Cooperative Agreement SECAPY12CA0183

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $685,717 cooperative agreement to Great Lakes Community Action Partnership under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges federal grant program (CFDA 19.415). The award will fund leadership development and professional skills training programs through May 2024 to strengthen participants and provide emerging leaders opportunities to collaborate, share ideas and strategies on pressing...

This $268,082 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 will engage approximately 45 European and 10 American teenagers aged 16-18 in a four-week, U.S.-based exchange program. The program aims to reinforce the transatlantic relationship through this international youth exchange. Purdue University, a public land-grant research...

This $716,900 Cooperative Agreement awarded 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) provides funding to Youth For Understanding USA, Inc. to support its international youth exchange programs. The award authorizes funding for the organization's initiatives that promote mutual understanding, leadership development, and cross-cultural cooperation among young people from...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a Project Grant of $1,080,020.00 to the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL), a non-profit organization, on August 30, 2023. The grant is provided under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) and supports ACYPL's program to promote ties between emerging foreign leaders in policymaking and politics and their American counterparts. The program aims to strengthen...

This $848,489 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs supports the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) for its FY 2024 Traditional Public Private Partnership Program. The funding will be used to facilitate cultural exchange and public diplomacy programs that promote cross-cultural understanding, democratic values, and leadership development among young political professionals globally. The award is part of 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...

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award for $18,268,982.00, provided 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, supports the recruitment, selection, placement, support, and monitoring of approximately 733 foreign participants and 65 American participants for the YES Abroad program. The award period runs from August 26, 2024 to September 30, 2027, with the primary awardee...

This $703,823 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) supports two separate, single-country, three-week exchange programs focused on entrepreneurship, digital citizenship, and climate/environmental sustainability in Summer 2025. The awardee, World Learning Inc., is a non-profit educational organization that specializes in international...