This department is offering the Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad Program grant to support exchange programs between American high school students and selected countries with significant Muslim populations. The grant aims to fund a pilot exchange program for students to study abroad for a semester or year, promoting themes of diversity, civil society, and mutual understanding. Approximately four cooperative agreements will be awarded, providing funding for fifty students totaling $1,000,000. The exchange programs will take place between January 2009 and June 2010, with recruitment and planning scheduled for the summer/early fall of 2008.
Opportunity ID: 41056
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ECA-PE-C-PY-08-11 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad 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: | Please see full announcement. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 00.000 — Not Elsewhere Classified |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 21, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 15, 2008 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 15, 2008 |
| Archive Date: | May 16, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
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) Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled 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 announces an open competition for cooperative agreements to support exchange programs and relationship building between American high school students and those who have just graduated, and host communities in selected countries with significant Muslim populations. Through these cooperative agreements the Bureau will fund a pilot exchange program for recipients to recruit and select American students, and enroll them in secondary schools for an academic semester or year of study in a foreign country currently participating in the Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program, incorporating themes for enhancement activities that promote respect for diversity, civil society, and mutual understanding. We expect that most students will be placed in host families, but will consider alternative housing arrangements, such as dormitories. Alternative arrangements must include daily adult resident supervision that ensures the security of participants and be combined with brief home stays. In either case, the student must be ensured his or her own bed. The exchange programs will take place between January 2009 and June 2010, and we anticipate that recruitment and planning will take place during the summer/early fall of 2008. We anticipate funding approximately four cooperative agreements for a total of fifty students and $1,000,000. The YES Abroad program builds on a tradition established by the YES program that has brought high school students from countries with significant Muslim populations to the United States each year since 2003. For more information about the YES program please refer to the website: http://www.exchanges.state.gov/education/citizens/students/programs/yes.htm. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad Program |
| 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 |
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Related Documents
Folder 41056 Full Announcement-1 -> YES Abroad RFGP-CA 02-28-08 FINALrev.BD.pdf
Folder 41056 Full Announcement-1 -> YES Abroad POGI CA 02-25-08 doc with Stanley edits.docFINAL to Alina.revBD.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-PE-C-PY-08-11 | Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad Program | PKG00006629 | Mar 21, 2008 | May 15, 2008 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
41056 SF424-2.0.pdf
41056 Budget-1.1.pdf
41056 Project-1.1.pdf
41056 SF424A-1.0.pdf
41056 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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