Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program

The purpose of the program is to attract outstanding students who represent all ethnic and social backgrounds and who have an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career in the U.S. Department of State. These programs develop a source of trained me

The purpose of the program is to attract outstanding students who represent all ethnic and social backgrounds and who have an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career in the U.S. Department of State. This program encourages the application of members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, women, and those with financial need. These programs develop a source of trained men and women, from academic fields representing the skill needs of the Department who are dedicated to representing America's interests abroad.

Assistance supports activities and financial obligations such as tuition costs, student travel, program administration costs and other costs as they relate to the administration of the Charles B. Rangel international Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program.

Funding is used to support program administration as well as coordinating program logistics. Funding supports activities and financial obligations such as tuition costs for graduate study; room and board; books, fees and costs associated with summer internship programs including stipends, travel, passport fees, inoculation and visa fees. Additionally, a designated amount of funds may be used for administrative costs associated with the program administration.

Please see Grants.gov for information on how assistance is awarded/released. The recipient may charge to the award only allowable costs resulting from obligations incurred during the funding period. Expenditures only for staff costs that are obligated during the award project period, may be charged to the award up to 90 days following the expiration date. These funds shall be available for closeout activities limited to the preparation of final reports. No other staff costs should be obligated and expended. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Payments are made through the DHHS payment system PMS. The Payment Management System instructions will be available upon award of the grant. The instructions will be under the PMS website and can be accessed at a web address provided by grants management. Recipients should request funds based on immediate disbursement requirements and disburse funds as soon as possible to minimize the Federal case on hand in accordance with the policies established by the Treasury Department and mandated by OMB Circulars.

Quality of program ideas, program planning ability, ability to achieve objective, multiplier effect/impact; i.e. can the program support an increased load;support diversity, institutional record/ability, cost-effectiveness/savings. Please refer to Grants.gov for further information.

The recipient must submit all requests, in writing, to the Grants.gov site before the project period end date indicated on form DS1909. Final approval is subject to review and acceptance by the GO. Unless otherwise specified in the award, provisions of the applicable Federal cost principles and other Federal administrative requirements for prior approval apply only to the activities and expenditures specified in the award. Written prior approval, by way of amendment, from the Department of State's Grants Officer is required for: --change in the scope or the objective of the project or program (even if there is no associated budget revision requiring prior written approval. -- change in a key personnel specified in the application or award document; -- The absence for more than 3 months, or a 25 percent reduction in time devoted to the project, by the approved project director or principal investigator -- The need for additional Federal funding - the of amounts budgeted for indirect costs to absorb increases in direct costs -- extension of the period of performance

Program is not currently making new awards, but previously funded projects may still be reporting expenditures.

See Grants.gov