Business and International Education Projects

To promote innovation and improvement in international business education curricula at institutions of higher education (IHEs) and promote linkages between IHEs and the business community.

Business and International Education Projects promote innovation and improvement in international business education curricula at institutions of higher education (IHEs) and promote linkages between IHEs and the business community.

Accredited institutions of higher education may apply. Institutions must enhance their own international academic programs and provide appropriate services to the business community to expand U.S. exports abroad.

Students and faculty at accredited institutions will benefit. Business community will also benefit.

Each program assisted with federal funds must enhance primarily the international academic program of the institution. Eligible activities may include but are not limited to: • Innovation and improvement of international education curricula to serve the needs of the business community, including the development of new programs for nontraditional, mid-career, or part-time students; • Development of programs to inform the public of increasing international economic interdependence and the role of American business within the international economic system; • Internationalization of curricula at junior and community colleges, and at undergraduate and graduate schools of business; • Development of area studies programs and interdisciplinary international programs; • Establishment of export education programs through cooperative arrangements with regional and world trade centers and councils, and with bilateral and multilateral trade associations; • The establishment of internships overseas to enable foreign language students to develop their foreign language skills and their knowledge of foreign cultures and societies; • Summer institutes in international business, foreign area, and other international studies designed to carry out the purposes of this program.

Grants are awarded for a 24-month period, subject to the availability of funds.

Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

Applications for awards will be evaluated competitively in accordance with the selection criteria published in 34 CFR 75.209 and 75.210. The Secretary will weigh criteria using points indicated in the application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register. Applicants should address the selection criteria only in the context of the program requirements in Title VI, Part B, Section 612 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.

Final recommendations are made to the Secretary of Education following advice from a panel of consultants developed according to procedures defined by the Education Department General Administrative Regulations.

From 90 to 120 days.

Project period may last up to 24 months. Applicants submit performance reports for continuation funding according to instructions published by the Department. Renewals are subject to the availability of funds.