81 FR 39253 - Applications for New Awards; Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 116 (June 16, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-14303
Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14303]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Applications for New Awards; Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad 
Program

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Overview Information:
    Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program.
    Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 
2016.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.021A.
    Dates:
    Applications Available: June 16, 2016.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 1, 2016.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Fulbright-Hays Group 
Projects Abroad (GPA) Program is to promote, improve, and develop 
modern foreign languages and area studies at varying levels of 
education. The program provides opportunities for faculty, teachers, 
and undergraduate and graduate students to conduct individual and group 
projects overseas to carry out research and study in the fields of 
modern foreign languages and area studies. This competition will 
support both Fulbright-Hays GPA short-term projects (GPA short-term 
projects) and Fulbright-Hays GPA long-term projects (GPA long-term 
projects).
    There are three types of GPA short-term projects: (1) Short-term 
seminar projects of four to six weeks in length designed to increase 
the linguistic or cultural competency of U.S. students and educators by 
focusing on a particular aspect of area study, such as the culture of 
an area or country of study (34 CFR 664.11); (2) curriculum development 
projects of four to eight weeks in length that provide participants an 
opportunity to acquire resource materials for curriculum development in 
modern foreign language and area studies for use and dissemination in 
the United States (34 CFR 664.12); and (3) group research or study 
projects of three to twelve months in duration designed to give 
participants the opportunity to undertake research or study in a 
foreign country (34 CFR 664.13).
    GPA long-term projects are advanced overseas intensive language 
projects that may be carried out during a full year, an academic year, 
a semester, a trimester, a quarter, or a summer. GPA long-term projects 
are designed to take advantage of the opportunities in the foreign 
country that are not present in the United States when providing 
intensive advanced foreign language training. Only participants who 
have successfully completed at least two academic years of training in 
the language to be studied are eligible for language training under 
this program. In addition, the language to be studied must be 
indigenous to the host country and maximum use must be made of local 
institutions and personnel (34 CFR 664.14).
    Applicants may submit only one application under this notice and 
must identify whether they are applying for a short-term project or a 
long-term project.
    Priorities: This notice contains one absolute priority and four 
competitive preference priorities. In accordance with 34 CFR 
75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute priority is from the regulations for 
this program (34 CFR 664.32). Competitive Preference Priorities 1 and 2 
are from the notice of final priorities and definitions (NFP) published 
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. Competitive Preference 
Priority 3 is from the regulations for this program (34 CFR 664.32), 
and Competitive Preference Priority 4 is from the notice of final 
priorities published in the Federal Register on September 24, 2010 (75 
FR 59050).
    Absolute Priority: For FY 2016 and any subsequent year in which we 
make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this 
competition, 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 group project that focuses on one or more of the following 
geographic regions of the world: Africa, East Asia, South Asia, 
Southeast Asia and the Pacific, the Western Hemisphere (Central and 
South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean), Eastern and Central Europe 
and Eurasia, and the Near East.
    Competitive Preference Priorities: For FY 2016 and any subsequent 
year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applications 
from this competition, these priorities are competitive preference 
priorities.
    Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award three additional points to 
an application that meets Competitive Preference Priority 1; three 
additional points to an application that meets Competitive Preference 
Priority 2; one additional point to an application that meets 
Competitive Preference Priority 3; and up to an additional three points 
to an application, depending on how well the application meets 
Competitive Preference Priority 4. Applicants for short-term projects 
may address competitive preference priorities 1, 3, and 4. Applicants 
for long-term projects may address competitive preference priorities 2, 
3, and 4. An applicant must identify the priority or priorities that it 
believes it meets and provide documentation supporting its claims.
    These priorities are:
    Competitive Preference Priority 1: Applications for GPA Short-term 
Projects from Selected Institutions and Organizations (3 Points).
    Applications for GPA short-term projects from the following types 
of institutions and organizations:

[cir] Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs)
[cir] Community colleges
[cir] New applicants
[cir] State educational agencies (SEAs)

    Competitive Preference Priority 2: Applications for GPA Long-term 
Projects from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) (3 Points).
    Applications for GPA long-term advanced overseas intensive language 
training projects from MSIs.
    Competitive Preference Priority 3: Substantive Training and 
Thematic Focus on Priority Languages (1 Point).
    Applications that propose GPA short-term or GPA long-term projects 
that provide substantive training and thematic focus on any of the 78 
priority languages selected from the U.S. Department of Education's 
list of Less Commonly Taught Languages: Akan (Twi-Fante), Albanian, 
Amharic, Arabic (all dialects), Armenian, Azeri (Azerbaijani), Balochi, 
Bamanakan

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(Bamana, Bambara, Mandikan, Mandingo, Maninka, Dyula), Belarusian, 
Bengali (Bangla), Berber (all languages), Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, 
Cebuano (Visayan), Chechen, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Gan), Chinese 
(Mandarin), Chinese (Min), Chinese (Wu), Croatian, Dari, Dinka, 
Georgian, Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew (Modern), Hindi, Igbo, Indonesian, 
Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kashmiri, Kazakh, Khmer (Cambodian), 
Kirghiz, Korean, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kurdish (Sorani), Lao, Malay 
(Bahasa Melayu or Malaysian), Malayalam, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, 
Oromo, Panjabi, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (all 
varieties), Quechua, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala (Sinhalese), 
Somali, Swahili, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, 
Tigrigna, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur/Uigur, Uzbek, 
Vietnamese, Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba, and Zulu.
    Competitive Preference Priority 4: Inclusion of K-12 Educators (Up 
to 3 Points).
    Applications that propose short-term projects abroad that develop 
and improve foreign language studies, area studies, or both at 
elementary and secondary schools by including K-12 teachers or K-12 
administrators as at least 50 percent of the project participants.
    Definitions:
    The following definitions are from the NFP and are designed to 
provide clarity for applicants addressing the competitive preference 
priorities.
    Minority-serving institution (MSI) 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, as amended (HEA).
    Community college means an institution that meets the definition in 
section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) 
(20 U.S.C. 1058(f)); or an institution of higher education (as defined 
in section 101 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that awards degrees and 
certificates, more than 50 percent of which are not bachelor's degrees 
(or an equivalent).
    New applicant means any applicant that has not received a 
discretionary grant from the Department of Education under the 
Fulbright-Hays Act prior to the deadline date for applications under 
this program.
    State educational agency (SEA) means the State board of education 
or other agency or officer primarily responsible for the supervision of 
public elementary and secondary schools in a State. In the absence of 
this officer or agency, it is an officer or agency designated by the 
Governor or State law.
    Program Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6).
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 81, 82, 84, 
86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
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 664. (e) The NFP. (f) The notice of 
final priorities for this program published in the Federal Register on 
September 24, 2010 (75 FR 59050).

    Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of 
higher education (IHEs) only.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
    Estimated Available Funds: $2,792,440.
    Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of 
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2017 from the list of 
unfunded applications from this competition.
    Estimated Range of Awards:
    Short-term projects: $50,000-$100,000.
    Long-term projects: $50,000-$250,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards:
    Short-term projects: $80,059.
    Long-term projects: $185,025.
    Maximum Award: We will reject any GPA short-term project 
application that proposes a budget exceeding $100,000 for a single 
project period of 18 months. We will reject any GPA long-term project 
application that proposes a budget exceeding $250,000 for a single 
budget period of 24 months.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 20.
    Short-term projects: 15.
    Long-term projects: 5.

    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice.

    Project Period:
    Short-term projects: Up to 18 months.
    Long-term projects: Up to 24 months.

III. Eligibility Information

    1. Eligible Applicants: (1) IHEs, (2) State departments of 
education, (3) Private nonprofit educational organizations, and (4) 
Consortia of these entities.
    2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost 
sharing or matching.

IV. Application and Submission Information

    1. Address to Request Application Package: You 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.Grants.gov. To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write, fax, or 
call: 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 use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or 
a text telephone (TTY), call, toll free: 1-877-576-7734.
    You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at 
its email address: [email protected].
    If you request an application package from ED Pubs, be sure to 
identify this program or competition as follows: CFDA number 84.021A.
    Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application 
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, 
or compact disc) by contacting the person listed under For Further 
Information Contact in section VII of this notice.
    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 application narrative (Part III) to 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, except titles, headings, 
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions. Charts, tables, 
figures, and graphs in the application narrative may be single spaced 
and will count toward the page limit.
     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

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New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font (including 
Times Roman and Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
     The 40-page limit does not apply to Part I, the 
Application for Federal Assistance face sheet (SF 424); the 
supplemental information form required by the Department of Education; 
Part II, Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs (ED 524); Part 
IV, assurances, certifications, and the response to section 427 of the 
General Education Provisions Act (GEPA); the table of contents; the 
one-page project abstract; the appendices; or the line-item budget. 
However, the page limit does apply to all of the application narrative 
(Part III). If you include any attachments or appendices not 
specifically requested, these items will be counted as part of the 
application narrative for purposes of the page-limit requirement.
    We will reject your application if you exceed the page limit.
    3. Submission Dates and Times:
    Applications Available: June 16, 2016.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 1, 2016.
    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 in paper format by mail or hand delivery 
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission 
requirement, please refer to Other Submission Requirements in section 
IV of this notice.
    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 in section VII 
of this notice. 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.
    4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is not subject to 
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
    5. Funding Restrictions: We specify unallowable costs in 34 CFR 
664.33. We reference additional regulations outlining funding 
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
    6. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification 
Number, and System for Award Management: To do business with the 
Department of Education, you must--
    a. Have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and a 
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);
    b. Register both your DUNS number and TIN with the System for Award 
Management (SAM) (formerly the Central Contractor Registry), the 
Government's primary registrant database;
    c. Provide your DUNS number 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.
    You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet at the 
following Web site: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. A DUNS number can be 
created within one to two business days.
    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 administered by the Department, please allow 
sufficient time to obtain and register your DUNS number 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 access the information in, and submit an 
application through, Grants.gov.

    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 DUNS number 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 DUNS number and TIN in 
SAM or updating your existing SAM account, we have prepared a SAM.gov 
Tip Sheet, which you can find at: http://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html.
    In addition, if you are submitting your application via Grants.gov, 
you must (1) be designated by your organization as an Authorized 
Organization Representative (AOR); and (2) register yourself with 
Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these steps are outlined at the 
following Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html.
    7. 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 Fulbright-Hays GPA Program, CFDA 
number 84.021A, must be submitted electronically using the 
Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at 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 email 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 Fulbright-
Hays GPA Program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the 
downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. 
Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., 
search for 84.021, not 84.021A).
    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 date and time 
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must 
be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30:00 
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as 
otherwise noted in this section, we will not accept your application if 
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received--that is, date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system--
after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline 
date. We do not consider an application that does not comply with the 
deadline requirements. When we retrieve your application from 
Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application 
because it was date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system after 
4:30:00 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 under News and Events on the Department's G5 system home 
page at www.G5.gov. In addition, for specific guidance and procedures 
for submitting an application through Grants.gov, please refer to the 
Grants.gov Web site at: www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/apply-for-grants.html.
     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 you typically provide on 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.
     You must upload any narrative sections and all other 
attachments to your application as files in a read-only, non-modifiable 
Portable Document Format (PDF). Do not upload an interactive or 
fillable PDF file. 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 not review that material. Please note 
that this could result in your application not being considered for 
funding because the material in question--for example, the project 
narrative--is critical to a meaningful review of your proposal. For 
that reason, it is important to allow yourself adequate time to upload 
all material as PDF files. The Department will not convert material 
from other formats to PDF.
     Your electronic application must comply with any page-
limit requirements described in this notice.
     After you electronically submit your application, you will 
receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that 
contains a Grants.gov tracking number. This notification indicates 
receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department. Grants.gov 
will also notify you automatically by email if your application met all 
the Grants.gov validation requirements or if there were any errors 
(such as submission of your application by someone other than a 
registered Authorized Organization Representative, or inclusion of an 
attachment with a file name that contains special characters). You will 
be given an opportunity to correct any errors and resubmit, but you 
must still meet the deadline for submission of applications.
    Once your application is successfully validated by Grants.gov, the 
Department will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send you 
an email with a unique PR/Award number for your application.
    These emails do not mean that your application is without any 
disqualifying errors. While your application may have been successfully 
validated by Grants.gov, it must also meet the Department's application 
requirements as specified in this notice and in the application 
instructions. Disqualifying errors could include, for instance, failure 
to upload attachments in a read-only, non-modifiable PDF; failure to 
submit a required part of the application; or failure to meet applicant 
eligibility requirements. It is your responsibility to ensure that your 
submitted application has met all of the Department's requirements.
     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 experiencing problems submitting 
your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov 
Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a 
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it.
    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 4:30:00 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 described elsewhere in this notice.
    If you submit an application after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC 
time, on the application deadline date, please contact the person 
listed under For Further Information Contact in section VII of this 
notice and provide an explanation of the technical problem you 
experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk 
Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a 
technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that the 
problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30:00 
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. We will 
contact you after a determination is made on whether your application 
will be accepted.

    Note: The extensions to which we refer 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 application 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 
prevents 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

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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 for Fulbright-Hays GPA to: 
Reha Mallory, Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3E213, 
Washington, DC 20202. FAX: (202) 453-7502.
    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 following address: 
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: 
(CFDA Number 84.021A), LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
    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.
    (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.
    (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, you should check with 
your local post office.

    We will not consider applications postmarked after the application 
deadline date.
    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: 
(CFDA Number 84.021A), 550 12th Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center 
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
    The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily 
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 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 SF 424 the CFDA number, including 
suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are 
submitting your application; and
    (2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a 
notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not 
receive this notification 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

    1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are 
from 34 CFR 664.31 and are as follows: (a) Plan of operation (20 
points); (b) Quality of key personnel (10 points); (c) Budget and cost 
effectiveness (10 points); (d) Evaluation plan (20 points); (e) 
Adequacy of resources (5 points); (f) Potential impact of the project 
on the development of the study of modern foreign languages and area 
studies in American education (15 points); (g) The project's relevance 
to the applicant's educational goals and its relationship to its 
program development in modern foreign languages and area studies (10 
points); and (h) The extent to which direct experience abroad is 
necessary to achieve the project's objectives and the effectiveness 
with which relevant host country resources will be utilized (10 
points). Additional information about these criteria is in the 
application package for this program.
    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 various assurances including those applicable to Federal civil 
rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities 
receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department of Education 
(34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
    For FY 2016, GPA short-term project applications will be reviewed 
by separate panels according to world area. GPA long-term projects will 
be reviewed by one panel across world areas. A rank order from highest 
to lowest score will be developed for each of the two types of projects 
and will be used for funding purposes.
    3. Risk Assessment and Special Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 
200.205, before awarding grants under this competition the Department 
conducts a review of the risks posed by applicants. Under 2 CFR 
3474.10, the Secretary may impose special conditions and, 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.

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).

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    (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. Grantees are required to use the electronic data instrument 
International Resource Information System (IRIS) to complete the final 
report. 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: Under the Government Performance and 
Results Act of 1993, the following measures will be used by the 
Department to evaluate the success of the GPA short-term program the 
percentage of GPA participants who disseminated information about or 
materials from their group project abroad through more than one 
outreach activity within six months of returning to their home 
institution. The long-term program, i.e., advanced overseas intensive 
language projects, will be evaluated by the percentage participants who 
increased their reading, writing, and/or listening/speaking foreign 
language scores by one proficiency level. The efficiency is the cost 
per GPA participant who increased his/her foreign language score in 
reading, writing, and/or listening/speaking by at least one proficiency 
level.
    The information provided by grantees in their performance reports 
submitted via IRIS will be the source of data for this measure. 
Reporting screens for institutions can be viewed at: http://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/gpa_director.pdf and http://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/gpa_participant.pdf.

VII. Agency Contact

For Further Information Contact: Reha Mallory, Fulbright-Hays Group 
Projects Abroad Program, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue SW., Room 3E213, Washington, DC 20202. FAX: (202) 453-7502 or by 
email: [email protected].
    If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the Federal Relay Service, toll 
free, at 1-800-877-8339.

VIII. Other Information

    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format 
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to 
the program contact person listed under For Further Information Contact 
in section VII of this notice.
    Electronic Access to This Document: 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 via the Federal Digital System 
at: www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys. 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 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.

    Dated: June 13, 2016.
Lynn B. Mahaffie,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning, and Innovation, 
Delegated the Duties of the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 
Education.
[FR Doc. 2016-14303 Filed 6-15-16; 8:45 am]
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will be asked to sign-in upon arrival. projects of four to six weeks in length Specific Geographic Regions of the
Comments are requested to be limited to designed to increase the linguistic or World.
2 minutes. cultural competency of U.S. students A group project that focuses on one or
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS: The and educators by focusing on a more of the following geographic
Corporation for National and particular aspect of area study, such as regions of the world: Africa, East Asia,
Community Service provides reasonable the culture of an area or country of South Asia, Southeast Asia and the
accommodations to individuals with study (34 CFR 664.11); (2) curriculum Pacific, the Western Hemisphere
disabilities where appropriate. Anyone development projects of four to eight (Central and South America, Mexico,
who needs an interpreter or other weeks in length that provide and the Caribbean), Eastern and Central
accommodation should notify David participants an opportunity to acquire Europe and Eurasia, and the Near East.
Premo at dpremo@cns.gov or 202–606– resource materials for curriculum Competitive Preference Priorities: For
6717 by 5 p.m. (ET) on June 17, 2016. development in modern foreign FY 2016 and any subsequent year in
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: language and area studies for use and which we make awards from the list of
Dave Premo, Program Support dissemination in the United States (34 unfunded applications from this
Specialist, Corporation for National and CFR 664.12); and (3) group research or competition, these priorities are
Community Service, 250 E Street SW., study projects of three to twelve months competitive preference priorities.
Washington, DC 20525. Phone: 202– in duration designed to give participants Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we
606–6717. Fax: 202–606–3460. TTY: the opportunity to undertake research or award three additional points to an
800–833–3722. Email: dpremo@cns.gov. study in a foreign country (34 CFR application that meets Competitive
Dated: June 13, 2016. 664.13). Preference Priority 1; three additional
GPA long-term projects are advanced points to an application that meets
Jeremy Joseph,
overseas intensive language projects that Competitive Preference Priority 2; one
General Counsel.
may be carried out during a full year, an additional point to an application that
[FR Doc. 2016–14367 Filed 6–14–16; 4:15 pm] meets Competitive Preference Priority 3;
academic year, a semester, a trimester,
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a quarter, or a summer. GPA long-term and up to an additional three points to
projects are designed to take advantage an application, depending on how well
of the opportunities in the foreign the application meets Competitive
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION country that are not present in the Preference Priority 4. Applicants for
United States when providing intensive short-term projects may address
Applications for New Awards; competitive preference priorities 1, 3,
advanced foreign language training.
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad and 4. Applicants for long-term projects
Only participants who have successfully
Program may address competitive preference
completed at least two academic years
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary of training in the language to be studied priorities 2, 3, and 4. An applicant must
Education, Department of Education. are eligible for language training under identify the priority or priorities that it
ACTION: Notice. this program. In addition, the language believes it meets and provide
to be studied must be indigenous to the documentation supporting its claims.
Overview Information: host country and maximum use must be These priorities are:
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad made of local institutions and personnel Competitive Preference Priority 1:
Program. (34 CFR 664.14). Applications for GPA Short-term
Notice inviting applications for new Projects from Selected Institutions and
Applicants may submit only one
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2016. Organizations (3 Points).
application under this notice and must
Catalog of Federal Domestic Applications for GPA short-term
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.021A. identify whether they are applying for a
short-term project or a long-term project. projects from the following types of
Dates: institutions and organizations:
Applications Available: June 16, 2016. Priorities: This notice contains one
Deadline for Transmittal of absolute priority and four competitive Æ Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs)
Applications: August 1, 2016. preference priorities. In accordance with Æ Community colleges
34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute Æ New applicants
Full Text of Announcement priority is from the regulations for this Æ State educational agencies (SEAs)
I. Funding Opportunity Description program (34 CFR 664.32). Competitive Competitive Preference Priority 2:
Purpose of Program: The purpose of Preference Priorities 1 and 2 are from Applications for GPA Long-term Projects
the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects the notice of final priorities and from Minority Serving Institutions
Abroad (GPA) Program is to promote, definitions (NFP) published elsewhere (MSIs) (3 Points).
improve, and develop modern foreign in this issue of the Federal Register. Applications for GPA long-term
languages and area studies at varying Competitive Preference Priority 3 is advanced overseas intensive language
levels of education. The program from the regulations for this program (34 training projects from MSIs.
provides opportunities for faculty, CFR 664.32), and Competitive Competitive Preference Priority 3:
teachers, and undergraduate and Preference Priority 4 is from the notice Substantive Training and Thematic
graduate students to conduct individual of final priorities published in the Focus on Priority Languages (1 Point).
and group projects overseas to carry out Federal Register on September 24, 2010 Applications that propose GPA short-
(75 FR 59050). term or GPA long-term projects that
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research and study in the fields of
modern foreign languages and area Absolute Priority: For FY 2016 and provide substantive training and
studies. This competition will support any subsequent year in which we make thematic focus on any of the 78 priority
both Fulbright-Hays GPA short-term awards from the list of unfunded languages selected from the U.S.
projects (GPA short-term projects) and applications from this competition, this Department of Education’s list of Less
Fulbright-Hays GPA long-term projects priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 Commonly Taught Languages: Akan
(GPA long-term projects). CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only (Twi-Fante), Albanian, Amharic, Arabic
There are three types of GPA short- applications that meet this priority. (all dialects), Armenian, Azeri
term projects: (1) Short-term seminar This priority is: (Azerbaijani), Balochi, Bamanakan

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(Bamana, Bambara, Mandikan, absence of this officer or agency, it is an Private nonprofit educational
Mandingo, Maninka, Dyula), Belarusian, officer or agency designated by the organizations, and (4) Consortia of these
Bengali (Bangla), Berber (all languages), Governor or State law. entities.
Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cebuano Program Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
(Visayan), Chechen, Chinese 2452(b)(6). program does not require cost sharing or
(Cantonese), Chinese (Gan), Chinese Applicable Regulations: (a) The matching.
(Mandarin), Chinese (Min), Chinese Education Department General
IV. Application and Submission
(Wu), Croatian, Dari, Dinka, Georgian, Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
Information
Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew (Modern), 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97,
Hindi, Igbo, Indonesian, Japanese, 98, and 99. (b) The Office of 1. Address to Request Application
Javanese, Kannada, Kashmiri, Kazakh, Management and Budget (OMB) Package: You can obtain an application
Khmer (Cambodian), Kirghiz, Korean, Guidelines to Agencies on package via the Internet or from the
Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kurdish (Sorani), Governmentwide Debarment and Education Publications Center (ED
Lao, Malay (Bahasa Melayu or Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet,
Malaysian), Malayalam, Marathi, part 180, as adopted and amended as use the following address:
Mongolian, Nepali, Oromo, Panjabi, regulations of the Department in 2 CFR www.Grants.gov. To obtain a copy from
Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish, part 3485. (c) The Uniform ED Pubs, write, fax, or call: ED Pubs,
Portuguese (all varieties), Quechua, Administrative Requirements, Cost U.S. Department of Education, P.O. Box
Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala Principles, and Audit Requirements for 22207, Alexandria, VA 22304.
(Sinhalese), Somali, Swahili, Tagalog, Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as Telephone, toll free: 1–877–433–7827.
Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, adopted and amended as regulations of FAX: (703) 605–6794. If you use a
Tigrigna, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) telecommunications device for the deaf
Urdu, Uyghur/Uigur, Uzbek, The regulations for this program in 34 (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call,
Vietnamese, Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba, and CFR part 664. (e) The NFP. (f) The toll free: 1–877–576–7734.
Zulu. notice of final priorities for this program You can contact ED Pubs at its Web
Competitive Preference Priority 4: published in the Federal Register on site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at its
Inclusion of K–12 Educators (Up to 3 September 24, 2010 (75 FR 59050). email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
Points). If you request an application package
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this
Applications that propose short-term apply to institutions of higher education
projects abroad that develop and (IHEs) only.
program or competition as follows:
improve foreign language studies, area CFDA number 84.021A.
studies, or both at elementary and II. Award Information Individuals with disabilities can
secondary schools by including K–12 obtain a copy of the application package
teachers or K–12 administrators as at Type of Award: Discretionary grants. in an accessible format (e.g., braille,
least 50 percent of the project Estimated Available Funds: large print, audiotape, or compact disc)
participants. $2,792,440. by contacting the person listed under
Definitions: Contingent upon the availability of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in
The following definitions are from the funds and the quality of applications, section VII of this notice.
NFP and are designed to provide clarity we may make additional awards in FY 2. Content and Form of Application
for applicants addressing the 2017 from the list of unfunded Submission: Requirements concerning
competitive preference priorities. applications from this competition. the content of an application, together
Minority-serving institution (MSI) Estimated Range of Awards: with the forms you must submit, are in
means an institution that is eligible to Short-term projects: $50,000– the application package for this
receive assistance under sections 316 $100,000. program.
through 320 of part A of title III, under Long-term projects: $50,000– Page Limit: The application narrative
part B of title III, or under title V of the $250,000. is where you, the applicant, address the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as Estimated Average Size of Awards: selection criteria that reviewers use to
amended (HEA). Short-term projects: $80,059. evaluate your application. You must
Community college means an Long-term projects: $185,025.
limit the application narrative (Part III)
institution that meets the definition in Maximum Award: We will reject any
to no more than 40 pages, using the
section 312(f) of the Higher Education GPA short-term project application that
following standards:
proposes a budget exceeding $100,000
Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 • A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
U.S.C. 1058(f)); or an institution of for a single project period of 18 months.
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
higher education (as defined in section We will reject any GPA long-term
and both sides.
101 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that project application that proposes a • Double space (no more than three
awards degrees and certificates, more budget exceeding $250,000 for a single lines per vertical inch) all text in the
than 50 percent of which are not budget period of 24 months. application narrative, except titles,
Estimated Number of Awards: 20. headings, footnotes, quotations,
bachelor’s degrees (or an equivalent).
New applicant means any applicant Short-term projects: 15.
references, and captions. Charts, tables,
Long-term projects: 5.
that has not received a discretionary figures, and graphs in the application
grant from the Department of Education Note: The Department is not bound by any
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narrative may be single spaced and will
under the Fulbright-Hays Act prior to estimates in this notice. count toward the page limit.
the deadline date for applications under Project Period: • Use a font that is either 12 point or
this program. Short-term projects: Up to 18 months. larger, or no smaller than 10 pitch
State educational agency (SEA) means Long-term projects: Up to 24 months. (characters per inch). However, you may
the State board of education or other use a 10-point font in charts, tables,
agency or officer primarily responsible III. Eligibility Information figures, and graphs.
for the supervision of public elementary 1. Eligible Applicants: (1) IHEs, (2) • Use one of the following fonts:
and secondary schools in a State. In the State departments of education, (3) Times New Roman, Courier, Courier

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application deadline date. If you fax address: U.S. Department of Education, various assurances including those
your written statement to the Application Control Center, Attention: applicable to Federal civil rights laws
Department, we must receive the faxed (CFDA Number 84.021A), 550 12th that prohibit discrimination in programs
statement no later than two weeks Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center or activities receiving Federal financial
before the application deadline date. Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. assistance from the Department of
Address and mail or fax your The Application Control Center Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4,
statement for Fulbright-Hays GPA to: accepts hand deliveries daily between 108.8, and 110.23).
Reha Mallory, Fulbright-Hays Group 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, For FY 2016, GPA short-term project
Projects Abroad Program, U.S. DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, applications will be reviewed by
Department of Education, 400 Maryland and Federal holidays. separate panels according to world area.
Avenue SW., Room 3E213, Washington, Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper GPA long-term projects will be reviewed
DC 20202. FAX: (202) 453–7502. Applications: If you mail or hand deliver by one panel across world areas. A rank
Your paper application must be your application to the Department— order from highest to lowest score will
submitted in accordance with the mail (1) You must indicate on the envelope be developed for each of the two types
or hand delivery instructions described and—if not provided by the Department—in of projects and will be used for funding
Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, purposes.
in this notice. including suffix letter, if any, of the
b. Submission of Paper Applications 3. Risk Assessment and Special
competition under which you are submitting
by Mail. your application; and
Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
If you qualify for an exception to the (2) The Application Control Center will 200.205, before awarding grants under
electronic submission requirement, you mail to you a notification of receipt of your this competition the Department
may mail (through the U.S. Postal grant application. If you do not receive this conducts a review of the risks posed by
Service or a commercial carrier) your notification within 15 business days from the applicants. Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the
application to the Department. You application deadline date, you should call Secretary may impose special
the U.S. Department of Education conditions and, in appropriate
must mail the original and two copies Application Control Center at (202) 245–
of your application, on or before the circumstances, high-risk conditions on a
6288.
application deadline date, to the grant if the applicant or grantee is not
Department at the following address: V. Application Review Information financially stable; has a history of
U.S. Department of Education, unsatisfactory performance; has a
1. Selection Criteria: The selection financial or other management system
Application Control Center, Attention:
criteria for this program are from 34 CFR that does not meet the standards in 2
(CFDA Number 84.021A), LBJ Basement
664.31 and are as follows: (a) Plan of CFR part 200, subpart D; has not
Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
operation (20 points); (b) Quality of key fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant;
Washington, DC 20202–4260. personnel (10 points); (c) Budget and
You must show proof of mailing or is otherwise not responsible.
cost effectiveness (10 points); (d)
consisting of one of the following: VI. Award Administration Information
Evaluation plan (20 points); (e)
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
Adequacy of resources (5 points); (f) 1. Award Notices: If your application
postmark.
Potential impact of the project on the is successful, we notify your U.S.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the
development of the study of modern Representative and U.S. Senators and
date of mailing
foreign languages and area studies in send you a Grant Award Notification
stamped by the U.S. Postal Service.
American education (15 points); (g) The (GAN); or we may send you an email
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
project’s relevance to the applicant’s containing a link to access an electronic
receipt from a commercial carrier.
educational goals and its relationship to version of your GAN. We may notify
(4) Any other proof of mailing
its program development in modern you informally, also.
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
foreign languages and area studies (10 If your application is not evaluated or
Department of Education.
points); and (h) The extent to which not selected for funding, we notify you.
If you mail your application through
direct experience abroad is necessary to 2. Administrative and National Policy
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
achieve the project’s objectives and the Requirements: We identify
accept either of the following as proof
effectiveness with which relevant host administrative and national policy
of mailing:
country resources will be utilized (10 requirements in the application package
(1) A private metered postmark.
points). Additional information about and reference these and other
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
these criteria is in the application requirements in the Applicable
the U.S. Postal Service.
package for this program. Regulations section of this notice.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 2. Review and Selection Process: We We reference the regulations outlining
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before remind potential applicants that in the terms and conditions of an award in
relying on this method, you should check reviewing applications in any the Applicable Regulations section of
with your local post office.
discretionary grant competition, the this notice and include these and other
We will not consider applications Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR specific conditions in the GAN. The
postmarked after the application 75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the GAN also incorporates your approved
deadline date. applicant in carrying out a previous application as part of your binding
c. Submission of Paper Applications award, such as the applicant’s use of commitments under the grant.
by Hand Delivery. funds, achievement of project 3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a
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If you qualify for an exception to the objectives, and compliance with grant grant under this competition, you must
electronic submission requirement, you conditions. The Secretary may also ensure that you have in place the
(or a courier service) may deliver your consider whether the applicant failed to necessary processes and systems to
paper application to the Department by submit a timely performance report or comply with the reporting requirements
hand. You must deliver the original and submitted a report of unacceptable in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive
two copies of your application by hand, quality. funding under the competition. This
on or before the application deadline In addition, in making a competitive does not apply if you have an exception
date, to the Department at the following grant award, the Secretary requires under 2 CFR 170.110(b).

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Action		Notice.
Contact		Reha Mallory, Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3E213, Washington, DC 20202. FAX: (202) 453-7502 or by email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 39253