FEDERAL
AGENCY:
OFFICE
OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION
AUTHORIZATION:
Higher
Education Act of 1965, Title VI, Part C, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1131-1131f.
To
establish an institute for international public policy. This institute
shall conduct a program to significantly increase the numbers of
African Americans and other under represented minorities in the
international service, including private international voluntary
organizations and the foreign service of the United States.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants.
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USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Funds
may be used to support a junior year abroad program, fellowships
for graduate study, internships, intensive academic programs such
as summer institutes, or intensive language training.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: A consortium consisting of one
or more of the following entities: An institution eligible for assistance
under Part B of Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended; an institution of higher education that serves substantial
numbers of African Americans or other underrepresented minority
students and an institution of higher education with programs in
training foreign service professionals.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Institutions of higher education
and minority students will benefit.
Credentials/Documentation:
None. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular
No. A-87.
APPLICATION
AND AWARD PROCESS:
Pre-application
Coordination: Technical assistance in preparing
applications is available from the agency information contact listed
below. An informal preapplication conference with the agency information
contact is recommended. This program is eligible for coverage under
E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant
should consult the office or official designated as the single point
of contact in his or her State for more information on the process
the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if
the State has selected the program for review.
Application
Procedure: Eligible consortia may submit an
application for funding when a new competition is announced in
the Federal Register. Application forms and guidelines for the
submission of applications are available from the International
Studies Team of the International Education and Graduate Programs
Service (IEGPS).
Award
Procedure: Final recommendations are made
to the Secretary following advice from a panel of consultants.
Deadlines:
Deadlines will be announced in the Federal Register.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: The range is
approximately 90 days.
Appeals:
There are no appeals.
Renewals:
The project period may last up to 60 months. Applicants must receive
annual approval for renewals.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: The Federal share
for each fiscal year shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of
each project.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: A grant is
awarded for a 60 month period; subject to the availability of
funds.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
The Institute shall annually prepare a report on the activities
of the Institute and shall submit it to the Secretary of Education
and the Secretary of State.
Audits:
All fiscal records will be subject to audit by the Department
of Education at any time within 3 years after expiration of the
grant.
Records:
All records supporting claims under grants or relating to accountability
for awarded funds must be available on request: (1) For 3 years
after the close of the fiscal year that the grant expired; or
(2) until grantee is notified that the fiscal audit has closed,
whichever is later.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 91-0201-0-1-502.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $1,022,000; FY 02 est $1,500,000; and FY 03 est
$1,500,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
One award is made for the entire amount available.
PROGRAM
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
One award for $1,022,000 was made in fiscal year 2001.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
34 CFR 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 85, and 86.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters
Office: International Studies Team, International
Education and Graduate Programs Service, Higher Education Programs,
Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20202-5332. Contact: Tanyelle
Richardson. Telephone: (202) 401-9798.
Web
Site Address: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/OHEP
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
None.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Applications under the program will be evaluated competitively.
Criteria will include: (1) Meeting the purpose of the statute (20
points); (2) extent of need for the project (15 points); (3) quality
of key personnel (10 points); (4) evaluation plan (10 points); (5)
adequacy resources (5 points); significance (10 points); quality
of project design (7 points); quality of project services (8 points);
quality of management plan (10 points).
