International Education-Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access (84.337)

 

Program

84.337 International Education-Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access

 

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Education
Office: Office Of Postsecondary Education

 

Authorization

Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title VI, Part A, Section 606.

 

Program Number

84.337

 

Last Known Status

Active

 

Objectives

Grants are awarded to institutions of higher education, public or nonprofit private libraries, or partnership between institutions and other such institutions, libraries, or non-profit educational organizations, to develop innovative techniques or programs using new technologies to collect, organize, and preserve, and widely disseminate information from foreign sources on world regions and countries other than the United States that address our Nation's teaching and research needs in international education and foreign languages.

 

Types of Assistance

PROJECT GRANTS

 

Uses and Use Restrictions

Awards may be used to support projects that facilitate access to, or preserve foreign information resources in print or electronic forms; develop new means of immediate, full-text document delivery for information and scholarship from abroad; develop new means of or standards for shared electronic access to international data; support collaborative projects of indexing, cataloging, and other means of bibliographic access for scholars to important research materials published or distributed outside the United States; develop methods for the wide dissemination of resources written in non-Roman language alphabets; assist teacher of less commonly taught languages in acquiring, via electronic and other means, materials suitable for classroom use; and promote collaborative technology based projects in foreign languages, area studies, and international studies among grant recipients under Title VI; and establish linkages to facilitate carrying out program activities between—(1) the institutions of higher education, libraries, and partnerships receiving grants; and (2) institutions of higher education, nonprofit educational organizations, and libraries overseas; and to carry out other activities that the Secretary determines are consistent with the purpose of the grants awarded under this program.

 

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Institutions of higher education, and public or nonprofit private libraries or consortia of such institutions or libraries.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Institutions of higher education, and public or nonprofit private libraries or consortia of such institutions or libraries.

Credentials/Documentation

No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

 

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

Application Procedure

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. In any fiscal year in which funds are available for new awards, the Department of Education publishes a notice in the Federal Register inviting applications and establishing a deadline date.

Award Procedure

Peer review panels composed of representatives from public and private higher education and libraries having expertise in the utilization of technology for accessing and disseminating information on world regions other than the United States that address one nation's teaching and research needs in international education and foreign languages.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Notification usually is made within four months of the deadline for submission of applications.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Applications for renewal of multi-year projects are processed and funded before those new projects. Renewals are subject to the availability of funds.

 

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula.

Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula to determine the amount of a grant. The grantee is required to contribute to the project of an amount from nonfederal sources equal to at least 33 1/3 percent the amount of the grants. The nonfederal contribution may be in cash or in-kind.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Grants may be made on a multi-year basis. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Electronic transfer.

 

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

A final performance report is required. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable.

Audits

In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records

Records supporting claims under a grant must be maintained for four years after termination of the award.

 

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: Ten continuation grants were expected to be awarded in FY 2008. Fiscal Year 2009: Thirteen new awards are expected to be awarded in FY 2009. Fiscal Year 2010: Thirteen continuation awards are expected to be awarded in FY 2010.

 

Financial Information

Account Identification

91-0201-0-1-502.

Obligations

(Project Grants) FY 08 $1,700,000; FY 09 est $2,400,000; FY 10 est $2,400,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

No Data Available.

 

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

This program is governed by the authorizing statue and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations, 34 CFR 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98 and 99. Applicable guidelines will be announced in the Federal Register. Contact the Program Office for information.

 

Related Programs

Not Applicable.

 

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Susanna C. Easton International Education Programs Service, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20202 Email: Susanna.easton@ed.gov Phone: (202) 502-7628

Web Site Address

http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsticfia/.

 

Examples of Funded Projects

Not Applicable.

 

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Applications for awards will be evaluated competitively in accordance with the selection criteria published in 34 CFR 75.209 and 75.210. The Secretary will weigh criteria using points indicated in the application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register. Applicants should address the selection criteria only in the context of the program requirements in Title VI, Part A, Section 606 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.