[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45108-45109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17183]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 4790]


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

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 1, 2004.

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 2004 Program Announcement, including proposal guidelines, will 
be available starting August 1, 2004 on the Joint Board Web site: 
http://

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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, 2004. 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 2005 must be 
postmarked by November 8, 2004. 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 copies of the Program Announcement/Application may be 
obtained by request.

Elizabeth Daugharty,
Acting 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. 04-17183 Filed 7-27-04; 8:45 am]
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