[Federal Register: January 15, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 10)]
[Notices]               
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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

 
NIS College and University Partnerships Program; Notice--Revised 
Request for Proposals (RFP)

    This notice amends the RFP published on November 20, 1997, 
providing for assistance awards by the Office of Academic Programs of 
the United States Information Agency to support partnerships with (a) 
foreign institution(s) of higher education from the New Independent 
States in specified fields. The RFP is amended to remove the 
restriction against awards for partnerships with state universities in 
Azerbaijan. The RFP's closing date remains February 23, 1998. Potential 
applicants should refer to the RFP published on November 20, 1997 for 
full

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details about applying for assistance awards under this RFP.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Office of Academic Programs; 
Advising, Teaching, and Specialized Programs Division; College and 
University Affiliations Program (CUAP), (E/ASU), Room 349, U.S. 
Information Agency, 301 4th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20547, phone: 
(202) 619-4126, fax: (202) 401-1433. Send a message via Internet to: 
jcebra@usia.gov to request a Solicitation Package. The Solicitation 
Package includes more detailed award criteria, all application forms, 
and guidelines for preparing proposals, including specific criteria for 
preparation of the proposal budget.
    To Download a Solicitation Package via Internet: The entire 
Solicitation Package may be downloaded from USIA's website at http://
www.usia.gov/education/rfps. Please read all information before 
downloading.
    To Receive a Solicitation Package via Fax on Demand: The entire 
Solicitation Package may be received via the Bureau's ``Grants 
Information Fax on Demand System,'' which is accessed by calling 202/
401-7616. Please request a ``Catalog'' of available documents and order 
numbers when first entering the system.
    Please specify USIA Program Officer Jonathan Cebra on all inquiries 
and correspondences. Interested applicants should read the complete 
Federal Register announcement before sending inquiries or submitting 
proposals. Once the RFP deadline has passed, Agency staff may not 
discuss this competition in any way with applicants until the Bureau 
proposal review process has been completed.

Notification

    Final awards cannot be made until funds have been appropriated by 
Congress, allocated and committed through internal USIA procedures.

    Dated: January 8, 1998.
Robert L. Earle,
Deputy Associate Director for Educational and Cultural Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-1061 Filed 1-14-98; 8:45 am]
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