Charles B. Rangel Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program Administration Grant

Open Posted

Opportunity number
DFOP0019978
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $3,132,610

Opportunity facts

Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Category
  • Employment, Labor and Training
Eligible applicants
  • For Profit Organizations
  • 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)
  • Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
Points of contact

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Human Resources, Outreach, Fellowships, and Internships Division is soliciting applications from one eligible organization to manage programmatic, financial, and administrative operations for the 2027 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program, excluding recruitment and candidate selection; questions are due November 15, 2026. Cost sharing is a mandatory eligibility requirement. The NOFO file sets the application deadline at 11:59 PM EST on November 20, 2026, while the listing shows November 23, 2026.

Eligible applicants are U.S.-based for-profit organizations, 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, and private and public institutions of higher education. The cooperative agreement carries a total federal ceiling of $3.13 million ($3,132,610), and one award is anticipated. The period of performance runs 32 months, February 2027 through September 2029. Work spans a week-long orientation in Washington, D.C., Capitol Hill congressional internships, summer placements at U.S. embassies and consulates overseas, and a two-week National Defense University seminar.

The recipient must administer tuition up to $55,000 per year, living stipends up to $33,000 per year, and summer allowances up to $11,000 per summer, with 100% on-time disbursement under 2 CFR 200. Fellows must maintain a minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA. The recipient must guide 100% of the cohort through Top Secret security, medical, and suitability clearances and FSOT/FSOA preparation, and pair all Fellows with tenured Foreign Service Officer mentors for quarterly counseling. Recipients must verify clearances and medical standards before fund disbursement.

Applications are scored on five criteria worth 20 points each: quality and feasibility of project idea; organizational capacity and record of performance; program planning and ability to achieve objectives; financial capacity and cost effectiveness; and monitoring and evaluation and sustainability. Required components include an SF-424 package, a one-page executive summary, a proposal narrative of 15 pages maximum, a line-item budget with cost-share breakdown, a monitoring and evaluation plan, key personnel bios of 2 pages maximum, a timeline, and letters of support. Applicants must hold a UEI, maintain active SAM.gov registration, and submit through Grants.gov or MyGrants.

The opportunity is assigned to CFDA 19.020, the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, which the listing describes as no longer making new awards. The most recent prior Rangel solicitation, posted March 2, 2023, sought cooperative agreements from private higher education institutions for the 2024 cohort. No incumbent recipient is named.

Synopsis

Background & Goal:


The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Human Resources, Outreach, Fellowships, and Internships Division (HR/OFI) announces an open competition for an eligible organization to manage programmatic, financial, and administrative operations-excluding recruitment and candidate selection-for the 2027 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program. Authorized pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2719 and 22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq., this 32-month Cooperative Agreement (February 2027 - September 2029) aims to cultivate premier graduate talent for long-term careers as Foreign Service Officers in the U.S. Department of State.


Problem Statement:


Preparing top-tier foreign policy talent requires rigorous, continuous operational oversight across a complex two-year fellowship footprint. Without dedicated administrative management and strict fiscal oversight, Fellows face operational, financial, and logistical friction that can disrupt graduate study, delay clearance processing, and compromise timely commissioning. A specialized partner is essential to coordinate tuition disbursements, stipend management, summer internships (Capitol Hill and overseas diplomatic posts), housing, emergency medical coverage, and clearance tracking.


Key Objectives & Outcomes:


Financial & Academic Oversight: Execute a compliant tracking system to ensure 100% on-time disbursements for tuition ($55k/yr cap), living stipends ($33k/yr cap), and summer allowances ($11k/summer cap) under 2 CFR 200 guidelines, ensuring Fellows maintain a minimum 3.2 GPA.


Clearance & Onboarding Support: Guide 100% of the cohort through mandatory testing protocols (FSOT/FSOA) and Top Secret security, medical, and suitability clearance milestones prior to graduate program completion.


Internships & Mentorship: Manage Capitol Hill domestic internships, National Defense University seminars, overseas embassy placements, and structured Foreign Service mentorship.

Files

File Type Posted
2027_Rangel_NOFO_Admin_Duties.docx DOCX document
Budget_Template_FY26_with_MTDC_Calculation_Final_1.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
PKG00294462.docx DOCX document
Rangel_2027_SOW_Admin_Duties_1.docx DOCX document
2027_Rangel_NOFO_Admin_Duties_1.docx DOCX document

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