The Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is offering a grant to manage the FY2016 components of the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program. The grant aims to engage youth populations, build civil society, and foster lasting ties through exchanges between high school students from countries with significant Muslim populations and the United States. Additionally, the funding will support exchanges for American youth to experience the cultures of select countries with significant Muslim populations by living and attending high schools abroad. Closing date for applications is March 28, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 281190
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ECA-ECAPEC-16-021 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2016 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program Overseas Components |
| 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: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.415 — Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs – Citizen Exchanges |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 28, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 28, 2016 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 28, 2016 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Apr 27, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $16,250,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $16,250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than 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) announcements an open competition for a cooperative agreement to manage the FY2016 organizational components of the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program. The YES program advances the U.S. foreign policy goals of engaging youth populations and building civil society by providing physical exchanges and building lasting ties between high school students from countries with significant Muslim populations and the people of the United States.
The agreement will also fund exchanges for American youth that will immerse them in the cultures of several selected countries with significant Muslim populations while living and attending high schools abroad. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY 2016 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program Overseas Components |
| 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 281190 Full Announcement-1 -> fy16 pogi – yes overseas comp – final.pdf
Folder 281190 Full Announcement-1 -> fy16 nofo yes overseas comp – final.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-16-021 | FY 2016 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program Overseas Components | PKG00220652 | Jan 28, 2016 | Mar 28, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
281190 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
281190 Budget-1.1.pdf
281190 Project-1.1.pdf
281190 SF424A-1.0.pdf
281190 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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