The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is offering the FY 2014 Youth Ambassadors Program for South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Canada, and Haiti. This grant supports three-week exchanges focusing on civic education, community service, and youth leadership development. Non-profit organizations can submit proposals to recruit and select youth and adult participants, as well as to facilitate follow-on projects in their home communities. Funding of approximately $8,475,000 will be awarded for multiple cooperative agreements over one base year and two option years. Deadline for submissions is April 18, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 251747
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ECA-ECAPEC-14-043 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2014 Youth Ambassadors Program |
| 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: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 24, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 18, 2014 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 18, 2014 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | May 18, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,825,000 |
| Award Floor: | $130,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | none |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
| Description: | The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the FY 2014 Youth Ambassadors Program with South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Canada, and Haiti. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501c3 may submit proposals to recruit and select youth and adult participants, to provide the participants with three-week exchanges focused on civic education, community service, and youth leadership development, and to support follow-on projects in their home communities. Exchange delegations will travel to the United States from Canada, Haiti, ten South American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela), eight Central American countries (Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nica ragua, and Panama), and six countries in the Caribbean (the Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago); U.S. exchange delegations will travel to select countries. It is the Bureauâs intent to award multiple cooperative agreements (one base year plus two option years) for an estimated total amount of $8,475,000. Please see section II.) Award Information, below for additional details. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY 2014 Youth Ambassadors Program |
| 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 251747 Full Announcement-1 -> 2014 for youth ambassadors rfgp.pdf
Folder 251747 Full Announcement-1 -> 2014 youth ambassadors pogi.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-14-043 | FY 2014 Youth Ambassadors Program | PKG00193192 | Feb 24, 2014 | Apr 18, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
251747 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
251747 Budget-1.1.pdf
251747 Project-1.1.pdf
251747 SF424A-1.0.pdf
251747 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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