[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50974-50975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19838]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4090]


United States--Egypt Science and Technology Joint Board Public 
Announcement of a Science and Technology Program for Competitive Grants 
to Support International, Collaborative Projects in Science and 
Technology Between U.S. and Egyptian Cooperators

August 4, 2002.
AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 4, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Joan Mahoney, Program Administrator, 
U.S.--Egypt Science and Technology Grants Program, U.S. Embassy, Cairo/
ECPO, Unit 64900, Box 6, APO AE 09839-4900; phone: 011-(20-2) 797-2925; 
fax: 011-(20-2) 797-3150; e-mail: [email protected].
    The 2002 Program Announcement, including proposal guidelines, will 
be available starting August 4, 2002 on the Joint Board web site: 
http://www.usembassy.egnet.net/usegypt.joint-st.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: This program is established under 22 U.S.C. 2656d and 
the Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the 
Government of the United States of America and the Government of the 
Arab Republic of Egypt. A solicitation for this program will begin 
August 1, 2002. This program will provide modest grants for 
successfully competitive proposals for binational collaborative 
projects and other activities submitted by U.S. and Egyptian experts. 
Projects must help the United States and Egypt utilize science and 
apply technology by providing opportunities to exchange ideas, 
information, skills, and techniques, and to collaborate on scientific 
and technological endeavors of mutual interest and benefit. Proposals 
which fully meet the submission requirements as outlined in the Program 
Announcement will receive peer reviews. Proposals considered for 
funding in Fiscal Year 2002 must be postmarked by November 1, 2002. All 
proposals will be considered; however, special consideration will be 
given to proposals that address priority areas defined/approved by the 
Joint Board. These include priorities in the areas of information 
technology, environmental technologies, biotechnology, energy, 
standards and metrology, and manufacturing technologies. More 
information on these priorities and

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copies of the Program Announcement/Application may be obtained by 
request.

    Dated: July 31, 2002.
Kay Anske,
Director, Office of Science and Technology Cooperation Bureau of Oceans 
and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and, Chair, 
U.S.--Egypt S&T Joint Board, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 02-19838 Filed 8-5-02; 8:45 am]
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