[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 155 (Thursday, August 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48976-48977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20233]


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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) 2001

    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 3, 2000.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: January 2, 2001.
    Applications Available: September 1, 2000.
    Available Funds: $2,013,000. The estimated amount of funds 
available for new awards under this competition is based on the 
Administration's request for this program for FY 2001. 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: $74,563 per year.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 27.

    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, 97, 98, 99; 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.

Priorities

    Competitive 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.
    Invitational Priority: The Secretary is particularly interested in 
applications that meet the following invitational priority. However 
under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) an application that meets this invitational 
priority does not receive competitive preference over other 
applications.
    Applications from institutions of higher education that propose 
activities that enrich or enhance the effectiveness of educational 
programs abroad, including pre-departure and post-return programs, and 
integrate education programs abroad into the curriculum of the home 
institution.
    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, 1990 K Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006-8521. 
Telephone: 202-502-7629. 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. 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 4, 2000.
A. Lee Fritschler,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 00-20233 Filed 8-9-00; 8:45 am]
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