The Office of Alumni Affairs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the administration of the FY 2018 U.S. Exchange Alumni Network and Capacity Building Program. U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to conduct two primary functions in support of expanding opportunities to U.S. citizen alumni of U.S. government-sponsored people-to-people exchange programs: 1) Organize and implement approximately 12 professional development seminars and accompanying career events in different cities across the United States, focusing on professional networks, capacity building, and job skills-training; and 2) Develop and implement a small grants program targeted at U.S. citizen alumni to provide opportunities for them to use the skills, knowledge, and networks gained on their exchange programs to carry out community projects.