Amideast is hereby awarded with a federal award to administer the fulbright foreign student program for the middle east and north africa in CR1, pending the availability of FY26 funds

Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action

Award ID
SECAGD26CA0003
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$7,163,665

Award facts

Completion date 17% complete
Funding
  • $6,813,665.00 Federal
  • $350,000.00 Non-federal
Place of performance
United States

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About this award

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a Cooperative Agreement to Amideast (America-Mideast Educational And Training Services, Inc.) on December 24, 2025, to administer the Fulbright Foreign Student Program for the Middle East and North Africa region. The award obligates $7,163,665 through September 30, 2030, comprising $3,545,000 in administrative funds and $3,268,665 in program support costs via quota sheets. The most recent amendment, adding $1,149,256 in FY26 funds, brings the total federal share to $6,813,665.

Under the Academic Exchange Programs – Graduate Students program (CFDA 19.400), Amideast administers scholarships enabling foreign graduate students, young professionals, and artists from the Middle East and North Africa to study or conduct research at U.S. universities for one academic year or more. The program includes recruitment, application screening, participant communication, payment of participant costs, and enrichment activities designed to increase mutual understanding between the United States and participating countries.

Performance takes place in the United States, with program administration by Amideast, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that has specialized in educational and cultural exchange services throughout the Middle East and North Africa since 2004. The award runs through September 30, 2030, subject to FY26 fund availability.

Description

CR 1 expires on 1/30/2026.

Transactions

Action Federal Non-federal Date
Amendment The purpose of this cost amendment is to add additional funds. This amendment authorizes FY26 funds in the amount of $1,149,256 for a total of 3,545,000 in… $4,287,926 $350,000
Amendment $1,278,081 $0
Amendment The purpose of this cost amendment is to add additional funds. The full administrative amount of this cooperative agreement will be $3,545,000. This award… $587,408 $0
Original award $660,250 $0

Quick answers

Who received award SECAGD26CA0003?

SECAGD26CA0003 was awarded to America-Mideast Educational And Training Services, Inc. by Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (Department of State) on December 24, 2025.

How much is award SECAGD26CA0003 worth?

$7,163,665 has been obligated on SECAGD26CA0003: $6,813,665 in federal funding and $350,000 in non-federal funding.

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