FEDERAL AGENCY: AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOP

MENT, DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION: Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, Title V, Section

241; 22 U.S.C. 2201, 2219. OBJECTIVES: To create and supply new information and methods in

the science and technology fields, which can be used to promote economic and social advancement in the less-developed countries

of the world. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: AID utilizes central research as a

vehicle for introducing the modern science into the less-developed countries. It does this by selecting specific aspects of knowledge developed by and for the advanced countries, and systematically adapting them, so that, they become relevant and useful in the less developed countries. Research projects are carried out (under contractual arrangement) for such developmental problems as agriculture (food production), health, population and family planning, nutrition, education, economics, and other social sciences, in order to make foreign assistance programs of the

Agency more effective. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Any university, research foundation, or other

qualified organization, which has the capability to understand overseas development problems, and to seek solutions through applied research techniques in the above stated scientific fields, are

eligible to apply. Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as applicant eligibility. Credentials/Documentation: Applicants for the research program

should have the endorsement of their home institution or

organization.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: None.
Application Procedure: Initial inquiries concerning the research

program should be covered in a reasonably brief letter, addressed to The Bureau for Technical Assistance, Office of Research and University Relations, Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C. 20523. The letter should set-out in general terms the institution's research capability in one or several sciences appropriate to the agency's foreign development program, the plan of application to the problem, and the name of the principle investigator. After Agency review of the proposal, the applicant

will be advised accordingly. Award Procedure: The research proposal is evaluated by the

Research and Institutional Grants Council (RIGC) of AID and then by the Research Advisory Council (RAC), a panel consisting of non-government experts. If approved, it is transmitted to the AID Administrator for authorization. If the Administrator authorizes funding, a letter to this effect is sent from the Administrator's Office to the applicant.

Deadlines: None.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Minimum of 6 months.

Disapproval action is communicated as soon as feasible.
Appeals: Not applicable.
Renewals: Research projects may be authorized for a period up to 5

years. Thereafter, renewals or extensions are further considered by the Agency if the program findings indicate need for sustaining the

project.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: None.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Research projects can be

authorized for a period of 1 to 5 years. Research contracts (as
applicable) are initially funded for the first 18 to 24 months;
thereafter, on an annual basis, consistent with the approved period

for the project. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Progress report, semiannually; administrative report,

annually; completion report. Contract performance is monitored by Agency technicians, including onsite visits; Agency can also conduct full scale project review in open conference as

determined. Audits: Interim audits can be conducted by the Agency; a formal

agency audit is prescribed before contract is officially terminated. Records: Research contractors are expected to maintain all pertinent

records in accordance with contractual sions. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 04-10-1020-0-1-152.
Obligations: (Grants) FY 70 non-population $8,927,000, population

planning, $7,258,000; FY 71 est non-population $9,000,000,
population $8,500,000; and FY 72 est non-population

$12,500,000, population and family planning $7,500,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $ 23,000 to $500,000 per

year; $ 200,000. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In fiscal year 1971, a total of 39

non-population contract extensions or new starts were authorized; 75 percent of these were in agriculture-health-nutrition areas. A total of 10 population/family planning contracts were also

processed.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Program

brochure, “Manual Order Number 1531.1." INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: None.
Headquarters Office: Office of Research and University Relations

(TA/RUR), Bureau for Technical Assistance, Agency for
International Development, Washington, D.C. 20523. Telephone:

(202) 632-1754. RELATED PROGRAMS: 19.006, Institutional Centers to Aid Foreign

Governments; 47.014, International Cooperative Scientific
Activities.

FEDERAL AGENCY: AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOP

MENT, DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION: Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) of 1961, as

amended by the FAA 1969 - Title III, Sections 221, 222, 223, and

238(c); 22 U.S.C. 2181, 2182, 2183, 2198. OBJECTIVES: To assist in development of self-liquidating housing

projects and institutions engaged in improvement of housing

conditions in developing nations. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Guaranteed/Insured Loans; Advisory

Services and Counseling. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: AID issues a guaranty of the

long-term mortgage investment and will furnish advice and assist interested parties in project development to achieve program objectives. Investments will be guaranteed only in projects which meet program objectives as stated in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.

AID grants a "letter of advice” to a builder which notifies prospective investors of AID's willingness to guarantee the project. The actual guarantees are then negotiated directly with the

investor. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: U.S. or host country private or corporate

entity with appropriate experience in building and/or building

finance and suitable project. Beneficiary Eligibility: U.S. citizen; corporation, partnership or other

association created under the laws of the United States or any State or Territory, and "substantially beneficially" owned by U.S. citizens; as per section 238(c) of FAA, 1961 (as amended). Historically investors have been of the “institutional” variety such as banks, insurance companies, pension funds, etc. U.S. savings and loan associations, and the Federal Home Loan Banks have

made the bulk of the investments in the last 2 years, Credentials/Documentation: Legal personality, solvent financial

position, experience and evidence of capacity to carry out the

project(s). APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: Office of Housing publishes a notice in

the “Federal Register" announcing that it will accept applications for guaranties on prescribed dates and setting forth the conditions

of application. Application Procedure: Guidelines for application are being

developed and regional and country allotments are established.

Procedures for application are set forth in the Information for

Applicants bulletin available from the Office of Housing. Award Procedure: Agency conducts studies to determine eligibility,

feasibility and compliance with overall Housing Guaranty Program
objectives of the proposed project. If the proposal is accepted for
guaranty, the Director of the Office of Housing issues an
authorization for an investment guaranty. The authorization is
confirmed by a letter of advice to the applicant. A contract of

guaranty is then negotiated by AID with the investor.
Deadlines: None.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: 4 to 8 months.
Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Up to 25 years.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Monthly Status Reports.
Audits: Records are auditable by AID Comptroller and Auditor

General.
Records: Records of mortgages maintained by host country

administrators. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 04-10-4340-03-152.
Face Value of Loans: (Contracts awarded) FY 70 $30,000,000; FY

71 est $64,000,000; and FY 72 est $ 111,000,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Guaranteed investments

from $1,000,000 to $20,000,000; Average - $2,500,000. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Over $345,000,000 in guaranty

projects have been authorized and more than 22,000 housing units

have been completed. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: “Highlights of

the Housing Investment Guaranty Program” and other information material available from the Office of Housing, Agency

for International Development, Washington, D.C. 20523. INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: None.
Headquarters Office: Director, Office of Housing, Agency for

International Development, Washington, D.C. Telephone: (202)

544

FEDERAL AGENCY: BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND

CULTURAL AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION: Public Law 87-256, as amended; 22 U.S.C. 2451

et seq. OBJECTIVES: This program provides for the improvement and

strengthening of the international relations of the United States by promoting better mutual understanding among the peoples of the

world through educational exchanges. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: The grants are designed to give U.S.

students the opportunity to live and study in a foreign country for 1 academic year with possible renewals or extensions. Grants specify terms and conditions, to meet the educational goals proposed by the grantee and approved by the Board of Foreign Scholarships in making the award.

Full Grants: Round trip transportation, language or orientation course (where appropriate), tuition, books, maintenance for 1 academic year in one country, and health and accident insurance.

Travel Grants: The grants supplement maintenance and tuition scholarships which do not cover the cost of transportation, granted to American students by universities, private donars, and foreign governments. Opportunities of special interest; primarily

teaching assistantships in English at selected countries. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: (a) U.S. citizenship at the time of application;

(b) with certain exceptions, B.A. degree or its equivalent before the beginning date of the grant; (c) candidates may not hold a doctoral degree at the time of application; (d) applicants must have received the majority of their high school and their undergraduate college education at educational institutions in the United States; (e) language proficiency sufficient to communicate with the people of the host country and to carry out the proposed study; (f) language proficiency is especially important for students wishing to undertake projects in the social sciences and the

humanities; and (g) good health. Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as applicant eligibility.

Credentials/Documentation: See applicant eligibility.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: See application procedure.
Application Procedure: Applicants who are enrolled in U.S. colleges

and universities should contact their “Fulbright-Hays program
advisers.” Others should write to the nearest office of the Institute
of International Education: 809 United Nations Plaza, New York,
New York 10017; 65 East South Water Street, Chicago, Illinois
60601; Capitol Life Center, East 16th Avenue at Grant Street,
Denver, Colorado 80203; 56 17th Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia

30309; Suite 1-A, World Trade Center, 1520 Texas Avenue, Houston, Texas 77002; 1212 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90017; 1530 P Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005;

291 Geary Street, San Francisco, California 94102. Award Procedure: Final selection of grantees is made by the

presidentially appointed Board of Foreign Scholarships. Deadlines: Competitions normally open on May 1. Enrolled

applicants must submit applications to the campus Fulbright-Hays program adviser by the date set by him. At-large applicants must normally submit applications to the New York office of HIE by November 1.

Note: Travel grant application deadline: February 1. Applications for travel grants to supplement IIE-administered

awards must, however, be submitted by the November deadline. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Variable. Appeals: None.

Renewals: Extensions possible. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: None.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: 1 academic year. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Reports by all academic grantees are required at the end of

their grants. U.S. diplomatic posts are required to report annually

on the exchange program. Audits: Not applicable.

Records: As prescribed by grant terms.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 14-20-1128-0-1-153.
Obligations: (Grants) FY 70 $1,199,000; FY 71 est $1,253,000; and

FY 72 est $1,338,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $1 to $20,000.
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In fiscal year 1970, the

international educational exchange program awarded 375 grants to American graduate students to study abroad. For fiscal year 1971,

it is estimated that approximately 353 grants will be awarded. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Annual

announcement: “Grants for Graduate Study Abroad,” issued by Institute of International Education, 809 United Nations Plaza,

New York, N.Y. 10017.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: See application procedure.
Headquarters Office: Institute of International Education, 809

United Nations Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10017.
RELATED PROGRAMS: 19.102, Education Exchange - University

Lecturers (Professors) and Research Scholars.

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