23766 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 90 / Wednesday, May 9, 2001 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.304A]

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement, International Education

Exchange Program; Notice

ACTION: Notice inviting applications for

new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2001.

Purpose of Program

To support international education

exchange activities between the United

States and eligible countries in civics

and government education and

economic education.

For FY 2001 the competition for new

awards focuses on projects designed to

meet the priorities referenced in the

Priorities section of this notice.

Eligible Applicants

Independent nonprofit educational

organizations that—

(a) Have expertise in international

achievement comparisons, and are

experienced in—

(1) The development and national

implementation of curricular programs

in civics and government education and

economic education for students from

grades kindergarten through 12 in local,

intermediate, and State educational

agencies, in schools funded by the

Bureau of Indian Affairs, and in private

schools throughout the Nation with the

cooperation and assistance of national

professional educational organizations,

colleges and universities and private

sector organizations;

(2) The development and

implementation of cooperative

university and school-based inservice

training programs for teachers of grades

kindergarten through 12 using scholars

from such relevant disciplines as

political science, political philosophy,

history, law, and economics;

(3) The development of model

curricular frameworks in civics and

government education and economic

education;

(4) The administration of

international seminars on the goals and

objectives of civics and government

education or economic education in

constitutional democracies (including

the sharing of curricular materials) for

educational leaders, teacher trainers,

scholars in related disciplines, and

educational policymakers; and

(5) The evaluation of civics and

government education or economic

education programs; and

(b) Have authority to subcontract with

other organizations to carry out these

provisions.

Applications Available: May 7, 2001.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: July 9, 2001.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: September 10, 2001.

Estimated Available Funds:

$8,780,000.

Estimated Range of Awards:

$4,190,600 to $4,590,000.

Estimated Average Size of Awards:

$4,390,000.

Maximum Award: We will reject any

application that proposes a budget

exceeding $4,590,000 for a single budget

period of 12 months.

Estimated Number of Awards: 2.

Note: The Department is not bound by any

estimates in this notice.

Project Period: Up to 12 months.

Applicable Regulations: (a) The

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 85,

86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations

in 34 CFR part 700.

Priorities

This competition focuses on projects

designed to carry out the authorized

activities listed in Title VI of the Goals

2000: Educate America Act, 20 U.S.C.

5951. Title VI is the International

Education Program.

Absolute Priority 1—International

Education Exchange Program in Civics

and Government Education.

Absolute Priority 2—International

Education Exchange Program in

Economic Education.

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we

consider only applications that meet

one of these two priorities.

Authorized Activities

To meet one of these two priorities,

each applicant must propose to carry

out the following activities, in either

civics and government education or

economic education:

(A) Provide eligible countries with—

(1) Seminars on the basic principles of

the United States constitutional

democracy and economics, including

seminars on the major governmental

and economic institutions and systems

in the United States, and visits to such

institutions;

(2) Visits to school systems,

institutions of higher learning, and

nonprofit organizations conducting

exemplary programs in civics and

government education and economic

education in the United States;

(3) Home stays in United States

communities;

(4) Translation and adaptations

regarding the United States civics and

government education and economic

education curricular programs for

students and teachers, and in the case

of training programs for teachers

translations and adaptations into forms

useful in schools in eligible countries,

and joint research projects in such areas;

(5) Translation of basic documents of

United States constitutional government

for use in eligible countries, such as The

Federalist Papers, selected writings of

Presidents Adams and Jefferson, and the

Anti-Federalists, and more recent works

on political theory, constitutional law

and economics; and

(6) Research and evaluation assistance

to determine—

(i) The effects of educational programs

on students’ development of the

knowledge, skills and traits of character

essential for the preservation and

improvement of constitutional

democracy; and

(ii) Effective participation in and the

preservation and improvement of an

efficient market economy;

(B) Provide United States participants

with—

(1) Seminars on the histories,

economics, and governments of eligible

countries;

(2) Visits to school systems,

institutions of higher learning, and

organizations conducting exemplary

programs in civics and government

education and economic education

located in eligible countries;

(3) Home stays in eligible countries;

(4) Assistance from educators and

scholars in eligible countries in the

development of curricular materials on

the history, government, and economics

of such countries that are useful in

United States classrooms;

(5) Opportunities to provide on-site

demonstrations of United States

curricula and pedagogy for educational

leaders in eligible countries; and

(6) Research and evaluation assistance

to determine—

(i) The effects of educational programs

on students’ development of the

knowledge, skills and traits of character

essential for the preservation and

improvement of constitutional

democracy; and

(ii) Effective participation in and

improvement of an efficient market

economy; and

(C) Assist participants from eligible

countries and the United States in

participating in international

conferences on civics and government

education and economic education for

educational leaders, teacher trainers,

scholars in related disciplines and

educational policymakers.

The primary participants in the

international education program shall

be leading educators in the areas of

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civics and government education and

economic education, including

curriculum and teacher training

specialists, scholars in relevant

disciplines, and educational

policymakers, from the United States

and eligible countries.

Note: For this program, the term ‘‘eligible

country’’ means a Central European country,

an Eastern European country, Lithuania,

Latvia, Estonia, Georgia, the Commonwealth

of Independent States, and any country that

formerly was a republic of the Soviet Union

whose political independence is recognized

in the United States.

Selection Criteria

The Secretary selects from the criteria

in 34 CFR 700.30(e) to evaluate

applications for new grants under this

competition. Under 34 CFR 700.30(a),

the Secretary will announce in the

application package the evaluation

criteria selected for this competition and

the maximum weight assigned to each

criterion.

FOR APPLICATIONS AND FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ram N. Singh

(email: ram.singh@ed.gov) or Ms. Rita

Foy (email: rita.foy@ed.gov), U.S.

Department of Education, 555 New

Jersey Avenue, NW., room 510,

Washington, DC 20208–5573.

Telephone: (202) 219–2079.

If you use a telecommunications

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call

the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.

Individuals with disabilities may

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format (e.g., Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to either of the program contact

persons listed under FOR APPLICATIONS

AND FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain a copy of the application package

in an alternative format by contacting

either of those persons. However, the

Department is not able to reproduce in

an alternative format the standard forms

included in the application package.

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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 5951.

Dated: May 3, 2001.

Sue Betka,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational

Research and Improvement.

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