[Federal Register: May 9, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 90)]
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Part II
Department of Education
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Office of Educational Research and Improvement, International Education
Exchange Program; Notice
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.304A]
Office of Educational Research and Improvement, International
Education Exchange Program; Notice
Action: Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year
(FY) 2001.
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Purpose of Program
To support international education exchange activities between the
United States and eligible countries in civics and government education
and economic education.
For FY 2001 the competition for new awards focuses on projects
designed to meet the priorities referenced in the Priorities section of
this notice.
Eligible Applicants
Independent nonprofit educational organizations that--
(a) Have expertise in international achievement comparisons, and
are experienced in--
(1) The development and national implementation of curricular
programs in civics and government education and economic education for
students from grades kindergarten through 12 in local, intermediate,
and State educational agencies, in schools funded by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, and in private schools throughout the Nation with the
cooperation and assistance of national professional educational
organizations, colleges and universities and private sector
organizations;
(2) The development and implementation of cooperative university
and school-based inservice training programs for teachers of grades
kindergarten through 12 using scholars from such relevant disciplines
as political science, political philosophy, history, law, and
economics;
(3) The development of model curricular frameworks in civics and
government education and economic education;
(4) The administration of international seminars on the goals and
objectives of civics and government education or economic education in
constitutional democracies (including the sharing of curricular
materials) for educational leaders, teacher trainers, scholars in
related disciplines, and educational policymakers; and
(5) The evaluation of civics and government education or economic
education programs; and
(b) Have authority to subcontract with other organizations to carry
out these provisions.
Applications Available: May 7, 2001.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 9, 2001.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 10, 2001.
Estimated Available Funds: $8,780,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $4,190,600 to $4,590,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $4,390,000.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget exceeding $4,590,000 for a single budget period of 12 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 2.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 12 months.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81,
82, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations in 34 CFR part 700.
Priorities
This competition focuses on projects designed to carry out the
authorized activities listed in Title VI of the Goals 2000: Educate
America Act, 20 U.S.C. 5951. Title VI is the International Education
Program.
Absolute Priority 1--International Education Exchange Program in Civics
and Government Education.
Absolute Priority 2--International Education Exchange Program in
Economic Education.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet
one of these two priorities.
Authorized Activities
To meet one of these two priorities, each applicant must propose to
carry out the following activities, in either civics and government
education or economic education:
(A) Provide eligible countries with--
(1) Seminars on the basic principles of the United States
constitutional democracy and economics, including seminars on the major
governmental and economic institutions and systems in the United
States, and visits to such institutions;
(2) Visits to school systems, institutions of higher learning, and
nonprofit organizations conducting exemplary programs in civics and
government education and economic education in the United States;
(3) Home stays in United States communities;
(4) Translation and adaptations regarding the United States civics
and government education and economic education curricular programs for
students and teachers, and in the case of training programs for
teachers translations and adaptations into forms useful in schools in
eligible countries, and joint research projects in such areas;
(5) Translation of basic documents of United States constitutional
government for use in eligible countries, such as The Federalist
Papers, selected writings of Presidents Adams and Jefferson, and the
Anti-Federalists, and more recent works on political theory,
constitutional law and economics; and
(6) Research and evaluation assistance to determine--
(i) The effects of educational programs on students' development of
the knowledge, skills and traits of character essential for the
preservation and improvement of constitutional democracy; and
(ii) Effective participation in and the preservation and
improvement of an efficient market economy;
(B) Provide United States participants with--
(1) Seminars on the histories, economics, and governments of
eligible countries;
(2) Visits to school systems, institutions of higher learning, and
organizations conducting exemplary programs in civics and government
education and economic education located in eligible countries;
(3) Home stays in eligible countries;
(4) Assistance from educators and scholars in eligible countries in
the development of curricular materials on the history, government, and
economics of such countries that are useful in United States
classrooms;
(5) Opportunities to provide on-site demonstrations of United
States curricula and pedagogy for educational leaders in eligible
countries; and
(6) Research and evaluation assistance to determine--
(i) The effects of educational programs on students' development of
the knowledge, skills and traits of character essential for the
preservation and improvement of constitutional democracy; and
(ii) Effective participation in and improvement of an efficient
market economy; and
(C) Assist participants from eligible countries and the United
States in participating in international conferences on civics and
government education and economic education for educational leaders,
teacher trainers, scholars in related disciplines and educational
policymakers.
The primary participants in the international education program
shall be leading educators in the areas of
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civics and government education and economic education, including
curriculum and teacher training specialists, scholars in relevant
disciplines, and educational policymakers, from the United States and
eligible countries.
Note: For this program, the term ``eligible country'' means a
Central European country, an Eastern European country, Lithuania,
Latvia, Estonia, Georgia, the Commonwealth of Independent States,
and any country that formerly was a republic of the Soviet Union
whose political independence is recognized in the United States.
Selection Criteria
The Secretary selects from the criteria in 34 CFR 700.30(e) to
evaluate applications for new grants under this competition. Under 34
CFR 700.30(a), the Secretary will announce in the application package
the evaluation criteria selected for this competition and the maximum
weight assigned to each criterion.
FOR APPLICATIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ram N. Singh
(email: ram.singh@ed.gov) or Ms. Rita Foy (email: rita.foy@ed.gov),
U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., room 510,
Washington, DC 20208-5573. Telephone: (202) 219-2079.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to either of the program contact persons listed
under FOR APPLICATIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format by contacting either of those persons.
However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an alternative
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 documents published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 5951.
Dated: May 3, 2001.
Sue Betka,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
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