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Source of Information: Federal Register; 1997-11-24; 62661

SPONSOR: Department of State

SYNOPSIS: Support is provided for U.S. organizations with interest and expertise in conducting research and training to serve as intermediaries administering national competitive programs concerning the countries of Eastern Europe and the independent states of the former Soviet Union.

DEADLINES: 02-20-1998

OBJECTIVES: The sponsor provides support for the administration of research and training programs concerning the nations of Eastern Europe and the independent states of the former Soviet Union.

Applications sought are those that would contribute to the development of a stable, long-term, national program of unclassified, advanced research, and training on the countries of Eastern Europe and/or the independent states of the former Soviet Union by proposing: (1) national programs which award contracts or grants to American institutions of higher education or not-for-profit corporations in support of postdoctoral or equivalent level research projects, such contracts or grants to contain shared-cost provisions; (2) national programs which offer graduate, post-doctoral, and teaching fellowships for advanced training on the countries of Eastern Europe and the independent states of the former Soviet Union and related studies, including training in the languages of the region, with such training to be conducted, on a shared-cost basis, at American institutions of higher education; (3) national programs which provide fellowships and other support for American specialists enabling them to conduct advanced research on the countries of Eastern Europe and the independent states of the former Soviet Union and related studies and those which facilitate research collaboration between Government and private specialists in these fields; (4) national programs which provide advanced training and research on a reciprocal basis on the countries of Eastern Europe and the independent states of the former Soviet Union by facilitating access for American specialists to research facilities and resources in those countries; and (5) national programs which facilitate public dissemination of research methods, data and findings, and those which propose to strengthen the national capability for advanced research or training on the countries of Eastern Europe and the independent states of the former Soviet Union.

Nations of interest include Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia (including Kosovo and Montenegro), and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

RESTRICTIONS: Eligible applicants are United States organizations prepared to conduct competitive programs on the independent states of the former Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern Europe and related fields.

Support for specific activities will be guided by the following: (1) publications--funds awarded in this competition should not be used to subsidize journals, newsletters and other periodical publications except in special circumstances; (2) conferences--proposals for conferences, like those for research projects and training programs, should be assessed according to their relative contribution to the advancement of knowledge and to the professional development of cadres in the fields; (3) library activities--funds may be used for certain library activities which clearly strengthen research and training on the countries of Eastern Europe and the independent states of the former Soviet Union and benefit the fields as a whole; (4) language support- -encourages attention to the non-Russian languages of the independent states of the former Soviet Union and the less commonly taught languages of the East European countries; (5) Support for non-Americans--the highest priority for support always should go to American specialists (i.e., U.S. citizens or permanent residents); (5) support for transitions--encourages support for activities which, while building expertise among U.S. specialists on the region, also may promote fundamental goals of the U.S. assistance programs such as helping establish market economies and promoting democratic governance and civil societies.

MONETARY: Funding may be available at a level up to $5.0 million. The precise level of funding will not be known until legislative action is complete. Multi-year projects cannot receive assured funding. Cost sharing is encouraged, whenever feasible.

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