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Federal Register/Vol. 65, No. 218/Thursday, November 9, 2000/Notices 67436 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 218 / Thursday, November 9, 2000 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF STATE that will enable them to teach basic communicate with each other upon computer skills. Participants should completion of the workshop. [Public Notice 3463] also gain awareness of how computers 11. Provide tools for evaluation of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) can enhance societal development program in terms of its impact on the Computer Training of Trainers through communication with students and its success in fulfilling the Workshop; Request for Proposals appropriate organizations, distance objectives. learning projects, local language web A competitive proposal will SUMMARY: The Office of Citizen sites, etc. Particular attention should be incorporate important elements of Exchanges, Division of the NIS paid to those issues that will be American/NIS culture in sessions that Secondary School Initiative of the especially significant to people from the are largely interactive and designed to United States Information Agency's former Soviet Union. The program appeal to high school-age students. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural should be arranged for seven days, program must be substantive and Affairs, announces an open competition including arrival and departure. academic while, at the same time, be for the Computer Training of Trainers Selection of workshop participants paced realistically to meet the needs of Workshop for the Future Leaders will be completed by the recipient of the young people. A strong proposal will Exchange (FLEX) program. The FLEX grant in collaboration with placement reflect a clear, convincing agenda program brings secondary students from organizations. Currently, there are 16 outlining exactly how the program will the New Independent States (NIS) of the organizations that are responsible for be carried out and how outcomes will former Soviet Union to the U.S. for an placing FLEX students in American be accomplished as a result of the grant. academic year. During their time in the homes and schools throughout the U.S. Knowledge of the current technological U.S., FLEX students live with American They are also responsible for the capacity (Internet connectivity, e-mail, host families and attend U.S. high students' well-being during their stay in hardware and software) of NIS countries schools. the U.S. For a complete list of these is essential. The primary goal of the Computer organizations, please refer to the Youth Significant cost sharing is important Training of Trainers Workshop is to Programs Division web site: http:// since it will enable a greater number of train the participants to educate others exchanges.state.gov/education/citizens/ students to participate. Therefore, those in basic computer skills and Internet students. proposals that show more generous and access. Public and private non-profit creative cost sharing will be more organizations meeting the provisions Guidelines favorably viewed. described in IRS regulation 26 CFR The workshop should be held in Please refer to the Program Objectives, 1.501(c) may submit proposals to Spring, 2001, preferably in March or Goals, and Implementation (POGI) conduct a one-week workshop in April. Proposals must effectively section of the Solicitation Package for Spring, 2001 to train a minimum of 25 describe the organization's ability to greater detail regarding the design of FLEX students. Participants will be accomplish the following essential component parts as well as other selected from among a group of 1155 components of the program: program information. students. The maximum grant award 1. Provide a Computer Training of Budget Guidelines will be $60,000. Provision of cost Trainers Workshop, as described above sharing to maximize the number of and, preferably, at the time period Organizations must submit proposals participants will be looked at very indicated. that arrange a program for a minimum favorably. 2. Include a description of the student of 25 students, but may increase the number of participants through cost Program Information selection process. 3. Provide training for organization sharing. Proposals that maximize the The recipient of the grant is staff on NIS society and culture. number of students will be favorably responsible for developing and 4. Provide housing and meals for the viewed. One grant will be awarded for conducting the Computer Training of students throughout the program. this activity. It is estimated that the total Trainers Workshop based on guidelines 5. Arrange travel for students from costs of the Computer Training of set forth by the Division. The grantee their U.S. host communities to the Trainers Workshop will average $2,400 organization will also have training site, and return, in coordination per NIS participant for a one-week responsibility for selecting participants with FLEX placement organizations. program, including U.S. domestic travel. in cooperation with their respective (Note: Students will likely be coming Applicants must submit a placement organizations. Additional from as many as 25 states.) Provide comprehensive budget for the entire responsibilities include coordinating ground transportation for students in program. Awards may not exceed travel arrangements for each participant the training area, including to and from $60,000. There must be a summary from his/her host community to the airports. budget as well as breakdowns reflecting training site and return, and for 6. Provide opportunities to attend both administrative and program providing room and board for students cultural events in the area. budgets. Please refer to the Solicitation during their time at the workshop. 7. Provide staff to assist in case of Package for further details and for medical emergencies. complete budget guidelines and Overview 8. Incorporate a program component formatting instructions. Workshop participants should be designed to facilitate students' Allowable costs for the program selected according to computer ability transition from the computer workshop include the following: and interest as well as motivation to to their host communities. (1) Transportation for participants from help citizens of their countries. The 9. Include a description of the ways their host U.S. cities/towns to workshop should provide an in which students will be encouraged to workshop site opportunity for participants to improve share what they have learned, both in (2) Daily travel to/from workshop site their computer expertise and learn their U.S. host communities and when location about teaching methodology that will they return to their home countries. (3) Room and board during the time of empower them to instruct others. 10. Provide a mechanism in which the workshop Participants will be provided with tools participants can continue to (4) Rental of facilities and equipment VerDate 11<MAY>2000 21:27 Nov 08, 2000 Jkt 194001 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09NON1.SGM pfrm02 PsN: 09NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 218 / Thursday, November 9, 2000 / Notices 67437 (5) Fees for related activities/excursions Diversity, Freedom and Democracy 1. Quality of the program idea: (6) Honoraria for speakers/trainers, as Guidelines Proposals should exhibit originality, appropriate Pursuant to the Bureau's authorizing substance, precision, and relevance to the Bureau's mission. (7) Supplies legislation, programs must maintain a 2. Program planning: Detailed agenda non-political character and should be (8) Security services and relevant work plan should balanced and representative of the demonstrate substantive undertakings Please refer to the Solicitation diversity of American political, social, and logistical capacity. Agenda and plan Package for complete budget guidelines and cultural life. ``Diversity'' should be and formatting instructions. should adhere to the program overview interpreted in the broadest sense and and guidelines described above. Announcement Title and Number encompass differences including, but 3. Ability to achieve program not limited to ethnicity, race, gender, objectives: Objectives should be All correspondence with the Bureau religion, geographic location, socio- concerning this RFP should reference reasonable, feasible, and flexible. economic status, and physical Proposals should clearly demonstrate the above title and number ECA/PE/C/ challenges. Applicants are strongly PY±01±20. how the organization will meet the encouraged to adhere to the program's objectives and plan. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The advancement of this principle both in 4. Support of Diversity: Proposals Youth Programs Division, Office of program administration and in program should demonstrate substantive support Citizen Exchanges, ECA/PE/C/PY, Room content. Please refer to the review of the Bureau's policy on diversity. 568, U.S. Department of State, 301 4th criteria under the `Support for Diversity' Achievable and relevant features should Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20547, section for specific suggestions on be cited in both program administration. phone: 202/619±6299, fax: 202/619± incorporating diversity into the total 5. Institutional Capacity: Proposed 5311, e-mail: <[email protected]> proposal. Public Law 104±319 provides personnel and institutional resources to request a Solicitation Package. The that ``in carrying out programs of should be adequate and appropriate to Solicitation Package contains detailed educational and cultural exchange in achieve the program or project's goals. award criteria,
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