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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC
ASSISTANCE
84.337: Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information
Access
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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, and public or nonprofit private libraries or consortia of such institutions or libraries.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Institutions of higher education, and public or nonprofit private libraries or consortia of such institutions or libraries.
Credentials/Documentation: None.
Preapplication Coordination: This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.
Application Procedure: In any fiscal year in which funds are available for new awards, the Department of Education publishes a notice in the Federal Register inviting applications and establishing a deadline date. Application packages will be available from the Office of Postsecondary, Higher Education Programs, International Education and Graduate Programs Service. Copies will be mailed upon request. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110.
Award Procedure: Peer review panels composed of representatives from public and private higher education and libraries having expertise in the utilization of technology for accessing and disseminating information on world regions other than the United States that address one nation's teaching and research needs in international education and foreign languages.
Deadlines: The deadline date is published in the Federal Register.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Notification usually is made within 4 months of the deadline for submission of applications.
Appeals: None.
Renewals: Applications for renewal of multi-year projects are processed and funded before those new projects. Renewals are subject to the availability of funds.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: (1)Meeting the purpose of the authorizing statute (20 points); (2) need for project (10 points); (3) significance (12 points); (4) quality of the project design (12 points); (5) quality of project personnel (8 points); (6) quality of project services (6 points); (7) adequacy of resources (12 points); (8) quality of the management plan (10 points); and (9) quality of the project evaluation (10 points).
Examples of Funded Projects: This is a new program; examples are not yet available.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Fiscal year 1999 average is estimated at $129,000.
Federal Agency: OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Type of Assistance: Project Grants (Discretionary).
Obligations: (Grants) FY 99 $1,035,000; FY 00 est $1,086,000; and FY 01 est $1,086,000.
Budget Account Number: 91-0201-0-1-502.
Authorization: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title VI, Part A.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: Contact the Program Office for information.
Regional or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters Office: Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, Higher Education Programs, International Education and Graduate Programs Services, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20202-5332. Contact: Susanna Easton. Phone: (202) 401-9780.
(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)
Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula to determine the amount of a grant. The grantee is required to contribute to the project of an amount from nonfederal sources equal to at least 33 1/3 percent the amount of the grants. The nonfederal contribution may be in cash or in-kind.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Grants may be made on a multi-year basis.
Uses and Use Restrictions: Awards may be used to support projects that facilitate access to or preserve foreign information resources in print or electronic forms; develop new means of immediate, full-text document delivery for information and scholarship from abroad; develop new means of shared electronic access to international data; support collaborative projects of indexing, cataloging, and other means of bibliographic access for scholars to important research materials published or distributed outside the United States; develop methods for the wide dissemination of resources written in non-Roman language alphabets; assist teacher of less commonly taught languages in acquiring, via electronic and other means, materials suitable for classroom use; and promote collaborative technology based projects in foreign languages, area studies, and international studies among grant recipients under this title.
Reports: A final performance report is required.
Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit 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 Circular No. A-133.
Records: Records supporting claims under a grant must be maintained for 5 years after termination of the award.
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