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application as part of its binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Reporting: At the end of the project 

period, the IHE must submit a final 

performance report, including the final 

reports of all of the IHE’s fellows, and 

financial information, as directed by the 

Secretary. The IHE and fellows are 

required to use the electronic reporting 

system Evaluation of Exchange, 

Language, International and Area 

Studies (EELIAS) to complete the final 

report. 

4. Performance Measures: The 

Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA) of 1993 is a straightforward 

statute that requires all federal agencies 

to manage their activities with attention 

to the consequences of those activities. 

Each agency clearly states what it 

intends to accomplish, identifies the 

resources required, and regularly reports 

its progress to the Congress. In doing so, 

GPRA is improving accountability for 

the expenditures of public funds, 

improving Congressional decisionmaking with more thorough and 

objective information on the 

effectiveness of federal programs, and 

promoting a new government focus on 

results, cost-effectiveness, service 

delivery, and customer satisfaction. 

The objective of the Fulbright-Hays 

Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad 

Fellowship Program is to maintain a 

U.S. higher education system able to 

produce experts in less commonly 

taught languages and area studies who 

are capable of contributing to the needs 

of the U.S. government, academic and 

business institutions. 

The following performance measure 

has been developed to evaluate the 

overall effectiveness of the DDRA 

program—The improvement of language 

proficiency of fellows. All grantees will 

be expected to provide documentation 

of the improved language proficiency of 

the fellows through the EELIAS system. 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla White, International Education 

Programs Service, U.S. Department of 

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Suite 

6000, Washington, DC 20006–8521. 

Telephone: (202) 502–7700 or via the 

Internet: ddra@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–

800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain this document in an alternative 

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

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed in this section. 

VIII. Other Information 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You may view this document, as well as 

all other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF) on the Internet at the 

following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ 

fedregister. 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–

888–293–6498; or in the Washington, 

DC, area at (202) 512–1530. 

Note: The official version of this document 

is the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the Code 

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO 

Access at: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Dated: October 5, 2005. 

Sally L. Stroup, 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 05–20365 Filed 10–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Postsecondary Education; 

Overview Information; Fulbright-Hays 

Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship 

Program; Notice Inviting Applications 

for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 

2006 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.019A 

Dates: Applications Available: 

October 11, 2005. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: See the chart listed under 

section IV. Application and Submission 

Information, 3. Submission Dates and 

Times (chart). 

Eligible Applicants: Institutions of 

higher education (IHEs). As part of the 

application process, faculty submit 

individual applications to the IHE. The 

IHE then officially submits all eligible 

individual faculty applications with its 

grant application to the Department. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration has requested 

$1,395,000 for this program for FY 2006. 

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 Fellowship 

Awards: $20,000–$100,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Fellowship 

Awards: $60,000. 

Estimated Number of Fellowship 

Awards: 25. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: The institutional 

project period is 18 months beginning 

June 1, 2006. Faculty may request 

funding for 3–12 months. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The FulbrightHays Faculty Research Abroad 

Fellowship Program offers opportunities 

to faculty of IHEs to engage in research 

abroad in modern foreign languages and 

area studies. 

Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority is from the 

regulations for this program (34 CFR 

663.21(d)). 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2006 this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

A research project that focuses on one 

or more of the following areas: Africa, 

East Asia, Southeast Asia and the 

Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near 

East, East Central Europe and Eurasia, 

and the Western Hemisphere (Canada, 

Central and South America, Mexico and 

the Caribbean). Please note that 

applications that propose projects 

focused on Western Europe will not be 

funded. 

Program Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6). 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 81, 82, 84, 85, 

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

for this program in 34 CFR part 663. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to IHEs only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants, 

redistributed as fellowships to 

individual beneficiaries. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration has requested 

$1,395,000 for this program for FY 2006. 

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 Fellowship 

Awards: $20,000–$100,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Fellowship 

Awards: $60,000. 

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Estimated Number of Fellowship 

Awards: 25. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: The institutional 

project period is 18 months beginning 

June 1, 2006. Faculty may request 

funding for 3–12 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs. As part of 

the application process, faculty submit 

individual applications to the IHE. The 

IHE then officially submits all eligible 

individual faculty applications with its 

grant application to the Department. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: Either an IHE or a faculty 

applicant may obtain an application 

package via Internet by downloading the 

package from the program Web site at: 

http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsfra/ 

applicant.html 

An IHE or a faculty applicant may 

also obtain a copy of the application 

package by contacting Amy Wilson, U.S. 

Department of Education, 1990 K Street, 

NW, room 6094, Washington, DC 

20006–8521. Telephone: (202) 502–7689 

or by e-mail: amy.wilson@ed.gov 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 

1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain a copy of the application package 

in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, 

large print, audiotape, or computer 

diskette) by contacting the program 

contact person listed in this section. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms that must be submitted, 

are in the application package for this 

competition. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

is where the faculty applicant addresses 

the selection criteria that reviewers use 

to evaluate the application. The faculty 

applicant must limit the application 

narrative to the equivalent of no more 

than 10 pages and the accompanying 

bibliography to the equivalent of no 

more than two (2) pages, using the 

following standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ × 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. However, faculty 

applicants may single space all text in 

charts, tables, figures, graphs, titles, 

headings, footnotes, endnotes, 

quotations, bibliography and captions. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

• Use a 10-point font in charts, tables, 

figures, graphs, footnotes, and endnotes. 

However, these items are included as 

part of the narrative and counted within 

the 10 page limit. 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New or Arial. Applications submitted in 

any other font (including Times Roman, 

Arial Narrow) will not be accepted. 

The page limits only apply to the 

application narrative and bibliography. 

However, faculty applicants must 

include their complete responses to the 

selection criteria in the application 

narrative. 

We will reject a faculty applicant’s 

application if—

• A faculty applicant applies these 

standards and exceed the page limits; or 

• A faculty applicant applies other 

standards and exceed the equivalent of 

the page limits. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: October 11, 

2005. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: In light of the damage 

caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita 

we are establishing two separate 

deadlines for the submission of 

applications for grants under this 

competition to permit potential 

applicants affected by Hurricanes 

Katrina and/or Rita additional time to 

submit their applications. We are 

establishing a General Deadline for all 

applicants, and an Extended Deadline 

for potential applicants who have been 

affected by Hurricanes Katrina and/or 

Rita and are located in Louisiana, Texas, 

Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. 

Specifically, the Extended Deadline 

applies only to: (1) Institutions of higher 

education, SEAs, LEAs, non-profit 

organizations and other public or 

private organization applicants that are 

located in a federally-declared disaster 

area as determined by the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) (see http://www.fema.gov/news/ 

disasters.fema) and that were adversely 

affected by Hurricanes Katrina and/or 

Rita, and (2) individual applicants who 

reside or resided, on the disaster 

declaration date, in a federally-declared 

disaster area as determined by FEMA 

(see http://www.fema.gov/news/ 

disasters.fema) and were adversely 

affected by Hurricanes Katrina and/or 

Rita. These applicants must provide a 

certification in their application that 

they meet the criteria for submitting an 

application on the Extended Deadline, 

and be prepared to provide appropriate 

supporting documentation, if requested. 

If the applicant is submitting the 

application electronically, submission 

of the application serves as the 

applicant’s attestation that they meet the 

criteria for submitting an application on 

the Extended Deadline. 

The following chart provides the 

applicable deadlines for the submission 

of applications. If this program is 

subject to Executive Order 12372, the 

relevant deadline for intergovernmental 

review is also indicated in the chart. 

Transmittal of 

applications 

Intergovernmental 

review 

General Deadline ......................................................................................................................................... 11/10/05 N/A 

Extended Deadline ...................................................................................................................................... 12/1/05 N/A 

Applications for grants under this 

program must be submitted 

electronically using the Electronic Grant 

Application System (e-Application) 

available through the Department’s eGrants system. For information 

(including dates and times) about how 

to submit the IHE’s application 

electronically or by mail or hand 

delivery if an IHE qualifies for an 

exception to the electronic submission 

requirement, please refer to section IV. 

6. Other Submission Requirements in 

this notice. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

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6. 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. 

Applications for grants under the 

Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad 

Fellowship Program—CFDA Number 

84.019A must be submitted 

electronically using e-Application 

available through the Department’s eGrants system, accessible through the eGrants portal page at: http://egrants.ed.gov 

We will reject an application if it is 

submitted in paper format unless, as 

described elsewhere in this section, an 

IHE qualifies for one of the exceptions 

to the electronic submission 

requirement and submits, no later than 

two weeks before the application 

deadline date, a written statement to the 

Department that the IHE qualifies for 

one of these exceptions. Further 

information regarding calculation of the 

date that is two weeks before the 

application deadline date is provided 

later in this section under Exception to 

Electronic Submission Requirement. 

While completing the electronic 

application, both the IHE and faculty 

applicant will be entering data online 

that will be saved into a database. 

Neither the IHE nor faculty applicant 

may e-mail an electronic copy of the 

grant application to us. 

Please note the following: 

• The process for submitting 

applications electronically under the 

Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad 

Fellowship Program has several parts. 

The following is a brief summary of the 

process; however, all applicants should 

review and follow the detailed 

description of the application process 

that is contained in the application 

package. In summary, the major parts 

are as follows: (1) IHEs must e-mail the 

following information to 

amy.wilson@ed.gov: name of university, 

full name and e-mail address of 

potential project director. We 

recommend that applicant IHEs submit 

this information as soon as possible to 

ensure that applicant IHEs obtain access 

to the e-Application system well before 

the application deadline date. We 

suggest that applicant IHEs send this 

information no later than September 30, 

2005, in order to facilitate timely 

submission of their applications; (2) 

Faculty must complete their individual 

applications and submit them to their 

IHE’s project director using eApplication; (3) Persons providing 

references for individual faculty must 

complete and submit reference forms for 

the faculty and submit them to the IHE’s 

project director using e-Application; 

and (4) The IHE’s project director must 

officially submit the IHE’s application, 

which must include all eligible 

individual faculty applications, 

reference forms, and other required 

forms, using e-Application. Unless an 

IHE applicant qualifies for an exception 

to the electronic submission 

requirement in accordance with the 

procedures in this section, all portions 

of the application must be submitted 

electronically. 

• The IHE must complete the 

electronic submission of the grant 

application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date. The e-Application system will not 

accept an application for this program 

after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

both the IHE and faculty applicant not 

wait until the application deadline date 

to begin the application process. 

• The regular hours of operation of 

the e-Grants Web site are 6 a.m. Monday 

until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m. 

Thursday until midnight Saturday, 

Washington, DC time. Please note that 

the system is unavailable on Sundays, 

and between 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and 

6 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, DC 

time, for maintenance. Any 

modifications to these hours are posted 

on the e-Grants Web site. 

• Faculty applicants will not receive 

additional point value because he/she 

submits his/her application in 

electronic format, nor will we penalize 

an IHE if it qualifies for an exception to 

the electronic submission requirement, 

as described elsewhere in this section, 

and the IHE or faculty applicants 

submits their applications in paper 

format. 

• IHEs must submit all documents 

electronically, including the 

Application for Federal Education 

Assistance (ED 424), and all necessary 

assurances and certifications. Both IHEs 

and faculty applicants must attach any 

narrative sections of the application as 

files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich 

text), or .PDF (Portable Document) 

format. If an IHE or faculty applicant 

uploads a file type other than the three 

file types specified above, or submit a 

password protected file, we will not 

review that material. 

• Both the IHE’s and faculty 

applicant’s electronic application must 

comply with any page limit 

requirements described in this notice. 

• Prior to submitting your electronic 

application, you may wish to print a 

copy of it for your records. 

• After the individual faculty 

applicant electronically submits his/her 

application to his/her IHE, the faculty 

member will receive an automatic 

acknowledgment. In addition, the 

application IHE’s Project Director will 

receive a copy of this acknowledgment 

by e-mail. After a person submits a 

reference electronically, he/she will 

receive an online confirmation. After 

the applicant IHE submits its 

application, including all eligible 

individual faculty applications, to the 

Department, the applicant IHE will 

receive an automatic acknowledgment, 

which will include a PR/Award number 

(an identifying number unique to the 

IHE’s application). 

• Within three working days after 

submitting the IHE’s electronic 

application, the IHE must fax a signed 

copy of the ED 424 to the Application 

Control Center after following these 

steps: 

(1) Print ED 424 from e-Application. 

(2) The applicant IHE’s Authorizing 

Representative must sign this form. 

(3) Place the PR/Award number in the 

upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the ED 424. 

(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to the 

Application Control Center at (202) 

245–6272. 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on other forms at a 

later date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of e-Application System 

Unavailability: If an IHE is prevented 

from electronically submitting the 

application on the application deadline 

date because the e-Application system is 

unavailable, we will grant the IHE an 

extension of one business day in order 

to transmit the application 

electronically, by mail, or by hand 

delivery. We will grant this extension 

if—

(1) The IHE is a registered user of eApplication and the IHE has initiated an 

electronic application for this 

competition; and 

(2) (a) The e-Application system is 

unavailable for 60 minutes or more 

between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 

p.m., Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date; or 

(b) The e-Application system is 

unavailable for any period of time 

between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date. 

We must acknowledge and confirm 

these periods of unavailability before 

granting the IHE an extension. To 

request this extension or to confirm our 

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acknowledgment of any system 

unavailability, an IHE may contact 

either (1) the person listed elsewhere in 

this notice under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency 

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

1–888–336–8930. If the system is down 

and therefore the application deadline is 

extended, an e-mail will be sent to all 

registered users who have initiated an eApplication. Extensions referred to in 

this section apply only to the 

unavailability of the Department’s eApplication system. 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement: An IHE may qualify for an 

exception to the electronic submission 

requirement, and may submit its 

application in paper format, if the IHE 

is unable to submit an application 

through the e-Application system 

because—

• The IHE or a faculty applicant does 

not have access to the Internet; or 

• The IHE or a faculty applicant does 

not have the capacity to upload large 

documents to the Department’s eApplication system; and 

• No later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date (14 calendar 

days or, if the fourteenth calendar day 

before the application deadline date 

falls on a Federal holiday, the next 

business day following the Federal 

holiday), the IHE mails or faxes a 

written statement to the Department, 

explaining which of the two grounds for 

an exception prevent the IHE from using 

the Internet to submit its application. If 

an IHE mails its written statement to the 

Department, it must be postmarked no 

later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date. If an IHE 

faxes its written statement to the 

Department, we must receive the faxed 

statement no later than two weeks 

before the application deadline date. 

Address and mail or fax this 

statement to: Amy Wilson, U.S. 

Department of Education, 1990 K Street, 

NW, room 6094, Washington, DC 

20006–8526. FAX: (202) 502–7859. 

The IHE’s paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand delivery instructions described 

in this notice. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Mail. 

If an IHE qualifies for an exception to 

the electronic submission requirement, 

the IHE may mail (through the U.S. 

Postal Service or a commercial carrier) 

its application to the Department. The 

IHE must mail the original and two 

copies of the application, on or before 

the application deadline date, to the 

Department at the applicable following 

address: 

By mail through the U.S. Postal 

Service: U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.019A), 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202–

4260. or 

By mail through a commercial carrier: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center Stop 4260, 

Attention: (CFDA Number 84.019A), 

7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 

20785–1506. 

Regardless of which address the IHE 

uses, 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, or 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If the IHE mails its application 

through the U.S. Postal Service, we do 

not accept either of the following as 

proof of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark, or 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

If the IHE’s application is postmarked 

after the application deadline date, we 

will not consider its application. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before 

relying on this method, the IHE should check 

with its local post office. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Hand Delivery. 

If the IHE qualifies for an exception to 

the electronic submission requirement, 

the IHE (or a courier service) may 

deliver its paper application to the 

Department by hand. The IHE must 

deliver the original and two copies of 

the application, by hand, on or before 

the application deadline date, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.019A), 550 12th 

Street, SW, Room 7041, Potomac Center 

Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

The Application Control Center accepts 

hand deliveries daily between 8 a.m. 

and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, 

except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal 

holidays. 

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper 

Applications: If an IHE mails or hand 

delivers its application to the Department: 

(1) The IHE must indicate on the envelope 

and—if not provided by the Department—in 

Item 4 of the ED 424 the CFDA number—and 

suffix letter, if any—of the competition under 

which the IHE is submitting its application. 

(2) The Application Control Center will 

mail a grant application receipt 

acknowledgment to the IHE. If the IHE does 

not receive the grant application receipt 

acknowledgment within 15 days from the 

application deadline date, the IHE should 

call the U.S. Department of Education 

Application Control Center at (202) 245–

6288. 

V. Application Review Information 

Selection Criteria: The following 

selection criteria for this competition 

are from 34 CFR 663.21. The maximum 

score for all of the criteria is 100 points. 

The maximum score for each criteria is 

indicated in parenthesis. (a) Quality of 

proposed project (60 points): In 

determining 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 (10 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); 

(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 (10 

points); and (6) The objectives of the 

project regarding the sponsoring 

institution’s plans for developing or 

strengthening, or both, curricula in 

modern foreign language and area 

studies (10 points). 

(b) Qualifications of the applicant (40 

points): In determining the 

qualifications of the applicant, the 

Secretary considers (1) The overall 

strength of the 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 (10 points); (3) 

The applicant’s proficiency in one or 

more of the languages (other than 

English and the applicant’s native 

language) of the country or countries of 

research, and the specific measures to 

be taken to overcome any anticipated 

language barriers (15 points); and (4) 

The applicant’s ability to conduct 

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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). 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If a faculty 

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 may also 

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 the IHE’s 

approved application as part of its 

binding commitments under the grant. 

3. Reporting: At the end of the project 

period, the IHE must submit a final 

performance report, including the final 

reports of all the grantee institution’s 

fellows, and financial information, as 

directed by the Secretary. The IHE and 

faculty fellows are required to use the 

electronic reporting system, the 

Evaluation of Exchange, Language, 

International and Area Studies (EELIAS) 

to complete the final report. 

4. Performance Measures: Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA), the following measure will 

be used by the Department in assessing 

the performance of the Fulbright-Hays 

Faculty Research Abroad Program: 

The average language competency 

score of Fulbright-Hays Training 

Grants—Faculty Research Abroad 

fellows at the end of the research period 

(post-test) minus the average 

competency score at the beginning of 

the research period (pre-test). All 

grantees will be expected to provide 

documentation of the improved 

language proficiency of the fellows 

through the EELIAS system. 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Wilson, U.S. Department of 

Education, 1990 K Street, NW, room 

6094, Washington, DC 20006–8526. 

Telephone: (202) 502–7689 or e-mail: 

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Dated: October 5, 2005. 

Sally L. Stroup, 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 05–20366 Filed 10–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–U 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Postsecondary Education; 

Overview Information; Fulbright-Hays 

Group Projects Abroad Program; 

Notice Inviting Applications for New 

Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.021A 

Dates: Applications Available: 

October 11, 2005. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: See the chart listed under 

section IV. Application and Submission 

Information, 3. Submission Dates and 

Times (chart). Deadline for 

Intergovernmental Review: See chart. 

Eligible Applicants: (1) Institutions of 

higher education, (2) State departments 

of education, (3) private nonprofit 

educational organizations, and (4) 

consortia of these entities. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration has requested 

$2,505,408 for this program for FY 2006. 

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: $50,000–

$90,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$69,595. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding $90,000 for a single budget 

period of 12 months. The Assistant 

Secretary for Postsecondary Education 

may change the maximum amount 

through a notice published in the 

Federal Register. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 36. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 12 months. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The FulbrightHays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) 

Program supports overseas projects in 

training, research, and curriculum 

development in modern foreign 

languages and area studies for groups of 

teachers, students, and faculty engaged 

in a common endeavor. Projects may 

include short-term seminars, curriculum 

development, or group research or 

study. 

Priorities: In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(ii), these priorities are from 

the regulations for this program (34 CFR 

664.32) 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2006 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 group project funded under 

this priority must focus on one or more 

of the following geographic regions of 

the world: Africa, East Asia, South Asia, 

Southeast Asia and the Pacific, the 

Western Hemisphere (Central and South 

America, Mexico, and the Caribbean), 

East Central Europe and Eurasia, and 

the Near East. 

Within this absolute priority, we are 

establishing the following competitive 

preference and invitational priorities. 

Competitive Preference Priority: For 

FY 2006 this priority is a competitive 

preference priority. Under 34 CFR 

75.105(c)(2)(i), 664.30(b), and 664.31(g) 

we award up to an additional five (5) 

points to an application, depending on 

how well the application meets this 

priority. 

This priority is: 

Short-term seminars that develop and 

improve foreign language and area