Wednesday,

May 9, 2001

Part II

Department of
Education
Office of Educational Research and
Improvement, International Education
Exchange Program; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Deadline for Transmittal of education curricular programs for

Applications: July 9, 2001. students and teachers, and in the case
[CFDA No.: 84.304A]
Deadline for Intergovernmental of training programs for teachers
Office of Educational Research and Review: September 10, 2001. translations and adaptations into forms
Improvement, International Education Estimated Available Funds: useful in schools in eligible countries,
Exchange Program; Notice $8,780,000. and joint research projects in such areas;
Estimated Range of Awards: (5) Translation of basic documents of
ACTION: Notice inviting applications for $4,190,600 to $4,590,000. United States constitutional government
new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2001. Estimated Average Size of Awards: for use in eligible countries, such as The
$4,390,000. Federalist Papers, selected writings of
Purpose of Program Maximum Award: We will reject any Presidents Adams and Jefferson, and the
application that proposes a budget Anti-Federalists, and more recent works
To support international education exceeding $4,590,000 for a single budget on political theory, constitutional law
exchange activities between the United period of 12 months. and economics; and
States and eligible countries in civics Estimated Number of Awards: 2. (6) Research and evaluation assistance
and government education and to determine—
Note: The Department is not bound by any
economic education. estimates in this notice. (i) The effects of educational programs
For FY 2001 the competition for new on students’ development of the
awards focuses on projects designed to Project Period: Up to 12 months.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The knowledge, skills and traits of character
meet the priorities referenced in the essential for the preservation and
Priorities section of this notice. Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in improvement of constitutional
Eligible Applicants 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 85, democracy; and
86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations (ii) Effective participation in and the
Independent nonprofit educational preservation and improvement of an
organizations that— in 34 CFR part 700.
efficient market economy;
(a) Have expertise in international Priorities (B) Provide United States participants
achievement comparisons, and are with—
experienced in— This competition focuses on projects
designed to carry out the authorized (1) Seminars on the histories,
(1) The development and national economics, and governments of eligible
implementation of curricular programs activities listed in Title VI of the Goals
2000: Educate America Act, 20 U.S.C. countries;
in civics and government education and (2) Visits to school systems,
economic education for students from 5951. Title VI is the International
Education Program. institutions of higher learning, and
grades kindergarten through 12 in local, organizations conducting exemplary
intermediate, and State educational Absolute Priority 1—International programs in civics and government
agencies, in schools funded by the Education Exchange Program in Civics education and economic education
Bureau of Indian Affairs, and in private and Government Education. located in eligible countries;
schools throughout the Nation with the (3) Home stays in eligible countries;
cooperation and assistance of national Absolute Priority 2—International
Education Exchange Program in (4) Assistance from educators and
professional educational organizations, scholars in eligible countries in the
colleges and universities and private Economic Education.
development of curricular materials on
sector organizations; Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we the history, government, and economics
(2) The development and consider only applications that meet of such countries that are useful in
implementation of cooperative one of these two priorities. United States classrooms;
university and school-based inservice (5) Opportunities to provide on-site
Authorized Activities
training programs for teachers of grades demonstrations of United States
kindergarten through 12 using scholars To meet one of these two priorities, curricula and pedagogy for educational
from such relevant disciplines as each applicant must propose to carry leaders in eligible countries; and
political science, political philosophy, out the following activities, in either (6) Research and evaluation assistance
history, law, and economics; civics and government education or to determine—
(3) The development of model economic education: (i) The effects of educational programs
curricular frameworks in civics and (A) Provide eligible countries with— on students’ development of the
government education and economic (1) Seminars on the basic principles of knowledge, skills and traits of character
education; the United States constitutional essential for the preservation and
(4) The administration of democracy and economics, including improvement of constitutional
international seminars on the goals and seminars on the major governmental democracy; and
objectives of civics and government and economic institutions and systems (ii) Effective participation in and
education or economic education in in the United States, and visits to such improvement of an efficient market
constitutional democracies (including institutions; economy; and
the sharing of curricular materials) for (2) Visits to school systems, (C) Assist participants from eligible
educational leaders, teacher trainers, institutions of higher learning, and countries and the United States in
scholars in related disciplines, and nonprofit organizations conducting participating in international
educational policymakers; and exemplary programs in civics and conferences on civics and government
(5) The evaluation of civics and government education and economic education and economic education for
government education or economic education in the United States; educational leaders, teacher trainers,
education programs; and (3) Home stays in United States scholars in related disciplines and
(b) Have authority to subcontract with communities; educational policymakers.
other organizations to carry out these (4) Translation and adaptations The primary participants in the
provisions. regarding the United States civics and international education program shall
Applications Available: May 7, 2001. government education and economic be leading educators in the areas of

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civics and government education and (email: [Link]@[Link]) or Ms. Rita documents published in the Federal
economic education, including Foy (email: [Link]@[Link]), U.S. Register, in text or Adobe Portable
curriculum and teacher training Department of Education, 555 New Document Format (PDF) on the Internet
specialists, scholars in relevant Jersey Avenue, NW., room 510, at the following site: [Link]/
disciplines, and educational Washington, DC 20208–5573. legislation/FedRegister
policymakers, from the United States Telephone: (202) 219–2079. To use PDF, you must have Adobe
and eligible countries. If you use a telecommunications Acrobat Reader, which is available free
Note: For this program, the term ‘‘eligible device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
at this site. If you have questions about
country’’ means a Central European country, the Federal Information Relay Service
using PDF, call the U.S. Government
an Eastern European country, Lithuania, (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.
Latvia, Estonia, Georgia, the Commonwealth Individuals with disabilities may Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–
of Independent States, and any country that obtain this document in an alternative 888–293–6498; or in the Washington,
formerly was a republic of the Soviet Union format (e.g., Braille, large print, DC, area at (202) 512–1530.
whose political independence is recognized Note: The official version of this document
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
in the United States. is the document published in the Federal
request to either of the program contact
persons listed under FOR APPLICATIONS Register. Free Internet access to the official
Selection Criteria edition of the Federal Register and the Code
AND FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
The Secretary selects from the criteria Individuals with disabilities may of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
in 34 CFR 700.30(e) to evaluate Access at: [Link]
obtain a copy of the application package
applications for new grants under this [Link]
in an alternative format by contacting
competition. Under 34 CFR 700.30(a),
either of those persons. However, the Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 5951.
the Secretary will announce in the
Department is not able to reproduce in Dated: May 3, 2001.
application package the evaluation
an alternative format the standard forms
criteria selected for this competition and Sue Betka,
included in the application package.
the maximum weight assigned to each Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational
criterion. Electronic Access to This Document Research and Improvement.
FOR APPLICATIONS AND FURTHER You may view this document, as well [FR Doc. 01–11617 Filed 5–8–01; 8:45 am]
INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ram N. Singh as all other Department of Education BILLING CODE 4000–01–U

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