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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Overview Information; Business and
International Education Program;
Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
DATES: Applications Available: October
11, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: November 21, 2006.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: January 22, 2007.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of
higher education that enter into
agreements with business enterprises,
trade organizations or associations that
are engaged in international economic
activity—or a combination or
consortium of these enterprises,
organizations, or associations—for the
purposes of pursuing the activities
authorized under this program.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$2,195,000 for new awards for this
program for FY 2007. The actual level
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of funding, if any, depends on final
congressional action. However, we are
inviting applications to allow enough
time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this
program.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$50,000—$110,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$84,000.
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
exceeding $110,000 for a single budget
period of 12 months. The Assistant
Secretary for Postsecondary Education
may change the maximum amount
through a notice published in the
Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 26.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
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Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Business
and International Education program
provides grants to enhance international
business education programs and to
expand the capacity of the business
community to engage in international
economic activities.
Competitive Preference Priority: For
FY 2007 this priority is a competitive
preference priority. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(2)(i) and 34 CFR 661.32 we
award up to an additional five (5) points
to an application, depending on how
well the application meets this priority.
In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority is from the
regulations for this program (34 CFR
661.32).
This priority is:
Innovation and improvement of
international education curricula to
serve the needs of the business
community, including the development
of new programs for nontraditional,
mid-career, or part-time students.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2007
these priorities are invitational
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we
do not give an application that meets
these invitational priorities a
competitive or absolute preference over
other applications.
These priorities are:
Invitational Priority I:
Applications from institutions of
higher education that propose
educational projects that include
activities focused on the targeted world
areas of the Middle East, East Asia,
South Asia, Russia, and Africa. These
projects should be integrated into the
curricula of the home institution or
institutions.
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Invitational Priority II:
Applications that focus on
developing, improving and/or
disseminating best practices of
international business training
programs, teaching, and curriculum
development to increase American
competitiveness.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1130–1130b.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The
regulations in 34 CFR parts 655 and 661.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$2,195,000 for this program for FY 2007.
The actual level of funding, if any,
depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to
allow enough time to complete the grant
process if Congress appropriates funds
for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000–
$110,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$84,000.
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
exceeding $110,000 for a single budget
period of 12 months. The Assistant
Secretary for Postsecondary Education
may change the maximum amount
through a notice published in the
Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 26.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of
higher education that enter into
agreements with business enterprises,
trade organizations or associations that
are engaged in international economic
activity—or a combination or
consortium of these enterprises,
organizations, or associations—for the
purposes of pursuing the activities
authorized under this program.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: The
matching requirement is described in
section 613(d) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C.
1130a) (HEA). The HEA provides that
the applicant’s share of the total cost of
carrying out a program supported by a
grant under this program must be no
less than 50 percent of the total cost of
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the project in each fiscal year. The nonFederal share of the cost may be
provided either in-kind or in cash.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Ms. Tanyelle Richardson,
International Education Programs
Service, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street, NW., room 6017,
Washington, DC 20006–8521.
Telephone: (202) 502–7626 or by e-mail:
tanyelle.richardson@ed.gov or visit
https://www.ed.gov/HEP/iegps to
download an application.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain a copy of the application package
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the program
contact person listed in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
program.
Page Limit: The application narrative
is where you, the applicant, address the
selection criteria that reviewers use to
evaluate your application. You must
limit the section of the narrative that
addresses the selection criteria to the
equivalent of no more than 40 pages,
using the following standards:
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative, including titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, and captions. However, you
may single space all text in charts,
tables, figures and graphs.
• Use a font that is either 12-point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch). However, you may
use a 10-point font in charts, tables,
figures, and graphs.
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New or Arial. Applications submitted in
any other font (including Times Roman,
Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
The page limit does not apply to the
cover sheet; the budget section,
including the narrative budget
justification; the assurances and
certifications; the one-page abstract; or
the appendices. However, you must
include your complete response to the
selection criteria in the application
narrative.
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We will reject your application if—
• You apply these standards and
exceed the page limit; or
• You apply other standards and
exceed the equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: October 11,
2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: November 21, 2006.
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov
Apply site (Grants.gov). For information
(including dates and times) about how
to submit your application
electronically or by mail or hand
delivery if you qualify for an exception
to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to section IV.
6. Other Submission Requirements in
this notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: January 22, 2007.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is subject to Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs under Executive Order 12372
is in the application package for this
program.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications. Applications for
grants under the Business and
International Education program
must be submitted electronically
using the Grants.gov Apply site at:
https://www.grants.gov. Through
this site, you will be able to
download a copy of the application
package, complete it offline, and
then upload and submit your
application. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant
application to us.
We will reject your application if you
submit it in paper format unless, as
described elsewhere in this section, you
qualify for one of the exceptions to the
electronic submission requirement and
submit, no later than two weeks before
the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you
qualify for one of these exceptions.
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before the application deadline date is
provided later in this section under
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement.
You may access the electronic grant
application for the Business and
International Education program at:
https://www.grants.gov/. You must
search for the downloadable application
package for this competition by the
CFDA number. Do not include the
CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your
search.
Please note the following:
• When you enter the Grants.gov site,
you will find information about
submitting an application electronically
through the site, as well as the hours of
operation.
• Applications received by Grants.gov
are time and date stamped. Your
application must be fully uploaded and
submitted, and must be date/time
stamped by the Grants.gov system no
later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date.
Except as otherwise noted in this
section, we will not consider your
application if it is date/time stamped by
the Grants.gov system later than 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. When we
retrieve your application from
Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are
rejecting your application because it
was date/time stamped by the
Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
• 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.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
you do not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the submission
process through Grants.gov.
• You should review and follow the
Education Submission Procedures for
submitting an application through
Grants.gov that are included in the
application package for this program to
ensure that you submit your application
in a timely manner to the Grants.gov
system. You can also find the Education
Submission Procedures pertaining to
Grants.gov at: https://e-Grants.ed.gov/
help/
GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf.
• To submit your application via
Grants.gov, you must complete all the
steps in the Grants.gov registration
process (see https://www.grants.gov/
applicants/get_registered.jsp). These
steps include (1) registering your
organization, (2) registering yourself as
an Authorized Organization
Representative (AOR), and (3) getting
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authorized as an AOR by your
organization. Details on these steps are
outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step
Registration Guide (see https://
www.grants.gov/section910/
Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf).
You must also provide on your
application the same D–U–N–S Number
used with this registration. Please note
that the registration process may take
five or more business days to complete.
• You will not receive additional
point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor
will we penalize you if you qualify for
an exception to the electronic
submission requirement, as described
elsewhere in this section, and submit
your application in paper format.
• You must submit all documents
electronically, including all information
typically included on the Application
for Federal Assistance (SF 424), Budget
Information—Non-Construction
Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications. You must
attach any narrative sections of your
application as files in a .DOC
(document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF
(Portable Document) format. If you
upload a file type other than the three
file types specified above or submit a
password protected file, we will not
review that material.
• Your electronic application must
comply with any page limit
requirements described in this notice.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive an
automatic acknowledgement from
Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov
tracking number. The Department will
retrieve your application from
Grants.gov and send you a second
confirmation by e-mail that will include
a PR/Award number (an ED-specified
identifying number unique to your
application).
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on forms at a later
date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of Technical Issues with the
Grants.gov System: If you are prevented
from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline
date because of technical problems with
the Grants.gov system, we will grant you
an extension until 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, the following
business day to enable you to transmit
your application electronically, or by
hand delivery. You also may mail your
application by following the mailing
instructions as described elsewhere in
this notice. If you submit an application
after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the deadline date, please contact the
person listed elsewhere in this notice
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CONTACT, and provide an explanation of
the technical problem you experienced
with Grants.gov, along with the
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number
(if available). We will accept your
application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the
Grants.gov system and that that problem
affected your ability to submit your
application by 4:30 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on the application deadline
date. The Department will contact you
after a determination is made on
whether your application will be
accepted.
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Note: Extensions referred to in this section
apply only to the unavailability of or
technical problems with the Grants.gov
system. We will not grant you an extension
if you failed to fully register to submit your
application to Grants.gov before the deadline
date and time or if the technical problem you
experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov
system.
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission
requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are
unable to submit an application through
the Grants.gov system because—
• You do not have access to the
Internet; or
• You do not have the capacity to
upload large documents to the
Grants.gov system;
and
• No later than two weeks before the
application deadline date (14 calendar
days or, if the fourteenth calendar day
before the application deadline date
falls on a Federal holiday, the next
business day following the Federal
holiday), you mail or fax a written
statement to the Department, explaining
which of the two grounds for an
exception prevent you from using the
Internet to submit your application. If
you mail your written statement to the
Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the
application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the
Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks
before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your
statement to: Ms. Tanyelle Richardson,
U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K
Street, NW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC
20006–8521. FAX: (202) 502–7691.
Your paper application must be
submitted in accordance with the mail
or hand delivery instructions described
in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail. If you qualify for an exception
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to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the
U.S. Postal Service or a commercial
carrier) your application to the
Department. You must mail the original
and two copies of your application, on
or before the application deadline date,
to the Department at the applicable
following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal
Service: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
84.153A, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20202–4260, or
By mail through a commercial carrier:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center—Stop 4260,
Attention: 84.153A, 7100 Old Landover
Road, Landover, MD 20785–1506.
Regardless of which address you use,
you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the
date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
receipt from a commercial carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications
by Hand Delivery. If you qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service)
may deliver your paper application to
the Department by hand. You must
deliver the original and two copies of
your application by hand, on or before
the application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
84.153A, 550 12th Street, SW., Room
7041, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, except Saturdays, Sundays and
Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of
Paper Applications: If you mail or hand
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deliver your application to the
Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the
Department—in Item 11 of the
Application for Federal Assistance (SF
424) the CFDA number—and suffix
letter, if any—of the competition under
which you are submitting your
application.
(2) The Application Control Center
will mail a grant application receipt
acknowledgment to you. If you do not
receive the grant application receipt
acknowledgment within 15 business
days from the application deadline date,
you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at
(202) 245–6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program are in 34 CFR
661.31 and are as follows: (a) Need for
the project (25 points); (b) plan of
operation (20 points); (c) qualifications
of the key personnel (10 points); (d)
budget and cost effectiveness (15
points); (e) evaluation plan (25 points);
and (f) adequacy of resources (5 points).
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notification
(GAN). We may also notify you
informally.
If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial
information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year
award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the
most current performance and financial
expenditure information as specified by
the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118. The
applicant is required to use the
electronic data instrument Evaluation of
Exchange, Language, International and
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Areas Studies (EELIAS) system to
complete the final report.
4. Performance Measures: Under the
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993 (GPRA), the objective for the
BIE program is to meet the nation’s
security and economic needs through
the development of a national capacity
in foreign languages, and area and
international studies.
The Department will use the
following measures to evaluate its
success in meeting this objective.
BIE Performance Measures: (1) The
number of outreach activities that are
adopted or further disseminated within
a year, divided by the total number of
BIE outreach activities conducted in the
current year. (2) Percentage of projects
judged to be successful by the program
officer, based on a review of information
provided in annual performance reports.
If funded, information from your final
performance report submitted via the
electronic Evaluation of Exchange,
Language, International, and Area
Studies system will be used to record
and evaluate the performance of your
project.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Ms.
Tanyelle Richardson, International
Education Programs Service, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
NW., room 6017, Washington, DC
20006–8521. Telephone: (202) 502–7626
or by e-mail:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Business
and International Education Program; Notice Inviting Applications for
New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.153A.
DATES: Applications Available: October 11, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 21, 2006.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: January 22, 2007.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education that enter
into agreements with business enterprises, trade organizations or
associations that are engaged in international economic activity--or a
combination or consortium of these enterprises, organizations, or
associations--for the purposes of pursuing the activities authorized
under this program.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$2,195,000 for new awards for this program for FY 2007. The actual
level
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of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action. However, we
are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete the grant
process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000--$110,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $84,000.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget exceeding $110,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education may change the maximum
amount through a notice published in the Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 26.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Business and International Education
program provides grants to enhance international business education
programs and to expand the capacity of the business community to engage
in international economic activities.
Competitive Preference Priority: For FY 2007 this priority is a
competitive preference priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) and 34
CFR 661.32 we award up to an additional five (5) points to an
application, depending on how well the application meets this priority.
In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority is from the
regulations for this program (34 CFR 661.32).
This priority is:
Innovation and improvement of international education curricula to
serve the needs of the business community, including the development of
new programs for nontraditional, mid-career, or part-time students.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2007 these priorities are
invitational priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give an
application that meets these invitational priorities a competitive or
absolute preference over other applications.
These priorities are:
Invitational Priority I:
Applications from institutions of higher education that propose
educational projects that include activities focused on the targeted
world areas of the Middle East, East Asia, South Asia, Russia, and
Africa. These projects should be integrated into the curricula of the
home institution or institutions.
Invitational Priority II:
Applications that focus on developing, improving and/or
disseminating best practices of international business training
programs, teaching, and curriculum development to increase American
competitiveness.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1130-1130b.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations in 34 CFR parts
655 and 661.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$2,195,000 for this program for FY 2007. The actual level of funding,
if any, depends on final congressional action. However, we are inviting
applications to allow enough time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000-$110,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $84,000.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget exceeding $110,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education may change the maximum
amount through a notice published in the Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 26.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education that enter
into agreements with business enterprises, trade organizations or
associations that are engaged in international economic activity--or a
combination or consortium of these enterprises, organizations, or
associations--for the purposes of pursuing the activities authorized
under this program.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: The matching requirement is described
in section 613(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20
U.S.C. 1130a) (HEA). The HEA provides that the applicant's share of the
total cost of carrying out a program supported by a grant under this
program must be no less than 50 percent of the total cost of the
project in each fiscal year. The non-Federal share of the cost may be
provided either in-kind or in cash.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Ms. Tanyelle Richardson,
International Education Programs Service, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street, NW., room 6017, Washington, DC 20006-8521. Telephone:
(202) 502-7626 or by e-mail: tanyelle.richardson@ed.gov or visit http:/
/www.ed.gov/HEP/iegps to download an application.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact
person listed in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this program.
Page Limit: The application narrative is where you, the applicant,
address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your
application. You must limit the section of the narrative that addresses
the selection criteria to the equivalent of no more than 40 pages,
using the following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5 x 11, on one side
only, with 1 margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions. However, you may
single space all text in charts, tables, figures and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12-point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch). However, you may use a 10-point
font in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New or Arial. Applications submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman, Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
The page limit does not apply to the cover sheet; the budget
section, including the narrative budget justification; the assurances
and certifications; the one-page abstract; or the appendices. However,
you must include your complete response to the selection criteria in
the application narrative.
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We will reject your application if--
You apply these standards and exceed the page limit; or
You apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the
page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: October 11, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 21, 2006.
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically or by mail or hand delivery if you qualify
for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer
to section IV. 6. Other Submission Requirements in this notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: January 22, 2007.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this program.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this program must be submitted electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in
this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications. Applications for grants
under the Business and International Education program must be
submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at: https://
www.grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy
of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and
submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a
grant application to us.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in
this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.
You may access the electronic grant application for the Business
and International Education program at: https://www.grants.gov/. You
must search for the downloadable application package for this
competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha
suffix in your search.
Please note the following:
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about submitting an application electronically through the
site, as well as the hours of operation.
Applications received by Grants.gov are time and date
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted, and
must be date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as
otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your application
if it is date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. When we
retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are
rejecting your application because it was date/time stamped by the
Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
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. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline
date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov.
You should review and follow the Education Submission
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are
included in the application package for this program to ensure that you
submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov system.
You can also find the Education Submission Procedures pertaining to
Grants.gov at: https://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/
GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf.
To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must
complete all the steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see
https://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp). These steps
include (1) registering your organization, (2) registering yourself as
an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR), and (3) getting
authorized as an AOR by your organization. Details on these steps are
outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide (see https://
www.grants.gov/section910/Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf). You must
also provide on your application the same D-U-N-S Number used with this
registration. Please note that the registration process may take five
or more business days to complete.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your
application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
all information typically included on the Application for Federal
Assistance (SF 424), Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs (ED
524), and all necessary assurances and certifications. You must attach
any narrative sections of your application as files in a .DOC
(document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If
you upload a file type other than the three file types specified above
or submit a password protected file, we will not review that material.
Your electronic application must comply with any page
limit requirements described in this notice.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgement from Grants.gov that contains a
Grants.gov tracking number. The Department will retrieve your
application from Grants.gov and send you a second confirmation by e-
mail that will include a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying
number unique to your application).
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues
with the Grants.gov System: If you are prevented from electronically
submitting your application on the application deadline date because of
technical problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an
extension until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business
day to enable you to transmit your application electronically, or by
hand delivery. You also may mail your application by following the
mailing instructions as described elsewhere in this notice. If you
submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
deadline date, please contact the person listed elsewhere in this
notice
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under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, and provide an explanation of
the technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, along with the
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number (if available). We will accept your
application if we can confirm that a technical problem occurred with
the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your ability to
submit your application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. The Department will contact you after a
determination is made on whether your application will be accepted.
Note: Extensions referred to in this section apply only to the
unavailability of or technical problems with the Grants.gov system.
We will not grant you an extension if you failed to fully register
to submit your application to Grants.gov before the deadline date
and time or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to
the Grants.gov system.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through the Grants.gov system because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Grants.gov system;
and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you
mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Ms. Tanyelle Richardson,
U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor,
Washington, DC 20006-8521. FAX: (202) 502-7691.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail. If you qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, you may mail
(through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier) your
application to the Department. You must mail the original and two
copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date,
to the Department at the applicable following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: 84.153A, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260, or
By mail through a commercial carrier: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center--Stop 4260, Attention: 84.153A, 7100 Old
Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506.
Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery. If you
qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you
(or a courier service) may deliver your paper application to the
Department by hand. You must deliver the original and two copies of
your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date,
to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: 84.153A, 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-
4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays,
Sundays and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail
or hand deliver your application to the Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the
Department--in Item 11 of the Application for Federal Assistance (SF
424) the CFDA number--and suffix letter, if any--of the competition
under which you are submitting your application.
(2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application
receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant
application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are in
34 CFR 661.31 and are as follows: (a) Need for the project (25 points);
(b) plan of operation (20 points); (c) qualifications of the key
personnel (10 points); (d) budget and cost effectiveness (15 points);
(e) evaluation plan (25 points); and (f) adequacy of resources (5
points).
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report, including financial information, as directed
by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an
annual performance report that provides the most current performance
and financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in
34 CFR 75.118. The applicant is required to use the electronic data
instrument Evaluation of Exchange, Language, International and
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Areas Studies (EELIAS) system to complete the final report.
4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), the objective for the BIE program is to
meet the nation's security and economic needs through the development
of a national capacity in foreign languages, and area and international
studies.
The Department will use the following measures to evaluate its
success in meeting this objective.
BIE Performance Measures: (1) The number of outreach activities
that are adopted or further disseminated within a year, divided by the
total number of BIE outreach activities conducted in the current year.
(2) Percentage of projects judged to be successful by the program
officer, based on a review of information provided in annual
performance reports.
If funded, information from your final performance report submitted
via the electronic Evaluation of Exchange, Language, International, and
Area Studies system will be used to record and evaluate the performance
of your project.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Ms. Tanyelle Richardson,
International Education Programs Service, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street, NW., room 6017, Washington, DC 20006-8521. Telephone:
(202) 502-7626 or by e-mail: tanyelle.richardson@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this
section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.
Dated: October 5, 2006.
James F. Manning,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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