This $532,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under CFDA 19.415 "Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges" aims to promote mutual understanding and lasting partnerships between foreign fellows and their American counterparts. The award to World Learning Inc., a private non-profit organization based in Vermont, will support a range of international cultural, educational, and professional...
This $2,160,000.00 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs (CFDA 19.009) is intended to build the capacity of accredited U.S. higher education institutions to expand their study abroad programming in support of U.S. foreign policy goals. The purpose of this no-cost amendment is to add a new provision titled "Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American...
World Learning Inc. was awarded a $957,750 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415). The award will support various citizen exchange activities between September 10, 2021 and December 31, 2023. These activities include the American Film Showcase, American Music Abroad, Arts Envoy, Center Stage, Community Engagement Exchange, Community Solutions,...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $788,454 cooperative agreement to Legacy International under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges federal grant program (CFDA 19.415). The award will promote mutual understanding, enhance leadership and professional skills, and build lasting partnerships between mid-level emerging leaders from the Middle East and North Africa and the United States. Activities will take place in the...
The Council On International Educational Exchange Inc., doing business as Ciee High School Foundation, received a $530,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Special International Exchange Grant Programs (CFDA 19.451) federal grant program. The BridgeUSA Leadership Development Program will provide leadership training and exchange experiences to strengthen ties between the United States and exchange visitors. The program...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program supports two separate, single-country, three-week youth exchange programs in Summer 2025. The $865,292 award to World Learning Inc. focuses on the themes of entrepreneurship, digital citizenship, and climate/environmental sustainability. The purpose of this no-cost amendment is to update the...
The Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $611,602 project grant to Sister Cities International to administer citizen exchange programs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415). This 13-month award, effective August 4, 2023 through September 30, 2024, will support programs focused on building mutual understanding and civic engagement between U.S. and global communities, including the American Film...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $632,300.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program is designed to conduct a two-way global exchange to promote mutual understanding, enhance leadership and professional skills, and build lasting and sustainable partnerships between mid-level professionals in the European region. The award recipient, American Councils for...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $984,912.00 and granted by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program, aims to promote mutual understanding and lasting partnerships between mid-level emerging leaders from foreign countries and the United States. The award provides opportunities for non-U.S. and American emerging leaders to collaborate and share ideas,...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded American Councils for International Education a $688,966 cooperative agreement under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges federal grant program (CFDA 19.415). The award will support the FY 2022 Professional Fellows Program with $641,000 to deliver citizen exchange activities including the Community Engagement Exchange and Community Solutions programs. These programs aim to promote mutual...
The J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative (JCSVEI), a program funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.415 Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges), aims to make international exchange experiences available to individuals in the Middle East, North Africa, and the United States through virtual exchange programs. This $6,517,866 cooperative agreement awarded on Sep 26, 2024 supports the development, pilot-testing, and wide-scale delivery of online asynchronous "learning journeys" in which youth from the MENA region and the U.S. engage in activities in their own communities and then share and learn from one another through virtual exchange. The program promotes civic engagement, English language learning, and the development of a shared sense of global civic identity among participants.
The cooperative agreement includes multiple sub-awards to organizations such as Harvard University, Georgia State University Research Foundation, the International Foundation for Training & Development, Green River College, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the American Association of Colleges and Universities. These sub-awards support the implementation of various virtual exchange initiatives focused on topics like social entrepreneurship, sustainability, sports-based civic engagement, and Arabic language learning and cultural exchange.