[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23766-23767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11617]



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Department of Education





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Office of Educational Research and Improvement, International Education 
Exchange Program; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.304A]


Office of Educational Research and Improvement, International 
Education Exchange Program; Notice

Action: Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year 
(FY) 2001.

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Purpose of Program

    To support international education exchange activities between the 
United States and eligible countries in civics and government education 
and economic education.
    For FY 2001 the competition for new awards focuses on projects 
designed to meet the priorities referenced in the Priorities section of 
this notice.

Eligible Applicants

    Independent nonprofit educational organizations that--
    (a) Have expertise in international achievement comparisons, and 
are experienced in--
    (1) The development and national implementation of curricular 
programs in civics and government education and economic education for 
students from grades kindergarten through 12 in local, intermediate, 
and State educational agencies, in schools funded by the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, and in private schools throughout the Nation with the 
cooperation and assistance of national professional educational 
organizations, colleges and universities and private sector 
organizations;
    (2) The development and implementation of cooperative university 
and school-based inservice training programs for teachers of grades 
kindergarten through 12 using scholars from such relevant disciplines 
as political science, political philosophy, history, law, and 
economics;
    (3) The development of model curricular frameworks in civics and 
government education and economic education;
    (4) The administration of international seminars on the goals and 
objectives of civics and government education or economic education in 
constitutional democracies (including the sharing of curricular 
materials) for educational leaders, teacher trainers, scholars in 
related disciplines, and educational policymakers; and
    (5) The evaluation of civics and government education or economic 
education programs; and
    (b) Have authority to subcontract with other organizations to carry 
out these provisions.
    Applications Available: May 7, 2001.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 9, 2001.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 10, 2001.
    Estimated Available Funds: $8,780,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $4,190,600 to $4,590,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $4,390,000.
    Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a 
budget exceeding $4,590,000 for a single budget period of 12 months.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 2.

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

    Project Period: Up to 12 months.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 
82, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations in 34 CFR part 700.

Priorities

    This competition focuses on projects designed to carry out the 
authorized activities listed in Title VI of the Goals 2000: Educate 
America Act, 20 U.S.C. 5951. Title VI is the International Education 
Program.

Absolute Priority 1--International Education Exchange Program in Civics 
and Government Education.

Absolute Priority 2--International Education Exchange Program in 
Economic Education.

    Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet 
one of these two priorities.
Authorized Activities
    To meet one of these two priorities, each applicant must propose to 
carry out the following activities, in either civics and government 
education or economic education:
    (A) Provide eligible countries with--
    (1) Seminars on the basic principles of the United States 
constitutional democracy and economics, including seminars on the major 
governmental and economic institutions and systems in the United 
States, and visits to such institutions;
    (2) Visits to school systems, institutions of higher learning, and 
nonprofit organizations conducting exemplary programs in civics and 
government education and economic education in the United States;
    (3) Home stays in United States communities;
    (4) Translation and adaptations regarding the United States civics 
and government education and economic education curricular programs for 
students and teachers, and in the case of training programs for 
teachers translations and adaptations into forms useful in schools in 
eligible countries, and joint research projects in such areas;
    (5) Translation of basic documents of United States constitutional 
government for use in eligible countries, such as The Federalist 
Papers, selected writings of Presidents Adams and Jefferson, and the 
Anti-Federalists, and more recent works on political theory, 
constitutional law and economics; and
    (6) Research and evaluation assistance to determine--
    (i) The effects of educational programs on students' development of 
the knowledge, skills and traits of character essential for the 
preservation and improvement of constitutional democracy; and
    (ii) Effective participation in and the preservation and 
improvement of an efficient market economy;
    (B) Provide United States participants with--
    (1) Seminars on the histories, economics, and governments of 
eligible countries;
    (2) Visits to school systems, institutions of higher learning, and 
organizations conducting exemplary programs in civics and government 
education and economic education located in eligible countries;
    (3) Home stays in eligible countries;
    (4) Assistance from educators and scholars in eligible countries in 
the development of curricular materials on the history, government, and 
economics of such countries that are useful in United States 
classrooms;
    (5) Opportunities to provide on-site demonstrations of United 
States curricula and pedagogy for educational leaders in eligible 
countries; and
    (6) Research and evaluation assistance to determine--
    (i) The effects of educational programs on students' development of 
the knowledge, skills and traits of character essential for the 
preservation and improvement of constitutional democracy; and
    (ii) Effective participation in and improvement of an efficient 
market economy; and
    (C) Assist participants from eligible countries and the United 
States in participating in international conferences on civics and 
government education and economic education for educational leaders, 
teacher trainers, scholars in related disciplines and educational 
policymakers.
    The primary participants in the international education program 
shall be leading educators in the areas of

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civics and government education and economic education, including 
curriculum and teacher training specialists, scholars in relevant 
disciplines, and educational policymakers, from the United States and 
eligible countries.

    Note: For this program, the term ``eligible country'' means a 
Central European country, an Eastern European country, Lithuania, 
Latvia, Estonia, Georgia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, 
and any country that formerly was a republic of the Soviet Union 
whose political independence is recognized in the United States.

Selection Criteria

    The Secretary selects from the criteria in 34 CFR 700.30(e) to 
evaluate applications for new grants under this competition. Under 34 
CFR 700.30(a), the Secretary will announce in the application package 
the evaluation criteria selected for this competition and the maximum 
weight assigned to each criterion.

FOR APPLICATIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Dr. Ram N. Singh 
(email: [email protected]) or Ms. Rita Foy (email: [email protected]), 
U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., room 510, 
Washington, DC 20208-5573. Telephone: (202) 219-2079.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to either of the program contact persons listed 
under FOR APPLICATIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application 
package in an alternative format by contacting either of those persons. 
However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an alternative 
format the standard forms included in the application package.

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    Program Authority:  20 U.S.C. 5951.

    Dated: May 3, 2001.
Sue Betka,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
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