U. S. Department of state

Budgets shall be submitted in U.S. dollars and final grant agreements will be 
conducted in U.S. dollars.  
 
B. Audit Requirements: Please note the audit requirements for Department of State 
awards in the Standard Terms and Conditions 
https://www.state.gov/m/a/ope/index.htm 
and 2CFR200
, Subpart F – Audit Requirements. The cost of the required audits may be 

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charged either as an allowable direct cost to the award OR included in the organization’s 
established indirect costs in the award’s detailed budget. 
 
 
C. Visa Fees: Include all visa application and related fees in your budget as applicable.
Please note DS-2019s for post-funded programs must be submitted directly by the award 
recipient. If you anticipate your program will include the DS-2019 visa processing, your 
organization must be a registered Designated Sponsoring Organization. For more 
information go to: 
https://j1visa.state.gov/sponsors/become-a-sponsor/
 
Section 5—Key Personnel and Project Partners 
A. Key Personnel: A résumé, not to exceed one page in length, must be included for the 
proposed key staff persons, such as the Project Director and Finance Officer, as well as 
any speakers or trainers (if applicable). If an individual for this type of position has not 
been identified, the applicant may submit a 1-page position description, identifying the 
qualifications and skills required for that position, in lieu of a résumé. 
B. Project Partners: Letters of support should be included for sub-recipients or other 
partners. The letters must identify the type of relationship to be entered into (formal or 
informal), the roles and responsibilities of each partner in relation to the proposed project 
activities, and the expected result of the partnership. The individual letters cannot exceed 
1 page in length.