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proposed AC by contacting the person

named above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to

submit such written data, views, or

arguments as they may desire.

Comments must identify the AC and

submit comments to the address

specified above. All communications

received on or before the closing date

for comments will be considered by the

Standards Staff before issuing the final

AC. Comments may be inspected at

FAA, Aircraft Certification Service,

Small Airplane Directorate, Standards

Office, ACE–110, Suite 900, 1201

Walnut, Kansas City, Missouri, between

the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

weekdays, except Federal holidays.

Background

In its Safety Recommendation A–95–

13, dated February 7, 1995, the NTSB

shared some of their safety concerns

about tundra tires with the FAA and

requested that the possibility of

problems with tundra tires be

investigated. The NTSB stated: ‘‘Since

the early 1960s, hundreds of airplanes

operating in Alaska have been equipped

with tundra tires, and dozens of

versions of tundra tires—some

exceeding 35 inches in diameter—have

been marketed. The Safety Board is

concerned that filed approvals and

STC’s have been granted for use of these

tires without flight test or other data on

the aerodynamic effects of the tires and

wheels. The Piper PA–18 is the airplane

most frequently equipped with tundra

tires. The Safety Board believes that the

FAA should conduct a demonstration

flight test to determine the effects of

tundra tires on the PA–18’s flight

characteristics, including cruise, climb,

takeoff, and landing performance; and,

in both straight and turning flight, stall

warning and aircraft stability at or near

the critical angle of attack. Further, if

the tests of the PA–18 indicate the need,

the FAA should take corrective action

and expand testing to other airplane

types equipped with oversized tires.’’

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on June

20, 1996.

Henry A. Armstrong,

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 96–16416 Filed 6–26–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

International Education and Cultural

Activities—Discretionary Grant

Program

ACTION: Notice; Request for proposals.

SUMMARY: The Office of Citizen

Exchanges (E/P) of the United States

Information Agency’s Bureau of

Educational and Cultural Affairs

announces an open competition for an

assistance award program. Public or

private non-profit organizations meeting

the provisions described in IRS

regulation 26 CFR 1.501(c)(3)–1 may

apply to develop projects that link their

international exchange interests with

counterpart institutions/groups in ways

supportive of the aims of the Bureau of

Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Overall grant making authority for this

program is contained in the Mutual

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act

of 1961, as amended, Public Law 87–

256, also known as the Fulbright Hays

Act.

The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to enable

the Government of the United States to

increase mutual understanding between

the people of the United States and the

people of other countries * * *; to

strengthen the ties which unite us with

other nations by demonstrating the

educational and cultural interests,

developments, and achievements of the

people of the United States and other

nations. * * * and thus to assist in the

development of friendly, sympathetic

and peaceful relations between the

United States and the other countries of

the world.’’ Programs and projects must

conform with Agency requirements and

guidelines outlined in the Application

Package. USIA projects and programs

are subject to the availability of funds.

Interested applicants should read the

complete Federal Register

announcement before addressing

inquiries to the Office of Citizen

Exchanges or submitting their

proposals. Once the RFP deadline has

passed, the Office of Citizen Exchanges

may not discuss this competition in any

way with applicants until after the

Bureau program and project review

process has been completed.

ANNOUNCEMENT NAME AND NUMBER: All

communications concerning this

announcement should refer to the

Annual Discretionary Grant Program.

The announcement number is E/P–97–

1. Please refer to title and number in all

correspondence or telephone calls to

USIA.

Deadline for Proposals: All copies

must be received at the U.S. Information

Agency by 5 p.m. Washington, DC time

on Friday, October 11, 1996. Faxed

documents will not be accepted, nor

will documents postmarked on October

11, 1996, but received at a later date. It

is the responsibility of each grant

applicant to ensure that proposals are

received by the above deadline. This

action is effective from the publication

date of this notice through October 11,

1996, for projects where activities will

begin between January 1, 1997 and

December 31, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Interested organizations/institutions

must contact the Office of Citizen

Exchanges, E/PL, Room 216, United

States Information Agency, 301 4th

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20547,

(202) 619–5326, to request detailed

application packets which include

award criteria; all application forms;

and guidelines for preparing proposals,

including specific criteria for

preparation of the proposal budget.

Please direct inquiries and

correspondence to USIA Program

Officer Laverne Johnson, E-Mail

{LJohnson@USIA.GOV}.

TO DOWNLOAD A SOLICITATION PACKAGE

VIA INTERNET: The Solicitation Package

may be downloaded from USIA’s

website at http://www.usia.gov/ or from

the Internet Gopher at gopher://

gopher.usia.gov. Under the heading

‘‘International Exchanges/Training’’

select ‘‘Request for Proposals (RFPs).’’

Please read ‘‘About the Following RFPs’’

before beginning to download.

ADDRESSES: Applicants must follow all

instructions given in the Application

Package and send only complete

applications with 15 copies to:

U.S. Information Agency, REF: E/P–97–

1 Annual Discretionary Grant

Competition, Grants Management

Division (E/XE), 301–4th Street, SW.,

Room 336, Washington, DC 20547.

Applicants must also submit to E/XE

the ‘‘Executive Summary’’ and

‘‘Narrative’’ sections of each proposal on

a 3.5′′ diskette, formatted for DOS. This

material must be provided in ASCII text

(DOS) format with a maximum line

length of 65 characters. USIA will

transmit these files electronically to

USIS posts overseas for their review,

with the goal of reducing the time it

takes to get posts’ comments for the

Agency’s grants review process.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
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in the broadest sense and encompass

differences including but not limited to

ethnicity, gender, religion, geographic

location, socio-economic status, and

physical challenges. 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 the total proposal.

Overview

The Office of Citizen Exchanges

works with U.S. private sector, nonprofit organizations on cooperative

international group projects that

introduce American and foreign

participants to each others’ social,

economic, and political structures, and

international interests. The Office

supports international projects in the

United States or overseas involving

leaders or potential leaders in the

following fields and professions: urban

planners, jurists, specialized journalists

(specialists in economics, business,

political analysis, international affairs),

business professionals, NGO leaders,

environmental specialists,

parliamentarians, educators,

economists, and other government

officials.

Guidelines

Applicants should carefully note the

following restrictions/recommendations

for proposals in specific geographical

areas:

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and

the Newly Independent States (NIS):

Requests for proposals involving the

following countries will be announced

in separate competitions: CEE—Albania,

Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,

Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary,

Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland,

Romania, Slovak Republic, and

Slovenia; NIS—Armenia, Azerbaijan,

Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan,

Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan,

Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

Proposals involving these regions WILL

NOT be accepted under this

competition.

Western Europe and Canada (WEU):

Priority consideration will be given to

the following themes and target

countries/subregions:

(1) Conflict Resolution: Northern Ireland

Theme: Facilitation of grass-roots

conflict resolution relating to both

Northern Ireland and cross-border

issues between communities in

Northern Ireland and the Republic of

Ireland.

(2) Conflict Resolution: Cyprus

Theme: Conflict resolution through

increased inter-communal

communication by means of Internet

access and computer-assisted

negotiations, aimed at journalists,

academics, politicians, and government

officials in both the Greek Cypriot and

Turkish Cypriot communities.

Project: In order to improve their

professional skills, increase access to

research materials and international

news sources, and to stimulate intercommunal communication via Internet,

journalists, academics as well as

politicians and government officials

need to be able to access information

electronically. The project would

include a seminar and workshop on

each side of the green line as well as

technical help to set up viable systems

of electronic communication.

Exchange: American experts in

Internet access and conflict resolution to

set up seminars/workshops in the Greek

Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot

communities and to ensure viability in

those communities and to ensure

viability in those communities of

electronic communication.

(3) Promoting a Civil Society: Italy

Theme: In helping to develop a new

‘‘civic consciousness’’ and to form a

greater partnership in Italy between the

public and private sectors, the project

would study the American model of

volunteerism, training, and civic

service.

Project: A two-way exchange program

involving Italian representatives from

the Ministry of Social Services, selected

regions and municipalities and nongovernmental organizations, and

American representatives from Federal

and state organizations involved in civic

service programs.

Exchange: Phase I of the program

would involve a small group of Italians

visiting the U.S. to learn about the

American model of civic/volunteer

service. Issues to be addressed would

include: organizational structure/

administration of civic service

programs; fund-raising, including

administration of federal funding;

evaluation and control criteria; training;

cultural/social context in which

programs thrive.

Phase II would involve visits to Italy

by American representatives of selected

civic services programs relevant to the

Italian experience. These

representatives would work directly

with the Ministry of Social Services and

regional projects to develop Italian pilot

projects based on the American model.

(4) Local Government: Turkey

Theme: To study the issues involved

in decentralization in order to promote

regional development and citizen

empowerment.

Project: An exchange of 10 mayors

from Southeastern Turkey, the site of a

new and massive irrigation project, with

U.S. municipal leaders involved in

regional development issues.

Exchange: Initial visit to selected

American cities, with a focus on

regional development and provision of

local services. Follow-up visit by

American representatives relevant to the

Turkish experience.

(5) Wetlands Management Program:

Greece

Theme: Wetlands management,

mapping, and restoration program.

Project: To assist Aristotle University

in Thessaloniki and the Greek Wetlands

Center in establishing a program of

general wetlands managements,

including the technical aspects of

conservation, legal issues, and public

relations techniques.

Exchange: Two-way exchange of

experts: Americans to help the Center

and University establish a Wetlands

program; Greeks to visit the U.S. for

first-hand observation of NGO work and

university programs.

E/P contact for WEU programs: Chris

Miner, 202/401–7342; E-Mail

{CMiner@USIA.GOV}

East Asia and the Pacific (EA):

Priority consideration will be given to

the following themes and target

countries/subregions:

The Organization of NGOs

(EA regional project or single country

project for Japan)—Projects should

address the important role that nongovernmental organizations, citizen’s

groups and grassroot institutions play in

a democracy. Priority will be given to

projects that study management and

fund-raising strategies of NGOs in the

U.S., rather than projects that focus

exclusively on the objectives or themes

of specific organizations.

Economic Development and Intellectual

Property Rights

(EA regional project to include

participants from South Korea, Taiwan,

Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand,

Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and/or

the Philippines)—Projects should

underscore the importance of IPR

protection to economic development.

Participants would include business

reporters, executives in the private and

public sector with an interest in IPR

and/or legal experts.
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Intellectual Property Rights

(China)—Projects would show

members of China’s business creative

community how their U.S. counterparts

protect their own intellectual property

rights.

Rule of Law

(China) Projects would help Chinese

provincial and municipal judges

understand how U.S. state judiciaries

function to understand how Federal and

state judiciary systems interact.

Market Economics

(Vietnam, Cambodia, and/or Laos)—

Projects would give a better

understanding of market economics and

international trade to executives from

the state and private sector. Priority will

be given to projects that reach a wider

audience through use of workshops,

training seminars or follow-up

publications for entry-level

entrepreneurs.

The Sustainable Urban Environment

(EA regional project)—Projects should

explore the challenge of balancing

economic growth with environmental

health in large cities. Participants would

include city managers, government

officials, NGO activists, academics or

journalists with an interest in urban

planning. The project should not only

look at the experiences of U.S. cities

coping with rapid growth, but also

address the role of citizen participation

in identifying creative solutions or

finding acceptable compromises.

E/P contact for EA programs: Steve

Koenig 202/260–5485; E-Mail

{SKoenig@USIA.GOV}

American Republics (AR): Priority

will be given to projects in (1) Civic

education (which might focus on such

issues as curriculum development, civic

journalism, citizen activism, and

volunteerism); (2) sustainable

development; (3) rule of law/

administration of justice; and (4)

diversity in the Americas experience

(African and other ethnic/racial aspects

of culture shared in the Western

Hemisphere). Projects should involve

either Brazil, or one more of the

following countries. Argentina,

Dominican Republic, Panama, Uruguay,

Venezuela. Projects should include

collaborative programming with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in

these countries.

E/P contact for AR programs: Laverne

Johnson, 202/619–5337; E-Mail

{LJohnson@USIA.GOV}

Africa (AF): Preference will be given

to proposals focusing on international

trade and privatization issues—

including Intellectual Property Rights

(IPR), World Trade Organization (WTO),

and regional arrangements such as the

North American Free Trade Agreement

(NAFTA)—with the Southern African

Development Community (SADC); rule

of law, alternate dispute resolution, or

judicial reform in one subregion; and

civic education/civil society (especially

the role of elections, or promotion of

citizen participation, human rights, or

values of tolerance, pragmatism,

cooperation, and compromise). The

Office is also interested in proposals for

electronic connectivity, but USIA funds

may not be used for purchase of

equipment. These proposals should

target organizations responsible for

promoting either rule of law or trade

and business development and must

demonstrate commitment to use and

capacity to maintain equipment. All

proposals should include programming

in at least three countries. Other themes

may be proposed, but those listed above

will receive preference.

E/P contact for AF programs: Stephen

Taylor, 202/205–0535; E-Mail

{STaylor@USIA.GOV}

North Africa, Near East and South

Asia (NEA): Priority will be given to

regional or single-country exchange

projects that focus on conflict

resolution, domestic or international;

rule of law, focusing on legal system

reform or the introduction of alternative

dispute management into the

adjudication process; the promotion of

civil society/democratic government,

which might include the enhancement

of formal civic education, parliamentary

or civil service development, or the

development of greater competence/

professionalism/responsibility among

journalists; human rights, including the

empowerment of women and/or the

protection of children and ethnic

minorities; education development,

including curricular reform; teacher

training; development of skills and

professionalism among administrators;

and natural resource (environmental)

awareness and management, including

water resource management, the

establishment of formal and informal

education projects focused on the

environment, and increasing public

awareness of the impact of

environmental degradation on the

quality of life.

E/P contact for NEA programs: Tom

Johnston, 202/619–5325; E-Mail

{TJohnston@USIA.GOV}

The Office of Citizen Exchanges

strongly encourages the coordination of

activities with respected universities,

professional associations, and major

cultural institutions in the U.S. and

abroad, but particularly in the U.S.

Projects should be intellectual and

cultural, not technical. Vocational

training (an occupation other than one

requiring a baccalaureate or higher

academic degree; i.e., clerical work, auto

maintenance, etc., and other

occupations requiring less than two

years of higher education) and technical

training (special and practical

knowledge of a mechanical or a

scientific subject which enhances

mechanical, narrowly scientific, or

semi-skilled capabilities) are ineligible

for support. In addition, scholarship

programs are ineligible for support. The

Office does not support proposals

limited to conferences or seminars (i.e.,

one to fourteen-day programs with

plenary sessions, main speakers, panels,

and a passive audience). It will support

conferences only insofar as they are part

of a larger project in duration and scope

which is receiving USIA funding from

this competition. USIA-supported

projects may include internships; study

tours; short-term, non-technical

training; and extended, intensive

workshops taking place in the United

States or overseas. The themes

addressed in exchange programs must

be of long-term importance rather than

focused exclusively on current events or

short-term issues. In every case, a

substantial rationale must be presented

as part of the proposal, one that clearly

indicates the distinctive and important

contribution of the overall project,

including, where applicable, the

expected yield of any associated

conference. 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. Projects that duplicate what is

routinely carried out by private sector

and/or public sector operations will not

be considered. The Office of Citizen

Exchanges strongly recommends that

applicants consult with host country

USIS posts prior to submitting

proposals.

Selection of Participants

All grant proposals should clearly

describe the type of persons who will

participate in the program as well as the

process by which participants will be

selected. It is recommended that

programs in support of U.S. internships

include letters tentatively committing

host institutions to support the

internships. In the selection of foreign

participants, USIA and USIS posts

abroad retain the right to nominate all

participants and to accept or deny

participants recommended by grantee

institutions. However, grantee
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institutions are often asked by USIA to

suggest names of potential participants.

The grantee institution will also provide

the names of American participants and

brief (two pages) biographical data on

each American participant to the Office

of Citizen Exchanges for information

purposes. Priority will be given to

foreign participants who have not

previously travelled to the United

States.

Additional Guidance

The Office of Citizen Exchanges offers

the following additional guidance to

prospective applicants:

1. The Office of Citizen Exchanges

encourages project proposals involving

more than one country. Pertinent

rationale which links countries in multicountry projects should be included in

the submissions. Single-country projects

that are clearly defined and possess the

potential for creating and strengthening

continuing linkages between foreign and

U.S. institutions are also welcome.

2. Proposals for bilateral programs are

subject to review and comment by the

USIS post in the relevant country, and

pre-selected participants will also be

subject to USIS post review.

3. Bilateral programs should clearly

identify the counterpart organization

and provide evidence of the

organization’s participation.

4. The Office of Citizen Exchanges

will consider proposals for activities

which take place exclusively in other

countries when USIS posts are

consulted in the design of the proposed

program and in the choice of the most

suitable venues for such programs.

5. Office of Citizen Exchanges grants

are not given to support projects whose

focus is limited to technical or

vocational subjects, or for research

projects, for publications funding, for

student and/or teacher/faculty

exchanges, for sports and/or sports

related programs. Nor does this office

provide scholarships or support for

long-term (a semester or more) academic

studies. Competitions sponsored by

other Bureau offices are also announced

in the Federal Register.

For projects that would begin after

December 31, 1997, competition details

will be announced in the Federal

Register on or about June 1, 1997.

Inquiries concerning technical

requirements are welcome prior to

submission of applications.

Funding

Although no set funding limit exists,

proposals for less than $135,000 will

receive preference. Organizations with

less than four years of successful

experience in managing international

exchange programs are limited to

$60,000. Applicants are invited to

provide both an all-inclusive budget as

well as separate sub-budgets for each

program component, phase, location, or

activity in order to facilitate USIA

decisions on funding. While an allinclusive budget must be provided with

each proposal, separate component

budgets are optional. Competition for

USIA funding support is keen.

The selection of grantee institutions

will depend on program substance,

cross-cultural sensitivity, and ability to

carry out the program successfully.

Since USIA grant assistance constitutes

only a portion of total project funding,

proposals should list and provide

evidence of other anticipated sources of

financial and in-kind support. Proposals

with substantial private sector support

from foundations, corporations, other

institutions, et al. will be deemed highly

competitive. The Recipient must

provide a minimum of 33 percent cost

sharing of the total project cost.

The following project costs are

eligible for consideration for funding:

1. International and domestic air

fares; visas; transit costs; ground

transportation costs.

2. Per Diem: For the U.S. program,

organizations have the option of using a

flat $140/day for program participants

or the published U.S. Federal per diem

rates for individual American cities. For

activities outside the U.S., the published

Federal per diem rates must be used.

Note. U.S. escorting staff must use the

published Federal per diem rates, not the flat

rate.

3. Interpreters: If needed, interpreters

for the U.S. program are provided by the

U.S. State Department Language

Services Division. Typically, a pair of

simultaneous interpreters is provided

for every four visitors who need

interpretation. USIA grants do not pay

for foreign interpreters to accompany

delegations from their home country.

Grant proposal budgets should contain

a flat $140/day per diem for each

Department of State interpreter, as well

as home-program-home air

transportation of $400 per interpreter

plus any U.S. travel expenses during the

program. Salary expenses are covered

centrally and should not be part of an

applicant’s proposed budget.

4. Book and Cultural Allowance:

Participants are entitled to and escorts

are reimbursed a one-time cultural

allowance of $150 per person, plus a

participant book allowance of $50. U.S.

staff do not get these benefits.

5. Consultants: May be used to

provide specialized expertise or to make

presentations. Daily honoraria generally

do not exceed $250 per day.

Subcontracting organizations may also

be used, in which case the written

agreement between the prospective

grantee and subcontractor should be

included in the proposal.

6. Room rental, which generally

should not exceed $250 per day.

7. Materials Development: Proposals

may contain costs to purchase, develop,

and translate materials for participants.

8. One working meal per project. Per

capita costs may not exceed $5–8 for a

lunch and $14–20 for a dinner,

excluding room rental. The number of

invited guests may not exceed

participants by more than a factor of

two-to-one.

9. A return travel allowance of $70 for

each participant which is to be used for

incidental expenditures incurred during

international travel.

10. All USIA-funded delegates will be

covered under the terms of a USIAsponsored health insurance policy. The

premium is paid by USIA directly to the

insurance company.

11. Other costs necessary for the

effective administration of the program,

including salaries for grant organization

employees, benefits, and other direct

and indirect costs per detailed

instructions in the application package.

Note: The 20 percent limitation of

‘‘administrative costs’’ included in previous

announcements does not apply to this RFP.

Please refer to the Application Package for

complete budget guidelines.

Review Process

USIA will acknowledge receipt of all

proposals and will review them for

technical eligibility. Proposals will be

deemed ineligible if they do not fully

adhere to the guidelines established

herein and in the Application Packet.

Eligible proposals will be forwarded to

panels of USIA officers for advisory

review. All eligible proposals will also

be reviewed by the program office, as

well the USIA geographic regional office

and the USIS post overseas, where

appropriate. Proposals may also be

reviewed by the USIA’s Office of

General Counsel or by other Agency

elements. Funding decisions are at the

discretion of the USIA Associate

Director for Educational and Cultural

Affairs. Final technical authority for

assistance awards (grants or cooperative

agreements) resides with USIA’s grants

officer.

Review Criteria

USIA will consider proposals based

on their conformance with the

objectives and considerations already

stated in this RFP, as well as the

following criteria:
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1. Quality of Program Idea: Proposals

should exhibit originality, substance,

precision, and relevance to the Agency

mission.

2. Program Planning: Detailed agenda

and relevant work plan should

demonstrate substantive undertakings

and logistical capacity. Agenda and plan

should adhere to the program overview

and guidelines described above.

3. Ability to Achieve Program

Objectives: Objectives should be

reasonable, feasible, and flexible.

Proposals should clearly demonstrate

how the institution will meet the

program objectives and plan.

4. Multiplier Effect: Proposed

programs should strengthen long-term

mutual understanding, including

maximum sharing of information and

establishment of long-term institutional

individual linkages.

5. Value to U.S.-Partner Country

Relations: Proposed projects should

receive positive assessments by USIA’s

geographic area desk and overseas

officers of program need, potential

impact, and significance in the partner

country(ies).

6. Institutional Capacity: Proposed

personnel and institutional resources

should be adequate and appropriate to

achieve the program’s or project’s goal.

7. Institution Reputation/Ability:

Proposals should demonstrate an

institutional record of successful

exchange programs, including

responsible fiscal management and full

compliance with all reporting

requirements for past Agency grants as

determined by USIA’s Office of

Contracts. The Agency will consider the

past performance of prior recipients and

the demonstrated potential of new

applicants.

8. Follow-on Activities: Proposals

should provide a plan for continued

follow-on activity (without USIA

support) which ensures that USIAsupported programs are not isolated

events.

9. Evaluation Plan: Proposals should

provide a plan for a thorough and

objective evaluation of the program/

project by the grantee institution.

10. Cost-Effectiveness: 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.

11. Cost-Sharing: Proposals should

maximize cost-sharing through other

private sector support as well as

institutional direct funding

contributions.

12. Support of Diversity: Proposals

should demonstrate the substantive

support of the Bureau’s policy on

diversity. Achievable and relevant

features should be cited in both program

administration (selection of

participants, program venue, and

program evaluation) and program

content (orientation and wrap-up

sessions, program meetings, resource

materials, and follow-up activities).

Notice

The terms and conditions published

in this RFP are binding and may not be

modified by any USIA representative.

Explanatory information provided by

USIA that contradicts published

language will not be binding. Issuance

of the RFP does not constitute an award

commitment on the part of the

Government. The Agency reserves the

right to reduce, revise, or increase

proposal budgets in accordance with the

need of the program and the availability

of funds.

Notification

Final awards cannot be made until

funds have been fully appropriated by

the Congress, allocated, and committed

through internal USIA procedures.

Awarded grants will be subject to

periodic reporting and evaluation

requirements.

Dated: June 20, 1996.

Dell Pendergrast,

Deputy Associated Director for Educational

and Cultural Affairs.

[FR Doc. 96–16325 Filed 6–26–96; 8:45 am]

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