Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES): “US YES Inbound Placement and YES Abroad Recruitment Components”

Post Date

April 23rd 2010

Application Due Date

June 3rd 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

ECA-PE-C-PY-10-07

CFDA Number(s)

19.415

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Other

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Number of Awards

15

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

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Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $9000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $750000

Grant Description

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for grants 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 YES Inbound U.S. Placement and YES Abroad Recruitment Components. The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program provides scholarships for reciprocal high school academic exchanges of approximately 1077 students from approximately 35 countries coming to the U.S. and approximately 50 American students traveling to approximately 10 of these countries. To implement the entirety of the YES program, two Requests for Grant Proposals are being announced: one (this announcement) covers Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program Inbound U.S. Placement and YES Abroad Recruitment Components. A second, separate announcement will solicit proposals for the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES) Overseas Recruitment and YES Abroad Placement and Alumni Components to: develop marketing materials and a handbook for US and non-US students, host families and host schools, recruit and select approximately 1077 YES Inbound participants, make a final selection of approximately 50 American Outbound participants and place them in 10 eligible countries overseas, and organize all alumni programs for YES Abroad and YES Inbound participants.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of State

• Office:

  Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs

• Agency Contact:

  Hans Posey
  Program Specialist
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  poseyhe@state.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  poseyhe@state.gov

• More Information:

  Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES): “US YES Inbound Placement and YES Abroad Recruitment Components”