[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5896-5897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1750]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6085]


Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor DRL; Proposal 
Submission Instructions Open Comment

    Notice: The State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights 
and Labor (DRL) revised its Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) for 
grant awards in June 2007 to provide additional guidance to applicants 
and to increase formatting uniformity so that all received proposals 
are fairly reviewed based upon common criteria and definitions of 
terms.
    DRL requests feedback on this revised PSI in an effort to review 
the effectiveness of these new guidelines. Interested organizations 
should complete the questionnaire below. All feedback will be reviewed. 
DRL reserves the right to adjust or adapt the submission instructions 
accordingly. Solicitation of feedback does not imply endorsement of 
comments received.
    Questionnaires must not exceed four double-spaced pages and must be 
completed in Times New Roman 12 point font. Organizations are asked to 
submit only one questionnaire each.
    Please submit one response to the questionnaire per organization to 
DRL no later than 5 p.m. on February 20, 2008. Questionnaires should be 
sent to DRL via e-mail to [email protected].
    We thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback to DRL.
    The PSI is located on the DRL Web site: http://state.gov/g/drl/p/c9078.htm.

Additional Information: Proposal Submission Instructions Questionnaire

    Organization Name:
    Current DRL Grantee: YES or NO
    Have you ever used the PSI before: YES or NO
    For each section below, please highlight either Strongly Agree, 
Agree, Neutral, Disagree, Strongly Disagree, or Not Applicable (N/A)
    General Information on Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI):

    1. The PSI provides useful guidelines for developing the content 
and format of a proposal.

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A

    2. The PSI is easy to understand and follow.

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A

    Information on Technical Format Requirements:

    3. The technical format requirements provide a sufficient amount of 
detail on the requested proposal and budget components.

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A

    4. The 6 pages allowed for the budget narrative provides enough 
space to give detailed budget information.

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A

    5. The 5 pages allowed for attachments are sufficient for providing 
all necessary supplemental information.

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A

    Please use the space below to provide additional comments or to 
clarify responses about the Technical Format Requirements section of 
the PSI.

    Information on Standard Forms:

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    6. The PSI contains adequate instructions for completing the 
required standard forms.

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A

    Please use the space below to provide additional comments or to 
clarify responses about the Standard Form section of the PSI.

    Information on Cost-Sharing:
    7. The cost sharing principles outlined in the PSI are easy to 
implement.
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A

    Please use the space below to provide additional comments or to 
clarify responses about the Cost-Sharing section of the PSI.

    Information on Program Monitoring and Evaluation:

    8. The Monitoring and Evaluation section of the PSI provides clear 
guidelines for developing a well-designed monitoring and evaluation 
plan.

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A

    9. The differences between project outputs and outcomes are well-
defined.

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A

    Please use the space below to provide additional comments or to 
clarify responses about the Monitoring and Evaluation section of the 
PSI.

    Information on Budget Guidelines:

    10. PSI budget guidelines provide clear instructions on how to 
develop comprehensive summary and line-item budgets.

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A

    11. The PSI clearly delineates what costs should be included under 
Administrative versus Program costs.

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A

    12. The budget template is a helpful tool for creating a program 
budget.

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A

    13. Descriptions of line-item categories are useful for developing 
the budget and budget narrative.

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A

    14. My organization has a good understanding of which costs are not 
DRL priorities.

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A

    Please use the space below to provide additional comments or to 
clarify responses about the Budget section of the PSI:
    Please use the space below to provide any additional information on 
the PSI content.

    Dated: January 23, 2008.
Jonathan Farrar,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and 
Labor, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-1750 Filed 1-30-08; 8:45 am]
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