Q A March 13 2024.pdf
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This document provides questions and answers regarding the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the 2025 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program.
The cooperative agreement period of performance is 39 months, with the possibility of sole source extensions if funds remain available and program implementation is successful. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to support multiple years of fellowship cohorts. The total funding ceiling for the award period is $6,065,980.
The solicitation seeks one assistance award to conduct programmatic, financial and administrative activities for the 2025 Pickering Fellowship program. This program aims to increase diversity in the U.S. Foreign Service by recruiting outstanding graduate students from all backgrounds interested in foreign affairs. The Department of State's Bureau of Human Resources will award the cooperative agreement under the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program (CFDA 19.013). This program offers only graduate fellowships to attract a diverse range of talent to international diplomacy and development.
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Questions and Answers – March 13, 2024
United States Department of State
Bureau of Global Talent Management
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): 2025 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate
Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program
Funding Opportunity Number: SFOP0010282
1) How many years the implementing partner holds the grant?
Per the NOFO, the 2025 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program cooperative agreement period of performance is for 39 months. Pending successful implementation of the program and the availability of funds in subsequent fiscal years, GTM/TAC may make use of a sole source solicitation agreement before openly competing the program again. As each year adds a new cohort of fellows to the program, applicants will need to demonstrate the ability to handle multiple years of cohorts.
2) Is the ceiling of $6,065,980 for the total life of the award?
Per the NOFO, the funding ceiling for the award is $6,065,980 for the full period of performance.
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