[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 41808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14807]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5870]


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: July 2, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Jones, Program Administrator, 
U.S.-Egypt Science and Technology Grants Program, USAID/Cairo, Unit 
64900, Box 5, APO AE 09839-4900; phone: 011-(20-2) 2522-6887; fax: 011-
(20-2) 2522-7041; E-mail: [email protected].
    The 2007 Program Announcement, including proposal guidelines, will 
be available starting July 2, 2007 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 July 2, 2007. 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 2008 must be 
postmarked by October 22, 2007. All proposals will be considered; 
however, special consideration will be given to proposals that address 
priority areas defined by the Joint Board. These include priorities in 
the areas of information technology, environmental technologies, 
biotechnology, energy, standards and metrology, manufacturing 
technologies, and others. More information and copies of the Program 
Announcement and Application may be obtained by request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Robert S. Senseney, 
Senior Advisor for Science Partnerships, Office of Science and 
Technology Cooperation, Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science, U.S. 
Department of State and Chair, U.S.-Egypt S&T Joint Board at (202) 663-
3246 or [email protected].

    Dated: July 24, 2007.
Shirley Hart,
Deputy Director, Office of Science and Technology Cooperation, Bureau 
of Oceans, Environment and Science, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E7-14807 Filed 7-30-07; 8:45 am]
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