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Withdrawal of Notices Inviting Application and Cancellation of the Competitions for the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program, Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program, and Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Fellowship Program

A Notice by the Education Department on 05/09/2025

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Published Document: 2025-08109 (90 FR 19688)

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Department of Education

AGENCY:

Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION:

Notice; cancellation.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Education (Department) withdraws the notice inviting applications (NIA) for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program, Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program, and the Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Fellowship Program.

DATES:

The NIAs published in the Federal Register on October 25, 2024 (89 FR 85176)—GPA, October 20, 2024 (89 FR 86323)—DDRA, and January 8, 2025 (90 FR 1469)—FRA, are withdrawn and the competitions cancelled as of May 9, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stacey Slijepcevic, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-5076. Telephone: (202) 453-6150. Email: .

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On October 25, 2024, the Department published an NIA in the Federal Register for the FY 2025 GPA competition, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.021A/B. On October 30, 2024, the Department published an NIA in the Federal Register for the FY 2025 DDRA competition, ALN 84.022A. On January 8, 2025, the Department published an NIA in the Federal Register for the FY 2025 FRA competition, ALN 84.019A. The Department is cancelling the ( printed page 19689) competitions as part of a comprehensive review of recently published FY 2025 NIAs. This reevaluation seeks to ensure that all priorities and requirements for the Department's FY 2025 competitions align with the objectives established by the Trump Administration, foster consistency across all grant programs, and enhance the economic effectiveness of federal education funding.

Program Authority:22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6).

Intergovernmental Review: These programs are not subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.

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James Bergeron,

Acting Under Secretary (Delegated the authority to perform the functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education).

[FR Doc. 2025-08109 Filed 5-8-25; 8:45 am]

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Published Document: 2025-08109 (90 FR 19688)