The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is offering the FY2016 Special Professional Fellows Program for Latin America and the Caribbean to support the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative. This program facilitates a two-way exchange aiming to enhance leadership skills and foster partnerships between emerging leaders from foreign countries and the U.S. The program includes a five-week U.S.-based fellowship with individualized work placements and collaborative activities. Proposal submissions are invited until December 28, 2015, 12:00 AM EST.
Opportunity ID: 279874
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ECA-ECAPEC-16-012 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2016 Special Professional Fellows Program for Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | none |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.415 — Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs – Citizen Exchanges |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 29, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 28, 2015 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 28, 2015 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Jan 27, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | none |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
| Description: | The Professional Fellows Division in the Office of Citizen Exchanges at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) invites proposal submissions for the FY2016 Special Professional Fellows Program (PFP) for Latin America and the Caribbean in support of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI). The Professional Fellows Program is a two-way, global exchange program designed to enhance leadership and professional skills, and build lasting and sustainable partnerships between mid-level emerging leaders from foreign countries and the United States. The defining program activity for 250 foreign participants is a substantive five-week U.S.-based fellowship, including an individualized placement in a U.S. workplace, complemented by collaborative programming with American outbound participants in the foreign participant’s home country. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY 2016 Special Professional Fellows Program for Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants.gov Contact Center
Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. Email:support@grants.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 279874 Full Announcement-1 -> ylai nofo fy 2016.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. Email: support@grants.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.415 | ECA-ECAPEC-16-012 | FY 2016 Special Professional Fellows Program for Latin America and the Caribbean | PKG00219414 | Oct 29, 2015 | Dec 28, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
279874 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
279874 Budget-1.1.pdf
279874 Project-1.1.pdf
279874 SF424A-1.0.pdf
279874 SF424B-1.1.pdf