available exclusively to 

send U.S. citizens to conferences or 

conference type seminars overseas; 

nor is funding available for bringing 

foreign nationals to conferences or to 

routine professional association 

meetings in the United States. 

—Organizations that received grant 

funding under the FY–2008 

Competitive One-time Grants Program 

(Reference numbers: ECA/A–08-Onetime-Comp. A or ECA/PE/C/–08-Onetime-Comp. B) are not eligible to 

apply for this FY–2009 one-time 

program. In the event a proposal is 

received from a FY–2008, One-time 

grant recipient, the proposal will be 

declared technically ineligible and 

will receive no further consideration 

in the review process. Please note: A 

FY–2008, One-time grant recipient, 

per above, is defined by the DUNS 

number of the organization and by the 

signature of the authorized 

representative contained on 

‘‘Application for Federal Assistance 

Form’’ (SF–424) that was submitted 

under the FY–2008 Competitive Onetime Grants Program. 

Please refer to the Proposal 

Submission Instruction (PSI) document 

for additional requirements. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

Note: Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries or 

submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may not 

discuss this competition with applicants 

until the proposal review process has been 

completed. 

IV.1. Contact Information To Request an 

Application Package 

Please contact the Office of Academic 

Exchanges, ECA/A/E, Room 234, U.S. 

Department of State, SA–44, 301 4th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20547, tel: 

202–453–8137, fax: 202–453–8125, 

PickettVS@state.gov to request a 

Solicitation Package. Please refer to the 

Funding Opportunity Number ECA/A– 

09-One-time-Comp. A located at the top 

of this announcement when making 

your request. 

Alternatively, an electronic 

application package may be obtained 

from grants.gov. Please see section IV.3f 

for further information. 

The Solicitation Package contains the 

Proposal Submission Instruction (PSI) 

document which consists of required 

application forms, and standard 

guidelines for proposal preparation. 

It also contains the Project Objectives, 

Goals and Implementation (POGI) 

document, which provides specific 

information, award criteria and budget 

instructions tailored to this competition. 

Please specify Program Officer 

Vincent Pickett, and refer to the 

Funding Opportunity Number ECA/A– 

09-One-time-Comp. A 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/ 

education/rfgps/menu.htm. 

Please read all information before 

downloading. 

IV.3. Content and Form of Submission 

Applicants must follow all 

instructions in the Solicitation Package. 

The original and seven copies of the 

application should be sent per the 

instructions under IV.3e. ‘‘Submission 

Dates and Times 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. 

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 

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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 

Academic Exchange Programs 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 grants 

under this RFGP will be third parties 

‘‘cooperating with or assisting the 

sponsor in the conduct of the sponsor’s 

program.’’ The actions of grantee 

program 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 a grant 

under this competition will render all 

assistance necessary to enable the 

Bureau to fully comply with 22 CFR 

part 62 et seq. 

The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs places critically 

important emphases on the secure and 

proper administration of Exchange 

Visitor (J visa) Programs and adherence 

by grantee program 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 Academic Exchange 

Programs 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 

Fourth 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, 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 instrument plus a 

description of a methodology to use to 

link outcomes to original project 

objectives. The Bureau expects that the 

grantee 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 timeframe), 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 impact): 

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. 

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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.) 

Grantees will be required to provide 

reports analyzing their evaluation 

findings to the Bureau in their regular 

program reports. All data collected, 

including survey responses and contact 

information, must be maintained for a 

minimum of three years and provided to 

the Bureau upon request. 

IV.3e. Please take the following 

information into consideration when 

preparing your budget: 

IV.3e.1. Applicants must submit SF– 

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

comprehensive budget for the entire 

program. There must be a summary 

budget as well as breakdowns reflecting 

both administrative and program 

budgets. Applicants may provide 

separate sub-budgets for each program 

component, phase, location, or activity 

to provide clarification. 

IV.3e.2. Allowable costs for the 

program include the following: 

(1) Travel. International and domestic 

airfare; visas; transit costs; ground 

transportation costs. Except in the case 

of Undergraduate Intensive English 

Language Program; please see POGI for 

further information. Please note that all 

air travel must be in compliance with 

the Fly America Act. There is no charge 

for J–1 visas for participants in Bureausponsored programs. 

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

programming, organizations should use 

the published Federal per diem rates for 

individual U.S. cities. Domestic per 

diem rates may be accessed at: http://

www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/

contentView.do?contentId=17943&

contentType=GSA_BASIC. 

(3) Please refer to the Solicitation 

Package for complete budget guidelines 

and formatting instructions. 

IV.3F. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission: 

Application Deadline Date: Thursday, 

May 14, 2009. 

Reference Number: ECA/A–09–Onetime-Comp. A. 

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 Web portal as 

part of the Recovery Act stimulus package. 

As stated in this RFGP, 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’’. 

Applicants must also submit the 

‘‘Executive Summary’’ and ‘‘Proposal 

Narrative’’ and budget sections of the 

proposal as well as any essential 

attachments, in Microsoft Word and/or 

Excel on a PC-formatted disk. As 

appropriate, the Bureau will provide 

these files electronically to Public 

Affairs Sections at the U.S. Embassies 

for their review. 

The original and eight copies of the 

application should be sent to: U.S. 

Department of State, SA–44, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Ref.: 

Ref.: ECA/A–09–One-time-Comp. A 

Program Management, ECA/EX/PM, 

Room 534, 301 4th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20547. 

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.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 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 Web portal as 

part of the Recovery Act stimulus package. 

As stated in this RFGP, ECA bears no 

responsibility for 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 

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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. 

Applicants must also submit the 

‘‘Executive Summary’’ and ‘‘Proposal 

Narrative’’ sections of the proposal the 

Executive Summary, Proposal Narrative, 

and Budget sections of the proposal, as 

well as any essential attachments, in 

Microsoft Word and/or Excel on a PCformatted disk. The Bureau will provide 

these files electronically to the 

appropriate Public Affairs Sections at 

the U.S. Embassies for their review. 

V. Application Review Information 

V.1. Review Process 

The Bureau will review all proposals 

for technical eligibility. Proposals will 

be deemed ineligible if they do not fully 

adhere to the guidelines stated herein 

and in the Solicitation Package. All 

eligible proposals will be reviewed by 

the program office, as well as the Public 

Diplomacy section overseas, where 

appropriate. Eligible proposals will be 

subject to compliance with Federal and 

Bureau regulations and guidelines and 

forwarded to Bureau grant panels for 

advisory review. Proposals may also be 

reviewed by the Office of the Legal 

Adviser or by other Department 

elements. Final funding decisions are at 

the discretion of the Department of 

State’s Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs. Final 

technical authority for assistance 

awards (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 and 

Program Planning: Objectives should be 

reasonable, feasible, and flexible. The 

proposal should clearly demonstrate 

how the institution will meet the 

program’s objectives and plan. The 

proposed program should be creative 

and 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. 

The program plan should adhere to the 

program overview and guidelines 

described above. 

2. Ability to Achieve Program 

Objectives: Objectives should be 

reasonable, feasible, and flexible. 

Proposals should clearly demonstrate 

how the institution will meet the 

program’s objectives and plan. 

3. Support of Diversity: The proposal 

should demonstrate the recipient’s 

commitment to promoting the 

awareness and understanding of 

diversity in participant selection and 

exchange program design and 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 solid programming and 

responsible fiscal management. The 

Bureau will consider the past 

performance, including compliance 

with all reporting requirements for past 

Bureau grants. 

5. Program Evaluation: The proposal 

should include a plan to evaluate the 

program’s success, both as the activities 

unfold and at the end of the program. 

The proposal should include a draft 

survey questionnaire or other technique 

plus description of a methodology to 

use to link outcomes to original project 

objectives. Please see Section IV.3d.3. of 

this announcement for more 

information. 

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 grant 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.1b. The following additional 

requirements apply for exchanges 

involving the Palestinian Authority, 

West Bank, and Gaza: 

All awards made under this 

competition must be executed according 

to all relevant U.S. laws and policies 

regarding assistance to the Palestinian 

Authority, and to the West Bank and 

Gaza. Organizations must consult with 

relevant Public Affairs Offices before 

entering into any formal arrangements 

or agreements with Palestinian 

organizations or institutions. 

Note: To assure that planning for the 

inclusion of the Palestinian Authority 

complies with requirements, please contact 

Amy Forest in the Office of Global Education 

Programs (e-mail: ForestAL@state.gov; phone: 

202–453–8866) for additional information. 

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’’; 

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Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions’’; 

OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles 

for State, Local and Indian 

Governments’’; 

OMB Circular No. A–110 (Revised), 

Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Grants and 

Agreements with Institutions of 

Higher Education, Hospitals, and 

other Nonprofit Organizations; 

OMB Circular No. A–102, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants-in-Aid to State and Local 

Governments; 

OMB Circular No. A–133, Audits of 

States, Local Government, and Nonprofit Organizations. 

Please reference the following Web 

sites for additional information: 

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

grants. 

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

VI.3. Reporting Requirements: You 

must provide ECA with a hard copy 

original plus one copy of the following 

reports: 

1. A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award. 

2. A concise, one-page final program 

report summarizing program outcomes 

no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award. This one-page 

report will be transmitted to OMB, and 

be made available to the public via 

OMB’s USAspending.gov Web site—as 

part of ECA’s Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA) reporting requirements. 

3. A SF–PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress 

Report’’ Cover Sheet with all program 

reports. 

4. Interim program and financial 

reports after each program phase, as 

required in the Bureau grant agreement. 

Award Recipients will be required to 

provide reports analyzing their 

evaluation findings to the Bureau in 

their regular program reports. (Please 

refer to IV. Application and Submission 

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

Monitoring and Evaluation 

information.) 

All data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

All reports must be sent to the ECA 

Grants Officer and ECA Program Officer 

listed in the final assistance award 

document. 

VI.4. Program Data Requirements: 

Organizations awarded grants 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 grant or who 

benefit from the grant 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, please contact: 

Undergraduate Intensive English 

Language Program, Vincent Pickett, 

Academic Programs, Tel: (202) 453– 

8137; E-mail: PickettVS@state.gov. 

Capacity Building for Undergraduate 

or Graduate Study Abroad, Amy Forest, 

Global Educational Programs, Tel: (202) 

453–8137; E-mail: ForestAL@state.gov. 

Study of the United States Institutes 

for Foreign Undergraduate Students, 

Brendan M. Walsh, Study of the United 

States, Tel: (202) 453–8532; E-mail: 

WalshBM@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/A–09– 

One-time-Comp. A. 

Please read the complete Federal 

Register 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 8, 2009. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–8642 Filed 4–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6580] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA); Request for Grant 

Proposals: International Visitor 

Leadership Program Assistance 

Awards 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/V–10–01. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.402. 

Key Dates: October 1, 2009– 

September 30, 2010 (pending 

availability of funds). 

Application Deadline: June 5, 2009. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

International Visitors, Division of 

Professional and Cultural Exchanges, 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA/PE/V), United States 

Department of State (DoS) announces an 

open competition for two assistance 

awards to develop and implement 

International Visitor Leadership 

Programs (IVLP). The IVLP seeks to 

increase mutual understanding between 

the U.S. and foreign publics through 

carefully designed professional 

programs for approximately 4,500 

foreign visitors per year from all regions 

of the world. The two awards will fund 

programming for a minimum of 251 and 

a maximum of 712 International Visitors 

(IVs). Subject to availability of funds, 

Award A will fund: (1) Up to 

approximately 593 visitors ($1,939,113), 

of which approximately 75 visitors will 

be funded, if required, through seasonal 

administrative funding for one 7-month 

and one 4-month program team 

included in this total or (2) up to 

approximately 712 visitors ($2,326,936), 

of which 75 visitors will be funded, if 

required, through seasonal 

administrative funding for one 7-month 

and one 4-month program team 

included in this total. Award B will 

fund: (1) Up to approximately 251 

visitors ($684,657) or (2) up to 

approximately 301 visitors ($821,588). 

Applicant organizations must include 

two separate proposed budgets at the 

two different projected funding levels 

described above for each award for 

which they apply. For Award A, each of 

the proposed budgets should also 

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