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19.420:  Cooperative Grants

Objectives:  To develop and strengthen the infrastructure that supports educational exchange between the United States and other countries.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

19.420 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  Core cooperating organizations are NAFSA with the Association of International Educators.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  International and U.S. students involved in activities that introduce students to the host culture and community.

Credentials/Documentation:  Not applicable.

19.420 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  Administered by NAFSA, in cooperation with the Department of State. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:  Availability of annual grants announced by NAFSA through websites, e-mail, and newsletters. Applications must be submitted to NAFSA.

Award Procedure:  NAFSA convenes a panel, including a Department of State representative, who reviews applications and selects awardees.

Deadlines:  Contact the Headquarters Office.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  Not applicable.

Appeals:  None.

Renewals:  None.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  The value of proposed exchange to home and receiving partner, multiplier effect, cost sharing.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Intercultural Leadership Seminar. Four-day pilot program. Seven foreign and 13 U.S. students participated. The program consisted of team building exercises, structured intercultural sensitivity/communication and cross-cultural simulations. Positive evaluations were received from the students.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  Incentive grant 6,000; Minigrant $2,000.

19.420 RELATED PROGRAMS:

19.420 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

19.420 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Type of Assistance:  Project Grants.

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $260,000; FY 00 est $260,000; and FY 01 est $260,000.

Budget Account Number:  19-0201-0-1-154.

Authorization:  Public Law 87-256, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  Not applicable.

19.420 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  None.

Headquarters Office:  Mrs. Emily Mohajeri-Norris, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, 1307 New York Ave., NW., Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20005-4701. Phone: (202) 737-3699. Fax: (202) 737-3657. E-mail: Emil@nafsa.org. Website: www.nafsa.org.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

19.420 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  This program has no statutory formula requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  One academic year.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  The National Association of Foreign Student Advising Association (NAFSA), with the Association of International Educators, implement the Cooperative Grants programs. The program's primary goal is to increase mutual understanding among citizens of United States and other countries. Cooperative grants are funded through a competitive process to projects which (1) provide international students and scholars a positive impression of the United States, its people, cultural, and values; (2) provide for person-to-person interactions among U.S. students, faculty, community groups, and international students; and/or (3) promote interest in and preparation from participation in the U.S. study abroad programs and utilize returned U.S. students as local resources.

19.420 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Reports are due quarterly.

Audits:  In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations, "nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in OMB Circular No. A-133.

Records:  Prescribe in the grant terms.