> An open competition for grants to support a series of exchanges and
> training programs promoting "Women's Political, Educational, and Economic
> Development for Afghanistan" has been announced by the Office of Citizen
> Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S.
> Department of State, (DOS) on behalf of the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council
> and in cooperation with the Office of International Women's Issues of the
> DOS. This competition is in direct support of the work plan developed by
> the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council, which seeks to carry out training
> programs in partnership with provincial Women's Resource Centers. Up to
> five grants, not exceeding $150,000 each, may be awarded. The deadline
> for submission of proposals is Friday, February 6, 2004.
>
> For specific information on the RFGP, contact Katherine Van de Vate or
> Thomas Johnston at the Office of Citizen Exchanges, DOS, telephone
> 202-619-5320, fax 202-619-4350. The announcement appears in the December
> 11, 2003 Federal Register (Volume 68, Number 238, pages 69105-69109).
>
> Information on the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council is available at
> http://usawc.state.gov
>
> Patricia Fesci
> Program Manager, International Education
> American Association of State Colleges and Universities
> 1307 New York Avenue, NW, Fifth Floor
> Washington, DC 20005-4701
> Telephone: 202-478-4668
> Fax: 202-296-5819
> E-mail: fescip@aascu.org
> http://www.aascu.org
>
>