[Federal Register: August 20, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 161)] [Notices] [Page 45518-45519] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr20au99-55] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA No 84.274A] Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education; Notice Inviting Applications for American Overseas Research Centers Program New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 Purpose of Program: The American Overseas Research Centers (AORC) Program supports American overseas research centers that are consortia of institutions of higher education, to enable these centers to promote postgraduate research, exchanges, and area studies. Support includes funds to pay all or a portion of the costs of establishing or operating centers or programs of activities, including: faculty and staff stipends and salaries; faculty, staff, and student travel; operation and maintenance of overseas facilities; teaching and research materials; acquisition, maintenance, and preservation of library collections; bringing visiting scholars and faculty to a center to teach or to conduct research; organizing and managing conferences; and the publication and dissemination of material for the scholarly and general public. Eligible Applicants: Centers that: (1) Receive more than 50 percent of their funding from public or private United States sources; (2) have a permanent presence in the country in which the overseas center is located; and, (3) are organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, which are exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Code. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 4, 1999. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: January 3, 2000. Applications Available: September 2, 1999. Available Funds: $700,000. The estimated amount of funds available for new awards is based on the Administration's request for this program for FY 2000. The actual level of funding, if any, is contingent upon final congressional action. Estimated Range of Awards: $55,000--$95,000. Estimated Average Size of Awards: $64,000 per year. Estimated Number of Awards: 11. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Project Period: 36 months. Applicable Regulations: There are no program specific regulations. Applicants are directed to section 609 of part A, title VI, of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, the authorizing statute governing the AORC Program; and, the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 85, and 86. FOR APPLICATIONS OR INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl E. Gibbs, American Overseas Research Centers Program, U.S. Department of Education, International Education and Graduate Programs Service, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 600, Portals Building, Washington, DC 20202-5331. Telephone: (202) 401-9785. The e-mail address for Ms. Gibbs is cheryl-- gibbs@ed.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339. Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the contact person specified in the preceding paragraph. Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application package in an alternate format, also, by contacting that person. However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an alternate format the standard forms included in the application package. Electronic Access to This Document You may view this document, as well as all other Department of Education [[Page 45519]] documents published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at either of the following sites: http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm http://www.ed.gov/news/html To use the PDF you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with Search, which is available free at either of the previous sites. If you have any questions about using the PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in the Washington, DC area, at (202) 512-1530. Note: The official version of a document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http:// www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1128a. Dated: August 16, 1999. Claudio R. Prieto, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education. [FR Doc. 99-21630 Filed 8-19-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-U