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could include student recruitment, 

student participation in work-based 

learning at the postsecondary level, and 

teacher and faculty participation in 

professional development. 

Note: All grantees will be expected to 

submit a semi-annual and an annual 

performance report addressing these 

performance measures, to the extent that 

these performance measures apply to 

each grantee’s NHCTEP project. 

6. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award under 34 CFR 

75.253, the Secretary considers, among 

other things: whether a grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, whether the grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the performance targets in the grantee’s 

approved application. 

In making a continuation award, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document and a copy of the 

application package in an accessible 

format. The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3, 

braille, large print, audiotape, compact 

disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

view this document, as well as all other 

Department documents published in the 

Federal Register, in text or Portable 

Document Format (PDF). To use PDF 

you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, 

which is available free at the site. 

You may also access Department 

documents published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Luke Rhine, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Career, 

Technical, and Adult Education. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00209 Filed 1–7–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research 

Abroad (FRA) Fellowship Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications (NIA) for fiscal year (FY) 

2025 for the Fulbright-Hays Faculty 

Research Abroad (FRA) Fellowship 

Program. 

DATES: Applications Available: January 

8, 2024. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 10, 2025. 

Preapplication Webinar and 

Applicant Resources: The Department 

will hold a preapplication meeting via 

webinar for prospective applicants. 

Detailed information regarding this 

webinar will be provided on the 

Fulbright-Hays FRA website at https://

www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/ 

grants-higher-education/ifle/fulbrighthays-faculty-research-abroad-fraprogram#How-To-Apply. For additional 

information about the Department’s 

discretionary grant process, please 

review the overview and resources at 

www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/about/ 

grantmaking/index.html. The resources 

will be especially helpful for 

individuals who are exploring the 

Department’s funding opportunities for 

the first time. 

Note: For new potential grantees 

unfamiliar with grantmaking at the 

Department, please consult our ‘‘Getting 

Started with Discretionary Grant 

Applications’’ web page at https://

www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/ 

apply-grant/education-grantsapplication-management-closeout. 

ADDRESSES: The addresses pertinent to 

this competition—including the 

addresses for obtaining and submitting 

an application—can be found under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Marrion, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 5C110, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202) 987–01083. Email: 

FRA@ed.gov. If you are deaf, hard of 

hearing, or have a speech disability and 

wish to access telecommunications 

relay services, please dial 7–1–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The FulbrightHays FRA Fellowship Program provides 

grants to colleges and universities to 

fund fellowships for faculty members 

seeking to improve their area studies 

and foreign language skills by 

conducting research abroad. The 

program is designed to contribute to the 

development and improvement of the 

study of modern foreign languages and 

area studies in the United States. 

Assistance Listing Number: 84.019A. 

OMB Control Number: 1840–0005. 

Priorities: This notice contains one 

absolute priority and three competitive 

preference priorities. In accordance with 

34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute 

priority and Competitive Preference 

Priorities 1 and 2 are from the 

regulations for this program (34 CFR 

663.21(d)). Competitive Preference 

Priority 3 is from the Secretary’s Notice 

of Final Supplemental Priorities and 

Definitions for Discretionary Grant 

Programs, published in the Federal 

Register on December 10, 2021 (86 FR 

70612) (Supplemental Priorities). 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2025, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

Specific Geographic Regions of the 

World. 

A research project that focuses on one 

or more of the following geographic 

areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia 

and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the 

Near East, Central and Eastern Europe 

and Eurasia, and the Western 

Hemisphere (excluding the United 

States and its territories). 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2025, the following priorities are 

competitive preference priorities. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award an 

additional 1 point to an application that 

meets Competitive Preference Priority 1; 

an additional 2 points to an application 

that meets Competitive Preference 

Priority 2; and an additional 3 points to 

an application that meets Competitive 

Preference Priority 3, for a maximum of 

6 additional points. 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1— 

Focus on Less Commonly Taught 

Languages (1 point). 

A research project that focuses on any 

modern foreign language except French, 

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Competitive Preference Priority 2— 

Thematic Focus on Academic Fields (2 

points). 

A research project conducted in 

modern foreign languages and area 

studies with an academic focus on any 

of the following academic fields: science 

(including climate change), technology, 

engineering (including infrastructure 

studies), mathematics, computer 

science, psychology, social work, 

education (comparative or 

international), international 

development, political science, public 

health (including epidemiology), or 

economics. 

Competitive Preference Priority 3— 

Promoting Equity in Student Access to 

Educational Resources and 

Opportunities (3 points). 

Projects implemented by one or more 

of the following entities: 

(1) Community college (as defined in 

this notice). 

(2) Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities (as defined in this notice). 

(3) Tribal College or University (as 

defined in this notice). 

(4) Minority-serving institution (as 

defined in this notice). 

Definitions: The following definitions 

are from the Supplemental Priorities 

and 34 CFR 662.7. 

Area studies means a program of 

comprehensive study of the aspects of a 

society or societies, including the study 

of their geography, history, culture, 

economy, politics, international 

relations, and languages. 

Binational commission means an 

educational and cultural commission 

established, through an agreement 

between the United States and either a 

foreign government or an international 

organization, to carry out functions in 

connection with the program covered by 

this part. 

Community college means ‘‘junior or 

community college’’ as defined in 

section 312(f) of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). 

Historically Black colleges and 

universities means colleges and 

universities that meet the criteria set out 

in 34 CFR 608.2. 

Institution of Higher Education means 

the definition contained in 34 CFR 

600.4. 

Minority-serving institution means an 

institution that is eligible to receive 

assistance under sections 316 through 

320 of part A of title III, under part B 

of title III, or under title V of the HEA. 

Tribal college or university has the 

meaning ascribed it in section 316(b)(3) 

of the HEA. 

Note: Hispanic-Serving Institutions 

that meet the criteria in 34 CFR 606.2(a) 

are, among other qualifying institutions, 

‘‘minority-serving institutions.’’ 

Program Authority: 22 U.S.C. 

2452(b)(6). 

Note: Projects will be awarded and 

must be operated in a manner consistent 

with the nondiscrimination 

requirements contained in Federal civil 

rights laws. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 75, 77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 

99. (b) The Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) Guidelines to Agencies 

on Governmentwide Debarment and 

Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR 

part 180, as adopted and amended as 

regulations of the Department in 2 CFR 

part 3485. (c) The Guidance for Federal 

Financial Assistance in 2 CFR part 200, 

as adopted and amended as regulations 

of the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. 

(d) The regulations for this program in 

34 CFR part 663.21. (e) The 

Supplemental Priorities. 

Note: The open licensing requirement 

in 2 CFR 3474.20 does not apply to this 

program. 

Note: As of October 1, 2024, grant 

applicants must follow the provisions 

stated in the OMB Guidance for Federal 

Financial Assistance (89 FR 30046, 

April 22, 2024) when preparing an 

application. For more information about 

these regulations please visit: https://

www.cfo.gov/resources-coffa/uniformguidance/. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants 

redistributed as fellowships to 

individual beneficiaries. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$8,249,000 for the Fulbright-Hays 

Overseas programs in FY 2025. We 

intend to use an estimated $750,000 for 

the FRA competition. The actual level of 

funding, if any, depends on final 

congressional action. However, we are 

inviting applications to allow enough 

time to complete the grant process if 

Congress appropriates funds for this 

program. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$35,000,000–$70,000,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$50,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 15. 

Note: The Department is not bound by 

any estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: The institutional 

project period is 18 months. Faculty 

may request funding for a period of no 

less than 3 months and no more than 12 

months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. a. Eligible Applicants: Institutions 

of higher education (IHEs). Eligible 

faculty members at the IHE submit their 

individual research narratives and 

application forms to their home IHE 

representative, who compiles all 

research narratives from faculty and 

incorporates them into the grant 

application package that the institution 

submits electronically through the 

Department’s G6 system on behalf of all 

applicant faculty at that institution. 

b. Individuals Eligible to Receive a 

Fellowship: A faculty member is eligible 

to receive a fellowship if the 

individual—is a citizen, national or 

permanent resident of the United States; 

is employed by an IHE; has been 

engaged in teaching relevant to their 

foreign language or area studies 

specialization for the two years 

immediately preceding the date of the 

award; proposes research relevant to 

their modern foreign language or area 

studies specialization, which is not 

dissertation research for a doctoral 

degree; and possesses sufficient foreign 

language skills to carry out the 

dissertation research project. 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

b. Administrative Cost Limitation: In 

accordance with 34 CFR 663.30(d), the 

Secretary awards the institution an 

administrative allowance of $100 for 

each fellowship listed in the grant 

award document. 

3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this 

competition may not award subgrants to 

entities to directly carry out project 

activities described in its application. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: Both IHEs and faculty 

applicants can obtain an application 

package via the internet at the following 

address: www.G6.ed.gov. 

2. Submission Dates and Times: 

Submit applications for grants under the 

program electronically using G6.ed.gov. 

For information (including dates and 

times) about how to submit your 

application electronically, please refer 

to Other Submission Requirements. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. If the Department provides an 

accommodation or auxiliary aid to an 

individual with a disability in 

connection with the application 

process, the individual’s application 

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requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

3. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

4. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

5. Recommended Page Limit: The 

application narrative is where you, the 

applicant, address the selection criteria 

that reviewers use to evaluate your 

application. We recommend that you (1) 

limit the application narrative to no 

more than 10 pages and the 

bibliography to no more than two pages 

and (2) use the following standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ x 11′′ , on one side 

only, with 1’’ margins at the top, 

bottom, and both sides. 

• Double-space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, including titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions, as well as all 

text in charts, tables, figures, and 

graphs. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger, or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. 

The recommended page limit does not 

apply to the cover sheet; budget section, 

including the narrative budget 

justification; the assurance and 

certifications; or the one-page abstract, 

the resumes, the bibliography, or the 

letters of support. However, the 

recommended page limit does apply to 

all of the application narrative. 

6. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), 

Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), 

and System for Award Management 

(SAM): To do business with the 

Department, you must— 

a. Have a UEI number and a TIN; 

b. Register both your UEI number and 

TIN with SAM, the Government’s 

primary registrant database; 

c. Provide your UEI number and TIN 

on your application; and 

d. Maintain an active SAM 

registration with current information 

while your application is under review 

by the Department and, if you are 

awarded a grant, during the project 

period. 

If you are a corporate entity, agency, 

institution, or organization, you can 

obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue 

Service. If you are an individual, you 

can obtain a TIN from the Internal 

Revenue Service or the Social Security 

Administration. If you need a new TIN, 

please allow 2 to 5 weeks for your TIN 

to become active. 

The SAM registration process can take 

approximately seven business days, but 

may take upwards of several weeks, 

depending on the completeness and 

accuracy of the data you enter into the 

SAM database. Thus, if you think you 

might want to apply for Federal 

financial assistance under a program 

administered by the Department, please 

allow sufficient time to obtain and 

register your DUNS/UEI number and 

TIN. We strongly recommend that you 

register early. 

Note: Once your SAM registration is 

active, it may be 24 to 48 hours before 

you can submit an application through 

G6. 

If you are currently registered with 

SAM, you may not need to make any 

changes. However, please make certain 

that the TIN associated with your 

DUNS/UEI number is correct. Also note 

that you will need to update your 

registration annually. This may take 

three or more business days. 

Information about SAM is available at 

www.SAM.gov. To further assist you 

with obtaining and registering your 

DUNS/UEI number and TIN in SAM or 

updating your existing SAM account, 

please visit https://sam.gov/content/ 

help. 

7. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

program must be submitted 

electronically unless an IHE qualifies for 

an exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications. 

Submit applications for grants under 

the Fulbright-Hays FRA Fellowship 

Program, Assistance Listing Number 

84.019A, electronically using the G6 

system, accessible through the 

Department’s G6 site at: www.G6.ed.gov. 

While completing the electronic 

application, both the IHE and the 

faculty applicant will be entering data 

online that will be saved into a 

database. Neither the IHE nor the faculty 

applicant may email an electronic copy 

of a grant application to us. 

Please note the following: 

• The process for submitting 

applications electronically under the 

Fulbright-Hays FRA Fellowship 

Program requires several steps. The 

following is a brief overview of the 

process; however, all applicants should 

review the detailed description of the 

application process in the application 

package. In summary, the major steps 

are: 

(1) IHEs must email the name of the 

institution and the full name and email 

address of the project director to FRA@

ed.gov. We suggest that applicant IHEs 

submit this information no later than 2 

weeks prior to the application deadline 

date to ensure that they obtain access to 

G6 well before that date; 

(2) Faculty applicants must complete 

their individual applications and submit 

them to their home IHE project director 

using G6; 

(3) Persons providing references for 

individual faculty applicants must 

complete and submit reference forms to 

the IHE’s project director, using G6; and 

(4) The IHE’s project director must 

officially submit the IHE’s application, 

including all eligible individual faculty 

applications, reference forms, and other 

required forms, using G6. 

• The IHE must complete the 

electronic submission of the grant 

application by 11:59:59 p.m., Eastern 

Time, on the application deadline date. 

G6 will not accept an application for 

this competition after 11:59:59 p.m., 

Eastern Time, on the application 

deadline date. Therefore, we strongly 

recommend that both the IHE and the 

faculty applicant begin the application 

process early and not wait until close to 

the application deadline date to prepare 

their applications. The table below 

shows the days and times that the G6 

website will be available. 

G6 HOURS OF OPERATION IN EASTERN TIME

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 

Unavailable from 

03:00 p.m.–11:59 

p.m. 

Unavailable from 

12:00 a.m.–06:00 

a.m. 

Available 24 hours ... Unavailable from 

09:00 p.m.–11:59 

p.m. 

Unavailable from 

12:00 a.m.–06:00 

a.m. 

Available 24 hours ... Available 24 hours. 

• Faculty applicants will not receive 

additional points because they submit 

their applications in electronic format, 

nor will we penalize an IHE or faculty 

applicant if the applicant qualifies for 

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submission requirement, as described 

elsewhere in this section, and submits 

an application in paper format. 

• IHEs must upload all application 

documents electronically, including the 

following forms: the Application for 

Federal Assistance (SF 424), the 

Department of Education Supplemental 

Information for SF 424, Budget 

Information—Non-Construction 

Programs (ED 524), and all necessary 

assurances and certifications. 

• Both IHEs and faculty applicants 

must upload the narrative sections and 

all other attachments to their 

application as files in a read-only 

flattened Portable Document Format 

(PDF), meaning any fillable documents 

must be saved and submitted as 

nonfillable PDF files. Do not upload any 

interactive or fillable PDF files. If you 

upload a file type other than a readonly, nonmodifiable PDF (e.g., Word, 

Excel, WordPerfect) or submit a 

password-protected file, we will be 

unable to review that material. Please 

note that this will likely result in your 

application not being considered for 

funding. The Department will not 

convert material from other formats to 

PDF. 

• Prior to submitting your electronic 

application, please redact any 

personally identifiable information 

(SSN, birthdate, etc.). You may wish to 

print a copy of your application package 

for your records. 

• After the individual faculty 

applicant electronically submits their 

application to the IHE, the faculty 

applicant will receive an automatic 

acknowledgment from the G6 system. 

After the person designated to provide 

a reference submits the reference 

electronically to the Department on 

behalf of a faculty applicant, they will 

receive an electronic confirmation from 

the G6 system. After the applicant IHE 

submits its application, including all 

eligible individual faculty applications 

to the Department, the applicant IHE 

will also receive an automated 

acknowledgment from G6 that will 

include a unique PR/Award number for 

the IHE’s application. 

• Within 3 working days after 

submitting its electronic application, the 

applicant IHE must— 

(1) Print the SF 424 from G6; 

(2) Have the Authorizing 

Representative sign this form; 

(3) Place the PR/Award number in the 

upper right-hand corner of the hard 

copy signature page of the SF 424; and 

(4) Email the signed SF 424 to FRA@

ed.gov. 

• We may request that you provide 

hard copies with original signatures for 

other forms in the application at a later 

date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of System Unavailability: If an 

IHE is prevented from electronically 

submitting its application on the 

application deadline date because the 

G6 system is unavailable, we will grant 

the IHE an extension until 11:59:59 

p.m., Eastern Time, the following 

business day to enable the IHE to 

transmit its application electronically, 

by mail, or by hand delivery. We will 

grant this extension if— 

(1) The IHE is a registered user of the 

G6 system and the IHE has initiated an 

electronic application for this 

competition; and 

(2) G6 is unavailable for 60 minutes 

or more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. 

and 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 

application deadline date. 

We must acknowledge and confirm 

these periods of unavailability before 

granting the IHE an extension. To 

request a time extension due to G6 

unavailability or to confirm our 

acknowledgment of G6’s unavailability, 

an IHE may contact either (1) the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT or (2) the e-Grants help desk at 

1–888–336–8930. If G6 is unavailable 

due to technical problems with the 

system and the application deadline is 

extended, an email will be sent to all 

registered users who have initiated a G6 

application. The deadline date 

extensions described in this section 

apply only to the unavailability of the 

G6 system. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications. 

The Department discourages paper 

applications, but if electronic 

submission is not possible (e.g., you do 

not have access to the internet), (1) you 

must provide a prior written notification 

that you intend to submit a paper 

application and (2) your paper 

application must be postmarked by the 

application deadline date. 

The prior written notification may be 

submitted by email or by mail to the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of the 

competition NIA. If you submit your 

notification by email, it must be 

received by the Department no later 

than 14 calendar days before the 

application deadline date. If you mail 

your notification to the Department, it 

must be postmarked no later than 14 

calendar days before the application 

deadline date. 

If you submit a paper application, you 

must have, and include on your 

application, a UEI number and mail the 

original and two copies of your 

application, on or before the application 

deadline date, to the Department at the 

following address: U.S. Department of 

Education, OFO/G6 Functional 

Application Team, Mail Stop 5C231, 

Attention: 84.019A, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202– 

4260. 

The IHE must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. 

Before relying on this method, you 

should check with your local post 

office. 

We will not consider applications 

postmarked after the application 

deadline date. 

Note for Mail Delivery of Paper 

Applications: If you mail your 

application to the Department— 

(1) You must indicate on the envelope 

and in Item 11 of the SF 424 the ALN, 

including suffix letter, if any, of the 

competition under which you are 

submitting your application; and 

(2) The G6 Functional Application 

Team will notify you of the 

Department’s receipt of your grant 

application. If you do not receive this 

notification within 15 business days 

from the application deadline date, you 

should contact the person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from the 

regulations for this program in 34 CFR 

663.21 and are as follows: 

(a) Quality of proposed project (70 

points). The Secretary reviews each 

application to determine the quality of 

the research project proposed by the 

applicant. The Secretary considers— 

(1) The statement of the major 

hypotheses to be tested or questions to 

be examined, and the description and 

justification of the research methods to 

be used (20 points); 

(2) The relationship of the research to 

the literature on the topic and to major 

theoretical issues in the field, and the 

project’s importance in terms of the 

concerns of the discipline (10 points); 


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(3) The preliminary research already 

completed or plans for research prior to 

going overseas, and the kinds, quality 

and availability of data for the research 

in the host country or countries (10 

points); 

(4) The justification for overseas field 

research, and preparations to establish 

appropriate and sufficient research 

contacts and affiliations abroad (10 

points); 

(5) The applicant’s plans to share the 

results of the research in progress with 

scholars and officials of the host country 

or countries and the American scholarly 

community (5 points); and 

(6) The objectives of the project 

regarding the sponsoring institution’s 

plans for developing or strengthening, 

or both, curricula in modern foreign 

languages and area studies (15 points). 

(b) Qualifications of the applicant (30 

points). The Secretary reviews each 

application to determine the 

qualifications of the applicant. In 

coordination with any priorities 

established under 34 CFR 663.21(d), the 

Secretary considers one or more of the 

following— 

(1) The overall strength of applicant’s 

academic record (teaching, research, 

contributions, professional association 

activities) (10 points); 

(2) The applicant’s excellence as a 

teacher or researcher, or both, in his or 

her area or areas of specialization (5 

points); 

(3) The applicant’s proficiency in one 

or more of the languages (other than 

English) of the host country or countries 

of research (5 points); 

(4) The extent to which the 

applicant’s academic record 

demonstrates steps taken to further 

improve advanced language proficiency 

to overcome any anticipated language 

barriers relative to the proposed 

research project (5 points); and 

(5) The applicant’s ability to conduct 

research in a foreign cultural context, as 

evidenced by the applicant’s previous 

overseas experience, or documentation 

provided by the sponsoring institution, 

or both (5 points). 

2. Review and Selection Process: We 

remind potential applicants that in 

reviewing applications in any 

discretionary grant competition, the 

Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 

75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the 

applicant in carrying out a previous 

award, such as the applicant’s use of 

funds, achievement of project 

objectives, and compliance with grant 

conditions. The Secretary may also 

consider whether the applicant failed to 

submit a timely performance report or 

submitted a report of unacceptable 

quality. 

In addition, in making a competitive 

grant award, the Secretary requires 

various assurances, including those 

applicable to Federal civil rights laws 

that prohibit discrimination in programs 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department (34 CFR 

100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

For FY 2025, faculty applications are 

divided into seven categories based on 

the world area focus of their research 

projects, as described in the absolute 

priority listed in this notice. Foreign 

language and area studies experts on 

discrete world area-based panels will 

evaluate the faculty applications. Each 

panel reviews, scores, and ranks its 

assigned applications separately from 

the applications assigned to the other 

world area panels. At the conclusion of 

the panel review process, however, all 

faculty applications will be ranked 

together from the highest to lowest score 

for funding recommendation purposes. 

If there are applications on the rank 

order slate with the same average score, 

the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship 

Board’s policy governing veteran’s 

preference will be used in the tiebreaker 

and selection process. Veteran’s 

preference will be used first to 

determine which application to 

recommend for funding. This means 

that in instances where two or more 

applications have the same average 

score on the rank order slate, and there 

are insufficient funds to support all of 

the equally ranked applications, the 

veteran’s application will be given 

preference. 

For applications that have tied 

average scores but are not subject to the 

veteran’s preference, the Department 

will use the average score assigned on 

the Technical Review Forms for the 

‘‘Quality of proposed project’’ selection 

criterion. If a tie still exists, the average 

score for selection criterion (a)(1) under 

‘‘Quality of proposed project’’ (20 

points) will be used as the tiebreaker. A 

final tiebreaker, should it become 

necessary, will use the average score 

assigned for the ‘‘Qualifications of the 

applicant’’ selection criterion. 

3. Risk Assessment and Specific 

Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 

200.206, before awarding grants under 

this competition, the Department 

conducts a review of the risks posed by 

applicants. Under 2 CFR 200.208, the 

Secretary may impose specific 

conditions and, under 2 CFR 3474.10, in 

appropriate circumstances, high-risk 

conditions on a grant if the applicant or 

grantee is not financially stable; has a 

history of unsatisfactory performance; 

has a financial or other management 

system that does not meet the standards 

in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not 

fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; 

or is otherwise not responsible. 

4. Integrity and Performance System: 

If you are selected under this 

competition to receive an award that 

over the course of the project period 

may exceed the simplified acquisition 

threshold (currently $250,000), under 2 

CFR 200.206(a)(2) we must make a 

judgment about your integrity, business 

ethics, and record of performance under 

Federal awards—that is, the risk posed 

by you as an applicant—before we make 

an award. In doing so, we must consider 

any information about you that is in the 

integrity and performance system 

(currently referred to as the Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity 

Information System (FAPIIS)), 

accessible through the System for 

Award Management. You may review 

and comment on any information about 

yourself that a Federal agency 

previously entered and that is currently 

in FAPIIS. 

Please note that, if the total value of 

your currently active grants, cooperative 

agreements, and procurement contracts 

from the Federal Government exceeds 

$10,000,000, the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII, 

require you to report certain integrity 

information to FAPIIS semiannually. 

Please review the requirements in 2 CFR 

part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant 

plus all the other Federal funds you 

receive exceed $10,000,000. 

5. In General: In accordance with the 

Guidance for Federal Financial 

Assistance located at 2 CFR part 200, all 

applicable Federal laws, and relevant 

Executive guidance, the Department 

will review and consider applications 

for funding pursuant to this notice 

inviting applications in accordance 

with: 

(a) Selecting recipients most likely to 

be successful in delivering results based 

on the program objectives through an 

objective process of evaluating Federal 

award applications (2 CFR 200.205); 

(b) Prohibiting the purchase of certain 

telecommunication and video 

surveillance services or equipment in 

alignment with section 889 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act of 

2019 (Pub. L. 115—232) (2 CFR 

200.216); 

(c) Providing a preference, to the 

extent permitted by law, to maximize 

use of goods, products, and materials 

produced in the United States (2 CFR 

200.322); and 

(d) Terminating agreements in whole 

or in part to the greatest extent 

authorized by law if an award no longer 

effectuates the program goals or agency 

priorities (2 CFR 200.340). 


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VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify the IHE’s U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send the IHE a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN). We also may notify the IHE 

informally. 

If a faculty application is not 

evaluated or not selected for funding, 

we notify the IHE. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: We identify 

administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

and reference these and other 

requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of its binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under this competition, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding under the competition. See the 

standards in 2 CFR 170.105 to 

determine whether you are covered by 

2 CFR part 170. 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. The 

Secretary may also require more 

frequent performance reports under 34 

CFR 75.720(c). For specific 

requirements on reporting, please go to 

https://www.ed.gov/grants-andprograms/apply-grant/grantapplication-and-other-forms. 

4. Performance Measure: For the 

purpose of Department reporting under 

34 CFR 75.110, the Department will use 

the following performance measure: 

FRA Measure: The percentage of 

Fulbright-Hays FRA fellows who 

increased their foreign language scores 

in speaking, reading, or writing by at 

least one proficiency level. 

VII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document and a copy of the 

application package in an accessible 

format. The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 

file, braille, large print, audiotape, or 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

view this document, as well as all other 

Department documents published in the 

Federal Register, in text or Portable 

Document Format (PDF). To use PDF 

you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, 

which is available free at the site. 

You may also access Department 

documents published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Nasser H. Paydar, 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Electric Vehicle Working Group 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

hereby publishes a notice of open 

meetings of the Electric Vehicle 

Working Group (EVWG). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act requires that 

public notice of these meetings be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, January 30, 2025; 3 to 

5 p.m. EST. Start and end times may 

change. Please visit https://

driveelectric.gov/ev-working-group for 

the most up to date agenda. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held 

virtually. Members of the public who 

would like to participate virtually must 

register at: https://driveelectric.gov/evworking-group. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Rachael Nealer, Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585; email: evwg@

ee.doe.gov; phone: (202) 586–3916. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The Electric 

Vehicle Working Group (EVWG) was 

formed by the Joint Office of Energy and 

Transportation to make 

recommendations to the Secretaries of 

Energy and Transportation regarding the 

development, adoption, and integration 

of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty 

electric vehicles (EVs) into the U.S. 

transportation and energy systems. 

Tentative Agenda: The tentative 

agenda for this meeting is a discussion 

of next steps for the EVWG, including 

schedule and proposed deliverables. 

There will also be a discussion on the 

current subcommittee structure and 

whether modifications should be made 

based on upcoming work. Meeting 

materials and a link to registration can 

be found here: https://driveelectric.gov/ 

ev-working-group. 

Public Participation: This virtual 

meeting is open to the public. 

Individuals who would like to attend 

must register at: https://

driveelectric.gov/ev-working-group. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions may do so 

during the public comment portion of 

the meeting. Approximately 20 minutes 

will be reserved for public comments. 

Time allotted per speaker will depend 

on the number who wish to speak but 

will not exceed three minutes. The 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Those wishing to 

speak during the public comment 

period should indicate so within their 

registration. 

Those not able to attend the meeting 

or who have insufficient time to address 

the committee are invited to send a 

written statement to Dr. Rachael Nealer, 

U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585, or email: evwg@ee.doe.gov. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available on https://

driveelectric.gov/ev-working-group or by 

contacting Dr. Nealer. She may be 

reached at the above postal address or 

email address. 

Signing Authority: This document of 

the Department of Energy was signed on 

January 3, 2025, by Alyssa Petit, Deputy 

Committee Management Officer, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

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