[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21627]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.016A]
Office of Postsecondary Education, Undergraduate; International
Studies and Foreign Language Program; Notice Inviting Applications for
New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000
Purpose of Program: The Undergraduate International Studies and
Foreign Language Program provides grants to strengthen and improve
undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign
languages in the United States.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education; combinations
of institutions of higher education; partnerships between nonprofit
educational organizations and institutions of higher education; and
public and private non-profit agencies and organizations, including
professional and scholarly associations.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 1, 1999.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: December 31, 1999.
Applications Available: September 7, 1999.
Available Funds: $1,990,000. The estimated amount of funds
available for new awards under this competition is based on the
Administration's request for this program for FY 2000. The actual level
of funding, if any, is contingent on final congressional action.
Estimated Range of Awards: $40,000-$130,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $71,071 per year.
Estimated Number of Awards: 28.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months for grants to single institutions
of higher education, and up to 36 months for grants to combinations of
institutions of higher education and partnerships.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82,
85, and 86; and (b) The regulations in 34 CFR parts 655 and 658.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Matching requirement: Under Title VI, Part
A, section 604(a)(3)of the Higher Education Act of 1965, Undergraduate
International Studies and Foreign Language grantees must provide
matching funds in either of the following ways: (a) Cash contributions
from the private sector equal to one-third of the total project costs;
or (b) a combination of institutional and non-institutional cash or in-
kind contributions equal to one-half of the total project costs. The
Secretary may waive or reduce the required matching share for
institutions that are eligible to receive assistance under part A or
part B of title III or under title V of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended.
Priority
Under 34 CFR 75.105 (c)(2)(i), 34 CFR 658.35, and section 604(a)(5)
of title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, the
Secretary gives preference to applications that meet the following
competitive priority. The Secretary awards five points to an
application that meets this competitive priority. These points are in
addition to any points the application earns under the selection
criteria:
Applications from institutions of higher education or combinations
of institutions that: (a) Require entering students to have
successfully completed at least two years of secondary school foreign
language instruction; (b) require each graduating student to earn two
years of postsecondary credit in a foreign language or have
demonstrated equivalent competence in the foreign language; or (c) in
the case of a two-year degree granting institution, offer two years of
postsecondary credit in a foreign language.
FOR APPLICATIONS OR INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Corey, Undergraduate
International Studies and Foreign Language Program, U.S. Department of
Education, International Education and Graduate Programs Service, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., Suite 600 Portals Building, Washington, DC 20202-
5331. Telephone: 202-401-9783. The e-mail address for Ms. Corey is
[email protected]. Individuals who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at
1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding
paragraph. Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the
application package in an alternate format, also, by contacting that
person. However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an
alternate format the standard forms included in the application
package.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1124
Dated: August 16, 1999.
Claudio R. Prieto,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education.
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