This grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ Office of Citizen Exchanges aims to foster exchanges and build relationships between high school students from countries with significant Muslim populations and the U.S. for the 2011-12 academic year. Qualified non-profit and public organizations are invited to recruit and select approximately 1,077 ‘inbound’ YES participants for study in the U.S., providing orientations and alumni programs. The grant also covers selecting about 50 American students for the YES Abroad program, placing them with host families and schools in ten eligible overseas countries. This initiative includes developing all program materials, conducting overseas orientations, and implementing follow-on alumni activities to promote civil society, leadership, and mutual understanding. Consortia are encouraged to ensure comprehensive country coverage.
Opportunity ID: 53996
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ECA-PE-C-PY-10-06 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program: “Overseas YES Inbound Recruitment, YES Abroad Placement, and Alumni Components” for the 2011-12 Academic Year |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Please see full announcement |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.415 — Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs – Citizen Exchanges |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 23, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 03, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 03, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 04, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $17,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $17,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Please see full announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
| Description: | The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for a grant to support exchanges and relationship building between high school students from countries with significant Muslim populations and the people of the United States. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) and public institutions may submit a proposal for the Overseas YES Inbound Recruitment, YES Abroad Placement, and Alumni Components to: recruit and select approximately 1,077 students from designated countries (referred to herein as inbound participants), provide orientations, coordinate logistics, and provide follow-on alumni programs in support of an academic year or semester of study in the United States, incorporating themes promoting civil society, leadership, and mutual understanding; and select approximately 50 American participants and identify host families and schools for their placement and support in ten countries overseas. To implement the entirety of the YES program, two Requests for Grant Proposals are being announced at this time (the Disabilities Components will be handled through a separate grant process.): one (this announcement) covers Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES) Overseas Recruitment, YES Abroad Placement, and Alumni Components. A separate announcement will solicit organizations to arrange placement of Inbound Kennedy-Lugar YES students with US host families and schools and monitor their health, safety and welfare, and identify and nominate US students for consideration for the YES Abroad program. This Overseas YES Inbound Recruitment, YES Abroad Placement, and Alumni Components announcement requires: Development of all program materials for marketing to US and non-US students, a host family and school handbooks, web presence, student application forms, and other standardized program forms and publications. Recruitment and selection of approximately 1,077 YES Inbound participants in designated countries overseas Final selection of approximately 50 American participants from among those recruited and proposed by US Placement Organizations Placement and support of YES Abroad American participants with host families and schools in ten eligible countries overseas All overseas orientations for all YES Abroad and YES Inbound participants Alumni programs for YES Abroad and YES Inbound participants Organizations are invited to submit proposals to recruit, screen and select approximately 1,077 qualified high school students from over 35 designated countries; conduct local student and natural family orientations; provide cross-cultural training; collaborate with U.S. placement organizations for on-program counseling; coordinate programmatic and on-program participant monitoring activities; and evaluate program implementation for students participating in the YES Inbound program during the 2011-12 academic year. In addition, the organization selected under this announcement will select from among American students proposed by US Placement Organizations 50 American students and place them in ten eligible countries overseas for the YES Abroad Program. For YES Abroad, the eligible hosting countries at the time of publication of this RFGP are: Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Oman, Thailand, and Turkey. The Bureau reserves the right to amend these lists at any time as conditions change. Under the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program Overseas Inbound Recruitment, YES Abroad Placement, and Alumni Components grant, applicants are encouraged to consider the formation of a consortium of partners to implement activities in all countries listed below. (Partial lists of country programs will not be accepted.) It is ECA‟s expectation that it will not be likely that one organization will have the desired experience and expertise in all countries, therefore the strongest proposals may be from organizations that propose oversight to a number of organizations with the necessary capacity to carry out activities in each country. Nonetheless, the applicant must accept full responsibility for coordination, standardization, and delivery of high-quality performance within each country. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program: Overseas YES Inbound Recruitment, YES Abroad Placement, and Alumni Components for the 2011-12 Academic Year |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Hans Posey
Program Specialist Email:poseyhe@state.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 53996 Full Announcement-1 -> yes rfgp – 2011-12 overseas yes inbound recruitment, yes abroad placement, and alumni components- final.pdf
Folder 53996 Full Announcement-2 -> yes rfgp – 2011-12 overseas yes inbound recruitment, yes abroad placement, and alumni components- final.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Hans Posey Program Specialist Email: poseyhe@state.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.415 | ECA-PE-C-PY-10-06 | Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program: Overseas Inbound Recruitment, Abroad Placemen | PKG00018264 | Apr 23, 2010 | Jun 03, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
53996 SF424-2.0.pdf
53996 Budget-1.1.pdf
53996 Project-1.1.pdf
53996 SF424A-1.0.pdf
53996 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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