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Promoting Study Abroad Partnerships for Innovation and
Collaboration
Checklist
Section I: Funding Opportunity Description
1. Background – nothing
2. Program Summary
___ a. Goal - How will UHD encourage more of its students to
study in Latin
American and more Latin American
students to study at UHD?
___ i. Academic mobility – Leverage private-public
partnership for cost-
effective means to increase participation
___ ii. Can UHD double the number of students studying
abroad in the
Western Hemisphere? How?
___ b. Purpose – Increase bi-directional collaboration in the
Western
Hemisphere
and increase study abroad. Proposed activities
and topics
___ i. Smart collaboration
___ ii. Language barriers - Check out the English Language
Institute,
which is located at S-417 in the One Main Building.

___ iii. Diversity and inclusion
___ iv. Alumni engagement
___ v. Communication and marketing
___ vi. Quality
___ vii. Accreditation
___ viii. Credit transfer
___ ix Service and service learning
___ x. Resource development
___ xi. Incoming student housing plans
___ xii. Safety and security
___ xiii. Address how UHD will leverage institutional
commitment to
increasing study abroad - Can UHD be
the gateway for the U of
H System for study abroad in the
Western Hemisphere. UHD
students can take classes at the Central
Campus.
___ xiv. Address inclusion and diversity in study abroad and
access to
underserved/underrepresented
populations
___ c. Expected Results
___ i. Demonstrate increased awareness of the barriers to
study abroad
at UHD
___ ii. New model to engage students in the Western
Hemisphere
___ iii. Increase number of effective partnerships between
U.S. HEIs and
non U.S. HEIs
Section III: Eligibility Information
___ 1. Eligible Applicants – UHD is Legal and accredited

___ 2. Cost Sharing or Matching Fund Requirements
___ a. Commitment to increasing study abroad in both
directions
___ b. Cost sharing and additional funding from private sector
partners
Section IV: Application and Submission
___ 1. Online Submission Process – Must submit through
Blackboard Learn
Assignments tool.
___ 2. Technical Application Format
___ a. Maximum 10 pages
___ b. Times New Roman
___ c. 12-point font
___ d. Single space
___ e. 8 ½ X 11-inch paper
___ f. 1-inch margins
___ g. Each page numbered consecutively, beginning after the
cover page
___ h. Cover page, dividers, table of contents, annexes not
counted toward 10
page limit
___ i. Submission submitted in a single Word file.
___ j. File saved as “100K 6 University of Houston
Downtown”
Section V: Application Review - Must be submitted in the
following order
___ 1. Cover Page
___ a. Project title
___ b. Name of Applicant (UHD)
___ c. Address of applicant
___ d. Contact person
___ i. Name: Sandra Garcia
___ ii. Title: Vice President, Research and Sponsored Programs

___ iii. Signature: Leave blank line for signature
___ iv. Address
___ v. Telephone
___ vi. Fax number
___ vii. E-mail address
___ e. Partner Institutions (if applicable)
___ f. Person w/ authority to contract? (if different, name and
contact
information)
Same as above, Sandra Garcia
___ 2. Table of Contents
___ a. All parts of application
___ b. Page numbers
___ c. Annexes (attachments)
___ 3. Executive Summary (max two pages) (page # 1)
___ a. Proposed goals
___ b. Key activities and anticipated results
___ c. Managerial resources
___4. Program description
___ a. How program will achieve objectives
___ b. Make a significant contribution toward 100,000 Strong
America’s
objectives and areas of action identified by UHD.
___ c. Number of students moving north and south
___ d. Propose priority innovations and explain why
___ e. Clear plan to engage students, faculty and administrators
___ 5. Sustainability Plan
___ 6. Institutional Capacity and Opportunities for Growth

___ a. Description of current capacity and assessment of
challenges and
opportunities.
___ b. Name person responsible for program (with resume in
an annex)
Elizabeth Huskin, Assistant Director, International and Study
Abroad
Programs. Curriculum Vitae available on the Handouts page.
___ 7. Monitoring and Evaluation
___a. Realistic plan for data collection methods and frequency
of collection
___b. Sources of data
___c. Data verification
___d. Name responsible parties
___ e. Baseline data and benchmarks compiled
___f. Time line for implementation of activities in Section 5
(D)
Section VI: Budget Application Format
___ 1 Management cost estimates
___ a. Cost estimates for management of the program
___ b. Breakdown by elements of cost – cost for personnel,
fringe costs,
equipment, other
___ 2. Budget Summary Template
___ 3. Budget Narrative
___ 1. Cover Page___ a. Project title___ b. Name of Applicant
(UHD)___ d. Contact person___ e. Partner Institutions (if
applicable)

Study abroad proposal
University of Algarve
UNIVERSITY IN NUMBERS
Nº Academic Units 7
Nº Students 9708
Nº 1st Cycle Graduates 1242
Nº 2nd Cycle Graduates 159
Nº Doctoral Graduates 32
Nº Teachers /Researchers 820
Nº Researchers 9
Nº Teachers with PhD 387
Nº Exchange Programs 353
Nº Research Units 7
Nº Campus 4
Nº Libraries 4
Nº Non-Teaching Staff 452
Proposal Outline
The following is a general outline of a generic proposal that
might be provided from a local nonprofit organization to a local
funding source. In this case both organizations share a common
knowledge of the local community and the areas of the
metropolitan area that have different levels of schooling,
income, crime, industrial activity, public transportation and
civic organization. The general outline should not be followed

slavishly. It should be viewed as a general checklist. Not all
proposals will need all of the sections listed and some may
require sections not listed in the outline.
Before you begin your outline
Before you begin your outline describe in one paragraph the
existing relationship between the nonprofit organization for
which you will be writing a proposal and the proposed funding
organization for which the proposal is intended. If you are still
considering more than one funding organization provide a list of
all still under consideration. Is there an existing personal
relationship between the leaders of the nonprofit organization
and the leaders of the proposed funding organization? Has the
funding organization previously provided any funding for the
nonprofit? If so, what type of project was funded and for how
much? It could also be that there has never been any known
contact between nonprofit and the proposed funding
organization. If so, state that.
General Outline
Title page
See the Handout titled, “Title Page” for a generic title page.
Every title page should provide, at a minimum, the information
listed on the example. You may also want to use the
information provided on p. 202 of the textbook. The proposal
you will be writing will not merit an abstract. That should be
reserved for larger and more complex proposals. In some cases
additional information might be provide because of
requirements of the funding source or to provide some
significant information for the recipient of the proposal.
Introduction
Provide and introduction to the organization. This section will
vary widely in length depending on how well know the

nonprofit is to the funding organization. For a nonprofit that
has been well known to the funding source a single short
paragraph should be adequate. For a nonprofit completely
unknown to the funding source it could require several
paragraphs to explain the breath of work the nonprofit does. At
this time you should have the information available to you to
write this section in its entirety. Please provide a complete
draft of this section of the proposal.
Need Statement or project description
You have already written a need statement. Rarely will you be
able to just copy and paste the need statement you have written
into your proposal. The section will normally require some
transition sentence(s) or paragraph to fit into the full document
and you probably need to carefully edit the entire section to
make sure it fits into the style of the rest of the proposal.
Watch out for plural phrases that should now be changed to
singular and Vis versa.
You may also need to amplify your need statement to show how
your specific project will fit into the overall work of the
organization. For anything you don’t have written provide a
detailed outline of what you plan to include.
Goal(s), objective(s) and tasks
Tell the reader what you expect this project to accomplish and
how the organization intends to accomplish its goal(s). These
are only the goals, objectives and tasks of the project for which
you are seeking funding, not the broader goals of the
organization.
Review the textbook to be sure you know the difference
between goals, objectives and tasks. (pp 216-224).
Budget and Finances
What is your proposed project going to cost? How much of that

cost are you asking the funding organization to fund? Provide
as much of a detailed cost breakdown as you can at this point.
How much of this cost is the nonprofit going to contribute out
of its existing revenue sources and how much is being asked
from the funding source? At a minimum you should separate
out the following.
Personnel
Include descriptive titles for all personnel or jobs listed.
Salary cost for full time employees should include an additional
32 percent of direct pay for fringe benefits
Salary costs for part time employees should include an
additional 20 percent for fringe benefits.
Equipment and supplies (purchased)
Equipment (rented)
Rental of building space
Other (list separately any significant costs)
If this is a long term project (a year or longer in length) explain
how the budget will be spent per quarter.
You may, or may not want to include the nonprofit’s entire
annual budget in an appendix.
Schedule
If the project will operate for several months or years, provide a
schedule which includes specific milestones. Describe the
operations that will take place during different phases of the
schedule. At a minimum be sure to include an ending date for
the money which you are asking the funding organization to
provide.
Evaluation and sustainability

How does the nonprofit intend to measure the success of the
program being proposed? How will you know if the project was
a success? Are there any objectively quantifiable results that
can be measured to determine the success of the project?
If the project is intended to be ongoing after the period of
funding you are requesting how will that be arranged? How
will the project be funded after the funding period you are
requesting?
Appendices
Will you be including any appendices? If so, provide
descriptive titles of the proposed appendices.
Not all proposals will require all sections outlined above. Some
proposals are only for purchasing needed equipment. These
proposals are relatively simple. If the money is made available,
the equipment will be purchased, put to work and the project
will be complete. Other proposals are more complex and
involve hiring specialized personnel either full time or part time
and will require a more complex proposal
I do not expect a completely fill out proposal at the end of the
week, but I do expect enough of the required information so I
can see what you are going to be proposing and do you have
some information on all the bases that do need to be covered.
This assignment will be due March 4 and will be graded.
Proposal Checklist & Schedule

You have been assigned the job of writing the proposal that
responds to the Request for Proposal (RFP) titled, “Competition
#6: Promoting Study Abroad Partnerships for Innovation and
Collaboration”. President Flores, the Provost, and other
members of the administration want to have this grant in order
to build up the international opportunities for UHD students.
Winning this grant would be a big step in that direction.
Once the decision has been made to submit a proposal for an
RFP, the first activity is to study the proposal. From this study
you will create a list of all the items you must cover in the
proposal and all of the other information that must be submitted
with the proposal. The list will also include all of the other
requirements and hoops you must jump through to make your
proposal compliant with the requirements of the RFP.
Remember, complying with every minor requirement is
necessary to have your proposal even read by the evaluation
panel.
Since you may write the proposal as separate sections and some
sections may be written by different people you also will place
a deadline on when each section is due. In this case you will be
responsible for all of the sections of the proposal, but you need
to have a schedule for everything as an aid to keep you on track.
I suggest you do the following steps.
First, make a list of all the sections, including any annexes,
which you will be submitting. Include any subheadings within
each of the sections. Make notes as to what must be included in
each section as well as in any subheadings.

Second, set a due date when you will have a completed draft
written for each section, including all subheadings. I expect
some of the deadlines will be before April 1. You do need to
get started on this assignment this week.
Third, make a list of all other requirements for the submitted
proposal. This list will include any requirement in the RFP, not
a part of the first step, above. This list will include such
requirements as font size, paper size, margins, etc.
You will need to develop a format for the list(s) that are
convenient and clear for both you and your target audience to
easily understand. Any confusion or lack of clarity will work
against you on the grading.
Only the list(s) need to be submitted this week. If you have
completed some of the drafts please do not submit them at this
week. Doing so will just confuse me.
This assignment will be due April 1and will be graded.
Picking a Partner University
The Study Abroad proposal which you are now working on
provides for many different ways study abroad programs can be

structured. UHD can work toward increasing the number of
students that participate in UHD classes that spend a short time
abroad as a unified class headed by a member of the UHD
faculty. A foreign university could do the same and use UHD
as a base including having their classes held in UHD classrooms
with UHD faculty providing some individual lectures. In some
programs the length of the time abroad is lengthened to be an
entire semester abroad with a set schedule of classes including
some taught by the faculty of the partner university. In the
above examples the classes are taught in English, with the
possible exception of language classes.
Another way a study abroad program can work is for individual
students from UHD to go to the foreign university and enroll as
a student in the foreign university for a semester and take the
regular classes taught at that university. The classes to be taken
are usually preapproved by the UHD department where the UHD
student is majoring to assure that the credits earned abroad will
be accepted by the program here. In this case the classes taken
would be taught in the language of the university where the
classes are taught. Obviously, the student should be reasonably
proficient in the language of the host university before applying
for such a program.
All of the above options can be worked in both directions.
UHD students can study abroad and foreign students can come
to study at UHD. These arrangements are much easier to
organize if UHD has a standing bilateral agreement with a
foreign university. Such an agreement provides for transfer of
the credits issued by one university to be applied to a degree in
the other university.
Just to clarify, for purposes of this assignment and for writing
this proposal we will not include Canada as a potential host
country. I gather from reading the RFP that the Department of
State’s intent is to look south, not north for study abroad

programs.
For this week’s assignment you are to identify one university in
the Western Hemisphere with which it would be advantageous
for UHD to negotiate a bilateral agreement for exchange of
students. The agreement could include any or all of the above
described arrangements and other variations.
To be of benefit both universities the partnering university
should include programs in several areas where UHD has
programs. It does not necessarily need to have programs in all
the same areas as UHD. There should, however, be sufficient
overlap between the two universities to include a number of
different programs in each university.
When you locate a university check to make sure that it
qualifies as a HEI according to the criteria of the RFP. It
should be a degree granting institution that awards degrees
equivalent to the Bachelor degree in the United States. No
trade schools or the equivalent of a junior college in the U.S.
When you locate a university you feel would be a good match
with UHD provide the following information.
Complete official name of the university, preferably in the
official language of the country. You may provide a translation
also if you wish.
Location: country and city
List the areas in which the university offers courses of study,
the equivalent of majors in the U.S.
Number of students enrolled.
Explain how this institution meets the requirements of a HEI as
defined in the RFP.
Explain, as completely as possible, why this university would
make a good study abroad partner with UHD. Your explanation
should include why a partnership would be beneficial to UHD as

well as why it would be beneficial to the foreign university you
have selected.
FYI, in most Spanish speaking countries the term “colegio”
does not refer to a college. When referring to an educational
institution it is usually referring to a high school.
Also, when looking up universities in other countries the web
site is probably available primarily in the local language:
Spanish, Portuguese or French. There is usually a link to
Google translator if you wish to read the web site in English.
Do not copy and paste material directly from the Google
translation. Google provides sufficiently accurate translations
so the message being sent can be understood. It does not
provide sufficiently accurate translations to earn a passing
grade for this assignment. Rewrite the translation in your own
words and provide a citation for your source.
This assignment will be due April 15 and will be graded as a
short assignment.

Elizabeth Huskin
12810 Cambridge Eagle Drive
Houston, TX 77044
717-877-8702; [email protected]
EDUCATION_________________________________________
________________
M.A., International Policy Studies – Monterey Institute of
International Studies
B.A., Psychology – The University of Texas at Austin
Semester abroad program – Alma College in Paris
EXPERIENCE__________________________
University of Houston – Downtown, Houston, TX 2015-present
Assistant Director of International and Study Abroad Programs
dership, support, and assistance in developing and
promoting
international education, exchange, and study abroad
opportunities on campus.
programs, including
faculty proposals, bids with contractors, and visas.

international
education opportunities.
for
international
students; assist in selecting, applying for, and pursing new
study abroad and
international exchange opportunities.
including study
abroad and exchange programs.
Coordinate with various university departments to make
international study a
seamless process, and assist departments with recruitment and
promotional
materials.
BCA STUDY ABROAD, Elizabethtown, PA 2003-2014
Program Manager/Director of Program Services
Oceania, and the
Middle East.
(registrar, financial aid,
billing, academic advising) involved with the study abroad
process.
Advise students, faculty, and study abroad offices regarding

all administrative
policies, including credit transfer, registration guidelines and
appeals processes.
regarding credit and
grade transfer for all study abroad programs.
faculty at colleges and
universities throughout the country.
program sites. Working
with on-site staff, ensure that these programs meet
organization’s academic and
safety standards.
short-term programs.
-led programs and new semester
programs, including
exchange agreements.
student course
selection and credit transfer. Work with academic departments
at partner schools
to facilitate students’ ability to study abroad.
ing outcomes assessment reports using data from
variety of sources –

student applications, student evaluations, language tests,
student essays, and
cultural learning assessment tools.
parties, including but
not limited to university administration, language departments,
and students.
improvements.
PRESENTATIONS_____________________________________
__________________
“Fundamentals of Short-term Education Abroad Programming,”
NAFSA Region VIII
conference, November 2011
“Forum BEVI Working Project,” Forum on Education Abroad
annual conference, April
2011
“BCA and Campus Internationalization,” Bluffton University
Cross-Cultural Committee,
October 2007
“Incident Reporting,” “Crisis Management Procedures” and
“Using International
SOS,” BCA Resident Director Meeting, June 2007
“BCA and Campus Internationalization,” Elizabethtown College
Trustees, April 2007

“Health, Safety and Helicopter Parents,” BCA Campus
Internationalization Meeting for
Pennsylvania Colleges and Universities, March 2006
“Prozac Nation,” PACIE (Pennsylvania Council for
International Education)
Conference, September 2005
Numerous marketing presentations to faculty, students and
administrators at U.S.
colleges and universities
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT______________________________________
__
Clery Act, Title IX and VAWA Workshop, Forum on
Educational Abroad, March 2014
BEVI (Beliefs, Event and Values Inventory) Certification
Workshop, June 2010
Risk Management in Study Abroad, PACIE and School for Field
Studies, April 2007
Best Practices for Addressing Mental Health Issues in Study
Abroad Participants,
NAFSA: Association of International Educators, May 2006
Building Productive Parent Partnerships, PaperClip
Communications, May 2006
Regularly attend a variety of professional development sessions

at annual NAFSA
conference.
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS_______________________________________
_
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
Trainer Corps Member
Health and Safety Subcommittee member
Mentor
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE_____________________________
Norris, Beggs and Simpson, San Francisco, CA
Problem Loan Administrator
London and Edinburgh Trust, San Francisco, CA
Assistant to director of international real estate company
Competition # 6 Request for Proposals
Supported by Santander Bank

Issuance Date: January 15, 2015
Deadline for Questions: January 29, 2015/ 5:00 PM U.S. Eastern
Standard Time, questions
posted to http://bit.ly/1BLqE0q. Responses: February 5, 2015
Closing Date/Time: March 6, 2015 / 5:00 PM U.S. Eastern
Standard Time
Subject: Request for Proposals Competition #6: Promoting
Study Abroad Partnerships for
Innovation and Collaboration
Dear Applicants,
Partners of the Americas (Partners), the U.S. Department of
State (DOS) and NAFSA:
Association of International Educators are pleased to announce
a new grant competition as part
of President Barack Obama’s 100,000 Strong in the Americas
Initiative (100,000 Strong
Americas). The 100,000 Strong Americas initiative is the
Administration’s signature education
initiative in the Western Hemisphere designed to foster region-
wide prosperity through greater
international exchange of students. This grant competition,
Competition #6: Promoting Study
Abroad Partnerships for Innovation and Collaboration is
supported through a generous
contribution from Founding Circle Partner, Santander Bank. All
higher educational institutions
(HEIs) in the Western Hemisphere that promote study abroad
programs in any field between the
United States and other countries in the hemisphere are eligible
to compete. Because there are no
thematic or country restrictions in this Competition as there

have been in other competitions,
please note that Competition 6 will be highly competitive but
all are encouraged to apply.
This program will use the principle of leveraged innovation
with HEIs that demonstrate the
greatest commitment and innovation toward increasing study
abroad opportunities between the
United States and countries in the Western Hemisphere. In
applying for Competition #6 grants,
higher education institutions will be asked to demonstrate how
they will assert leadership in
implementing the innovations proposed, how they will address
on-campus barriers to student
mobility, how they will maintain student engagement and how
they will commit to making
concrete changes to expand access to study abroad as sending
and/or hosting institutions.
The intent of the competition as part of Competition #6:
Promoting Study Abroad Partnerships
for Innovation and Collaboration is to award up to eight (8)
100,000 Strong Americas Innovation
grants of $25,000 across the Western Hemisphere. The DOS,
NAFSA and Partners of the
Americas reserve the right to fund any or none of the
applications submitted. Please refer to
Section I, the Funding Opportunity Description, for a complete
statement of goals and expected
results.
*
* Santander Bank, N.A. through its Santander Universities
Global Division

http://bit.ly/1BLqE0q
Table of Contents
Section I: Funding Opportunity
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Section II: Award Information
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Section V: Application Review
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Section VII: Evaluation Criteria
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Section VIII: Agency Contacts
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Section I: Funding Opportunity Description
1. Background
The future of the people and nations of the Americas is
inextricably linked. 100,000 Strong in
the Americas (100,000 Strong Americas) will deepen
relationships across the Western Hemi-
sphere that enable young people to explore the Americas,
understand our shared values and
various cultures, and lead the process of greater commercial and
social integration that will
provide for increased security and prosperity.
There are approximately 45,000 U.S. students studying in Latin
America and the Caribbean and
72,000 Latin American and Caribbean students studying in the
United States each year. Canada
contributes an additional 28,000 students studying in the United
States while 1,400 U.S. students
are studying in Canada. We are seeking to nearly double the
number of students studying abroad
in our region in less than ten years. Many Latin American and
Caribbean students do not have
the English language skills or resources to succeed at U.S.
institutions. Conversely, many U.S.
students are unaware of the opportunities available in the
hemisphere, and U.S. colleges and

universities face challenges integrating study abroad into degree
programs, designing programs
for nontraditional students, and developing cost-effective
opportunities for all students. To reach
our goal, it is imperative that colleges and universities make
study abroad accessible for all
students, regardless of their major, socio-economic status, or
the type of institution in which they
are enrolled.
2. Program Summary
In March 2011, President Obama launched 100,000 Strong
Americas announcing the United
States’ intention to “work with partners in this region, including
the private sector, to increase
the number of U.S. students studying in Latin America to
100,000, and the number of Latin
American (and Caribbean) students studying in the United
States to 100,000.” Two years later
while in Mexico, the President confirmed his continued
commitment to the initiative:
“We want 100,000 students from the United States studying in
Latin America... And we
want 100,000 Latin American students… to come study in the
United States. When we
study together and learn together, we work together and we
prosper together. That’s
what I believe.” – President Obama, May 3, 2013
A. Goal

The goal of 100,000 Strong Americas is to foster region-wide
cooperation, understanding and
prosperity through greater international exchange of students.
Increasing mutual understanding
and building closer people-to-people ties helps the people of the
Western Hemisphere to address
common challenges including citizen security, economic
opportunity, social inclusion, and
environmental sustainability.
1
In support of the goal of achieving 100,000 students studying
abroad annually in each direction
by 2020, Partners of the Americas (Partners), NAFSA:
Association of International Educators
and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) are working together to
increase opportunities for
academic mobility between the United States and the countries
of the Western Hemisphere. This
public-private partnership seeks to leverage up to $10 million in
resources annually in a cost-
effective manner to innovate and bring the initiative to the
necessary scale.
B. Purpose
The purpose of the Promoting Study Abroad Partnerships for

competition is to provide institutional grants to higher
education institutions (HEIs; these include
colleges, community colleges, universities and other institutions
of higher education) in order to
identify innovations for increased bi-directional collaboration in
the Western Hemisphere to
increase study abroad
We envision that innovations are likely to include proposed
activities that address many of the
following topics that were discussed at the 2014 100,000 Strong
in the Americas Capacity
Building Workshop and the 2012, 2013 and 2014 NAFSA Latin
America Fora: smart
collaboration; language barriers; diversity and inclusion; alumni
engagement; communication
and marketing; quality, accreditation, and credit transfer;
service and service learning; resource
development; incoming student housing plans; and safety and
security. Another example of an
innovative idea is to incorporate variations on traditional study
abroad models toward 100,000
Strong Americas goals such as student and faculty engagement
through service learning.
The main focus of the grants is to provide incentive grants to
HEIs to leverage institutional
commitment to increasing study abroad in the Western
Hemisphere. See “Expected Results”
section below for more details. While the Innovation Fund does
not provide direct scholarships,
applicant HEIs are encouraged to use a small portion of the
grant to administer their own
scholarships, travel grants, or partial-funding mechanisms to
students to encourage study abroad

between the eligible countries. The Review Committee
understands that a small institutional
grant does not, in itself, create a sustainable long-term program.
However, applicants should
convincingly convey how this initial grant will set in motion
additional plans and resources that
will extend beyond the grant period supporting attainment of the
goals of 100,000 Strong in the
Americas. Proposals can focus on increasing outbound
opportunities from the US for students to
study in the Western Hemisphere, especially where the current
numbers are lowest; on
expanding the capacity for institutions to send students to the
United States and for partner U.S.
institutions to host them; or offer models that integrate
increased flow in both directions. For
example, U.S. HEIs may propose to provide small sub-grants to
students in order to have an
impact on individual students’ study abroad decisions as well as
their ability to “find a way” to
follow through on their study abroad plans. The most
competitive proposals will demonstrate
how limited resources can effectively mobilize the greatest
number of students to study abroad
during the grant period and beyond. Proposals may involve new
institutional partnerships or
build on existing partnerships, but in all cases should
demonstrate strong institutional support
from the partnering institutions involved. Short-term and long-
term programs are eligible, as
long as students receive some level of academic credit from
their home institution. Proposals
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that convincingly address inclusion and diversity in study
abroad to provide study abroad access
to underserved/underrepresented populations will be viewed
favorably.
C. Expected Results
HEIs that are successful in implementing innovation grants will
demonstrate increased capacity
to develop and administer study abroad programs that receive
and/or send students between the
United States and countries in the Western Hemisphere. These
HEIs:
• Will demonstrate increased awareness of the barriers to study
abroad at their institution;
• Will each possess a new model to engage students in the
Western Hemisphere and
• Will demonstrate an increase in the number of effective
partnerships between U.S. and non
U.S. HEIs in the Western Hemisphere above and beyond what
would have taken place
without the grant.
Section II: Award Information

1. Estimate of Funds Available and Number of Awards
Envisioned
The intent of this competition is to award approximately eight
(8) 100,000 Strong in the
Americas Innovation grants of approximately $25,000 each to
HEIs across the Western
Hemisphere. The DOS, NAFSA and Partners of the Americas
reserve the right to fund any or
none of the applications submitted, and may or may not select
100,000 Strong Americas
Innovators. Please refer to Section I, the Funding Opportunity
Description for a complete
statement of goals and expected results.
2. Start Date and Period of Performance
Winning awards will be announced no later than April 15, 2015
and the period of performance
will be from May 15, 2015 to May 14, 2016.
3. Type of Award
The Partners of the Americas Innovation Fund plans to award
grants to successful applicants for
this program. Grant awardees will be responsible for keeping
the Fund’s staff updated on the
achievement of proposed program activities and interventions
through a Washington, DC based
Program Director and Program Officer, who will be
substantially involved in the following
areas:
• Approval of the Recipient’s reports including Quarterly
Reports and regular updates on

student engagement, faculty and administrator outreach;
• Approval of Budgets;
• Approval of additional expenditures;
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• Approval of the Recipient’s Activity Monitoring and
Evaluation Plan.
1. Eligible Applicants
HEIs located and legally registered in the Western Hemisphere
are eligible to apply for grants
from the competition Promoting Study Abroad Partnerships for
This competition seeks to receive applications from a diversity
of HEIs, including both public
and private institutions, 4-year and shorter-term degree issuing
institutions, large, small, and
rural and urban institutions. The intention of selecting from
these categories of institutions is to
ensure that the selected institutions represent the broadest
diversity of HEI profiles so that
successful innovations have the greatest possibility of
replication across the institutions that will
ultimately be critical to reaching the overall goal of 100,000
Strong Americas.
Bi-national Centers (BNCs) are eligible to compete as prime
applicants or in partnership with

HEI primes. (Bi-national Centers are autonomous, foreign
institutions dedicated to the
promotion of mutual understanding between the host country
and the United States.) If a BNC is
competing as prime, it must compete in partnership with at least
one other in-country HEI (in
addition to a partner HEI or HEIs). Also, if a BNC is
competing as prime and is unable to issue
credit themselves, they must ensure that students who
participate in the proposed study abroad
program will receive some level of academic credit from an
identified HEI partner in the
proposal. Proposals should focus on creating sustainable study
abroad programs within HEIs;
those whose primary focus is support for BNC language training
programs as preparation for
study abroad are not eligible.
In order to increase the diversity of participating institutions,
the review panel reserves the right
to give preference to institutions that have not previously
received Innovation Grants, but all are
encouraged to apply.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching Fund Requirements
In submitting a proposal, applicant HEIs should demonstrate a
high-level commitment to
increasing study abroad in both directions – to and from the US.
One form of demonstrating this
commitment is by providing matching resources – from the
institution, the partner institution, an
outside resource, or a combination – which contribute to the
proposed activities. Applicants are
strongly encouraged to provide cost sharing and additional
funding from private sector partners

in support of its proposed activities. There is no minimum or
maximum percentage required for
this competition. However, cost sharing by previous
competition’s winning proposals averaged
more than 1.5 to 1. When cost sharing is offered, it is
understood and agreed that the applicant
must provide the amount of cost sharing as stipulated in its
proposal and later included in an
approved agreement. HEIs that demonstrate cost sharing that
would not happen without this
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grant money will be considered favorably, as an incentive to
bring additional local resources to
bear on increasing study abroad in the region.
3. Online Submission Process
Applications can only be submitted online through the
application link on the 100,000 Strong in
the Americas website, http://www.100kstrongamericas.org by
the deadline indicated on the
cover page of this solicitation. The application link on the
website may be accessed by clicking
the “Educate” button. Applications may only be submitted in
English.
Any prospective Applicant desiring an explanation of this
Competition must request it by posting
the question to http://bit.ly/1BLqE0q by the submission
deadline indicated on the cover page of

this solicitation.
Oral explanations or instructions given before an award is
disbursed will not be binding. No
applications will be accepted via email. If an HEI decides to
submit an application, it must be
received by the closing date and time indicated on the cover
page. The Applicant must comply
with the instructions for submission included herein.
Applications that are received late or are
incomplete will not be considered in the review process.
All applications received by the closing date and time will be
reviewed for responsiveness and
programmatic merit in accordance with the specifications
outlined in these guidelines and the
application format.
4. Technical Application Format
Applications must not exceed 10 pages, utilizing Times New
Roman 12-font size, single spaced,
typed in standard 8 1⁄2x11 paper size with one-inch margins
both right and left, and each page
numbered consecutively. Cover page, dividers, table of
contents, annexes will not count toward
the page limitation. Any additional pages that exceed the 10-
page limitation will not be reviewed
by the Evaluation Committee. Submissions should be submitted
as one single PDF file. The
file should be saved as: “100K 6< Name of Institution>”.
Before hitting the submit button: please save a copy of the
completed application form as
an Adobe PDF for your records and attach a copy at the
beginning of the proposal PDF

you are uploading below (preferred) or upload a separate PDF
file of this application
ONLY if you cannot combine them.
Applications shall demonstrate the Applicant’s capabilities and
expertise with respect to
achieving the goals of this project. Therefore, it should be
specific, complete and presented
concisely. It should take into account and be arranged in the
order of the technical evaluation
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criteria described below. Important note: Only the pages of
submitted documents that are within
established page limits will be reviewed by the Evaluation
Committee.
Section V: Application Review
A. Cover Page
A single page with the project title and the name of the
Applicant clearly identified. In addition,
the Cover Page should provide a contact person for the
Applicant, including this individual’s
name (both typed and his/her signature), title or position with
the organization/institution,
address, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address. Partner

institution(s) if applicable should
clearly be displayed. State whether the contact person is the
person with authority to contract for
the Applicant, and if not, that person should also be listed with
contact information.
B. Table of Contents
Applicants must list all parts of the technical application, with
page numbers and attachments.
C. Executive Summary
The Executive Summary counts towards the page limit and
should not exceed two pages. The
Executive Summary should briefly describe a) the proposed
goals, b) the key activities and
anticipated results, and c) managerial resources of the
Applicant. This section should also
describe how the overall project will be coordinated.
D. Program Description
In this section, Applicants should describe the proposed
program, focusing on how they will
achieve their program’s objectives, how the program will make
a significant contribution
towards achieving the overall 100,000 Strong Americas
objectives, and the areas for action
identified by the higher education institution. The number of
students moving North and/or
South should also be clearly stated. Applicants shall elaborate
in the program description the
most effective way to coordinate and assist in the expansion and
development of a successful
program.

Applicants must propose innovations that they believe should be
prioritized and explain why.
Applicants must describe how the proposed innovation will
enhance the flow of inbound and/or
outbound students.
Applicants should describe a clear plan for engaging students,
faculty and administrators in
ongoing outreach on campus to support study abroad. The plan
should include student
participation in the reporting of the educational and cultural
experiences that take place before,
during and after the program. Creativity is encouraged.
Applicants should also describe any coordination activities they
may initiate with support from
Civil Society, Government Institutions, or Private Organizations
as innovative strategies.
E. Sustainability Plan
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Applicants must describe what kind of impact the proposed
program will have at all partnering
institutions and how the proposed program will continue after
the grant period has expired.
F. Institutional Capacity and Opportunities for Growth
The Applicant must include a brief description of their current
institutional capacity for academic

mobility within the Western Hemisphere and around the world
and an assessment of the specific
challenges and opportunities at their institution for increasing
study abroad in the Americas.
Institutions with minimal experience should describe a desire to
increase their capacity and steps
needed to achieve their goals. Institutions with more robust
international programs should
describe how they will build on their current success and
explain any barriers to increasing study
abroad opportunities at their campus. All applicants should
explain how the Innovation Grant
will help them address any barriers and take advantage of the
available opportunities.
In describing their management approach, Applicants must
name the one person who will be
ultimately responsible for implementation and reporting. The
CV or bio of the person
identified must be included as part of the 5 page maximum of
this annex. You may also
include a separate annex with up to 5 pages of letters of support
from your institution, your HEI
and other partner(s) joining you on this grant request if known
and your international studies
office. This is strongly encouraged.
G. Monitoring and Evaluation
The Monitoring and Evaluation plan must explain how the
Applicant proposes to monitor the
program and assess program impact. The performance
monitoring and evaluation plan shall
address the following: Realistic plan for data collection
methods and frequency of collection,
sources of data, data verification, and responsible parties of
data collection, including how

baseline information will be compiled, and benchmarks, and the
ways in which the collection,
analysis and reporting of performance data will be managed
under the project.
Applicants are encouraged to create their own indicators for
their Monitoring and Evaluation
Plans, however Partners reserves the right to modify indicators
in consultation with winning
applicants at the award stage in collaboration with awardees.
Applicants must also include a time line for implementation of
activities that are presented in
their Program Description section.
The proposed budget should provide cost estimates for the
management of the program
(including program monitoring). Applicants must provide a
breakdown by elements of cost (i.e.
cost figures for personnel, coordination activities, fringe,
equipment, other) proposed. Applicants
are strongly encouraged to keep the amount of indirect rate
charged to the grant as low as
possible. To date, winning applicants have proposed a
combination of high matching funds and
lower indirect costs. Please note: On the application form you
will be asked to provide a U.S.
dollar amount for the indirect costs charged to this grant.
Applicants must use the following budget summary template,
naming activities and adding them
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as needed, with detailed breakdowns as described in this
section, and submitting as an
unprotected Excel file:
INSTITUTION NAME
Program Budget
Budget Category Requested Funds Cost Share Total
Personnel
Program Costs
Activity 1
Activity 2
Other Costs
Additional resources
(cost share) brought in
from outside sources
Indirect Costs
Total
Budget Narrative
Applicants must provide detailed budget explanations and
supporting justification of each
proposed budget line item. The budget narrative must briefly
describe programmatic relevance
and clearly identify the basis of estimate (i.e., how the budget
number was determined fair and
reasonable) for each cost element.
Section VII: Evaluation Criteria
The criteria outlined below will be used to evaluate applications
submitted in response to this solicitation.
1. Technical Proposal (80%)

a) Program Description- 40%
b) Sustainability Plan- 15%
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c) Institutional Capacity and Management Approach- 15%
d) Monitoring and Evaluation Plan- 10%
2. Cost Proposal (20%)
The Cost Proposal will be evaluated as to how effective and
realistic the proposed costs are and
how the proposed budget is linked to the activities, objectives,
sustainability, and outputs
reflected in the Technical Narrative. A strong cost proposal will
include:
a) A detailed outputs-based budget and accompanying budget
narrative.
b) Cost-sharing information, if applicable.
Section VIII: Agency Contacts
Questions concerning this solicitation must be posted here prior
to the deadline mentioned on the
cover letter of this document. No phone calls.
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100,000 Strong in the Americas is supported by the U.S.
Department of State in partnership
with NAFSA: Association of International Educators and
Partners of the Americas.
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