[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 174 (Monday, September 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 42662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19206]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Fiscal Year 2018 Title VI Virtual Technical Assistance Workshop

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department), International and 
Foreign Language Education (IFLE) announces a Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 
Title VI Virtual Technical Assistance Workshop (TAW). IFLE is 
conducting this workshop to assist prospective applicants with the 
preparation of FY 2018 grant applications for programs authorized by 
title VI of the Higher Education Act (HEA), pending the availability of 
funds for new competitions.

    Note:  Please be advised that this notice is not inviting grant 
applications from the public, as the Department has not announced 
any international education program competitions for FY 2018.


DATES: IFLE will conduct the TAW on September 19 and 20, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Connors de Laguna, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3E221, 
Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-5518 or by email: 
[email protected] or Michelle Butler. Telephone: (202) 
453-6491 or by email: [email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The purpose of the TAW is to assist 
prospective applicants with the preparation of grant applications under 
the Centers for International Business Education (CIBE), Language 
Resource Centers (LRC), National Resource Centers (NRC), Foreign 
Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS), and the Undergraduate 
International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Programs, pending 
the availability of funds for new FY 2018 competitions. (CFDA Numbers: 
84.220A, 84.229A, 84.015A, 84.015B, and 84.017A.)
    IFLE is holding its first virtual technical workshop to provide a 
more cost-efficient platform for participants to obtain guidance for 
developing their grant applications and engage with other participants, 
Department officials, and the IFLE team. The two-day workshop will be 
live-streamed from the Department headquarters in Washington, DC. The 
overall structure of the workshop will include an opening plenary 
session, technical assistance presentations about the Title VI 
programs' selection criteria and other application requirements, 
presentations that highlight innovative Title VI and Fulbright-Hays 
projects and outcomes, ``lessons-learned'' sessions about building 
effective and sustained collaborations, and presentations by experts on 
relevant international education topics. All sessions will be 
interactive and will provide the opportunity for participants to 
comment and ask questions.
    A tentative agenda is available at http://iflemeetings.com/agenda/.
    Registration: The workshop is open to the public and free of 
charge. All participants, however, should register online at http://iflemeetings.com. Registering on this Web site enables participants to 
receive the instructions for selecting the sessions they wish to attend 
virtually.
    The Department is committed to ensuring that this webinar is 
accessible to all people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable 
accommodation to participate in this webinar, please contact the 
persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document in an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large print, 
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the program contact person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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    Dated: September 6, 2017.
Kathleen A. Smith,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2017-19206 Filed 9-8-17; 8:45 am]
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