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19 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

for inspection and copying at the 

principal office of the Exchange. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change; the Commission does 

not edit personal identifying 

information from submissions. You 

should submit only information that 

you wish to make available publicly. All 

submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NYSE–2008–95 and should 

be submitted on or before October 30, 

2008. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.19

Florence E. Harmon, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–23928 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6388] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA); Request for Grant 

Proposals: International Arrival and 

Departure Program 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/V/C/R–09–01. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.402. 

Key Dates: January 1, 2009 through 

September 30, 2010. 

Application Deadline: November 6, 

2008. 

Executive Summary: The Community 

Relations Branch of the Office of 

International Visitors, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA/ 

PE/V/C/R) invites proposal submissions 

for the design and implementation of an 

airport arrival and departure program at 

New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) 

International Airport and New Jersey’s 

Newark International Airport. 

It is anticipated that a cooperative 

agreement for $195,000 will be awarded 

on or about January 1, 2009, pending 

availability of FY 2009 funds. This 18- 

month award will begin on or about 

January 1, 2009 and end September 30, 

2010, and will be based on a 

combination of 500 incoming and 

outgoing flights between the two 

international points of entry stated 

above. 

Proposed funding would support the 

following specific activities: Meet 

incoming International Visitor 

Leadership Program (IVLP) participants 

at JFK International Airport, New York, 

and assist them to their connecting 

flights; meet incoming IVLP participants 

at Newark International Airport, New 

Jersey, and assist participants to their 

connecting flights; provide assistance to 

outgoing IVLP participants, through 

U.S. Customs, at JFK International 

Airport, New York, and Newark 

International Airport, New Jersey; and 

liaise with U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP), Transportation 

Security Administration (TSA) officials, 

and Port Authority officials at both 

points of international entry in order to 

carry out scope of work under the 

cooperative agreement. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority 

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.’’ The funding authority for 

the program above is provided through 

legislation. 

Purpose: The Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is seeking 

detailed proposals for the airport arrival 

and departure program from not-forprofit organizations that have an 

established reputation and experience 

with: 

(1) International airport arrivals and 

departures for official participants 

under the International Visitor 

Leadership Program or other 

international exchange and training 

programs; 

(2) U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP), Department of 

Homeland Security; 

(3) Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA); 

(4) National Security Entry and Exit 

Registration System (NSEERS) and 

requirements; 

(5) International airport facilities and 

services; 

(6) Airport security regulations; 

(7) U.S. Department of State 

Diplomatic Security to secure 

background checks and badges; 

(8) Port Authority Officials to secure 

background checks and badges; 

(9) Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, 

hiring, training, monitoring of 

international airport arrivals Reception 

Officers; 

(10) Accessing the Federal Inspections 

areas; 

(11) Handling groups and individuals, 

especially from the Middle East who are 

subject to the NSEERS process. 

In a cooperative agreement, ECA is 

substantially involved in program 

activities above and beyond routine 

grant monitoring. ECA activities and 

responsibilities for this program are as 

follows: Washington Office: Community 

Relations Branch, ECA/PE/V/C/R: 

A. Provides flight manifests to 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) and Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA), for clearance, 

prior to airport reception approval. 

B. Clears all reception officers for 

entry to restricted zones at JFK 

International Airport, New York and at 

Newark International Airport, New 

Jersey. 

New York Office: New York Program 

Branch, ECA/PE/V/C/N: 

A. Consults with DOS—ECA/PE/V 

Staff concerning all flight information, 

before requesting reception service from 

award recipient. 

B. Prioritizes and finalizes all flight 

information for reception services and 

forwards to award recipient to 

implement for JFK International Airport, 

New York and Newark International 

Airport, New Jersey. 

C. Communicates with award 

recipient concerning any missed flights, 

changed arrival time, no shows, 

cancellations, etc. 

D. Sets up and secures DOS 

background security checks and DOS ID 

Badges for all award recipient contract 

reception officers. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

Agreement. 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2009. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$195,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 1. 

Approximate Average Award: 

$195,000. 

Floor of Award Range: $195,000. 

Ceiling of Award Range: $195,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: On or 

around January 1, 2009, pending 

availability of FY 2009 funds. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

September 30, 2010. 

Additional Information: Pending 

successful implementation of this 

program and the availability of funds in 

subsequent fiscal years, it is ECA’s 

intent to renew this cooperative 

agreement for two additional fiscal 

years, before openly competing it again. 


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III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible Applicants 

Applications may be submitted by 

public and private not-for-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue Code 

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

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching Funds 

There is no minimum or maximum 

percentage required for this 

competition. However, ECA encourages 

applicants to provide maximum levels 

of cost sharing and funding in support 

of its programs. 

When cost sharing is offered, it is 

understood and agreed that the 

applicant must provide the amount of 

cost sharing as stipulated in its proposal 

and later included in an approved 

cooperative agreement. Cost sharing 

may be in the form of allowable direct 

or indirect costs. For accountability, you 

must maintain written records to 

support all costs which are claimed as 

your contribution, as well as costs to be 

paid by the Federal government. Such 

records are subject to audit. The basis 

for determining the value of cash and 

in-kind contributions must be in 

accordance with OMB Circular A–110, 

(Revised), Subpart C.23—Cost Sharing 

and Matching. In the event you do not 

provide the minimum amount of cost 

sharing as stipulated in the approved 

budget, ECA’s contribution will be 

reduced in like proportion. 

III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements 

(a.) ECA grant guidelines require that 

organizations with less than four years 

experience in conducting international 

exchanges be limited to $60,000 in 

Bureau funding. ECA anticipates 

making one award, in an amount up to 

$195,000 to support program and 

administrative costs required to 

implement this exchange program. 

Therefore, organizations with less than 

four years experience in conducting 

international exchanges are ineligible to 

apply under this competition. 

(b.) Technical Eligibility: All 

proposals must comply with the 

following or they will result in your 

proposal being declared technically 

ineligible and given no further 

consideration in the review process. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

Note: Please read the complete Federal 

Register announcement before sending 

inquiries or submitting proposals. Once the 

RFGP deadline has passed, ECA staff may not 

discuss this competition with applicants 

until the proposal review process has been 

completed. 

IV.1. Contact Information To Request an 

Application Package 

Please contact the Community 

Relations Branch, Office of International 

Visitors, ECA/PE/V/C/R, Room 247, U.S. 

Department of State, SA–44, 301 4th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20547, 

telephone 202/453–8625, fax number 

202/453–8631, or e-mail 

yateskf@state.gov to request a 

Solicitation Package. Please refer to the 

Funding Opportunity Number ECA/PE/ 

V/C/R–09–01 located at the top of this 

announcement when making your 

request. Alternatively, an electronic 

application package may be obtained 

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

for further information. 

The Solicitation Package contains the 

Proposal Submission Package, which 

consists of required application forms, 

and standard guidelines for proposal 

preparation. 

It also contains the Project Objectives, 

Goals and Implementation (POGI) 

document, which provides specific 

information, award criteria and budget 

instructions tailored to this competition. 

Please specify Program Manager 

Carmen Marrero, marrerocm@state.gov 

and refer to the Funding Opportunity 

Number ECA/PE/V/C/R–09–01 located 

at the top of this announcement on all 

other inquiries and correspondence. 

IV.2. To Download a Solicitation 

Package Via Internet 

The entire Solicitation Package may 

be downloaded from the Bureau’s Web 

site at http://exchanges.state.gov/ 

education/rfgps/menu.htm or from the 

Grants.gov Web site at http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

Please read all information before 

downloading. 

IV.3. Content and Form of Submission 

Applicants must follow all 

instructions in the Solicitation Package. 

The original and 10 copies of the 

application should be sent per the 

instructions under IV.3f. ‘‘Submission 

Dates and Times section’’ below. 

IV.3a. You are required to have a Dun 

and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number to 

apply for a grant or cooperative 

agreement from the U.S. Government. 

This number is a nine-digit 

identification number, which uniquely 

identifies business entities. Obtaining a 

DUNS number is easy and there is no 

charge. To obtain a DUNS number, 

access http:// 

www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1– 

866–705–5711. Please ensure that your 

DUNS number is included in the 

appropriate box of the SF–424 which is 

part of the formal application package. 

IV.3b. All proposals must contain an 

executive summary, proposal narrative 

and budget. 

Please Refer to the Solicitation 

Package. It contains the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

document and the Project Objectives, 

Goals and Implementation (POGI) 

document for additional formatting and 

technical requirements. 

IV.3c. You must have nonprofit status 

with the IRS at the time of application. 

Please note: Effective March 14, 2008, 

all applicants for ECA federal assistance 

awards must include with their 

application, a copy of page 5, Part V–A, 

‘‘Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, 

and Key Employees’’ of their most 

recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

Form 990, ‘‘Return of Organization 

Exempt From Income Tax.’’ If an 

applicant does not file an IRS Form 990, 

but instead files Schedule A (Form 990 

or 990–EZ)—‘‘Organization Exempt 

Under Section 501(c)(3),’’ applicants 

must include with their application a 

copy of Page 1, Part 1, ‘‘Compensation 

of the Five Highest Paid Employees 

Other Than Officers, Directors and 

Trustees,’’ of their most recent Internal 

Revenue Service (IRS) Form—Schedule 

A (Form 990 or 990–EZ). 

If your organization is a private 

nonprofit which has not received a grant 

or cooperative agreement from ECA in 

the past three years, or if your 

organization received nonprofit status 

from the IRS within the past four years, 

you must submit the necessary 

documentation to verify nonprofit status 

as directed in the PSI document. Failure 

to do so will cause your proposal to be 

declared technically ineligible. 

IV.3d. Please take into consideration 

the following information when 

preparing your proposal narrative: 

IV.3d.1. Adherence to All Regulations 

Governing the J Visa 

The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs places critically 

important emphases on the security and 

proper administration of the Exchange 

Visitor (J visa) Programs and adherence 

by award recipients and sponsors to all 

regulations governing the J visa. 

Therefore, proposals should 

demonstrate the applicant’s capacity to 

meet all requirements governing the 

administration of the Exchange Visitor 

Programs as set forth in 22 CFR part 62, 

including the oversight of Responsible 

Officers and Alternate Responsible 

Officers, screening and selection of 

program participants, provision of prearrival information and orientation to 

participants, monitoring of participants, 

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forms, record-keeping, reporting and 

other requirements. 

ECA will be responsible for issuing 

DS–2019 forms to participants in this 

program. 

A copy of the complete regulations 

governing the administration of 

Exchange Visitor (J) programs is 

available at http://exchanges.state.gov 

or from: United States Department of 

State, Office of Exchange Coordination 

and Designation, ECA/EC/ECD—SA–44, 

Room 734, 301 4th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20547, Telephone: 

(202) 203–5029, FAX: (202) 453–8640. 

Please refer to Solicitation Package for 

further information. 

IV.3d.2. Diversity, Freedom, and 

Democracy Guidelines 

Pursuant to the Bureau’s authorizing 

legislation, programs must maintain a 

non-political character and should be 

balanced and representative of the 

diversity of American political, social, 

and cultural life. ‘‘Diversity’’ should be 

interpreted in the broadest sense and 

encompass differences including, but 

not limited to ethnicity, race, gender, 

religion, geographic location, socioeconomic status, and disabilities. 

Applicant is strongly encouraged to 

adhere to the advancement of this 

principle both in program 

administration and in program content. 

Please refer to the review criteria under 

the ‘Support for Diversity’ section for 

specific suggestions on incorporating 

diversity into your proposal. Public Law 

104–319 provides that ‘‘in carrying out 

programs of educational and cultural 

exchange in countries whose people do 

not fully enjoy freedom and 

democracy,’’ the Bureau ‘‘shall take 

appropriate steps to provide 

opportunities for participation in such 

programs to human rights and 

democracy leaders of such countries.’’ 

Public Law 106–113 requires that the 

governments of the countries described 

above do not have inappropriate 

influence in the selection process. 

Proposals should reflect advancement of 

these goals in their program contents, to 

the full extent deemed feasible. 

IV.3d.3. Program Monitoring and 

Evaluation 

Proposals must include a plan to 

monitor and evaluate the project’s 

success, both as the activities unfold 

and at the end of the program. The 

Bureau recommends that your proposal 

include a draft survey questionnaire or 

other technique plus a description of a 

methodology to use to link outcomes to 

original project objectives. 

Successful monitoring and evaluation 

depend heavily on setting clear goals 

and outcomes at the outset of a program. 

Your evaluation plan should include a 

description of your project’s objectives, 

your anticipated project outcomes, and 

how and when you intend to measure 

these outcomes (performance 

indicators). The more that outcomes are 

‘‘smart’’ (specific, measurable, 

attainable, results-oriented, and placed 

in a reasonable time frame), the easier 

it will be to conduct the evaluation. You 

should also show how your project 

objectives link to the goals of the 

program described in this RFGP. 

We encourage you to assess the 

following two levels of outcomes, as 

they relate to the program goals set out 

in the RFGP (listed below): 

1. Participant satisfaction with the 

program. 

2. Institutional changes, such as 

increased collaboration and 

partnerships, new programming/ 

activities, and organizational 

improvements. 

Overall, the quality of your 

monitoring and evaluation plan will be 

judged on how well it (1) specifies 

intended outcomes; (2) gives clear 

descriptions of how each outcome will 

be measured; (3) identifies when 

particular outcomes will be measured; 

and (4) provides a clear description of 

the data collection strategies for each 

outcome (i.e., surveys, interviews, or 

focus groups, etc.). 

Award recipient will be required to 

provide reports of its evaluation 

findings to the Bureau in it regular 

program reports. Any data collected, 

including survey responses and contact 

information, if applicable, must be 

maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

IV.3d.4. For informational and 

planning purposes, we are informing all 

potential applicants that ECA is in the 

process of developing comprehensive 

approaches to alumni programming, 

Web portal development supported 

through ECA assistance awards (grants/ 

cooperative agreements) and the 

expansion of private/public 

partnerships to increase the reach of 

ECA’s exchange programs. In the event 

your proposal is recommended for 

funding, you may receive additional 

guidance/information related to these 

topics during the negotiation stage of 

the approval process. 

In addition, all recipients of ECA 

grants or cooperative agreements should 

be prepared to state in any 

announcement or publicity where it is 

not inappropriate, that activities are 

assisted financially by the Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs of the 

United States Department of State under 

the authority of the Fulbright-Hays Act 

of 1961, as amended. 

IV.3e. Please take the following 

information into consideration when 

preparing your budget: 

Describe your overall program 

management, staffing and coordination 

with ECA/PE/V/C/R. ECA/PE/V/C/R 

considers program management, staffing 

and coordination with the Department 

of State essential elements of your 

program. Please be sure to give 

sufficient attention to these elements in 

your proposal. Please refer to the 

Technical Eligibility Requirements in 

section V. Application Review 

Information for specific guidelines. 

IV.3e.1. Applicants must submit a 

comprehensive budget for the entire 

program. The award may not exceed 

$195,000. While there is no rigid ration 

of administrative to program costs, the 

Bureau urges applicant organizations to 

keep administrative costs as low and 

reasonable as possible. There must be a 

summary budget as well as breakdown 

reflecting both administrative and 

program budgets for FY 2009. 

Applicants may provide separate subbudgets for each program component, 

phase, location, or activity to provide 

clarification. 

IV.3e.2. Allowable costs for the 

program include the following: 

(1) Recruitment, selection and 

training/orientations of airport reception 

officers and coordinator; 

(2) Reimbursement of travel to and/or 

parking at airport for airport reception 

officers assigned to duty; 

(3) Part-time seasonal (.5 Full-time 

equivalent or FTE) Contractor at the 

Federal General Schedule Level 12 (GS– 

12) for the New York area, not-to-exceed 

1380 hours for the duration of the 

cooperative agreement, stationed at the 

U.S. Department of State’ New York 

Program Branch to coordinate the 

airport reception program locally. 

Please refer to the Solicitation 

Package for complete budget guidelines 

and formatting instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadlines and 

Methods of Submission 

Application Deadline Date: Monday, 

November 6, 2008. 

Reference Number: ECA/PE/V/C/R 

–09–01. 

Methods of Submission: 

Applications may be submitted in one 

of two ways: 

1. In hard-copy, via a nationally 

recognized overnight delivery service 

(i.e., DHL, Federal Express, UPS, 

Airborne Express, or U.S. Postal Service 

Express Overnight Mail, etc.), or 

2. Electronically through http:// 

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Along with the Project Title, all 

applicant must enter the above 

Reference Number in Box 11 on the SF– 

424 contained in the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

of the solicitation document. 

IV.3f.1 Submitting Printed Applications 

Applications must be shipped no later 

than the above deadline. Delivery 

services used by applicants must have 

in-place, centralized shipping 

identification and tracking systems that 

may be accessed via the Internet and 

delivery people who are identifiable by 

commonly recognized uniforms and 

delivery vehicles. Proposals shipped on 

or before the above deadline but 

received at ECA more than seven days 

after the deadline will be ineligible for 

further consideration under this 

competition. Proposals shipped after the 

established deadlines are ineligible for 

consideration under this competition. 

ECA will not notify you upon receipt of 

application. It is each applicant’s 

responsibility to ensure that each 

package is marked with a legible 

tracking number and to monitor/confirm 

delivery to ECA via the Internet. 

Delivery of proposal packages may not 

be made via local courier service or in 

person for this competition. Faxed 

documents will not be accepted at any 

time. Only proposals submitted as 

stated above will be considered. 

Important note: When preparing your 

submission please make sure to include 

one extra copy of the completed SF–424 

form and place it in an envelope 

addressed to ‘‘ECA/EX/PM’’. 

Applicant must follow all instructions 

in the Solicitation Package. 

The original and 10 copies of the 

application should be sent to: U.S. 

Department of State, SA–44, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Ref.: 

ECA/PE/V/C/R–09–01, Program 

Management, ECA/EX/PM, Room 534, 

301 4th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20547. 

IV.3f.2. Submitting Electronic 

Applications 

Applicants have the option of 

submitting proposals electronically 

through Grants.gov (http:// 

www.grants.gov). Complete solicitation 

packages are available at Grants.gov in 

the ‘‘Find’’ portion of the system. Please 

follow the instructions available in the 

’Get Started’ portion of the site (http:// 

www.grants.gov/GetStarted). 

Several of the steps in the Grants.gov 

registration process could take several 

weeks. Therefore, applicants should 

check with appropriate staff within their 

organizations immediately after 

reviewing this RFGP to confirm or 

determine their registration status with 

Grants.gov. 

Once registered, the amount of time it 

can take to upload an application will 

vary depending on a variety of factors 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your internet connection. 

In addition, validation of an electronic 

submission via Grants.gov can take up 

to two business days. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend 

that you not wait until the application 

deadline to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

The Grants.gov website includes 

extensive information on all phases/ 

aspects of the Grants.gov process, 

including an extensive section on 

frequently asked questions, located 

under the ‘‘For Applicants’’ section of 

the website. ECA strongly recommends 

that all potential applicants review 

thoroughly the Grants.gov website, well 

in advance of submitting a proposal 

through the Grants.gov system. ECA 

bears no responsibility for data errors 

resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes. 

Direct all questions regarding 

Grants.gov registration and submission 

to: 

Grants.gov Customer Support. 

Contact Center Phone: 800–518–4726. 

Business Hours: Monday–Friday, 7 

a.m.–9 p.m. Eastern Time. 

E-mail: support@grants.gov. 

Applicants have until midnight (12 

a.m.), Washington, DC time of the 

closing date to ensure that their entire 

application has been uploaded to the 

Grants.gov site. There are no exceptions 

to the above deadline. Applications 

uploaded to the site after midnight of 

the application deadline date will be 

automatically rejected by the grants.gov 

system, and will be technically 

ineligible. 

Please refer to the Grants.gov Web 

site, for definitions of various 

‘‘application statuses’’ and the 

difference between a submission receipt 

and a submission validation. Applicants 

will receive a validation e-mail from 

grants.gov upon the successful 

submission of an application. Again, 

validation of an electronic submission 

via Grants.gov can take up to two 

business days. Therefore, we strongly 

recommend that you not wait until the 

application deadline to begin the 

submission process through Grants.gov. 

ECA will not notify you upon receipt of 

electronic applications. 

It is the responsibility of all 

applicants submitting proposals via the 

Grants.gov web portal to ensure that 

proposals have been received by 

Grants.gov in their entirety, and ECA 

bears no responsibility for data errors 

resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes. 

IV.3g. Intergovernmental Review of 

Applications: Executive Order 12372 

does not apply to this program. 

V. Application Review Information 

V.1. Review Process 

The Bureau will review all proposals 

for technical eligibility. Proposals will 

be deemed ineligible if they do not fully 

adhere to the guidelines stated herein 

and in the Solicitation Package. All 

eligible proposals will be reviewed by 

the program office, as well as the Public 

Diplomacy section overseas, where 

appropriate. Eligible proposals will be 

subject to compliance with Federal and 

Bureau regulations and guidelines and 

forwarded to Bureau grant panels for 

advisory review. Proposals may also be 

reviewed by the Office of the Legal 

Adviser or by other Department 

elements. Final funding decisions are at 

the discretion of the Department of 

State’s Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs. Final 

technical authority for cooperative 

agreements resides with the Bureau’s 

Grants Officer. 

Review Criteria 

Technically eligible applications will 

be competitively reviewed according to 

the criteria stated below. These criteria 

are not rank ordered and all carry equal 

weight in the proposal evaluation: 

1. Quality of the Program Plan and 

Ability to Achieve Program Objectives: 

Proposals should exhibit originality, 

substance, precision, and relevance to 

the Bureau’s mission. The program 

director and key program staff must 

have expert knowledge of international 

airport arrivals and departure activities 

and qualifications to perform these 

services. Detailed agenda and relevant 

work plan should demonstrate 

substantive undertakings and logistics. 

Objectives should be reasonable, 

feasible, and flexible. Your proposal 

should clearly demonstrate how the 

institution will meet the program’s 

objectives and plan. 

2. Support of Diversity: Proposals 

should demonstrate 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 wrapup sessions, program meetings, resource 

materials and follow-up activities). 

3. Institutional Track Record/Ability: 

Proposals should demonstrate an 

institutional record of successful 

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responsible fiscal management and full 

compliance with all reporting 

requirements for past Bureau grants 

and/or cooperative agreements as 

determined by Bureau Grants Staff. The 

Bureau will consider the past 

performance of prior recipients and the 

demonstrated potential of new 

applicants. Proposed personnel and 

institutional resources should be fully 

qualified to achieve the project’s goals. 

4. Evaluation: Proposals should 

include a plan to evaluate the activity’s 

success, both as the activities unfold 

and at the end of the program. A draft 

survey questionnaire or other technique 

plus description of a methodology to 

use to link outcomes to original project 

objectives is recommended. 

5. Cost-effectiveness/Cost Sharing: 

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. 

Proposals should maximize cost-sharing 

through other private sector support, as 

well as institutional direct funding 

contributions. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1a. Award Notices 

Final awards cannot be made until 

funds have been appropriated by 

Congress, allocated and committed 

through internal Bureau procedures. 

Successful applicant will receive a 

Federal Assistance Award (FAA) from 

the Bureau’s Grants Office. The FAA 

and the original proposal with 

subsequent modifications (if applicable) 

shall be the only binding authorizing 

document between the recipient and the 

U.S. Government. The FAA will be 

signed by an authorized Grants Officer, 

and mailed to the recipient’s 

responsible officer identified in the 

application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

VI.2. Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements 

Terms and Conditions for the 

Administration of ECA agreements 

include the following: 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Nonprofit Organizations.’’ 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions.’’ 

OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles 

for State, Local and Indian 

Governments’’. 

OMB Circular No. A–110 (Revised), 

Uniform Administrative Requirements 

for Grants and Agreements with 

Institutions of Higher Education, 

Hospitals, and other Nonprofit 

Organizations. 

OMB Circular No. A–102, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants-in-Aid to State and Local 

Governments. 

OMB Circular No. A–133, Audits of 

States, Local Government, and Nonprofit Organizations 

Please reference the following Web 

sites for additional information: 

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

http://fa.statebuy.state.gov 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements 

You must provide ECA with a hard 

copy original plus two copies of the 

following reports: 

Mandatory: 

(1.) A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

(2.) A concise, one-page final program 

summarizing program outcomes no 

more than 90 days after the expiration 

of the award. This one-page report will 

be transmitted to OMB, and be made 

available to the public via OMB’s 

USAspending.gov website—as part of 

ECA’s Federal Funding Accountability 

and Transparency Act (FFATA) 

reporting requirements. 

(3.) Quarterly financial reports are due 

within thirty (30) days following the 

end of the calendar year quarter for all 

services under this agreement. Airport 

receptions statistical reports are due 

within 15 days after the close of the 

previous month’s activities. These 

reports (use Microsoft Word only) must 

list separately the number of visitors/ 

flights met at both John F. Kennedy 

International Airport, New York, and 

Newark International Airport, New 

Jersey, date, visitor name, flight, name 

of assigned greeter(s) and whether or not 

ECA/PE/V is charged and how much is 

paid to each reception officer for each 

flight met i.e. if more than one visitor is 

on a flight, only one charge is made for 

airport reception, and any expenses 

incurred, such as miscellaneous parking 

or other incurred expense covered 

under the agreement. The reports must 

be submitted to ECA/PE/V/C/R and to 

ECA–IIP/EX/G. 

Award recipients will be required to 

provide reports analyzing their 

evaluation findings to the Bureau in 

their regular program reports. (Please 

refer to IV. Application and Submission 

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

Monitoring and Evaluation information. 

All data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

All reports must be sent to the ECA 

Grants Officer and ECA Program Officer 

listed in the final assistance award 

document. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Carmen 

Marrero, Chief, Community Relations 

Branch, Office of International Visitors, 

ECA/PE/V/C/R, Room Number 247, 

Reference Number ECA/PE/V/C/R–09– 

01, U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 

301 4th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20547, telephone 202/453–8629, fax 

number 202/453–8631, 

marrerocm@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number (ECA/PE/V/ 

C/R–09–01). 

Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries 

or submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may 

not discuss this competition with 

applicants until the proposal review 

process has been completed. 

VIII. Other Information 

Notice 

The terms and conditions published 

in this RFGP are binding and may not 

be modified by any Bureau 

representative. Explanatory information 

provided by the Bureau that contradicts 

published language will not be binding. 

Issuance of the RFGP does not 

constitute an award commitment on the 

part of the Government. The Bureau 

reserves the right to reduce, revise, or 

increase proposal budgets in accordance 

with the needs of the program and the 

availability of funds. Awards made will 

be subject to periodic reporting and 

evaluation requirements per section VI.3 

above. 

Dated: October 2, 2008. 

Goli Ameri, 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–24020 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 6387] 

Bureau of Verification, Compliance and 

Implementation: Termination of 

Measures Against a Foreign Person 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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