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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC
ASSISTANCE
84.021: International: Overseas: Group Projects Abroad
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| 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 |
Applicant Eligibility: Institutions of higher education, State departments of education, private nonprofit educational organizations, and a consortium of institutions, departments, and organizations.
Beneficiary Eligibility: A participant must be: a citizen, or permanent resident of the United States, faculty member and teachers at all levels; a graduate or upperclassman who plans a teaching career in modern foreign languages or area studies.
Credentials/Documentation: Cost will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments.
Preapplication Coordination: The standard application forms as furnished by the Federal agency and required by OMB Circular No. A-102 must be used for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure: An institution or organization interested in the program should plan and propose a group project that would significantly improve its program in foreign language and area studies. Specific guidelines for preparation of proposals as published in the Federal Register are available upon request from the International Education and Graduate Programs Service (IEGPS). The institution or organization must give assurance that the individuals it nominates to undertake the projects are appropriately qualified. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110.
Award Procedure: With the advice of a panel of academic consultants and an assessment of the feasibility and suitability of each proposal by U.S. Embassies and Binational Commissions in the proposed countries of study, the IEGRS will make initial selections, and preliminary recommendations of grant recipients to the Secretary. All recommended selections are subject to review and final approval by the presidentially appointed J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
Deadlines: Generally, in late October or of the year preceding the year of overseas activity.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: About 120 days.
Appeals: Not applicable.
Renewals: Not applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Refer to 34 CFR 664 (Section 664.31), "Federal Register", Vol. 48 - No. 244, December 19, 1983.
Examples of Funded Projects: A School-University Collaborative Project for Curriculum Development About the People's Republic of China: Choosing Modernization; Seminar on Cultural Diversity and Development in Malaysia and Singapore - A curriculum development program for 15 Andrew and other college faculty and pre-college teachers in Georgia; Seminar on Mexican Perspective of the North American Free Trade Agreement; Russia: In search of Democracy and Economic Reform A Curriculum Development Team Project; The Walls Come Tumbling Down: A five week travel-study seminar for 14 Maryland community college faculty to study the Polish people, country, and culture; and five-weeks seminar for consortia faculty on Post-Revolutionary Prospects in Ethiopia and Eritrea. In addition nine advanced foreign language programs in Egypt, China, the Philippines, India, Nigeria, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, and Tanzania involving the instruction of Arabic, Chinese, Filipino, Hindi, Marathi, Bengoli, Hausa, Yoruba, Indonesian, Japanese, Russian, and Kiswahili.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $40,000 to $165,000; $60,000.
Projects have had an effect on the curriculum through new and expanded courses and faculty training in the use of new materials. In fiscal year 1999, 39 projects with 464 participants were supported with appropriated funds.
Federal Agency: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Type of Assistance: Project Grants.
Obligations: (Grants) FY 99 $2,326,000; FY 00 est $2,361,000; and FY 01 est $3,459,000.
Budget Account Number: 91-0201-0-1-502.
Authorization: Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, Public Law 87-256; Section 102(b)(6).
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: 34 CFR 664, "Federal Register", December 19, 1983.
Regional or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters Office: International Studies Team, International Education and Grants Programs Service, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20202-5332. Contact: Dr. Lunching Chiao. Phone: (202) 401-9772. Use the same number for FTS.
(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)
Formula and Matching Requirements: None.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: For short-term seminar, curriculum development, and group research or study projects ranging from five weeks, generally, to 12 months; up to 36 months for advanced intensive language training projects.
Uses and Use Restrictions: The grant does not provide funds for project-related expenses within the United States. The grant funds may be used in the country of study for the following: maintenance stipend; round-trip international travel; project-related local travel; artifacts; books and other teaching materials; rent for instructional facilities; and clerical and professional services.
Reports: Terminal program reports and financial reports from the grantee.
Audits: All fiscal records subject to audit at any time within five years after close of the fiscal year in which expenditures are made.
Records: Documents bearing on receipt and expenditure of grant funds must be made available for inspection by the Department: (1) For three years after the close of the fiscal year in which expenditures are made if departmental audit has occurred by that time; (2) until audit or for five years following the end of budget period in which grant expired, whichever is later; or (3) until resolution of outstanding audit questions.
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