Applications for New Awards; Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program, 8832-8837 [2023-02827]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards;
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad Fellowship Program
Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Education
is issuing a notice inviting applications
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 for the
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship
Program, Assistance Listing Number
84.022A. This notice relates to the
approved information collection under
OMB control number 1840–0005.
DATES:
Applications Available: February 10,
2023.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: April 11, 2023.
Pre-Application Webinar Information:
The Department will hold a preapplication meeting via webinar for
prospective applicants. Detailed
information regarding this webinar will
be provided on the Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad website at https://
www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/
applicant.html. Additional information
for new potential applicants who are
unfamiliar with grantmaking at the
Department regarding the discretionary
grant process and funding basics
resources is available at https://
www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/about/
grantmaking/.
ADDRESSES: The addresses pertinent to
this competition—including the
addresses for obtaining and submitting
an application—can be found under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Marrion, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Room 258–24, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 453–5628. Email:
DDRA@ed.gov.
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or
have a speech disability and wish to
access telecommunications relay
services, please dial 7–1–1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The FulbrightHays DDRA Fellowship Program
provides opportunities for doctoral
students to engage in dissertation
research abroad in modern foreign
languages and area studies. The program
is designed to contribute to the
development and improvement of the
study of modern foreign languages and
area studies in the United States.
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Priorities: This notice contains one
absolute priority and three competitive
preference priorities. In accordance with
34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute
priority and Competitive Preference
Priorities 1 and 2 are from the
regulations for this program (34 CFR
662.21(d)). Competitive Preference
Priority 3 is from the Secretary’s Notice
of Final Supplemental Priorities and
Definitions for Discretionary Grant
Programs, published in the Federal
Register on December 10, 2021 (86 FR
70612) (Supplemental Priorities).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2023, this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Specific Geographic Regions of the
World.
A research project that focuses on one
or more of the following geographic
areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia
and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the
Near East, Central and Eastern Europe
and Eurasia, and the Western
Hemisphere (excluding the United
States and its territories).
Competitive Preference Priorities: For
FY 2023, these priorities are competitive
preference priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(2)(i), we award an additional
two points to an application that meets
Competitive Preference Priority 1; an
additional two points to an application
that meets Competitive Preference
Priority 2; and an additional two points
to an application that meets Competitive
Preference Priority 3 (up to 6 additional
points possible).
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1—
Focus on Less Commonly Taught
Languages (2 points).
A research project that focuses on any
modern foreign language except French,
German, or Spanish.
Competitive Preference Priority 2—
Thematic Focus on Academic Fields (2
points).
Applications that propose dissertation
research projects in modern foreign
languages and area studies with an
academic focus on any of the following
academic fields: science (including
climate change), technology,
engineering (including infrastructure
studies), mathematics, computer
science, education (comparative or
international), international
development, political science, public
health (including epidemiology), or
economics.
Competitive Preference Priority 3—
Promoting Equity in Student Access to
Educational Resources and
Opportunities (2 points).
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Projects implemented by one of the
following entities:
• Historically Black colleges and
universities (as defined in this notice);
• Minority-serving institutions (as
defined in this notice); or
• Tribal colleges and universities (as
defined in this notice).
Definitions: The following definitions
are from the Supplemental Priorities, to
provide clarity for applicants addressing
Competitive Preference Priority 3.
Historically Black colleges and
universities means colleges and
universities that meet the criteria set out
in 34 CFR 608.2.
Minority-serving institutions means an
institution that is eligible to receive
assistance under sections 316 through
320 of part A of title III, under part B
of title III, or under title V of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (HEA).
Tribal colleges or universities has the
meaning ascribed it in section 316(b)(3)
of the HEA.
Program Authority: 22 U.S.C.
2452(b)(6).
Note: Projects will be awarded and
must be operated in a manner consistent
with the nondiscrimination
requirements contained in Federal civil
rights laws.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR
parts 75, 77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and
99. (b) The Office of Management and
Budget Guidelines to Agencies on
Governmentwide Debarment and
Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR
part 180, as adopted and amended as
regulations of the Department in 2 CFR
part 3485. (c) The Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as
adopted and amended as regulations of
the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d)
The regulations for this program in 34
CFR part 662. (e) The Supplemental
Priorities.
Note: The open licensing requirement
in 2 CFR 3474.20 does not apply to this
program.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants
redistributed as fellowships to
individual beneficiaries.
Estimated Available Funds:
$10,311,000 for the Fulbright-Hays
Overseas programs. We intend to use an
estimated $3,408,863 for the DDRA
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $15,000–
$60,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$37,876.
Estimated Number of Awards: 90.
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Note: The Department is not bound by
any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: The institutional
project period is 18 months. Doctoral
students may request funding for a
period of no less than 6 months and no
more than 12 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. a. Eligible Applicants: Institutions
of higher education (IHEs). Eligible
doctoral students submit their
individual research narratives and forms
to the project director at their home IHE,
who then compiles the doctoral student
submissions and incorporates them into
the institutional grant application that is
submitted electronically to the
Department through the G5 system.
b. Individuals Eligible to Receive a
Fellowship: An individual is eligible to
receive a fellowship if the individual: is
a citizen or national of the United
States; or is a permanent resident of the
United States; is a graduate student in
good standing at an institution of higher
education; and, when the fellowship
period begins, is admitted to candidacy
in a doctoral degree program in modern
foreign languages and area studies at
that institution; is planning a teaching
career in the United States upon
completion of his or her doctoral
program; and possesses sufficient
foreign language skills to carry out the
dissertation research project.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not require cost sharing or
matching.
3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this
competition may not award subgrants to
entities to directly carry out project
activities described in the grantee’s
application.
4. Other: Under 34 CFR 662.22(b), no
DDRA Fellowship Program applicant
concurrently may receive a grant from
the Fulbright U.S. Student Program
(FUSP) and a grant from the FulbrightHays DDRA Fellowship Program. For
this reason, when applying for a grant
under the Fulbright-Hays DDRA
Fellowship Program, a doctoral student
must indicate in the application
whether they have also has applied for
a FUSP grant. At any time during the
U.S. Department of Education FulbrightHays DDRA Fellowship Program
competition process, if a doctoral
student accepts a fellowship award from
the FUSP, or the FUSP disperses funds
to provide training services to a doctoral
student, that doctoral student is
automatically deemed ineligible for
consideration for a grant under the
Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship
Program. Also, if the FUSP notifies the
Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship
Program that it has awarded funds or
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provided training to a potential
recipient of a Fulbright-Hays DDRA
Fellowship, the Department will
automatically deem the doctoral student
ineligible for further consideration.
Doctoral students thus should notify the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT prior to accepting
any grant support or training from the
FUSP.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Both IHEs and doctoral
student applicants can obtain an
application package via the internet or
from the Education Publications Center
(ED Pubs). To obtain a copy via the
internet, use the following address:
www.G5.gov. To obtain a copy from ED
Pubs, write, fax, or call the following:
ED Pubs, U.S. Department of Education,
P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria, VA 22304.
Telephone, toll free: 1–877–433–7827.
FAX: (703) 605–6794. If you are deaf,
hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability and wish to access
telecommunications relay services,
please dial 7–1–1.
You also can contact ED Pubs at its
website at www.ed.gov/edpubs/,or at its
email address at edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application package
from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this
program as follows: Assistance Listing
Number 84.022A.
2. Submission Dates and Times:
Submit applications for grants under
the program electronically using G5.gov.
For information (including dates and
times) about how to submit your
application electronically, please refer
to Other Submission Requirements.
We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who
need an accommodation or auxiliary aid
in connection with the application
process should contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. If the Department provides an
accommodation or auxiliary aid to an
individual with a disability in
connection with the application
process, the individual’s application
remains subject to all other
requirements and limitations in this
notice.
3. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is not subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
CFR part 79.
4. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
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5. Recommended Page Limit: The
application narrative is where you, the
applicant, address the selection criteria
that reviewers use to evaluate your
application. We recommend that you (1)
limit the application narrative to no
more than 10 pages and the
bibliography to no more than two pages
and (2) use 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, as well as 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).
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New, or Arial.
The recommended page limit does not
apply to the cover sheet, budget section,
including the narrative budget
justification; the assurance and
certifications; or the one-page abstract,
the resumes, the biography, or letters of
support. However, the recommended
page limit does apply to all of the
application narrative.
6. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI),
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN),
and System for Award Management
(SAM):
To do business with the Department,
you must—
a. Have a UEI and a TIN;
b. Register both your UEI and TIN
with SAM, the Government’s primary
registrant database;
c. Provide your UEI and TIN on your
application; and
d. Maintain an active SAM
registration with current information
while your application is under review
by the Department and, if you are
awarded a grant, during the project
period.
If you are a corporate entity, agency,
institution, or organization, you can
obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue
Service. If you are an individual, you
can obtain a TIN from the Internal
Revenue Service or the Social Security
Administration. If you need a new TIN,
please allow two to five weeks for your
TIN to become active.
The SAM registration process can take
approximately seven business days, but
may take upwards of several weeks,
depending on the completeness and
accuracy of the data you enter into the
SAM database. Thus, if you think you
might want to apply for Federal
financial assistance under a program
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administered by the Department, please
allow sufficient time to obtain and
register your UEI and TIN. We strongly
recommend that you register early.
Note: Once your SAM registration is
active, it may be 24 to 48 hours before
you can submit an application through
G5.
If you are currently registered with
SAM, you may not need to make any
changes. However, please make certain
that the TIN associated with your UEI is
correct. Also note that you will need to
update your registration annually. This
may take three or more business days.
Information about SAM is available at
www.SAM.gov. To further assist you
with obtaining and registering your UEI
and TIN in SAM or updating your
existing SAM account, please visit
https://sam.gov/content/help.
7. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted
electronically unless an IHE qualifies for
an exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
Submit applications for grants under
the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship
Program, Assistance Listing Number
84.022A, electronically using the G5
system, accessible through the
Department’s G5 site at: www.G5.gov.
While completing the electronic
application, both the IHE and the
doctoral student applicant will be
entering data online that will be saved
into a database. Neither the IHE nor the
doctoral student applicant may email an
electronic copy of a grant application to
us.
Please note the following:
• The process for submitting
applications electronically under the
Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship
Program requires several steps. The
following is a brief overview of the
process; however, all applicants should
review the detailed description of the
application process in the application
package. In summary, the major steps
are:
(1) IHEs must email the name of the
institution and the full name and email
address of the project director to
DDRA@ed.gov. We suggest that
applicant IHEs submit this information
no later than 2 weeks prior to the
application deadline date to ensure that
they obtain access to G5 well before that
date;
(2) Doctoral students must complete
their individual applications and submit
them to their home IHE project director
using G5;
(3) Persons providing references for
individual doctoral students must
complete and submit reference forms for
the doctoral students to the IHE project
director using G5; and
(4) The IHE project director must
officially submit the IHE’s application,
including all eligible individual
doctoral student applications, reference
forms, and other required forms, using
G5.
• The IHE must complete the
electronic submission of the grant
application by 11:59:00 p.m., Eastern
Time, on the application deadline date.
G5 will not accept an application for
this competition after 11:59:00 p.m.,
Eastern Time, on the application
deadline date. Therefore, we strongly
recommend that both the IHE and the
doctoral student applicant not wait until
close to the application deadline date to
begin the application process. The table
below shows the days and times that the
G5 website will be available.
G5 HOURS OF OPERATION IN EASTERN TIME
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from 12:00
a.m.–06:00
a.m.
Tuesday
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• Doctoral student applicants will not
receive additional points because they
submit their applications in electronic
format, nor will we penalize the IHE or
the doctoral student applicant if the
applicant qualifies for an exception to
the electronic submission requirement,
as described elsewhere in this section,
and submits an application in paper
format.
• IHEs must upload all application
documents electronically, including the
following forms: the Application for
Federal Assistance (SF 424), the
Department of Education Supplemental
Information for SF 424, Budget
Information—Non-Construction
Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications.
• Both IHEs and doctoral student
applicants must upload their
applications, including the required
narrative sections and all required
attachments to their applications, as
files in a read-only flattened Portable
Document Format (PDF), meaning any
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from 09:00
p.m.–11:59
p.m.
Thursday
Unavailable
from 12:00
a.m.–06:00
a.m.
fillable documents must be saved and
submitted as non-fillable PDF files. Do
not upload any interactive or fillable
PDF files. If you upload a file type other
than a read-only, non-modifiable PDF
(e.g., Word, Excel, WordPerfect, etc.) or
submit a password-protected file, we
will be unable to review that material.
Please note that this will likely result in
your application not being considered
for funding. The Department will not
convert material from other formats to
PDF.
• Submit doctoral student transcripts
electronically through the G5 system.
• Prior to submitting your electronic
application, you may wish to print a
copy of it for your records.
• After the individual doctoral
student electronically submits their
application to the IHE, the doctoral
student will receive an automatic
acknowledgment from the G5 system.
After a person submits a reference
electronically, they will receive an
automatic acknowledgment from the G5
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system. After the applicant IHE submits
its application to the Department,
including all eligible individual
doctoral student applications, the
applicant IHE will receive an automatic
acknowledgment from G5 that will
include a unique PR/Award number for
the IHE’s application.
• Within 3 working days after
submitting its electronic application, the
applicant IHE must—
(1) Print the SF 424 from G5;
(2) Have the Authorizing
Representative sign the SF 424 form;
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the
upper right-hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424; and
(4) Email the signed SF 424 to DDRA@
ed.gov.
• We may request that you provide us
hard copies with original signatures for
other forms in the application at a later
date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of System Unavailability: If an
IHE is prevented from electronically
submitting its application on the
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application deadline date because the
G5 system is unavailable, we will grant
the IHE an extension until 11:59:00
p.m., Eastern Time, the following
business day to enable the IHE to
transmit its application electronically,
by mail, or by hand delivery. We will
grant this extension if—
(1) The IHE is a registered user of the
G5 system and the IHE has initiated an
electronic application for this
competition; and
(2) G5 is unavailable for 60 minutes
or more between the hours of 8:30 a.m.
and 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on the
application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm
these periods of unavailability before
granting the IHE an extension. To
request this extension or to confirm our
acknowledgment of any system
unavailability, an IHE may contact
either (1) the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT or (2) the
e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336–8930.
If G5 is unavailable due to technical
problems with the system and,
therefore, the application deadline is
extended, an email will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated a G5
application. Extensions referred to in
this section apply only to the
unavailability of the G5 system.
b. Submission of Paper Applications.
We discourage paper applications, but
if electronic submission is not possible
(e.g., you do not have access to the
internet), you must provide a written
statement that you intend to submit a
paper application. Send this written
statement no later than 2 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) to Amy Marrion, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave. SW, Room 258–24, Washington,
DC 20202–4260. Telephone: (202) 453–
5628. Email: DDRA@ed.gov. 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 submit a paper application, you
must have, and include in your
application, a UEI and you must mail
the original and two copies of your
application, on or before the application
deadline date, to the Department at the
following address: U.S. Department of
Education, OFO/G5 Functional
Application Team, Mail Stop 5C231,
Attention: 84.022A, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202–
4260.
The IHE must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
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(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.
(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If the IHE mails its application
through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as
proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark.
Before relying on this method, the IHE
should check with its local post office.
We will not consider applications
postmarked after the application
deadline date.
c. Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of
Paper Applications: If an IHE mails or
hand delivers its application to the
Department—
(1) The IHE must indicate on the
envelope and—if not provided by the
Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424,
the Assistance Listing Number,
including suffix letter, if any, of the
competition under which the IHE is
submitting its application; and
(2) The G5 Functional Application
Team will notify you of the
Department’s receipt of your grant
application. If you do not receive this
notification within 15 business days
from the application deadline date, you
should contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this competition are from the
regulations for this program in 34 CFR
662.21 1 and are as follows:
(a) Quality of proposed project. (74
points) The Secretary reviews each
application to determine the quality of
the research project proposed by the
applicant. The Secretary considers—
(1) The statement of the major
hypotheses to be tested or questions to
be examined, and the description and
justification of the research methods to
be used (29 points);
(2) The relationship of the research to
the literature on the topic and to major
theoretical issues in the field, and the
1 As noted in the Unified Agenda of Regulatory
and Deregulatory Actions, for potential use in
future competitions, the Department intends to
invite public comment on proposed changes to
these selection criteria, including how to consider
applicants who are proficient in their native
language.
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project’s originality and importance in
terms of the concerns of the discipline
(10 points);
(3) The preliminary research already
completed in the United States and
overseas or plans for such research prior
to going overseas, and the kinds, quality
and availability of data for the research
in the host country or countries (10
points);
(4) The justification for overseas field
research and preparations to establish
appropriate and sufficient research
contacts and affiliations abroad (10
points);
(5) The applicant’s plans to share the
results of the research in progress and
a copy of the dissertation with scholars
and officials of the host country or
countries (5 points); and
(6) The guidance and supervision of
the dissertation advisor or committee at
all stages of the project, including
guidance in developing the project,
understanding research conditions
abroad, and acquainting the applicant
with research in the field (10 points).
(b) Qualifications of the applicant. (26
points) The Secretary reviews each
application to determine the
qualifications of the applicant. The
Secretary considers—
(1) The overall strength of the
applicant’s graduate academic record
(10 points);
(2) The extent to which the
applicant’s academic record
demonstrates strength in area studies
relevant to the proposed project (10
points);
(3) The applicant’s proficiency in one
or more of the languages (other than
English and the applicant’s native
language) of the country or countries of
research, and the specific measures to
be taken to overcome any anticipated
language barriers (1 point); and
(4) The applicant’s ability to conduct
research in a foreign cultural context, as
evidenced by the applicant’s references
or previous overseas experience, or both
(5 points).
2. Review and Selection Process: We
remind potential applicants that in
reviewing applications in any
discretionary grant competition, the
Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR
75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the
applicant in carrying out a previous
award, such as the applicant’s use of
funds, achievement of project
objectives, and compliance with grant
conditions. The Secretary may also
consider whether the applicant failed to
submit a timely performance report or
submitted a report of unacceptable
quality.
In addition, in making a competitive
grant award, the Secretary requires
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various assurances, including those
applicable to Federal civil rights laws
that prohibit discrimination in programs
or activities receiving Federal financial
assistance from the Department (34 CFR
100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
For FY 2023, doctoral student
applications will be divided into seven
categories based on the world area focus
of their research projects, as described
in the absolute priority. Foreign
language and area studies experts
assigned to world area-based panels will
review the doctoral student
applications. Each panel will review,
score, and rank its applications
separately from the applications
assigned to the other world area panels.
At the conclusion of the peer review
process, however, all fellowship
applications in the competition will be
ranked from the highest to the lowest
score for funding purposes.
If there are applications on the rank
order slate with the same average score,
the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship
Board’s (FFSB) policy governing
veteran’s preference will be used in the
tiebreaker and selection process.
Veteran’s preference will be used first to
determine which application to
recommend for funding. This means
that in instances where two or more
applications have the same average
score on the rank order slate, and there
are insufficient funds to support all of
the equally ranked applications, the
veteran’s application will be given
preference.
For applications that have tied
average scores but are not subject to
veteran’s preference consideration, we
will use the average score assigned on
the Technical Review Forms for the
‘‘Quality of the Proposed Project’’
selection criterion. If a tie still exists,
the average score for Competitive
Preference Priority 1 will be used as the
tiebreaker. A final tiebreaker, should it
become necessary, will use the average
score assigned for the ‘‘Qualifications of
the Applicant’’ selection criterion.
3. Risk Assessment and Specific
Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.206, before awarding grants under
this competition the Department
conducts a review of the risks posed by
applicants. Under 2 CFR 200.208, the
Secretary may impose specific
conditions and, under 2 CFR 3474.10, in
appropriate circumstances, high-risk
conditions on a grant if the applicant or
grantee is not financially stable; has a
history of unsatisfactory performance;
has a financial or other management
system that does not meet the standards
in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not
fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant;
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4. Integrity and Performance System:
If you are selected under this
competition to receive an award that
over the course of the project period
may exceed the simplified acquisition
threshold (currently $250,000), under 2
CFR 200.206(a)(2) we must make a
judgment about your integrity, business
ethics, and record of performance under
Federal awards—that is, the risk posed
by you as an applicant—before we make
an award. In doing so, we must consider
any information about you that is in the
integrity and performance system
(currently referred to as the Federal
Awardee Performance and Integrity
Information System (FAPIIS)),
accessible through SAM. You may
review and comment on any
information about yourself that a
Federal agency previously entered and
that is currently in FAPIIS.
Please note that, if the total value of
your currently active grants, cooperative
agreements, and procurement contracts
from the Federal Government exceeds
$10,000,000, the reporting requirements
in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII,
require you to report certain integrity
information to FAPIIS semiannually.
Please review the requirements in 2 CFR
part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant
plus all the other Federal funds you
receive exceed $10,000,000.
5. In General: In accordance with the
Office of Management and Budget’s
guidance located at 2 CFR part 200, all
applicable Federal laws, and relevant
Executive guidance, the Department
will review and consider applications
for funding pursuant to this notice
inviting applications in accordance
with—
(a) Selecting recipients most likely to
be successful in delivering results based
on the program objectives through an
objective process of evaluating Federal
award applications (2 CFR 200.205);
(b) Prohibiting the purchase of certain
telecommunication and video
surveillance services or equipment in
alignment with section 889 of the
National Defense Authorization Act of
2019 (Pub. L. 115–232) (2 CFR 200.216);
(c) Providing a preference, to the
extent permitted by law, to maximize
use of goods, products, and materials
produced in the United States (2 CFR
200.322); and
(d) Terminating agreements in whole
or in part to the greatest extent
authorized by law if an award no longer
effectuates the program goals or agency
priorities (2 CFR 200.340).
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
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send you a Grant Award Notification
(GAN); or we may send you an email
containing a link to access an electronic
version of your GAN. We may notify
you informally, also.
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: (a) If you apply for a
grant under this competition, you must
ensure that you have in place the
necessary processes and systems to
comply with the reporting requirements
in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive
funding under the competition. This
does not apply if you have an exception
under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
(b) 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 multiyear award, you must
submit an annual performance report
that provides the most current
performance and financial expenditure
information as directed by the Secretary
under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary
may also require more frequent
performance reports under 34 CFR
75.720(c). For specific requirements on
reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/
fund/grant/apply/appforms/
appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The
objective for the Fulbright-Hays DDRA
Fellowship Program is to provide grants
to colleges and universities to fund
individual doctoral students to conduct
research in other countries in modern
foreign languages and area studies for
periods of 6 to 12 months.
For the purpose of Department
reporting under 34 CFR 75.110, the
Department will use the following
measures to evaluate its success in
meeting this objective:
DDRA Measure 1: The percentage of
DDRA fellows who increased their
foreign language scores in speaking,
reading, or writing by at least one
proficiency level.
DDRA Measure 2: The percentage of
DDRA fellows who complete their
degree in their program of study within
four years of receipt of the fellowship.
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DDRA Measure 3: The percentage of
DDRA fellows who found employment
that utilized their language and area
studies skills within eight years of
receiving their award.
DDRA Measure 4: Efficiency
Measure—The cost per DDRA fellow
who found employment that utilized
their language and area studies skills
within eight years.
The information provided by grantees
in their performance reports submitted
via the International Resource
Information System (IRIS) will be the
source of data for these measures.
Reporting screens for institutions and
fellows may be viewed at https://
iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/DDRA_director.pdf,
and https://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/DDRA_
fellow.pdf.
VII. Other Information
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Accessible Format: On request to the
program contact person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT,
individuals with disabilities can obtain
this document and a copy of the
application package in an accessible
format. The Department will provide the
requestor with an accessible format that
may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or
text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3
file, braille, large print, audiotape, or
compact disc, or other accessible format.
Electronic Access to This Document:
The official version of this document is
the document published in the Federal
Register. You may access the official
edition of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations at
www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can
view this document, as well as all other
documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Portable Document Format
(PDF). To use PDF, you must have
Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at the site.
You may also access documents of the
Department published in the Federal
Register by using the article search
feature at www.federalregister.gov.
Specifically, through the advanced
search feature at this site, you can limit
your search to documents published by
the Department.
Nasser H. Paydar,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Intent Regarding the Future
Release of Guidance and Application
for the Hydroelectric Efficiency
Improvement Incentives
Grid Deployment Office,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI).
AGENCY:
The Department of Energy
(DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO)
intends to release the final guidance and
open the 2023 application period for the
Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement
Incentives as authorized through the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005)
and amended by the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021,
in the second quarter of calendar year
2023. This notice provides preliminary
information regarding the GDO’s
Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement
Incentives Program, including
application requirements and processes
that will be further described in the
guidance accompanying the upcoming
solicitation. All the information
contained in this notice is subject to
change.
ADDRESSES: The future application
period announcement will be published
in the Federal Register and guidance
will be made available via the GDO
website https://www.energy.gov/gdo/
section-243-hydroelectric-efficiencyimprovement-incentives-program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions may be addressed to Ms.
Luciana Ciocci, U.S. Department of
Energy, Grid Deployment Office, 1000
Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC, 20585, (202) 480–5768 or by email
at hydroelectricincentives@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
coming weeks, the Grid Deployment
Office intends to open the 2023
application period for section 243 of
EPAct 2005, Hydroelectric Efficiency
Improvement Incentives, as amended by
section 40332 IIJA of 2021, Public Law
117–58.1 At that time, GDO will also
make available an accompanying
guidance document that will describe
the application process and the
information necessary for the Secretary
of Energy to make incentive payments to
owners and authorized operators of
qualified hydroelectric facilities at
existing dams to be used to make capital
improvements in the facilities that are
directly related to improving the
efficiency of such facilities by at least
three percent pursuant to section 243 of
EPAct 2005.2 GDO previously released a
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request for information (RFI) and held a
public webinar related to section 243
incentive. See 87 FR 40515 (Jul. 7,
2022). The information gathered
through the RFI and webinar were used
to support the development of the
guidance.
The guidance will describe the
application process and the information
necessary for the Secretary of Energy to
make incentive payments to owners and
authorized operators of qualified
hydroelectric facilities pursuant to
section 243 of EPAct 2005,
Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement
Incentives. Topics include, eligibility
requirements, general application
requirements and process, procedures
for processing applications, allocation of
funding for eligible projects in the event
of oversubscription, and funding
restrictions.
Under the statute, the incentive
payments include the following
limitations: an incentive payment shall
not exceed 30 percent of the costs of the
applicable capital improvement(s); and
no more than one incentive payment
may be made to a single qualified
hydroelectric facility in any fiscal year
that shall not exceed $5,000,000.3
GDO intends to open the 2023
application period by publishing a
notice in the Federal Register, in the
coming weeks, and releasing the
guidance online, which will be located
at https://www.energy.gov/gdo/section243-hydroelectric-efficiencyimprovement-incentives-program. GDO
anticipates utilizing the Clean Energy
Infrastructure Funding Opportunity
eXCHANGE for submission of
applications once the application period
is opened. The Clean Energy
Infrastructure Funding Opportunity
eXCHANGE is located at https://
infrastructure-exchange.energy.gov/.
A public webinar will be held in the
weeks following the release of the
guidance and 2023 solicitation to
provide clarity on the guidance
document, as necessary. The webinar
will be held in a question and answer
format with registration details available
at https://www.energy.gov/gdo/section243-hydroelectric-efficiencyimprovement-incentives-program in the
near future.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on February 6, 2023,
by Maria Duaime Robinson, Director of
the Grid Deployment Office, pursuant to
delegated authority from the Secretary
of Energy. That document with the
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad Fellowship Program
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting
applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 for the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral
Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program, Assistance
Listing Number 84.022A. This notice relates to the approved information
collection under OMB control number 1840-0005.
DATES:
Applications Available: February 10, 2023.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 11, 2023.
Pre-Application Webinar Information: The Department will hold a
pre-application meeting via webinar for prospective applicants.
Detailed information regarding this webinar will be provided on the
Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad website at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/applicant.html. Additional information for new
potential applicants who are unfamiliar with grantmaking at the
Department regarding the discretionary grant process and funding basics
resources is available at https://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/about/grantmaking/.
ADDRESSES: The addresses pertinent to this competition--including the
addresses for obtaining and submitting an application--can be found
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Marrion, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 258-24, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 453-5628. Email: [email protected].
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and
wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship Program
provides opportunities for doctoral students to engage in dissertation
research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The
program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of
the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United
States.
Priorities: This notice contains one absolute priority and three
competitive preference priorities. In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute priority and Competitive Preference
Priorities 1 and 2 are from the regulations for this program (34 CFR
662.21(d)). Competitive Preference Priority 3 is from the Secretary's
Notice of Final Supplemental Priorities and Definitions for
Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on
December 10, 2021 (86 FR 70612) (Supplemental Priorities).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2023, this priority is an absolute
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that
meet this priority.
This priority is:
Specific Geographic Regions of the World.
A research project that focuses on one or more of the following
geographic areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Islands, South Asia, the Near East, Central and Eastern Europe and
Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (excluding the United States and
its territories).
Competitive Preference Priorities: For FY 2023, these priorities
are competitive preference priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we
award an additional two points to an application that meets Competitive
Preference Priority 1; an additional two points to an application that
meets Competitive Preference Priority 2; and an additional two points
to an application that meets Competitive Preference Priority 3 (up to 6
additional points possible).
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1--Focus on Less Commonly Taught
Languages (2 points).
A research project that focuses on any modern foreign language
except French, German, or Spanish.
Competitive Preference Priority 2--Thematic Focus on Academic
Fields (2 points).
Applications that propose dissertation research projects in modern
foreign languages and area studies with an academic focus on any of the
following academic fields: science (including climate change),
technology, engineering (including infrastructure studies),
mathematics, computer science, education (comparative or
international), international development, political science, public
health (including epidemiology), or economics.
Competitive Preference Priority 3--Promoting Equity in Student
Access to Educational Resources and Opportunities (2 points).
Projects implemented by one of the following entities:
Historically Black colleges and universities (as defined
in this notice);
Minority-serving institutions (as defined in this notice);
or
Tribal colleges and universities (as defined in this
notice).
Definitions: The following definitions are from the Supplemental
Priorities, to provide clarity for applicants addressing Competitive
Preference Priority 3.
Historically Black colleges and universities means colleges and
universities that meet the criteria set out in 34 CFR 608.2.
Minority-serving institutions means an institution that is eligible
to receive assistance under sections 316 through 320 of part A of title
III, under part B of title III, or under title V of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (HEA).
Tribal colleges or universities has the meaning ascribed it in
section 316(b)(3) of the HEA.
Program Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6).
Note: Projects will be awarded and must be operated in a manner
consistent with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in Federal
civil rights laws.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97,
98, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to
Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in
2 CFR part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department
in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part
200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR
part 3474. (d) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 662. (e)
The Supplemental Priorities.
Note: The open licensing requirement in 2 CFR 3474.20 does not
apply to this program.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants redistributed as fellowships to
individual beneficiaries.
Estimated Available Funds: $10,311,000 for the Fulbright-Hays
Overseas programs. We intend to use an estimated $3,408,863 for the
DDRA competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $15,000-$60,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $37,876.
Estimated Number of Awards: 90.
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Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: The institutional project period is 18 months.
Doctoral students may request funding for a period of no less than 6
months and no more than 12 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. a. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs).
Eligible doctoral students submit their individual research narratives
and forms to the project director at their home IHE, who then compiles
the doctoral student submissions and incorporates them into the
institutional grant application that is submitted electronically to the
Department through the G5 system.
b. Individuals Eligible to Receive a Fellowship: An individual is
eligible to receive a fellowship if the individual: is a citizen or
national of the United States; or is a permanent resident of the United
States; is a graduate student in good standing at an institution of
higher education; and, when the fellowship period begins, is admitted
to candidacy in a doctoral degree program in modern foreign languages
and area studies at that institution; is planning a teaching career in
the United States upon completion of his or her doctoral program; and
possesses sufficient foreign language skills to carry out the
dissertation research project.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this competition may not award
subgrants to entities to directly carry out project activities
described in the grantee's application.
4. Other: Under 34 CFR 662.22(b), no DDRA Fellowship Program
applicant concurrently may receive a grant from the Fulbright U.S.
Student Program (FUSP) and a grant from the Fulbright-Hays DDRA
Fellowship Program. For this reason, when applying for a grant under
the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship Program, a doctoral student must
indicate in the application whether they have also has applied for a
FUSP grant. At any time during the U.S. Department of Education
Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship Program competition process, if a
doctoral student accepts a fellowship award from the FUSP, or the FUSP
disperses funds to provide training services to a doctoral student,
that doctoral student is automatically deemed ineligible for
consideration for a grant under the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship
Program. Also, if the FUSP notifies the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship
Program that it has awarded funds or provided training to a potential
recipient of a Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship, the Department will
automatically deem the doctoral student ineligible for further
consideration. Doctoral students thus should notify the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT prior to accepting any grant
support or training from the FUSP.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Both IHEs and doctoral
student applicants can obtain an application package via the internet
or from the Education Publications Center (ED Pubs). To obtain a copy
via the internet, use the following address: www.G5.gov. To obtain a
copy from ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the following: ED Pubs, U.S.
Department of Education, P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria, VA 22304.
Telephone, toll free: 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (703) 605-6794. If you are
deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and wish to access
telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1.
You also can contact ED Pubs at its website at www.ed.gov/edpubs/,or at its email address at [email protected].
If you request an application package from ED Pubs, be sure to
identify this program as follows: Assistance Listing Number 84.022A.
2. Submission Dates and Times:
Submit applications for grants under the program electronically
using G5.gov. For information (including dates and times) about how to
submit your application electronically, please refer to Other
Submission Requirements.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If the
Department provides an accommodation or auxiliary aid to an individual
with a disability in connection with the application process, the
individual's application remains subject to all other requirements and
limitations in this notice.
3. Intergovernmental Review: This program is not subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
4. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
5. Recommended Page Limit: The application narrative is where you,
the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to
evaluate your application. We recommend that you (1) limit the
application narrative to no more than 10 pages and the bibliography to
no more than two pages and (2) use 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, as well as 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).
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial.
The recommended page limit does not apply to the cover sheet,
budget section, including the narrative budget justification; the
assurance and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the resumes,
the biography, or letters of support. However, the recommended page
limit does apply to all of the application narrative.
6. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), Taxpayer Identification Number
(TIN), and System for Award Management (SAM):
To do business with the Department, you must--
a. Have a UEI and a TIN;
b. Register both your UEI and TIN with SAM, the Government's
primary registrant database;
c. Provide your UEI and TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active SAM registration with current information
while your application is under review by the Department and, if you
are awarded a grant, during the project period.
If you are a corporate entity, agency, institution, or
organization, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service.
If you are an individual, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal
Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. If you need a
new TIN, please allow two to five weeks for your TIN to become active.
The SAM registration process can take approximately seven business
days, but may take upwards of several weeks, depending on the
completeness and accuracy of the data you enter into the SAM database.
Thus, if you think you might want to apply for Federal financial
assistance under a program
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administered by the Department, please allow sufficient time to obtain
and register your UEI and TIN. We strongly recommend that you register
early.
Note: Once your SAM registration is active, it may be 24 to 48
hours before you can submit an application through G5.
If you are currently registered with SAM, you may not need to make
any changes. However, please make certain that the TIN associated with
your UEI is correct. Also note that you will need to update your
registration annually. This may take three or more business days.
Information about SAM is available at www.SAM.gov. To further
assist you with obtaining and registering your UEI and TIN in SAM or
updating your existing SAM account, please visit https://sam.gov/content/help.
7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this program must be submitted electronically unless an IHE qualifies
for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the
instructions in this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Submit applications for grants under the Fulbright-Hays DDRA
Fellowship Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.022A, electronically
using the G5 system, accessible through the Department's G5 site at:
www.G5.gov. While completing the electronic application, both the IHE
and the doctoral student applicant will be entering data online that
will be saved into a database. Neither the IHE nor the doctoral student
applicant may email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
The process for submitting applications electronically
under the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship Program requires several
steps. The following is a brief overview of the process; however, all
applicants should review the detailed description of the application
process in the application package. In summary, the major steps are:
(1) IHEs must email the name of the institution and the full name
and email address of the project director to [email protected]. We suggest
that applicant IHEs submit this information no later than 2 weeks prior
to the application deadline date to ensure that they obtain access to
G5 well before that date;
(2) Doctoral students must complete their individual applications
and submit them to their home IHE project director using G5;
(3) Persons providing references for individual doctoral students
must complete and submit reference forms for the doctoral students to
the IHE project director using G5; and
(4) The IHE project director must officially submit the IHE's
application, including all eligible individual doctoral student
applications, reference forms, and other required forms, using G5.
The IHE must complete the electronic submission of the
grant application by 11:59:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the application
deadline date. G5 will not accept an application for this competition
after 11:59:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the application deadline date.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that both the IHE and the doctoral
student applicant not wait until close to the application deadline date
to begin the application process. The table below shows the days and
times that the G5 website will be available.
G5 Hours of Operation in Eastern Time
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Unavailable from 03:00 p.m.-11:59 Unavailable from Available 24 hours............ Unavailable from Unavailable from Available 24 hours............ Available 24 hours.
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Doctoral student applicants will not receive additional
points because they submit their applications in electronic format, nor
will we penalize the IHE or the doctoral student applicant if the
applicant qualifies for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submits an
application in paper format.
IHEs must upload all application documents electronically,
including the following forms: the Application for Federal Assistance
(SF 424), the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF
424, Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all
necessary assurances and certifications.
Both IHEs and doctoral student applicants must upload
their applications, including the required narrative sections and all
required attachments to their applications, as files in a read-only
flattened Portable Document Format (PDF), meaning any fillable
documents must be saved and submitted as non-fillable PDF files. Do not
upload any interactive or fillable PDF files. If you upload a file type
other than a read-only, non-modifiable PDF (e.g., Word, Excel,
WordPerfect, etc.) or submit a password-protected file, we will be
unable to review that material. Please note that this will likely
result in your application not being considered for funding. The
Department will not convert material from other formats to PDF.
Submit doctoral student transcripts electronically through
the G5 system.
Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
After the individual doctoral student electronically
submits their application to the IHE, the doctoral student will receive
an automatic acknowledgment from the G5 system. After a person submits
a reference electronically, they will receive an automatic
acknowledgment from the G5 system. After the applicant IHE submits its
application to the Department, including all eligible individual
doctoral student applications, the applicant IHE will receive an
automatic acknowledgment from G5 that will include a unique PR/Award
number for the IHE's application.
Within 3 working days after submitting its electronic
application, the applicant IHE must--
(1) Print the SF 424 from G5;
(2) Have the Authorizing Representative sign the SF 424 form;
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right-hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the SF 424; and
(4) Email the signed SF 424 to [email protected].
We may request that you provide us hard copies with
original signatures for other forms in the application at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of System
Unavailability: If an IHE is prevented from electronically submitting
its application on the
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application deadline date because the G5 system is unavailable, we will
grant the IHE an extension until 11:59:00 p.m., Eastern Time, the
following business day to enable the IHE to transmit its application
electronically, by mail, or by hand delivery. We will grant this
extension if--
(1) The IHE is a registered user of the G5 system and the IHE has
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2) G5 is unavailable for 60 minutes or more between the hours of
8:30 a.m. and 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on the application deadline
date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting the IHE an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgment of any system unavailability, an IHE may
contact either (1) the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT or (2) the e-Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If G5 is
unavailable due to technical problems with the system and, therefore,
the application deadline is extended, an email will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated a G5 application. Extensions
referred to in this section apply only to the unavailability of the G5
system.
b. Submission of Paper Applications.
We discourage paper applications, but if electronic submission is
not possible (e.g., you do not have access to the internet), you must
provide a written statement that you intend to submit a paper
application. Send this written statement no later than 2 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) to Amy
Marrion, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Room 258-
24, Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-5628. Email:
[email protected]. 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 submit a paper application, you must have, and include in
your application, a UEI and you must mail the original and two copies
of your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, OFO/
G5 Functional Application Team, Mail Stop 5C231, Attention: 84.022A,
400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The IHE 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.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If the IHE mails its application through the U.S. Postal Service,
we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, the IHE should check with its
local post office.
We will not consider applications postmarked after the application
deadline date.
c. Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If an IHE
mails or hand delivers its application to the Department--
(1) The IHE must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by
the Department--in Item 11 of the SF 424, the Assistance Listing
Number, including suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which
the IHE is submitting its application; and
(2) The G5 Functional Application Team will notify you of the
Department's receipt of your grant application. If you do not receive
this notification within 15 business days from the application deadline
date, you should contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are from the regulations for this program in 34 CFR 662.21 \1\ and are
as follows:
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(a) Quality of proposed project. (74 points) The Secretary reviews
each application to determine the quality of the research project
proposed by the applicant. The Secretary considers--
(1) The statement of the major hypotheses to be tested or questions
to be examined, and the description and justification of the research
methods to be used (29 points);
(2) The relationship of the research to the literature on the topic
and to major theoretical issues in the field, and the project's
originality and importance in terms of the concerns of the discipline
(10 points);
(3) The preliminary research already completed in the United States
and overseas or plans for such research prior to going overseas, and
the kinds, quality and availability of data for the research in the
host country or countries (10 points);
(4) The justification for overseas field research and preparations
to establish appropriate and sufficient research contacts and
affiliations abroad (10 points);
(5) The applicant's plans to share the results of the research in
progress and a copy of the dissertation with scholars and officials of
the host country or countries (5 points); and
(6) The guidance and supervision of the dissertation advisor or
committee at all stages of the project, including guidance in
developing the project, understanding research conditions abroad, and
acquainting the applicant with research in the field (10 points).
(b) Qualifications of the applicant. (26 points) The Secretary
reviews each application to determine the qualifications of the
applicant. The Secretary considers--
(1) The overall strength of the applicant's graduate academic
record (10 points);
(2) The extent to which the applicant's academic record
demonstrates strength in area studies relevant to the proposed project
(10 points);
(3) The applicant's proficiency in one or more of the languages
(other than English and the applicant's native language) of the country
or countries of research, and the specific measures to be taken to
overcome any anticipated language barriers (1 point); and
(4) The applicant's ability to conduct research in a foreign
cultural context, as evidenced by the applicant's references or
previous overseas experience, or both (5 points).
2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), the past
performance of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as
the applicant's use of funds, achievement of project objectives, and
compliance with grant conditions. The Secretary may also consider
whether the applicant failed to submit a timely performance report or
submitted a report of unacceptable quality.
In addition, in making a competitive grant award, the Secretary
requires
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various assurances, including those applicable to Federal civil rights
laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities receiving
Federal financial assistance from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5,
106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
For FY 2023, doctoral student applications will be divided into
seven categories based on the world area focus of their research
projects, as described in the absolute priority. Foreign language and
area studies experts assigned to world area-based panels will review
the doctoral student applications. Each panel will review, score, and
rank its applications separately from the applications assigned to the
other world area panels. At the conclusion of the peer review process,
however, all fellowship applications in the competition will be ranked
from the highest to the lowest score for funding purposes.
If there are applications on the rank order slate with the same
average score, the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board's (FFSB) policy
governing veteran's preference will be used in the tiebreaker and
selection process. Veteran's preference will be used first to determine
which application to recommend for funding. This means that in
instances where two or more applications have the same average score on
the rank order slate, and there are insufficient funds to support all
of the equally ranked applications, the veteran's application will be
given preference.
For applications that have tied average scores but are not subject
to veteran's preference consideration, we will use the average score
assigned on the Technical Review Forms for the ``Quality of the
Proposed Project'' selection criterion. If a tie still exists, the
average score for Competitive Preference Priority 1 will be used as the
tiebreaker. A final tiebreaker, should it become necessary, will use
the average score assigned for the ``Qualifications of the Applicant''
selection criterion.
3. Risk Assessment and Specific Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.206, before awarding grants under this competition the Department
conducts a review of the risks posed by applicants. Under 2 CFR
200.208, the Secretary may impose specific conditions and, under 2 CFR
3474.10, in appropriate circumstances, high-risk conditions on a grant
if the applicant or grantee is not financially stable; has a history of
unsatisfactory performance; has a financial or other management system
that does not meet the standards in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not
fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; or is otherwise not
responsible.
4. Integrity and Performance System: If you are selected under this
competition to receive an award that over the course of the project
period may exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (currently
$250,000), under 2 CFR 200.206(a)(2) we must make a judgment about your
integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under Federal
awards--that is, the risk posed by you as an applicant--before we make
an award. In doing so, we must consider any information about you that
is in the integrity and performance system (currently referred to as
the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System
(FAPIIS)), accessible through SAM. You may review and comment on any
information about yourself that a Federal agency previously entered and
that is currently in FAPIIS.
Please note that, if the total value of your currently active
grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement contracts from the
Federal Government exceeds $10,000,000, the reporting requirements in 2
CFR part 200, Appendix XII, require you to report certain integrity
information to FAPIIS semiannually. Please review the requirements in 2
CFR part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant plus all the other Federal
funds you receive exceed $10,000,000.
5. In General: In accordance with the Office of Management and
Budget's guidance located at 2 CFR part 200, all applicable Federal
laws, and relevant Executive guidance, the Department will review and
consider applications for funding pursuant to this notice inviting
applications in accordance with--
(a) Selecting recipients most likely to be successful in delivering
results based on the program objectives through an objective process of
evaluating Federal award applications (2 CFR 200.205);
(b) Prohibiting the purchase of certain telecommunication and video
surveillance services or equipment in alignment with section 889 of the
National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) (2 CFR
200.216);
(c) Providing a preference, to the extent permitted by law, to
maximize use of goods, products, and materials produced in the United
States (2 CFR 200.322); and
(d) Terminating agreements in whole or in part to the greatest
extent authorized by law if an award no longer effectuates the program
goals or agency priorities (2 CFR 200.340).
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); or we may send you an email containing a link to
access an electronic version of your GAN. We may notify you informally,
also.
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: (a) If you apply for a grant under this competition,
you must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and
systems to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170
should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply
if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
(b) 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 multiyear award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the most current performance and
financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34
CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting,
please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The objective for the Fulbright-Hays DDRA
Fellowship Program is to provide grants to colleges and universities to
fund individual doctoral students to conduct research in other
countries in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of 6
to 12 months.
For the purpose of Department reporting under 34 CFR 75.110, the
Department will use the following measures to evaluate its success in
meeting this objective:
DDRA Measure 1: The percentage of DDRA fellows who increased their
foreign language scores in speaking, reading, or writing by at least
one proficiency level.
DDRA Measure 2: The percentage of DDRA fellows who complete their
degree in their program of study within four years of receipt of the
fellowship.
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DDRA Measure 3: The percentage of DDRA fellows who found employment
that utilized their language and area studies skills within eight years
of receiving their award.
DDRA Measure 4: Efficiency Measure--The cost per DDRA fellow who
found employment that utilized their language and area studies skills
within eight years.
The information provided by grantees in their performance reports
submitted via the International Resource Information System (IRIS) will
be the source of data for these measures. Reporting screens for
institutions and fellows may be viewed at https://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/DDRA_director.pdf, and https://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/DDRA_fellow.pdf.
VII. Other Information
Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities
can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an
accessible format. The Department will provide the requestor with an
accessible format that may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text
format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc, or other accessible format.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of
Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this
document, as well as all other documents of this Department published
in the Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format (PDF). To
use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at
the site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Nasser H. Paydar,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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