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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 22 / Thursday, February 4, 2021 / Notices information regarding this webinar will be provided on the Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad website at https
www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/
applicant.html. Additionally, for new potential grantees unfamiliar with grantmaking at the Department, please consult our funding basics resources at https www2.ed.gov/documents/
funding-101/funding-101-basics.pdf.
ADDRESSES: The addresses pertinent to this competitionincluding the addresses for obtaining and submitting an applicationcan be found under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Pamela J. Maimer, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 25824, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: 202 4536891. Email:
DDRA@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf TDD or a text telephone TTY, call the Federal Relay Service FRS, toll free, at 1800877
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description Purpose of Program: The FulbrightHays DDRA Fellowship Program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in 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 and two competitive preference priorities. In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105b2ii, the absolute and competitive preference priorities are from the regulations for this program 34
CFR 662.21d.
Absolute Priority: For FY 2021, this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105c3, 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.
Competitive Preference Priorities: For FY 2021, these priorities are competitive preference priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105c2i, we award an additional four points to an application that meets Competitive Preference Priority 1 and
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three points to an application that meets Competitive Preference Priority 2 up to 7 additional points possible. These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1
Focus on Less Commonly Taught Languages 4 points.
A research project that focuses on any modern foreign language except French, German, or Spanish.
Competitive Preference Priority 2
Thematic Focus on Academic Fields 3
points.
A research project conducted in the field of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computer science, education comparative or international, international development, political science, public health, or economics.
Note: Applicants that address Competitive Preference Priority 2 must intend to engage in dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies with a thematic focus on any one of the academic fields referenced above.

Program Authority: 22 U.S.C.
2452b6.
Note: Projects must be awarded and operated in a manner consistent with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in the U.S. Constitution and the Federal civil rights laws.

Applicable Regulations: a The Education Department General Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR
parts 75, 77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. b The Office of Management and Budget 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 open licensing requirement in 2
CFR 3474.20 does not apply to this program.

II. Award Information Type of Award: Discretionary grants redistributed as fellowships to individual beneficiaries.
Estimated Available Funds:
$4,274,500
Estimated Range of Awards: $15,000
$60,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$39,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 90.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.

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Project Period: The institutional project period is 18 months. 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, however, eligible students submit their individual research narratives and forms to their home IHE. The IHE compiles all of the student applications for inclusion in the grant application that the institution submits electronically to the Department through the G5 system.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost sharing or matching.
3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this competition may not award subgrants to entities to directly carry out project activities described in its application.
4. Other: Under 34 CFR 662.22b, no student applicant may receive a grant from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program FUSP and a grant from the FulbrightHays DDRA Fellowship Program concurrently. For this reason, when applying for a grant under the FulbrightHays DDRA Fellowship Program, the student must indicate in their application whether he or she has also applied for a FUSP grant. If, at any time during the U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays DDRA
competition process a student accepts a fellowship award from the FUSP, or the FUSP disperses funds to provide training services to the student, the student is automatically ineligible for consideration for a grant under the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship Program. Similarly, if the FulbrightHays DDRA program receives notification directly from the FUSP that it has awarded funds or provided training to a potential candidate for a Fulbright-Hays DDRA fellowship, we will automatically deem the student ineligible for an award under the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship Program. Therefore, students should notify the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, prior to accepting grant funds from the FUSP.
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:

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