[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15290-15295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06485]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad Fellowship Program
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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Overview Information:
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA)
Fellowship Program.
Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY)
2016.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.022A.
Dates:
Applications Available: March 22, 2016.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 6, 2016.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship Program
provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time
dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area
studies. The program is designed to contribute to the development and
improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies
in the United States.
Priorities: This notice contains one absolute priority, two
competitive preference priorities, and one invitational priority. In
accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute and competitive
preference priorities are from the regulations for this program (34 CFR
662.21(d)).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2016, this priority is an absolute
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that
meet this priority.
This priority is:
Specific Geographic Regions of the World.
A research project that focuses on one or more of the following
geographic areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Islands, South Asia, the Near East, Central and Eastern Europe and
Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (excluding the United States and
its territories). Please note that applications that propose projects
focused on the following countries are not eligible: Andorra, Austria,
Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United
Kingdom, or Vatican City.
Competitive Preference Priorities: Within this absolute priority,
we give competitive preference to applications that address one or both
of the following priorities.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), for FY 2016, we award an additional
three points to an application that meets Competitive Preference
Priority 1 and two points for an application that meets Competitive
Preference Priority 2 (up to 5 additional points possible).
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1: Focus on Priority Languages (3
points).
A research project that makes use of any of the 78 priority
languages selected from the U.S. Department of Education's list of Less
Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs), as follows:
Akan (Twi-Fante), Albanian, Amharic, Arabic (all dialects),
Armenian, Azeri (Azerbaijani), Balochi, Bamanakan (Bamana, Bambara,
Mandikan, Mandingo, Maninka, Dyula), Belarusian, Bengali (Bangla),
Berber (all languages), Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cebuano (Visayan),
Chechen, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Gan), Chinese (Mandarin),
Chinese (Min), Chinese (Wu), Croatian, Dari, Dinka, Georgian, Gujarati,
Hausa, Hebrew (Modern), Hindi, Igbo, Indonesian, Japanese, Javanese,
Kannada, Kashmiri, Kazakh, Khmer (Cambodian), Kirghiz, Korean, Kurdish
(Kurmanji), Kurdish (Sorani), Lao, Malay (Bahasa Melayu or Malaysian),
Malayalam, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Oromo, Panjabi, Pashto, Persian
(Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (all varieties), Quechua, Romanian,
Russian, Serbian, Sinhala (Sinhalese), Somali, Swahili, Tagalog, Tajik,
Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tigrigna, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian,
Urdu, Uyghur/Uigur, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba, and Zulu.
Competitive Preference Priority 2: Thematic Focus on Academic
Fields (2 points).
A research project conducted in the field of economics,
engineering, international development, mathematics, political science,
public health, science, comparative or international education, or
technology.
Invitational Priority: For FY 2016, this priority is an
invitational priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1), we do not give an
application that meets this invitational priority a competitive or
absolute preference over other applications.
This priority is:
Applications from Minority-Serving Institutions. For purposes of
this invitational priority, Minority-Serving Institution means an
institution that is
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eligible to receive assistance under part A of title III, under part B
of title III, or under title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended.
Program Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 81, 82, 84,
86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The OMB Guidelines to Agencies on
Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part
180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR
part 3485. (c) The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part
200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR
part 3474. (d) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 662.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education (IHEs) only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants redistributed as fellowships to
individual beneficiaries.
Estimated Available Funds: $3,011,504.
Estimated Range of Awards: $15,000 to $60,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $33,461.
Estimated Number of Awards: 90.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: The institutional project period is 18 months,
beginning October 1, 2016. Students may request funding for a period of
no less than six months and no more than 12 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs). As
part of the application process, students submit individual
applications to the IHE. The IHE then officially submits all eligible
individual student applications with its grant application to the
Department.
Note: As part of its FY 2016 budget request, the Administration
proposed to continue to allow funds to be used to support the
applications of individuals who plan both to utilize their language
skills in world areas vital to United States national security and
to apply their language skills and knowledge of these countries in
the fields of government, international development, and the
professions. Therefore, students planning to apply their language
skills in such fields and those planning teaching careers are
eligible to apply to IHEs for funds from this program.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Both IHEs and student
applicants can obtain an application package via the Internet or from
the Education Publications Center (ED PUBS). To obtain a copy via the
Internet, use the following address: www.G5.gov. To obtain a copy from
ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the following: ED Pubs, U.S. Department of
Education, P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria, VA 22304. Telephone, toll free:
1-877-433-7827. FAX: (703) 605-6794. If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call, toll free:
1-877-576-7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at
its email address: [email protected].
If you request an application package from ED Pubs, be sure to
identify this program as follows: CFDA number 84.022A.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape,
or compact disc) by contacting the person listed under For Further
Information Contact in section VII of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms the
applicant must submit, are in the application package for this program.
Page Limits: The application narrative is where the student
applicant addresses the selection criteria that reviewers use to
evaluate the application. The student applicant must limit the
application narrative to no more than 10 pages and the bibliography to
no more than two pages, using the following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, both sides, and portrait orientation.
Note: For purposes of determining compliance with the page limits,
each page on which there are words will be counted as one full page.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative. However, student applicants may
single space all text in charts, tables, figures, graphs, titles,
headings, footnotes, endnotes, quotations, bibliography, and captions.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger, or no
smaller than 10 pitch (characters per inch). Student applicants may use
a 10-point font in charts, tables, figures, graphs, footnotes, and
endnotes. However, these items are considered part of the narrative and
counted within the 10-page limit.
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
The page limits only apply to the application narrative and
bibliography. The page limits do not apply to the Application for
Federal Assistance face sheet (SF 424), the supplemental information
form required by the Department of Education, or the assurances and
certification. However, student applicants must include their complete
responses to the selection criteria in the application narrative.
We will reject a student applicant's application if the application
exceeds the page limits.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: March 22, 2016.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 6, 2016.
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically using G5, the Department's grant management system,
accessible through the Department's G5 site. For information (including
dates and times) about how to submit an IHE's application
electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery if an IHE
qualifies for an exception to the electronic submission requirement,
please refer to Other Submission Requirements in section IV of this
notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII
of this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the
application process, the individual's application remains subject to
all other requirements and limitations in this notice.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is not subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification
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Number, and System for Award Management:
To do business with the Department of Education, you must--
a. Have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and a
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);
b. Register both your DUNS number and TIN with the System for Award
Management (SAM) (formerly the Central Contractor Registry), the
Government's primary registrant database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active SAM registration with current information
while your application is under review by the Department and, if you
are awarded a grant, during the project period.
You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet at the
following Web site: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. A DUNS number can be
created within one to two business days.
If you are a corporate entity, agency, institution, or
organization, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service.
If you are an individual, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal
Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. If you need a
new TIN, please allow two to five weeks for your TIN to become active.
The SAM registration process can take approximately seven business
days, but may take upwards of several weeks, depending on the
completeness and accuracy of the data you enter into the SAM database.
Thus, if you think you might want to apply for Federal financial
assistance under a program administered by the Department, please allow
sufficient time to obtain and register your DUNS number and TIN. We
strongly recommend that you register early.
Note: Once your SAM registration is active, it may be 24 to 48
hours before you can submit an application through G5.
If you are currently registered with SAM, you may not need to make
any changes. However, please make certain that the TIN associated with
your DUNS number is correct. Also note that you will need to update
your registration annually. This may take three or more business days.
Information about SAM is available at www.SAM.gov. To further
assist you with obtaining and registering your DUNS number and TIN in
SAM or updating your existing SAM account, we have prepared a SAM.gov
Tip Sheet, which you can find at: www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html.
7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this program must be submitted electronically unless an IHE qualifies
for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the
instructions in this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship
Program, CFDA number 84.022A, must be submitted electronically using
the G5 system, accessible through the Department's G5 site at:
www.G5.gov. While completing your electronic application, both the IHE
and the student applicant will be entering data online that will be
saved into a database. Neither the IHE nor the student applicant may
email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
We will reject an application if an IHE submits it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, the IHE qualifies for
one of the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and
submits, no later than two weeks before the application deadline date,
a written statement to the Department that the IHE qualifies for one of
these exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date
that is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided
later in this section under Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement.
Please note the following:
The process for submitting applications electronically
under the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship Program has several parts. The
following is a brief summary of the process; however, all applicants
should review and follow the detailed description of the application
process that is contained in the application package. In summary, the
major steps are:
(1) IHEs must email the following information to [email protected]: Name
of university and full name and email address of potential project
director. We recommend that applicant IHEs submit this information as
soon as possible to ensure that they obtain access to G5 well before
the application deadline date. We suggest that IHEs send this
information no later than two weeks prior to the closing date in order
to facilitate timely submission of their applications;
(2) Students must complete their individual applications and submit
them to their IHE's project director using G5;
(3) Persons providing references for individual students must
complete and submit reference forms for the students and submit them to
the IHE's project director using G5; and
(4) The IHE's project director must officially submit the IHE's
application, which must include all eligible individual student
applications, reference forms, and other required forms, using G5.
The IHE must complete the electronic submission of the
grant application by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. G5 will not accept an application for this
competition after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that both the IHE and
the student applicant not wait until the application deadline date to
begin the application process.
The hours of operation of the G5 Web site are 6:00 a.m.
Monday until 7:00 p.m., Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. Thursday until 8:00
p.m., Sunday, Washington, DC time. Please note that, because of
maintenance, the system is unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on Sundays and
6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6:00 a.m.
on Thursdays, Washington, DC time. Any modifications to these hours are
posted on the G5 Web site.
Student applicants will not receive additional point value
because the student submits his or her application in electronic
format, nor will we penalize the IHE or student applicant if the
applicant qualifies for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submits an
application in paper format.
IHEs must submit all documents electronically, including
all information typically provided on the following forms: The
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and
certifications.
If the application is submitted electronically, both IHEs
and student applicants must upload any narrative sections and all other
attachments to their application as files in a read-only, non-
modifiable Portable Document Format (PDF). Do not upload an interactive
or fillable PDF file. If you upload a file type other than a read-only,
non-modifiable PDF (e.g., Word, Excel, WordPerfect, etc.) or submit a
password-protected file, we will not review that material. Please note
that this could result in your application not being considered for
funding because the material in question--for example, the project
narrative--is critical to a
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meaningful review of your proposal. For that reason it is important to
allow yourself adequate time to upload all material as PDF files. The
Department will not convert material from other formats to PDF.
Student transcripts must be submitted electronically
through the G5 system.
Both the IHE's and the student applicant's electronic
applications must comply with any page limit requirements described in
this notice.
Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
After the individual student applicant electronically
submits his or her application to the student's IHE, the student will
receive an automatic acknowledgment. After a person submits a reference
electronically, he or she will receive an online confirmation. After
the applicant IHE submits its application, including all eligible
individual student applications, to the Department, the applicant IHE
will receive an automatic acknowledgment that will include a unique PR/
Award number for the IHE's application.
Within three working days after submitting its electronic
application--
(1) Print SF 424 from G5;
(2) The applicant IHE's Authorizing Representative must sign this
form;
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the SF 424; and
(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the Application Control Center at
(202) 245-6272.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of System
Unavailability: If an IHE is prevented from electronically submitting
its application on the application deadline date because the G5 system
is unavailable, we will grant the IHE an extension until 4:30:00 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, the following business day to enable the IHE to
transmit its application electronically, by mail, or by hand delivery.
We will grant this extension if--
(1) The IHE is a registered user of the G5 system and the IHE has
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2) (a) The G5 system is unavailable for 60 minutes or more between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date; or
(b) G5 is unavailable for any period of time between 3:30 p.m. and
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting the IHE an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgment of any system unavailability, an IHE may
contact either (1) the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in section VII of this notice or (2) the e-Grants help desk at
1-888-336-8930. If G5 is unavailable due to technical problems with the
system and, therefore, the application deadline is extended, an email
will be sent to all registered users who have initiated a G5
application. Extensions referred to in this section apply only to the
unavailability of the G5 system.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: An IHE qualifies
for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may
submit its application in paper format, if the IHE is unable to submit
an application through G5 because--
The IHE or a student applicant does not have access to the
Internet; or
The IHE or a student applicant does not have the capacity
to upload large documents to G5; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), the IHE mails or faxes a written
statement to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an
exception prevents the IHE from using the Internet to submit its
application. If an IHE mails a written statement to the Department, it
must be postmarked no later than two weeks before the application
deadline date. If an IHE faxes its written statement to the Department,
we must receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax this statement to: Pamela J. Maimer, Ph.D.,
U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 3E207,
Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 502-7675 or by email:
[email protected].
The IHE's paper application must be submitted in accordance with
the mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If an IHE qualifies for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, the IHE may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) its application to the Department. The IHE must
mail the original and two copies of the application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.022A), LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The IHE must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the
following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If the IHE mails its application through the U.S. Postal Service,
we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a
dated postmark. Before relying on this method, the IHE should check
with its local post office.
We will not consider applications postmarked after the application
deadline date.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If an IHE qualifies for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, the IHE (or a courier service) may deliver its paper
application to the Department by hand. The IHE must deliver the
original and two copies of the application, by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.022A), 550 12th Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8:00:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, except
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If an IHE
mails or hand delivers its application to the Department--
(1) The IHE must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by
the Department--in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including
suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which the IHE is
submitting its application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail a notification of
receipt of the IHE's grant application. If the IHE does
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not receive this grant notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, the IHE should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. General: For FY 2016, student applications are divided into
seven categories based on the world area focus of their research
projects, as described in the absolute priority listed in this notice.
Language and area studies experts in discrete world area-based panels
will review the student applications. Each panel reviews, scores, and
ranks its applications separately from the applications assigned to the
other world area panels. However, all fellowship applications will be
ranked together from the highest to lowest score for funding purposes.
2. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are from the regulations for this program in 34 CFR 662.21 and are
listed in the application package.
3. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), the past
performance of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as
the applicant's use of funds, achievement of project objectives, and
compliance with grant conditions. The Secretary may also consider
whether the applicant failed to submit a timely performance report or
submitted a report of unacceptable quality.
In addition, in making a competitive grant award, the Secretary
requires various assurances including those applicable to Federal civil
rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities
receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department of Education
(34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
Under 34 CFR 662.22(b), no applicant may receive grants from the
Fulbright US Student Program (FUSP) and the Fulbright-Hays DDRA
Fellowship Program concurrently. Once a candidate has accepted an award
from FUSP and FUSP has expended funds on the student, the student is
then ineligible for a grant under the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship
Program. A student applying for a grant under the Fulbright-Hays DDRA
Fellowship Program must indicate on the application if the student has
currently applied for a FUSP grant. If, at any point, the candidate
accepts a FUSP award prior to being notified of the candidate's status
with the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship Program, the candidate should
immediately notify the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice. If, after
consultation with FUSP, we determine that FUSP has expended funds on
the student (e.g., the candidate has attended the pre-departure
orientation or was issued grant funds), the candidate will be deemed
ineligible for an award under the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship
Program at that time.
4. Risk Assessment and Special Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.205, before awarding grants under this program the Department
conducts a review of the risks posed by applicants. Under 2 CFR
3474.10, the Secretary may impose special conditions and, in
appropriate circumstances, high-risk conditions on a grant if the
applicant or grantee is not financially stable; has a history of
unsatisfactory performance; has a financial or other management system
that does not meet the standards in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not
fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; or is otherwise not
responsible.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If a student application is successful, we notify
the IHE's U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send the IHE a
Grant Award Notification (GAN); or we may send the IHE an email
containing a link to access an electronic version of the GAN. We may
notify the IHE informally, also.
If a student application is not evaluated or not selected for
funding, we notify the IHE.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates the approved application as part of the binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a grant under this competition,
you must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and
systems to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170
should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply
if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
(b) At the end of your project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multiyear award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the most current performance and
financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34
CFR 75.118. Grantees are required to use the electronic data instrument
International Resource Information System (IRIS) to complete the final
report. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting,
please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993, the objective for the Fulbright-Hays DDRA
Fellowship Program is to provide grants to colleges and universities to
fund individual doctoral students to conduct research in other
countries in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of 6
to 12 months.
The Department will use the following measures to evaluate its
success in meeting this objective:
DDRA GPRA Measure 1: The percentage of DDRA fellows who increased
their foreign language scores in speaking, reading, and/or writing by
at least one proficiency level.
DDRA GPRA Measure 2: The percentage of DDRA fellows who complete
their degree in their program of study within four years of receipt of
the fellowship.
DDRA GPRA Measure 3: The percentage of DDRA fellows who found
employment that utilized their language and area studies skills within
eight years of receiving their award.
DDRA GPRA Measure 4: Efficiency Measure--The cost per DDRA fellow
who found employment that utilized their language and area studies
skills within eight years.
The information provided by grantees in their performance report
submitted via IRIS will be the source of data for this measure.
Reporting screens for institutions and fellows may be viewed at:
http://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/DDRA_director.pdf.
http://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/DDRA_fellow.pdf.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela J. Maimer, Ph.D., International
and Foreign Language Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland
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Ave. SW., Room 3E207, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-6891
or by email: [email protected].
If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-
8339.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this program as follows: CFDA number 84.022A.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package 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
in section VII of this notice.
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Dated: March 17, 2016.
Lynn B. Mahaffie,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning, and Innovation,
Delegated the Duties of Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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